Romania pledged early this year it would amend the contracts of hospital managers so that they can be replaced following quarterly evaluations, if the hospital registers arrears for three consecutive months.
The measure was stated in one of the country’s letters of intent to a loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund.
To avoid amassing arrears in the hospital sector, the government will transfer financial resources from hospital with limited competences to those in the network of regional emergency hospitals, reads the document obtained by Mediafax in January.
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund will soon review Romania’s performance under a EUR3.6 billion stand-by agreement.
In March, the IMF approved a three-month extension of the stand-by loan until the end of June to give authorities time to reduce arrears in the central and local governments. The stand-by arrangement was scheduled to expire on March 30.