For healthcare professionals
Regulatory documents
Key regulatory documents relevant to gastroenterology practice, including medical standards, service provision requirements, diagnostic and treatment procedures, documents governing medicine reimbursement and other relevant information from the Ministry of Health and the National Health Insurance Fund.
Medical standards and qualifications
4 documentsSpecialists’ rights, duties, competence, responsibilities and continuing professional development.
Gastroenterologist
Ministry of Health Order No. V-761 of 14 June 2016 approving Lithuanian Medical Standard MN 65:2016 “Gastroenterologist. Rights, duties, competence and responsibilities”
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Paediatric gastroenterologist
Ministry of Health Order No. V-1274 of 9 November 2015 approving Lithuanian Medical Standard MN 155:2015 “Paediatric gastroenterologist. Rights, duties, competence and responsibilities”
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Endoscopist
Ministry of Health Order No. 545 of 11 October 2000 approving Lithuanian Medical Standard MN 78:2000 “Endoscopist. Rights, duties, competence and responsibilities”. This standard has not been in force since 1 May 2021 and is provided for reference purposes.
Not in force
Continuing professional development and funding
Ministry of Health Order No. 132 of 18 March 2002 on the procedure for the continuing professional development of healthcare and pharmaceutical professionals and its funding (current consolidated version)
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Service provision requirements
5 documentsRequirements for the provision of outpatient, inpatient and specialist services.
Secondary and tertiary outpatient gastroenterology services
Ministry of Health Order No. V-980 of 10 October 2008 on requirements for the provision of secondary and tertiary outpatient gastroenterology services (version in force from 1 January 2026)
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General internal medicine inpatient services
Ministry of Health Order No. 606 on requirements for the provision of secondary-level general internal medicine inpatient services and specialist tertiary-level services
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Ultrasound examinations in outpatient practice
2017 Ministry of Health Order approving the requirements for ultrasound examinations performed when providing outpatient personal healthcare services
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Liver transplantation — provision and payment
Ministry of Health Order No. V-47 of 19 January 2010 approving the procedure for the provision of and payment for liver transplantation services (current consolidated version)
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Faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT)
Ministry of Health Order No. V-143 of 31 January 2024 approving the procedure for providing adult faecal microbiota transplantation services and paying for them from the Compulsory Health Insurance Fund budget
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Diagnostic and treatment procedures
4 documentsDisease diagnosis and treatment procedures and national plans approved by the Ministry of Health.
Diagnosis and reimbursed treatment
Ministry of Health Order No. V-158 of 12 February 2018 approving the procedure for diagnosing Crohn’s disease (regional enteritis) and treating it with medicines reimbursed from the Compulsory Health Insurance Fund budget
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Diagnosis and reimbursed treatment
Ministry of Health Order No. V-159 of 12 February 2018 approving the procedure for diagnosing ulcerative colitis and treating it with medicines reimbursed from the Compulsory Health Insurance Fund budget
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Diagnosis and treatment of colon and rectal tumours
Ministry of Health Order No. V-657 of 6 June 2018 on the procedure for diagnosing and treating malignant tumours of the colon, rectosigmoid junction and rectum
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National action plan for rare diseases
Ministry of Health Order No. V-938 of 18 October 2012 approving the National Action Plan for Activities Related to Rare Diseases
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Biological therapy and medicine reimbursement
4 linksContinuously updated National Health Insurance Fund information about prescribing biological and other reimbursed medicines.
Prescribing order for biological and synthetic disease-modifying medicines
The order of biological and synthetic disease-modifying medicines according to the lowest cost of treatment per patient, together with updates on reimbursed medicines and medical aids (continuously updated National Health Insurance Fund page)
NHIF
Procedures for treating diseases with reimbursed medicines
A list of procedures for diagnosing and treating diseases with reimbursed medicines, including links to the legislation currently in force (continuously updated)
NHIF
Reimbursed medicine price lists
Information on preparing price lists for reimbursed medicinal products and medical aids, together with the current price lists (continuously updated National Health Insurance Fund page)
NHIF
Legislation governing the preparation of price lists
Legislation governing the preparation of price lists and the calculation of base prices
NHIF
Preventive programmes
2 linksNational disease prevention programmes.
Early diagnosis of colorectal cancer
Ministry of Health Order No. V-508 of 23 June 2009 on the programme for funding the early diagnosis of colorectal cancer (current consolidated version)
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The colorectal cancer prevention programme in practice
National Health Insurance Fund information about implementing the programme, eligibility requirements and examination procedures
NHIF
Practical information for doctors
3 linksDocuments and systems useful in everyday practice.
Rules for issuing electronic certificates of incapacity for work
Joint Order No. V-533/A1-189 of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Social Security and Labour of 30 June 2005 approving legislation relating to electronic certificates of incapacity for work and electronic maternity leave certificates
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Electronic certificate management system
Sodra’s EPTS portal for doctors, including current information about changes to the procedure for issuing certificates of incapacity for work
Sodra
Patient transport service (tel. 1808)
Eligibility criteria, booking procedures and legislation governing the patient transport service (Government Resolution No. 1196 of 30 November 2022 and related Ministry of Health orders)
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Clinical nutrition
2 documentsThe prescription of nutrition therapy, including enteral and parenteral nutrition, and the organisation of patient meals.
Organisation and provision of nutrition therapy services
Ministry of Health Order No. V-783 of 21 June 2017 on procedures for organising and providing inpatient nutrition therapy services and outpatient nutrition therapy services in patients’ homes
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Organisation of patient meals in healthcare institutions
Ministry of Health Order No. V-1000 of 20 August 2019 approving the procedure for organising patient meals in personal healthcare institutions (current consolidated version)
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Payment for services
2 linksPayment for personal healthcare services from the Compulsory Health Insurance Fund budget.
Prices of reimbursed services and medical aids
Lists and prices of services paid for from the Compulsory Health Insurance Fund budget under Ministry of Health Order No. V-1630 of 3 November 2022 on the list of personal healthcare services and their base prices (continuously updated)
NHIF
Base prices of services and the point value
Base prices of inpatient and outpatient services paid for by the Compulsory Health Insurance Fund, as approved by Ministry of Health orders, and the current point value (continuously updated)
NHIF
Special patient groups
1 linkHealthcare for asylum seekers and foreign nationals granted temporary protection.