Article 5. Powers of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan

The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall:

participate in the development of the regulatory framework of health care and medical insurance, as well as in the development of national standards for the quality and scope of medical care;

exercise control over the observance by all medical institutions of the legislation on the protection of citizensʼ health;

implement targeted State programs in the field of the protection of citizensʼ health;

organize the provision of primary health care to the population within the scope guaranteed by the State;

carry out, in accordance with the established procedure, the licensing of medical and pharmaceutical activities (except for the licensing of the retail sale of medicines and medical products in the pharmaceutical sector);

regulate the level of tariffs for medical services in institutions of the State health care system;

carry out standardization and certification of medicines, medical products and medical equipment authorized for use in the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan;

exercise other powers in accordance with legislation.

Within its powers, the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall issue normative legal acts on therapeutic and preventive measures, sanitation, epidemic control, radiation and environmental matters, which shall be binding on State bodies, enterprises, institutions, organizations, public associations and individuals throughout the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan.