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ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT DRAFTS NEW CHANGES TO LAW ON LICENSING PAYMENTS REGARDING DENTISTRY
YEREVAN, February 4. / ARKA /. In response to a series of protests
of Armenian dentists the National Assembly has developed a package
of amendments to the law on licensing payments, envisaging a number
of changes regarding licensing of dental clinics.
According to previous changes to the law, which entered into force
on January 1, dentist clinics will have to pay 80,000 drams per each
chair a quarter, up from previous 12,000 drams.
At a January 26 extraordinary congress some 1,300 Armenian dentists
signed a petition to the president, prime minister and parliament
speaker demanding that the payment be downed to 30,000 drams. They also
demanded not to tax diagnostic X-ray services and dental laboratories
operating in clinics.
"The parliament committees have already discussed this issue
having drafted new amendments, which will soon be submitted to the
government," parliament speaker Hovik Abrahamyan said today.
According to various estimates, there are 12,000 dentists in Armenia.
Experts believe that the changes to law would lead to a significant
increase in the prices of dental services and increasing shadow. ($
1 - 406.57 drams). -0-
From: A. Papazian
YEREVAN, February 4. / ARKA /. In response to a series of protests
of Armenian dentists the National Assembly has developed a package
of amendments to the law on licensing payments, envisaging a number
of changes regarding licensing of dental clinics.
According to previous changes to the law, which entered into force
on January 1, dentist clinics will have to pay 80,000 drams per each
chair a quarter, up from previous 12,000 drams.
At a January 26 extraordinary congress some 1,300 Armenian dentists
signed a petition to the president, prime minister and parliament
speaker demanding that the payment be downed to 30,000 drams. They also
demanded not to tax diagnostic X-ray services and dental laboratories
operating in clinics.
"The parliament committees have already discussed this issue
having drafted new amendments, which will soon be submitted to the
government," parliament speaker Hovik Abrahamyan said today.
According to various estimates, there are 12,000 dentists in Armenia.
Experts believe that the changes to law would lead to a significant
increase in the prices of dental services and increasing shadow. ($
1 - 406.57 drams). -0-
From: A. Papazian