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Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Rulebook of 28 June 2023 amending the Rulebook on conditions and methods of exercising rights from compulsory health insurance. -

Adoption: 2023-06-28 | Date of entry into force: 2023-07-13 | HRV-2023-R-115172

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Law, Act

Law of 17 March 2023 amending the Law on Compulsory Health Insurance. -

Adoption: 2023-03-17 | Date of entry into force: 2023-04-01 | Date of gradual entry into force: 2024-01-01 | HRV-2023-L-115018

Contains many modifications.

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Law, Act

Law of 17 February 2023 amending the Law on Voluntary Health Insurance. -

Adoption: 2023-02-17 | Date of entry into force: 2023-03-08 | HRV-2023-L-115030

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Rulebook of 5 December 2022 amending the Rulebook on conditions and methods of exercising rights from compulsory health insurance. -

Adoption: 2022-12-05 | HRV-2022-R-115171

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Rulebook of 29 July 2022 amending the Rulebook on conditions and methods of exercising rights from compulsory health insurance. -

Adoption: 2022-07-29 | Date of entry into force: 2022-08-03 | HRV-2022-R-115170

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Law, Act

Law of 8 April 2022 amending the Law on Compulsory Health Insurance and Health Care for Foreigners in the Republic of Croatia. -

Adoption: 2022-04-08 | Date of entry into force: 2022-04-15 | HRV-2022-L-115035

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Law, Act

Law of 4 November 2021 amending the Law on Voluntary Health Insurance. -

Adoption: 2021-11-04 | Date of entry into force: 2021-11-11 | HRV-2021-L-115029

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Amendments to the Statute of the Croatian Institute for Health Insurance. -

Adoption: 2021-06-16 | Date of entry into force: 2021-10-06 | HRV-2021-M-115179

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Law, Act

Law of 5 March 2021 amending the Law on Compulsory Health Insurance and Health Protection of Foreigners in the Republic of Croatia. -

Adoption: 2021-03-05 | Date of entry into force: 2021-03-20 | HRV-2021-L-115034

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Rulebook of 28 January 2021 amending the Rulebook on conditions and methods of exercising rights from compulsory health insurance. -

Adoption: 2021-01-28 | Date of entry into force: 2021-02-03 | HRV-2021-R-115169

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Law, Act

Law of 30 April 2020 amending the Law on Voluntary Health Insurance. -

Adoption: 2020-04-30 | Date of entry into force: 2020-04-30 | HRV-2020-L-115028

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Law, Act

Law of 2 October 2019 amending the Law on Compulsory Health Insurance. -

Adoption: 2019-10-02 | HRV-2019-L-115017

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Law, Act

Act of 31 October 2018 on Health Care (Text No. 1929). (Zakon o zdravstvenoj zaštiti) -

Adoption: 2018-09-31 | Date of entry into force: 2019-01-01 | HRV-2018-L-109173

Determines principles and measures, rights and duties of users of health care, content and organization of activities of health care and supervision.
Transposes EU directives 2003/88/EZ, 2005/36/EZ, 2010/32/EU, 2011/24/EU.

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Law, Act

Law of 2 February 2018 amending the Law on Compulsory Health Insurance and Health Protection of Foreigners in the Republic of Croatia. -

Adoption: 2018-02-02 | Date of entry into force: 2018-02-22 | HRV-2018-L-115033

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Rulebook of 20 December 2017 amending the Rulebook on conditions and methods of exercising rights from compulsory health insurance. -

Adoption: 2017-12-20 | Date of entry into force: 2017-12-22 | HRV-2017-R-115168

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Amendments to the Statute of the Croatian Institute for Health Insurance. -

Adoption: 2015-07-03 | Date of entry into force: 2015-07-29 | HRV-2015-M-115178

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Rulebook of 29 January 2015 amending the Rulebook on conditions and methods of exercising rights from compulsory health insurance. -

Adoption: 2015-01-29 | Date of entry into force: 2015-02-21 | HRV-2015-R-115167

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Rulebook of 18 December 2014 amending the Rulebook on conditions and methods of exercising rights from compulsory health insurance. -

Adoption: 2014-12-18 | Date of entry into force: 2015-02-07 | HRV-2014-R-115166

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Rulebook of 26 February 2014 on conditions and methods of exercising rights from compulsory health insurance. -

Adoption: 2014-02-26 | Date of entry into force: 2014-04-26 | HRV-2014-R-115165

On the date of entry into force of this Ordinance, the Ordinance on Rights, Conditions and Ways of Exercising Rights from Compulsory Health Insurance (Official Gazette No. 67/09, 116/09, 4/10, 13/10, 88/10, 131/10, 1/11, 87/11, 137/11, 39/12, 69/12, 126/12, 38/13, 77/13, 101/13, 103/13, 119/13 and 125/13) ceases to be valid.

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Amendments to the Statute of the Croatian Institute for Health Insurance. -

Adoption: 2013-11-27 | Date of entry into force: 2014-01-04 | HRV-2013-M-115177

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Law, Act

Act of 8 November 2013 to amend the Act on Compulsory Health Insurance (Text No. 2944). (Zakon o izmjenama Zakona o obveznom zdravstvenom osiguranju) -

Adoption: 2013-11-08 | Date of entry into force: 2013-11-16 | HRV-2013-L-95305

Amends article 7 on health insurance for university students, and other minor amendments.

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Law, Act

Law of 21 June 2013 on Compulsory Health Insurance. -

Adoption: 2013-06-21 | HRV-2013-L-115016

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Law, Act

Law of 21 June 2013 on Compulsory Health Insurance and Health Care of Foreigners in the Republic of Croatia. -

Adoption: 2013-06-21 | HRV-2013-L-115031

On the date of entry into force of this Act, the Act on the Health Care of Foreigners in the Republic of Croatia ("Narodne novine", No. 114/97) ceases to be valid.

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Amendments to the Statute of the Croatian Institute for Health Insurance. -

Adoption: 2013-01-25 | Date of entry into force: 2013-02-16 | HRV-2013-M-115176

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Law, Act

Act of 26 October 2012 to amend the Act on Compulsory Health Insurance (Text No. 2677). (Zakon o izmjenama Zakona o obveznom zdravstvenom osiguranju) -

Adoption: 2012-10-26 | Date of entry into force: 2012-11-16 | HRV-2012-L-92817

Amends article 53 on contributions, articles 83 and 84 on regional units, and article 125 on penalties.

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Law, Act

Act of 11 May 2012 to amend and supplement the Act on compulsory health insurance (Text No. 1412). (Zakon o izmjeni i dopuni Zakona o obveznom zdravstvenom osiguranju) -

Adoption: 2012-05-11 | Date of entry into force: 2012-05-30 | HRV-2012-L-92768

Amends article 13 on persons employed on temporary or seasonal employment contracts in agriculture.

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Law, Act

Act of 17 February 2012 to amend the Act on compulsory health insurance (Text No. 573). (Zakon o izmjenama zakona o obveznom zdravstvenom osiguranju) -

Adoption: 2012-02-17 | Date of entry into force: 2012-02-23 | HRV-2012-L-92751

Contains minor changes to articles 29 on state budget and to article 49 on travel expenses.

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Law, Act

Act of 15 April 2011 to amend the Act on compulsory health insurance (Text No. 1097). (Zakon o izmjenama zakona o obveznom zdravstvenom osiguranju) -

Adoption: 2011-04-15 | Date of entry into force: 2011-05-06 | HRV-2011-L-89270

Contains minor changes in article 34 on appeals of the insured persons, and article 107 on the role of the Council of health insurance.

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Amendments to the Statute of the Croatian Institute for Health Insurance. -

Adoption: 2010-12-22 | Date of entry into force: 2011-01-19 | HRV-2010-M-115175

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Law, Act

Act of 26 November 2010 to amend and supplement the Act on compulsory health insurance (Text No. 3536). (Zakon o izmjenama i dopunama zakona o obveznom zdravstvenom osiguranju) -

Adoption: 2010-11-26 | Date of entry into force: 2011-01-01 | HRV-2010-L-86151

Adds new article 2.3 which states that the rights to occupational safety and health are to be included within compulsory health insurance. Also amends articles 13 specifying categories of workers included and article 14 on the insurance measures for occupational health.

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Law, Act

Act of 2 June 2010 to amend and supplement the Act on compulsory health insurance (Text No. 2139). (Zakon o izmjenama i dopunama zakona o obveznom zdravstvenom osiguranju) -

Adoption: 2010-06-02 | Date of entry into force: 2010-07-01 | HRV-2010-L-86112

Contains minor amendments, including article 60 on calculation of special contribution for the use of health insurance abroad.

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Law, Act

Act of 28 May 2010 to amend and supplement the Act on voluntary health insurance (Text No. 2140). (Zakon o izmjenama i dopunama o dobrovoljnom zdravstvenom osiguranju) -

Adoption: 2010-05-28 | Date of entry into force: 2010-06-17 | HRV-2010-L-86114

Amends inter alia article 14 that defines groups whose additional health insurance is covered by the state budget.

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Law, Act

Act of 11 December 2009 to amend the Act on compulsory health insurance (Text No. 3756). -

Adoption: 2009-12-11 | Date of entry into force: 2009-12-28 | HRV-2009-L-84015

Amends articles 53, 56, 61 and 63 specifying contributions in financing health insurance.

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Law, Act

Act of 30 October 2009 to amend and supplement the Act on rights of Croatian participants in the Civil War and members of their families (Text No. 3315.) -

Adoption: 2009-10-30 | Date of entry into force: 2009-11-20 | HRV-2009-L-83997

Amends, inter alia, Articles 16 and 31 on calculation of the amount of disability pension as a consequence of war injury, and Articles 88 and 89 on necessary conditions for obtaining family benefits.

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Amendments to the Statute of the Croatian Institute for Health Insurance. -

Adoption: 2009-09-07 | Date of entry into force: 2010-03-17 | HRV-2009-M-115174

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulations of 11 May 2009 to amend the Regulations on rights, conditions and means of realizing rights derived from basic health insurance (Text No. 1617). (Pravilnik o pravima, uvjetima i nacinu ostvarivanja prava iz obveznog zdravstvenog osiguranja) -

Adoption: 2009-05-11 | Date of entry into force: 2009-06-17 | HRV-2009-R-84001

I - General provisions
II - Establishing status of insured person
III - Rights derived from basic health insurance
1. Health protection
2. Financial benefit
3. Means of determining financial benefit

IV - Realizing rights derived from basic health insurance
V - Final provisions

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Statute of the Croatian Institute for Health Insurance. -

Adoption: 2009-01-27 | Date of entry into force: 2009-02-11 | HRV-2009-M-115173

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Law, Act

Act of 15 December 2008 on compulsory health insurance (150/08). (Zakon o obveznom zdravstvenom osiguranju) -

Adoption: 2008-12-15 | Date of entry into force: 2009-01-01 | HRV-2008-L-84687

Contains provisions on rights and obligations of insured persons, financing, operations of Council for health insurance, contracts and supervision.

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Law, Act

Law of 15 December 2008 amending the Law on Voluntary Health Insurance. -

Adoption: 2008-12-15 | Date of entry into force: 2009-01-01 | Date of gradual entry into force: 2009-04-01 | HRV-2008-L-115027

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulations of 9 April 2008 to amend the Regulations on rights, conditions and means of realizing rights derived from basic health insurance (Text No. 1538).

Adoption: 2008-04-09 | Date of entry into force: 2008-04-25 | HRV-2008-R-81595

Amends article 47 to include specifications of parental rights concerning hospital stay in cases of children treated for malign illnesses. Article 92 adds specification of the rights of transportation costs of posthumous organ donors. Article 107 includes additions on maternity leave.

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Decision of 9 April 2008 to amend and supplement the Rules of establishment and implementation of complementary health insurance (Text No. 1539).

Adoption: 2008-04-09 | Date of entry into force: 2008-04-18 | HRV-2008-R-81596

Includes changes to Article 41, tables 2 and 3b on classification of medical conditions, treatments and their prices.

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Law, Act

Act of 19 October 2007 to amend the Act on compulsory health insurance (Text No. 3233).

Adoption: 2007-10-19 | Date of entry into force: 2008-01-01 | HRV-2007-L-78422

Makes a minor syntax amendment to Article 46.3 of the Act on compulsory health insurance.

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Law, Act

Act of 19 July 2007 to amend the Act on compulsory health insurance (Text No. 2419). -

Adoption: 2007-07-19 | Date of entry into force: 2007-07-25 | HRV-2007-L-76711

Amends Section 149.

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulations of 22 May 2007 to amend the Regulations on rights, conditions and means of realizing rights derived from basic health insurance (Text No. 1813).

Adoption: 2007-05-22 | Date of entry into force: 2007-06-08 | HRV-2007-R-76677

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Law, Act

Act of 20 October 2006 to amend and supplement the Act on compulsory health insurance (Text No. 2617).

Adoption: 2006-10-20 | Date of entry into force: 2006-11-02 | HRV-2006-L-75443

Amends Sections 5, 33, 34, 36, 41, 47 and repeals Section 145.
Mainly concerns unemployed persons, persons with disabilities and wage compensation during illness.

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulations of 13 October 2006 on conditions and means of implementing complementary health insurance (Text No. 2472).

Adoption: 2006-10-13 | Date of entry into force: 2006-10-24 | HRV-2006-R-74684

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulations of 13 October 2006 on conditions and means of implementing additional health insurance (Text No. 2473).

Adoption: 2006-10-13 | Date of entry into force: 2006-10-24 | HRV-2006-R-74685

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Law, Act

Act of 13 July 2006 on compulsory health insurance (Text No. 2015). (Zakon o obveznom zdravstvenom osiguranju) -

Adoption: 2006-07-13 | Date of entry into force: 2006-08-04 | HRV-2006-L-74289

Contains provisions on insured persons, rights to health protection and wage compensation, financing sources, the Croatian Institute for compulsory health insurance, and rights implementation.

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Law, Act

Act of 13 July 2006 on voluntary health insurance (Text No. 2016). -

Adoption: 2006-07-13 | Date of entry into force: 2006-08-04 | HRV-2006-L-74290

Voluntary health insurance comprises complementary health insurance, additional and private health insurance.
Deals with conditions and means of realization of insurance.

Croatia - Medical care and sickness benefit - Law, Act

Act of 13 July 2006 on health insurance in relation with health protection at work (Text No. 2017).

Adoption: 2006-07-13 | Date of entry into force: 2006-08-04 | HRV-2006-L-74291

Provides for specific health protection for workers, occupational accidents and diseases, insured persons, rights in the event of occupational accident or disease, procedure for assessment of occupational accident or disease, and compensation of damages.