Article 8. Powers of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the sphere of protection of the reproductive health of citizens

The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall:

implement a unified state policy in the sphere of protection of the reproductive health of citizens;

develop and implement state and other programs in the sphere of protection of the reproductive health of citizens;

participate in preparation of normative legal acts in the sphere of protection of the reproductive health of citizens;

develop and submit proposals on determination of the scope of services, guaranteed by the State, in the sphere of protection of the reproductive health of citizens;

ensure training, retraining and advanced training of workers in the sphere of protection of the reproductive health of citizens;

identify measures on development of the system of protection of the reproductive health of citizens and provision of services for protection of the reproductive health;

conduct awareness-raising activities to increase medical knowledge and medical culture of citizens in the sphere of protection of the reproductive health;

approve the procedure of the use of assisted reproductive technologies, the list of guaranteed services, indications, counter indications and restrictions for their use;

regulate and supervise the activity of medical organizations that use methods of assisted reproductive technologies;

establish the procedure and conditions for the induced termination of pregnancy, the list of medical indications for the induced termination of pregnancy;

establish the procedure and conditions for conducting operative contraception.