In view of the controversy generated by the enactment of Law No. 7,898/2018, by the Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro, the Legal Advice of the Brazilian College of Radiology has the following comments to make: 1) The Federal Supreme Court, through ADPF 151, by means of an injunction, removed the binding of the minimum wage in the calculation of … Continue lendo
There is no prohibition under Brazilian law regarding the formalization of contracts in foreign currency. What is effectively prohibited is effective payment in a currency other than the Real. Articles 315 and 318 of the Civil Code, article 1 of Decree-law 857/69, and also article 1 of law 10,192/01, prohibit payment in … Continue lendo
Entities from different productive sectors and professional classes are mobilized to make the population and the political class aware of the PIS/COFINS Reform proposal, which is at the top of the government's priority agenda for this year. With the aim of strengthening this fight, a manifesto has been published in several newspapers and … Continue lendo
We have been monitoring cases of glosses from 30% to 40% of the entire volume served in various parts of Brazil. One of the largest supplementary health operators in the country has imposed the use of a token to confirm requests for consultations and exams with the justification of promoting more security, technology and transparency, allowing beneficiaries to confirm … Continue lendo
In claims involving the investigation of medical error in any of its modalities, the figures of the judicial expert and technical assistants invariably appear. The judicial expert has an assistential function and will be summoned by the Judge of Law who needs evidence of a technical nature, and the appointed professional will undertake an impartial analysis of … Continue lendo
Medical professionals are exposed to various risks in the exercise of their function, such as biological and physical risks, such as exposure to equipment that emits radiation. For this reason, they are entitled to special retirement. However, as it is often obtained only through the courts, it is important to know the necessary steps and prepare yourself, remembering that the … Continue lendo
Two Ordinances that meet the claims of the Brazilian Medical Association (AMB), the Federal Council of Medicine (CFM) and other various medical entities were signed on April 5, in Brasília. The fact is the result of numerous complaints made to the Federal Government about the rampant opening of medical schools in Brazil. In addition to the moratorium, the ordinance … Continue lendo
On April 1st, the CBR released a statement on the readjustment of the square meter of radiological documentation on its website, as well as the index defined for the readjustment and the new reference value. Check it out: As determined by article 17-A, caput, item II and §§ 2 and 3, of Law 9.656/98, amended by … Continue lendo
A very pertinent topic, which the Brazilian College of Radiology and Image Diagnosis receives several consultations, deals with the obligation of health operators to adopt the code and nomenclature of the Unified Terminology of Supplementary Health (TUSS). Some operators have adopted descriptions of procedures that deviate from the TUSS standard, negatively impacting … Continue lendo
Held on March 1, the 92nd Meeting of the Committee for the Standardization of Information on Supplementary Health – COPISS, dealt with various matters of interest to the College and the other entities present. One of the main topics addressed at the meeting was “Security and Privacy Requirements – Beneficiary Authentication Mechanisms”. On account of… Continue lendo
