Strict measures of the inspection had good results!
After the meeting held in the beginning of August on the initiative of the Prime Minister of BPC Gorazde, where it was concluded that the situation regarding to collection of health insurance contributions was very bad, and intensive control of physical and juristic persons by Tax and Inspection offices it was discussed about analysis of collection of these contributions and the results of taken measures in the office of Minister of social affairs, health, displaced persons and refugees Nazif Uruci. In this meeting participated: Chairman of the Management board of the Health insurance office Rasim Imsirevic, Director of the Office Elvedina Zec, Director of the Cantonal Tax office Behudin Forto and Director of the Cantonal inspection Midhat Hadziomerovic. Taken actions, as it was emphasized, had certain results, which were important concerning the current situation in the Health insurance office of BPC Gorazde. In the first 15 days of intensive control by the Inspection and Tax offices it was paid 38.129,00 KM of health insurance contributions. Due to these developments the Management board of the Health insurance office of BPC Gorazde reduced monthly tranche to health-care institutions for the third quarter for 12% with regards to the planed funds. Control has also been tightened when it comes to medical examination and treatment of patients at the health-care institutions of the Canton. Health-care services are only provided to the insured having notarized medical-care card and identity card for identification. In the meeting there was also agreed about continuation of everyday coordination of the Inspection, the Tax office and the Health insurance office and that all juristic and physical persons who are long-standing debtors, are warned to settle their debts, because it is a legal obligation, which is subject to sanctions in case of disrespect. In case of nonpayment of these contributions, according to law, there are penalties to the amount of 200,00-2.000,00 KM for responsible person working in enterprise and 5.000,00 -10.000,00 KM for physical persons holding own stores.
According to the information of the Health insurance office, total unpaid claims on account of obligatory health insurance contributions from juristic and physical persons from BPC Gorazde, who did not pay these contributions for six or more months by 30 June 2005, amounts 928.996,74 KM. Out of this sum more than 800.000,00 KM refers to insurants from the area of Gorazde municipality, around 50.000,00 KM to insurants from Foca-Ustikolina municipality and 7.000,00 KM to insurants from Pale-Praca municipality.