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Dear colleagues,

In connection with the questions we have received regarding the issued membership cards and the inscriptions on them ‘feldsher’ and ‘medical assistant’, we would like to inform you that the issued membership cards are in accordance with and comply with the requirements of the ZSOMAMSLAZPF. The profession of ‘medical assistants’ is the legal successor of the profession of ‘Feldscher’. As of the date of entry into force of the ZSOMAMSLAZPF in 2024, the persons who have obtained the educational qualification to practice the profession of ‘Feldscher’ are ‘Medical assistants’, this fact follows from § 1(5) of the Supplementary Provisions to the ZSOMAMSLAZPF, last amendment in force since 1 May 2024, the paramedics are ‘Medical assistants’.

According to § 18. Feldshers who, until the entry into force of the ZSOMSAMLAZAF, have rights under § 32(2) and (3) of the Transitional and Final Provisions of the Act amending the Higher Education Act (ZVO) shall enjoy the rights of medical assistants with a bachelor's degree under Article 42(1)(1)(b) of the ZVO to exercise the profession, provided that they have exercised a medical profession for at least two years during the last 30 years. Feldshers who have rights under §3 before the entry into force of the ZSOMSAMSLAZF shall enjoy the rights of medical assistants with educational and qualification degree "Bachelor" under Article 42, paragraph 1, item 1, letter "b" of the Law on Higher Education to exercise the profession, provided that they have exercised a medical profession for at least three years in the last 30 years. The feldsher referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall enjoy the rights referred to in Article 6(2b) of the ZSOMSAAMSLAZPF and, in accordance with Article 6(2b), the profession of medical assistant shall also be exercised by feldshers who have obtained the educational qualification of specialist in ... and who enjoy the rights of medical assistants with the educational qualification of Bachelor referred to in Article 42(1)(b) of the ZVO in the profession and by feldshers who have obtained the qualification of practicing the profession attested by a diploma of higher education or higher education or other valid documents for the relevant qualification acquired, who enjoy the rights of medical assistants with the educational qualification of Bachelor referred to in Article 42(1)(b) of the ZVO in the exercise of the profession and are entered in the register of the professional organisation referred to in Article 2(1)(1).

the Board of BSLAF

The Management Board of the Bulgarian Union of Medical Assistants and Paramedics (BSLAF) expresses its gratitude and sincere gratitude to the owners, management and team of Glavbolgarstroy Holding AD.

At an important moment for BSLAF, they supported us and provided grants to the organization. This gave us the opportunity to use representative office premises, which use not only the Union, but also two regional colleges.

We thank them for being real and dignified people, whom we can call our friends and supporters of our cause for a prosperous profession of ‘Medical Assistant’ and a prosperous Bulgarian Union of Medical Assistants and Paramedics.

We wish them to be healthy and still human!

DEAR MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF BLAF,

Following the decision taken at the previous meeting of the National Council on 26 October 2024 to hold a further meeting of the Council in March 2025, I hereby convene a meeting of the National Council of BULAF on 14 March 2025 at 11 a.m. at the Green Hill Hotel in Stara Zagora with the following agenda :

1. Report on the activities of the President of the National Council;
2. Report on the activities of the Secretary General of BULAF on the collection of membership fees and deductions under the rules for collection and spending of funds;
3. Report on the activities of the Chairperson of the Supervisory Committee;
4. Report on the activities of the Chairperson of the Committee on Professional Ethics;
5. Report on the activities of the Chairperson of the National Quality Council;
6. Report on the activities of the Chairpersons of the ROC of BULAF;
7. Discussion and decision-making on internal operational organizational issues and on issues related to relations with persons and institutions outside the structure of BULAF.
8. Discussing problems in providing offices for RC of UASLAF;
9. Discussion of membership issues - notification letters to employers on the territory of the district, issuance of a membership certificate, issuance of a UIN, issuance and service of a membership card;
10. Discussing the work with the official e-mails and the website of the organization;
11. It's all sorts of things.

On the next day - 15.03.2025, a training of the Chairpersons of the Board of Directors of the RoC will be held to work with the Register of UAVF and the requirements for document flow, as well as a discussion with the Chairpersons of the Professional Ethics Committees of the Regional Colleges on the rules for the organization of their activities in the performance of their functions for monitoring compliance with the professional-medical, moral-ethical and deontological issues and rules related to the exercise of the profession; the examination of complaints and the issuance of the acts establishing infringements under Article 40 of the ZSOMSAAMSLAZF.

For all questions regarding the organization of the event, you can contact the Secretary General of the Board of BULAF Hristo Ivanov.

WITH RESPECT,

ALEXANDER ALEXANDROV

PRESIDENT OF THE BULGARIAN COURT OF AUDITORS

BSLAF expresses a principled and categorical position:

All proposals of the executive power for normative changes related to the
education, qualification and professional activities of medical
specialists – medical assistants, nurses, midwives, rehabilitators,
X-ray and medical technicians and assistant pharmacists should be
discussed in advance with representatives of interested parties and directly related to the
the consequences of changes in professional organisations.
We believe that only through discussion and constructive dialogue between the executive
Government and professional organizations can be achieved adequate and workable
solutions.

Alexander V. Alexandrov

The President

the Board of BSLAF

Dear colleagues,

We would like to inform you that yesterday, 31 January 2025, the National Management Board of BULAF held a working meeting with the management of the Ministry of Health, represented by the Minister of Health, Assoc.

During the meeting, we presented the proposals of the Bulgarian Medical Association, developed and agreed with the National Quality Council of our organization, for additions and amendments to the regulatory framework related to the exercise of our profession of medical assistant/feldsher.

Our proposed comprehensive and substantial changes to all of us are in a number of laws and regulations – in the Health Insurance Act, Ordinance No 1 of 8 February 2011 on the professional activities that nurses, midwives, associated medical assistants, dental technicians and health assistants may carry out by appointment or independently, Ordinance No 3 of 27 April 2000 on health offices in children’s facilities and schools, Ordinance No 2 of 21 April 2011 on health requirements for cemeteries (cemeteries) and burial and transfer of deceased persons, Ordinance No 4 of 4 March 2009 on the conditions and procedure for prescribing and dispensing medicinal products, Ordinance No 14 of 15 April 2004 on medical criteria and the procedure for establishing death, as well as changes to the National Classification of Occupations and Occupations. Immediately after the meeting, the proposals were submitted for consideration by an official letter to the Ministry, from which we expect a quick reaction, in fulfillment of their commitments.

At the meeting, once again, we insisted on the issue of the urgent integration of the BLAF register with the NHIS and the activation of the WIN through the Information Services system. On their part, we received assurance that work on integration is underway, and by the end of next week it will be a fact, with which our WINs will be active and visible in the electronic information system. Once this happens, we will give detailed information to any of our members who have difficulties on how to register in the NZIS system and how to download the ErX medicine app! In this regard, it is necessary in the coming week to secure and activate your electronic signatures through licensed and specialized providers of this service in order to be able to write recipes independently.

I would like to thank each of you for your understanding, patience, questions, suggestions and signals for discrepancies in the register of UASFF, and I would like to inform you that it is being worked on every day.

Regarding your enquiries about the fact that you do not see the new members entered in the general list of the respective RoC, I would like to inform you that this is because they are entered by one user - the colleague Dudev, and not by the relevant regional college, which is temporary until the training for working with the register, planned during the National Council in the period 14-16.03.2025. The training will enable you to work independently with the register and periodically enter, change and update data about a colleague and his/her membership! All members will be distributed in the lists by the respective colleges, but until then please search them by name or WIN. On the occasion of the members "illuminated in red" and already paid membership fees - their current data will be corrected! I ask for patience and understanding on your part, as we need one person to apply the data to nearly 2,000 people, and this takes time, which we are trying to shorten. Do not hesitate to report any problems at any time via email: hivanov@bslaf.bg and phone 0899186120!

With respect:

Lek.as.Hristo Ivanov, Secretary General of BSLAF