The new bill on healthcare, now under public debate, says admission criteria will be set through secondary legislation developed in cooperation with the Romanian Doctors’ College.
The bill says third country nationals who have been granted permanent or long-term residency in a EU member state will be allowed to work in Romania.
“We have had requests from doctors from the USA, Israel, Canada to work in the Romanian healthcare system, but current legislation does not allow us to hire them. (…) We are trying to make the rules more flexible and are looking for solutions to lower the personnel deficit. We believe that this measure, together with hospital self-governance, may reduce this deficit,” said Health Minister Vasile Cepoi in a ministry press release.