According to the ministry, the multifunctional healthcare units will offer primary care and will help hospitals by taking over a part of their duties.
They will have between five and 20 beds for day treatment, emergency wards, medical testing laboratories and/or radiology labs.
According to the act, multifunctional healthcare centers will be administered and financed by county or city hospitals.
The Health Ministry has seven days to issue the application norms regarding the organization and operation of multifunctional healthcare centers after the decree is published in the Official Journal.