Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has established a brand new Medical Referral Heart beneath the Ministry of Well being, tasked with overseeing and organizing medical referral procedures for remedy each inside and outdoors the Kingdom.
The transfer, accepted by the Council of Ministers and printed within the official gazette Umm Al-Qura on Friday, outlines 15 core tasks for the middle.
The middle will regulate and observe up on medical referrals, together with setting procedural and operational guidelines for air medical evacuations, coordinating with related businesses, and deciding on evacuation requests inside and outdoors the Kingdom.
It would additionally deal with the evaluate of medical go away stories for civil service staff exceeding 30 days domestically, and all sick go away stories issued overseas, in addition to requests for medical incapacity and health-based prisoner releases, guaranteeing all actions adjust to relevant legal guidelines.
The middle will implement choices by the Excessive Medical Fee, after approval by the Minister of Well being, for remedy instances, supervise well being attachés overseas, and monitor hospital mattress capability, effectivity, and occupancy charges.
It would handle the motion of medical referrals between well being services inside and outdoors Saudi Arabia, assess hospital capability, present technical assist the place wanted, and coordinate with related our bodies to make sure affected person eligibility for remedy.
Administratively, the middle shall be a part of the Well being Ministry’s organizational construction, reporting on to the minister. An oversight committee, chaired by the Minister of Well being and together with representatives from the Ministry of Protection, Ministry of Inside, Ministry of Nationwide Guard Well being Affairs, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Analysis Heart, the Saudi Well being Holding Firm, the Saudi Chambers Council, the Council of Saudi Universities, the Saudi Well being Council, and the Nationwide Well being Insurance coverage Heart, will handle its operations and strategic choices.
Committee conferences shall be held on the heart’s headquarters or different places inside the Kingdom, requiring a majority attendance — together with the chair or deputy — for validity, with choices handed by majority vote.