Preliminary assessment of the first payment request of Romania

In line with the requirements set out in the CID Annex, the Ministry of Health elaborated the Manual of Integrated Community Centres which includes the methodological priority guidelines drafted in consultation with representatives of the local public authorities. The Manual has been adopted by Order 2931/2021 of the Minister of Health and the priority guidelines included therein line out the prioritization of investments in the Integrated Community Centres. The requirements established by the description of the measure and of the milestone in the Council Implementing Decision have been fulfilled as follows:

       Regarding the adoption of the Manual of Integrated Community Centres through an Order
        of the Minister of Health:
             o the Manual of Integrated Community Centres was approved through Order
                 2931/2021 of the Minister of Health, published in the Official Journal No. 1240 bis
                 (29 December 2021).
     With respect to the requirement of the priority guidelines in the Manual of Integrated
        Community Centres being developed in consultation with representatives of the local public
        authorities:
             o the Manual including the priority guidelines was developed with the support of
                 experts from the Romanian Association of Communes and the Romanian
                 Association of Cities, as proven by the supplementing documents which have been
                 provided (the letter from the Association of Romanian Communes (ACoR) and the

email correspondence with the president of ACoR and the vice-president of the Romanian Association of Cities). The consultation with representatives of the local public authorities is also mentioned at page 19 of the Ministerial Order, in the last paragraph.  Regarding the requirement that the prioritisation of Administrative Territorial Units must consider the following six criteria: (1) the number of vulnerable people per community (minimum 500 medically, socially or economically vulnerable people); (2) the availability of association with other vulnerable localities; (3) the existence of a community nurse and a social worker/social assistance technician; (4) administrative territorial units without access to a family doctor or with insufficient number of family doctors relative to the population; (5) the existence of a local council decision to set up the Integrated Community Centres; (6) the identification of the locality as a marginal rural area. The purpose of these criteria is to

allow for the prioritisation of Administrative Territorial Units where Integrated Community Centres are to benefit from the investments. o The criteria for prioritising investments in Integrated Community Centres are detailed in chapter 9 (pp. 19-21) of the Manual of Integrated Community Centres which is in the annex of the Ministerial Order. All the criteria correspond to the six requirements enumerated above and listed in the CID Annex. Additionally, the Manual may be accessed online via the following link: https://www.ms.ro/organizare/unitatea-de-implementare-si-coordonare-programe/ Commission Preliminary Assessment: Satisfactorily fulfilled

Number: 426       Related Measure: Stepping up the fight against corruption

Name of the Milestone: Entry into force of the government decision approving new National Anti- Corruption Strategy Qualitative Indicator: Provision in the government decision indicating the Time: Q4 2021 adoption of the Anti-Corruption Strategy Context:

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