Ordinance on Uniform State Requirements for acquiring higher education in the specialties "Nurse", "Midwife" and "Medical assistant" for Bachelor educational qualification degree, adopted with Resolution of the Council of Ministers No. 248 of 22.11.2005, promulgated, SG issue 95 of 29.11.2006, amended and supplemented, issue 88 of 11.9.2010 ., issue 32 of 22.04.2016;
REGULATION on Uniform State Requirements for acquiring higher education in the specialty "Health Care Management" for Master and Bachelor educational qualification degrees from the professional field "Public Health" promulgated SG issue 70 of 29.08.2006; effective from the academic year 2006 - 2007; amended and supplemented, issue 87 of 07.10.2008;
Ordinance No. 1 of February 8, 2011 on the professional activities that nurses, midwives, associate medical specialists and health assistants may perform by appointment or independently; promulgated SG issue 15 of February 18, 2011, amended SG issue 50 of July 1, 2011;
Law on the class organization of nurses, midwives and associated medical professionals, dental technicians and assistant pharmacists, SG issue 46 of June 3, 2005, latest amendment SG issue 91 of November 2, 2018
Law on medical institutions, promulgated SG issue 62 of July 9, 1999, latest amendment issue 11 of February 9, 2021;
Ordinance on amendments and supplements Ordinance No. 1 of 2015 on the acquisition of a specialty in the health care system (promulgated, SG issue 7 of 2015; amended and supplemented, issue 83 of 2015, issue 88 of 2016, issue 58 of 2019 and issue 54 of 2020;
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