ORGANIZATION OF STATE MEDICAL CARE IN BUCHAREST/MEDICALCARE ACCORDED VARIOUS CATEGORIES OF CITIZENS/PENSION PROCEDURES/MATERNITY CARE/AVAILABILITY OF MEDICINES AND ANTIBIOTICS/TUBERCULOSIS TREATMENT

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• Publication Date: March 23, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CONFIDENTIAL
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT 25X1A
COUNTRY Rumania
SUBJECT Orgemization of State Medical Care in Blmbarest/Medical
Care Accorded Various Categories of Citizens/Pension
Procedures/Maternity Care/Availability of Medicines and
PLACE ACQUIRED Antibiotics/Tnberculosis Treatment
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1. "The following medical information is besed on experience in Bucharest dating
through early Dec 53.
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Organiurtion of State Medical Care
-Tvo charts will simplify this report.
-5Ae following chart sows the network of the MinIsterulSonattC;Ii Ministry
of Ef,alth) within Bucharest.
U.S. Officials Only
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Tlik report i!; for thi! use within e USA of the Intelilgence components of the epertmentsor
.v;euck% inclicattd c.bove. It 13 not to be transmitted overseas without the concurrence of the
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MINiST4RIX ANATATir
tiF-F.N7ARE '7011TARE - Intrenrinderi,
713YE:taii:-ag-iiii-(Medical Dia-
pensnrier. in State enterprise* Rnd
institutions.)
(1) ;').i.tpen,car'nit' (Medi
col DT8pensiti71--
i2) Feruscia :i)ipensarului
Ft. no DV r rtste "harntile'y
,
(p)
FaX4CIA Dr RtiON 7:"'harmAcy, City
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(11 tenrmacia_de_Circa (;lax
ncy, City Sub-nector)
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DISI/FIVAR 9ANITAR:RAIC*A,.
Nedicsi Dispeisuiy,
City
(1) Dirpzaptar Prinittr-_Circn,
(keifiCii'Dispensery c-ity sub-
gector) F
(2) Lenmr Vsnitir oentru
MedicalusperUry, c-i?y
sector:
(3) IlientarA.B.
-fispenury for
TuberWAr Pstieuts, City
mab-acctor)
00
(Bocloitaisi
.FCFND
me,Jicni enstkry nny m%jor ,-tate enterprir or inMtitution.
!nrc 61.?.rensarie-. are ufualiy veli e(uip.:7.ed. it supervises l'
1: A meuj7n1 dirten.-ary ftink or each (A the enterpripes nub-
division, For examnie, the Ivo. Conqtructioa }Xteririe
of Tructu1 qo. 1 in RuchnreAt umintainc, n dismensnry ii/eh
of its work yards. This din:wenstary hac an otten.tAant but its
function is mainly iirct aid.
nhp.rmacy, which exists within the chief menic31 dinnenspry oV
the enterprise.
if It AnrU. entert-rinc or coonerative kvis no medics! r 'nsary,(itr.
?-for?er recevr redicrt1 cart e t the nenrc,.:t enterr,ri which hns
nensar 5.1,ttr,
ey;nir.zi cty fvetor) elf Bucharat it
e:iuirment coraxA).%._ t, tr:t,)1.' the meiticAl CiE-nensftries in ..'tf;te
enter'r:7,;.P ,..uperviner7
"he medic- i Ln each CI its circa, (cu1,-Rector17!.
kc. 'e dinTeanAre,'7. rxe numbered. They injune cental
( .) The sector medicha dit.::-enosry cnildren.
Tne Tnbe.c,zui flir.oen.Aary in esen of its circ;
OFFICrL.fl. ,N1.1
(autl-se,etora).
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(0)-Itate nharmacies, in the center of the city.
(D)
A shArmacy existA in each city sector. It supervises:
(1) t. pharmacy in almost every one of its sub-sectors, deTiending
. on the population needs. One pharmacy may nerve two city
sub-sectors.
(E) Each city sector has it own hospital. Hospitalization in n particular
hospital is determined by place of residence. Hosnitals are known as
Spitalul Umifient Nr. 1 (the former Colte& Hospital) etc. - all numbered.
Reaidente of the Rion I May ere hospitalized in the ColentinA Hospital;
thst hospital hes. a nuMber but in still known locally by it old name.
4. The followine chart shomm the netvork of the yqiniaterul Prevedtrilor Soc.:Ale
(Ministry of nocial Insurance), which administrates social insurance and penio.1.7.
MINEITAUL l'AEVEDFRILOP nOCIALE
7111?nistry of Social Insurance-I
(P.) (B)
C;v:t? t5!IGLWP.U1r..11
DIHITT1A. (7:t41t^,I.Treacial
iniurance-ITInd7:'General Ad-
ministration)
(1) Biroul Casei Asigurari-
lor Sociale ((iffice of
the 'oeial insurance
Fund)
(c)
BA106..X-
nii:Jatiunea ensii.117F-Nople's
Board City f-cctor X, Pension
Administration)
rEWII - DIRECTIA GENEPALA
Cension FUnd - GeierniE-Adminitra-
tionl
LFGEND
(")(B) The Ministry of 'ocial Insurance sutervi7er the locial Insurance Fund
mn-the 'erplion Fund. The General .tdminintration of the r,oci1
Fuad tpperviees all Oocial Insurnnce '''ffices existing in tate
enterprise,. and institutions.
25)(1)( " not know whether (C) depends directly on the Ministry of c!ocial in-
surance or on (B). Applicationn for pensions are made through the Pen-
sion .kiministration of the People's Board of each raion. Pension iden-
tifiention Cr,rds (Carnet de nenmiel are issued through those bodies.
. . _
(' A.' in every -tvte institution Lenterprine, pliant there eximtr fAa office
of the ccitJ. insurante Fund. This office workn elcsely with the Chief
.1elegate of the Tide Unions in the Institution. :r.4ue7.
the IcILowing documents:
Cte se_Mnatnte (Health Pook), to 71ersonne1 within the in.:;t:.tu-
ilenrct TiOlcheii family deendents (wife or husband ana children)
each member of the family has hiA own Herlth Book. The ReAlth
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Beek is a booklet ;sized 11 e'16 cmi with a thin brown cardbcerd
cover. Inside there are about 30 light green pees. No eicture
of the bcAdm,: is affieed. All ieeuea of medicine(' and drugs,
all eedical visite and hospitalisations are registered in this
book by the Dispenear Sealtar of the state institution er or
the city sector. [Individual cases eel.), be deacribedet The
validity of the Health Book is linked to employment. Although
Health Books are not witedrawn from a worker sod his derendent,
when the worker is diseissed, they are not valid. withoue On
additional Adeverinta (ntatement) limed by the eersonnel Orrice
of the institution, if the worker is employed, or by the efatue
Popular - Directiunea eensiilor of the raion if the worker hat
become a eeeeioner.
(b) Foaie de Concedlu Medical (Medical Certificate), to personnel
within the institution who need sick leave or hespitalitation. -
Issued by the doctor of the Dispenser eaniter ef the institu-
tion and countersigned by the Trade Union delegate. Used for
calculation of wages during sicknets period.
(c) Foaie de Internare (Hospitalization Certificate), to personnel
within the institution and their family dependents. lstue mede
by the doctor of the Diepensar ganitar or the institution.
eights uf ?tate workers and their dependents to _welfare assistance,
pensions and medleal care are acquired through automatic wage 4e-due lone.
The procedures for medical care vary for certain categories of cititene.
distinguish four categories:
(a) Woekees and office emrloyeet within the Government's field of Leber
who are actively employed.
(b) Foxily members of persons in Category (a), during the period that
those persons are actively employed.
(c) State pensioners and their family member,e
(d 'ereons not within the Government's field of labor.
Medical Cere fee ,ereone in Cateeozy (ve
6. First-aid treatment for a minor bruise, cut etc. incurred during working hours
is given directly by the"medicel attendant of the Dispenser aniter of the
enterprise .J.1.) in the chart of earegraph JTe No formalities are required. If
the wore accident is more serious but the worker can still walk alone, he it
sent to the head Dispenser eenitar of the enterpeee e(4) in paragraph 3 chez-Ca_
and to th:! Biroul casei esigurarilor feciale of the enterprise eeee paragraph ei.
If tee worker needs urgent medical attention, the medical attendant of the sub-
division Diepensar Sanitar calls an ambulance ey phoning the Selvarea (phone
number 23333). The formalities in this emergency will be completed later by the
head Dierenenr Fenitax of the enterprise.
(. luyeesing the accident or iileess is serioue, bue the woreer can still vele.
He reporte first to the eereonnel )ffice of hit enterprise and securet from the
eesei Asigurarilor eociale (effice of the eocial Ineurance Feed) A
FOUld de COdeedill Medical: he could obtain this ease document directly from
the yhyeicien of the head Diepenver Venitar of the enterprise. He then re-
to the head Dispenser efeitar of the enterprise. (The head Dieeenear
eanetar in Bucharest for ehc whole Minietry elf Construction is located on
Vasile Weyer etreet). et the Diseenser eaniter the doctor fills in the
worker's ieaie de Concediu Medical and countersigns his Carte de eenetate
, . . . . ?
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tere(). e nuther of days Cf rest see, be eeeelf;ed in the Ce Con-
ece2eu Medical, or the verker ray perhsre be tent ti the heeeen,:eahhehter -
hirche (Mehles1 eleheezery er the city tubeeector in vhiciledleee:. 4hat des-
peneary may heve eqtahment vhech the lnelitutien hiheenosry heon return
te work, the vorker cumpletes the formalities for getting eey fee tee oeye he
hes miesed on A...C.1-; leave ZRee, paragraph flee.
-e'ueeheing the 'workec he been sent with a Feele de hencediu Yedicel fro t
entererise to hee letepenser .7anitar - Ciree for A menicel vieit. Before re-
eorting there he must obtsin from the Fereonnel heflee of nee entertriee en
fideverinte (Official Statement), Which eonfirma that he is vithin the Govern-
field of labor, The health Book 16 not valid withoue eh Aesverizte.
The Adeverinte is prepared on a '.hate sheet of- peer, typeeretten or
times erinted, and stamped and sigeed by the chief of 'hereenhel cf the enter-
prise. At the Dispenser Sanitar Circa the vurker appliee to the B1homl 60
Fiee (Hecorde effhie). This of1L,e maiataine filee on each vorker, and eech
Of iee family dependente, leveng in it city chb-sector. The filet Are
prepared by the Cass Asigurerilor hociale (General Aumeneetratior. of the
locie.1 insurance if the office does not imereen to have A file on the
worker-applicant. keeadee it has not yet cone through exam heedquertere, An
office employee vill exepere one; the ceMbization ot ',Ieerte de .henatete and,
Adeverieta are sufliclent proof of emeloymeut within the Geverement field of
lehor 'hinte the Carte de hanatate bearo no hhotegreph, the office emeloyee
heels oh eee the applicant's Biroul Populatiel (identity Cerdl, to cheek the
ni . end address on thht document againet those on the Certe de "!enetete and
Atieverinta. The employee iesuee the worker vith t smell numbered ticket for
the doctor the worker is to see. The vcreer it net compellee chow h.wi!
Foeie de Coneedeu eeeical to the office employee, but ,;.t; saves time in the
insee of the ticket. the ofliee employee regletera the worker's visit in the
mah'e eereohal tile (flee). worker thee goei to the medieel sectien Arikla
vAitt ,T;Ato.?r!e the off-dor ei the doctor - he it to tee. When his tuhe, teXeB
haude h;,?. tIcket, erte de eenatate and kettle de eoucediu Medicel to on
attendaht. The tie ret io destroyed; it merely establiehea rriehity of MfAcC,vA
v'ieit. The doctor (liter:, hie remarks and any prescription or hospitel recom-
mendation in the worker's Carte de Senetate and also in the Foaie de Concediu
he doctor countereigne these entrhesein s special column of the
Carte de reueieee, indicating dieghosis, ditte,1 etch and otamee the entree
w;evl the etamp of the elspenear Senitar - Circe. The vierker ee not required
to s.reeuce hit eiroul Populntee ler the doctoe.
ee tee hieeee-,ei, - the faeileteee to treet inc
he ty be ent te the ? heeheer eehitee of the renion ele if in urgent need
of hreeitelletion, te the hceeltel el the seeien: if he LR treete,e et the
)iepeneer ',niter ef the reion, ererre-riete entries- msde en be Crte
ue reneteth end FQ8tie de Ceneediu Meelell, The 'Direenser 'whiter ee tee
relon rAy refer him for diagnoses er heeeitelieetien to the reion haveitale
II the werker le sent for hoseitelizatih - the aselgning neeter - ef the
ehieeneer aniter of the enterpriee or re: - or, in emergeacjes, of the cheer+. -
ereeeree P eeeceel form, the Freale de inteenare. The doctor recerde the iseue
of thi e documert in the vorker's Carte he eematete And eigno and etemee the
eetre. Vieth these two documents, the vorher here he the hereitei ef hi v city
eeeter, enieh le elso indicated on the Feeie ee Interneeh. '..h.tre he oluet
.0eetefy hemeelf with bee Felroul %orulatieladelahlty eerdl; ell pereonel dete
L e eccerded In a file. During hih eerend of neee?telizetice, te ilt de
internerc and carte de eanatate remain elth the hoseetel admineetretiee,
receiver, beck hie Carte ee eahatate uron demcheree.
11, If A worker he been ordered by a Pieeeneer heetne or heepitel to ethy hhee
frem were a eeeiod of days or to be heephteeleed, hie Foeie oe Cencedie
cel ent;teee him to draw rey the eerie(' ef ebeence reefs. vere. The dece-
eeet le heuntereigned eve etemeed by the "endecete heleeete ef the entereeete,
eFieeeTier he OFFACithe npLy
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?%loc?tel insurene Fund) of the enterpriee. That office celcuentee the piney
due the eorker And it cashier nays hem, if the norker ie heeeitelized for
a leng neriod And le, uneeie personally to collect bp pee-, the b?eeitel tenued
him a seectel Foie de Concediu Medicel at the end of each aoeth. .ft
feigned by the Medieel CommiAsion or the heeeitel and eteneed neth tee hnent-
tel stamp.
went to the ryndicate Delegate of the enterprise,hed ? co-ale ?e tone u
Medical countereigned and stamped, fine handed it elong with the nelegetie
to the ''eacial Insurance Fund office of the enterprise. about 10 deee Inter
Under neu lee heeeitalized markers Are en-
titled for 12 month (formerly eight) to their ba eic wage, Attune nie
being the 'ria de Technecitete (Technieteng's ereneum) and 8% being the
erina de eroductit (nroduction premium). Thereafter, the 'earner, depending
on hi A incapecity, is Automatically proeeeed for s eel:mien, by the '-'er.ennel
nffice of hie enterrxile.
12. If A worker falls eick at hone and cnn't set to vors oue nernIng, A velber
of the fandly phones the 1,1epeneer ^.enitar of the enter-rine AU-a requeetn, e
medical vieit. The nember n.00 notifiet the Fereonnel etfice ef the enter-
/et:lee. doctor ealln from the entereriAe that day. He may n.k the -ick
vorker to identify himeelf. He ilifttle,". A weeete de Contedin Mete-el nfter
exemanietion nnd recorde hie diegneele etc. en the verker e e:erte de .--en-tete.
The dector ney Call %R'in if it 14 e eerleue tette. neuelly he
? eetete Medicsla (medicel ereecrieteen) lox Any druge or medtetne,. the verker
neeee, Thi. eeescrietten is written on heeded neeterf the Di.erneer
re the entereriee and le signed ned stewed, by the deetor. The ttee.
ecribed mny be collected by A member of the patient'e renily et th, !ereee.e
teeteentee-nlui -Thniter (the rhermecy of the dieeeneery of the enter,r:e7e1:-
iffie critei:14ise aWiai who vieite the 'worker 'e home cen also hteeitalle. :ate
? weeker zmnedistely, by calling the rslveren and reeeering e Foie de internere
mentne the aporoerinte eetriee in the worker's Carte de 74nostete.
worker e,:-y not request nedicel assintence from the DiSpetr,tar nit-r-Circe,
unlens eene there epecificelly by the doctor of hie enteraa:e. The veriote;
Dieeeneer r'eeiter-Cireae hendle the 'worker deeendente, vho eeve aceutred
the right te ,meh eledieel eere through the head of the fly being in
the Golneeveee'e fiele, of Ieber.
in e he. enereere:?4, even at wight. the verker can 'hone the 'elvere-, 'n
alibulence eemer. and *West hem to the hoeeetel cf hie reioe. Tee eeentettese
teen. formeletiee exeeved et the hoeritel ueon errivnl. Tee ether ferselt-
tiel - Feste de intern-see etc. - Are cem.leted the-v.3;0i efficeel caftanel be-
tween the heepitel and the eereennel end eeceel Illournte efftcee cf
the 'worker .e entereriee, l'ayment for the embuienee ie elec done through
offeciele chenneln, unknevn to me.
Medieel ret 1-,ereceis en Categerv
14, ell nenJee1 c:ore for adult frmety wt,oher, ot. ,A 7,ctive eerece in the 'orern.-
ment'A nield ot leber eroceede through the ete-7eeeitee ni.eeee.ex -eftee,
eiree. !he edult derendent he s Cnree Oe eenetete, ehteed frem
the- 'Irra.itx! Csf the rectal IntUrWice Fo40. the beed ef th, eeeily eetee-
eeif.e. -hen the adult femilv deeenoent nee:de sedtcni etteeteee, the eceeer
gen.. hem or her en Nieverinte frea the eereenne! eefice of the entezeeine.
ee t-tnt-ck eeeore, the validity e' the :e.rte me :enstete ee lieezre te ee
tAluvvrInt, Tegether, they entitle. the edult dreendent of A eerkee
to free medicei care end free heteeteli:eteen t the eleien,-e eeetele
Ciees tee eerecn folleve the tore ereceeure _the voriter in eet,e,ry te)
Lezer.,i, e? erceet thet he is never inuee neele de Cenceeie
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It he needP hoseetallsation, the doctor of the Dieeenee teneter-eere4 een
hoeeitelize the patient (if urgent) or lend him to the .lerepeee -rmiter
of the reion if the petient ift hospitalized, the decter JOIte. er the uetiel.
Fcaie-de lnternere.
15. :Medico" care for a nevem in this cetegory may also he requested tj ebene,
The raionul And circa Diepentar remtare have e emcee' greue ef Ile:leer-4--
culled Doetori,eeTeren (field doctors), who limit their aetivetiee to ter-
iodic viaai-to totients' homes, where they ereAcribe medication AD4 retese
mend hospitalization if necesssry. The eeme formmlities follew Ae for
Category (a) if hospitalizetion is recomaended: identity cheek, preparetion
of Retie de Internare? notation of reteamendetione and ereecrietione in
the Corte de SanAtate If the doctor give% the eateent a treeerietion
(Reteta Medico's), he writes it on the headed paper of the DixTiehn'nr Saniter
of. the rsion or circa, signs and etames it. Such rrescriptione ray -wile'
be filled at the patient's Farameia de Circe. The sedicenee are issued free
of charge. 5eurce later in text explaine that by druge he mesa% etreetamyein
and. penOalini. The Diepensar Senitar-Circe doctor oev whet te eV:1,1101e
vithin their city aubeeeetore. They may leeue the erevcriet:oe on e Ferma,-ee
de Reion
16. The verieue Dispenear Senitar-Circee are onen only duriug the dmy, frem 6 AM -
to et.30 ?PW, weekdays. If n person in thit category neenn uuent medical at-
teution at other hours or at ni)ht, ht phone*, the selveree for ATL'AbUISACT.
The ether formalitiee (Adeverinta etc) ere completed at the boeeitel,
- 17. -.tidal% family deeenaente of a Slate worker are not entitled te. mny eeah ny-.
mentt during hoenitatiafttion.
lb. Medicel eare for child. depeedente Cue to the age ef 10 or 17, of
m State eorker, or a State eentioner le given-theaugh the Deeeneer_ten ter ..
'eentru Raion (Children'e Health Unit, City 'eetor). The nese formelftee_
.as for eault derendents are followed. During bed weather, infeete up to
lb month a are visited at home. Certain children are mina entetied. to reet
- periode en mountain seat centers.
:leditalt.C;tre foryersons in Cetegoryt(s.
19. The loeue of a etat penAion to a worker in the Uovernment field of labor
tekee the eeeeee?ng procedure. tfter e le mouth eereod ell eena eeymente
from the 'eseeme. enevrance Fund ellece of hie ^tato enterer-lee to ma in-
cneeelteted or Weettelieed water cemne. '1?Inaltallecunly the '',er.tz.nictei
feffiee of the entereriee files A pronoasi for the itAue of A temeerery
peueion to him. The eroporal ie tent to the Ceestde reneil - ',W,r..estee.
Geeermle. (Tension Fund, General edminietratio-n). -The 107;ine-i siv.e recelven
Iron the?ereonnel Office of the entereriee an effielel notice ehich invitee
him to file a written eension aeplication eith hie Sfetul eeeeder-Reien
Direetiunen Pensiilor ('eension edmiaietreticn el the e'eonfi;-'e;76,FeEZ&COI the
ra.en in vhieh he live). The Fermonnel effice xecelee the eenelea rroeoeel
.....- . -.........-____.--
in the orker ? Carnetd.e4tj a (Work Book). The next step is the eerker's..
He filtr. hie written peneion epnliention, etteching the folloeleg ti.,N:lomentc:
ke.) ',earth eertleicete, Marital etetve eertefieeee and bleth eereificete
et etch eh:1d. ebteined from the eeeeelat etereft,eeeele ieeveleen
eeeeee eeeeeee) ev the eeetle-e .b?m.O. et-G;-..i.-niczi IA efech ee
li,.. s.*1?
tiA7,1-vvverintc, fmm tile 7-erpnc.7 .c.c ef the entaeeeee - ebeee
,
- 1 CeiTii.-led - eceting tblAt he W'; uethee the Cemernmeet'e
- f:.ele oe labcr.
CONFOY.NT1Triir :),,i11All
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(ce edeverinta de ealerie (Wage or t7,Alere eteterert), eiee ebeeeeed
from the Personnel Office of the entereriee here leet eezeoyed,
nteteng his wege for the 'set 12 month eeried erier to fillag
peneion Implication.
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(d) Adeverinta de Activitste de ;ecru in .Cmul Muheii ietabeant of
York Activities within the Leber Yield), alto obtained free the
Personnel Office of the enterprise, 'Minh copeee the record in
the worker's Carnet de Nunes.
A Certificat Medical de ExpeEtiza (Medical Certificate) is neat directly to
the ralon Peusien Administration by the hospital where the seelicant lx
hospitelieed. This it issued by a special board of doctore at that boaeltee,
felloving the pension proposal from the Personae' (*Alice of the entererlee.
the hoepital receives a copy of that proeowal. ram eeeleeent
must now wait about four to six months. ft higher beard of doetors, the
ComiSia Casei Pemslilor (Commission of the Pension Tund) examanes the ceee
and issues its GCLision through a Process-Verbal.
20. "The pension is paid to the worker from the date hie apelicetion was regale
tered at the Pension Office of the People 'e Board of hie raaon. The Amount
of pension it leaved on the apelicanteg yestre of work and papeento, itz so
insurance. Periods of work preor to the Comuniet regime are cooeidered,
if it can be proved that paymenes for sociaa insurance were mode. 'Ibe erce
sent pension 14v provides that a worker can qualify for apeneton If he
can prove he has completed, eed paid rentributioue during,
(a) 12 yeara of work up to the eee oi 40, Jot clear whether and or 4a2?1
(b) 15 years of work from tee age of 4e.
If the worker qualifies, the amount of pension it calculated as foi:
(a) Calculated on his last full basic vage if the enterprise has
completed four years of aetivity.
(b) Calculated on 80% of his last basic nage rate if the enter-
preee hes completed three years of activity.
(el ceeeeteeeed, on 60% of his "sae beeic vege rete if the tteeer-
tesee completed tee yeere of activity.
(d) Calculated on 40% of hi S is besec vage rate if the enter-
price bee completed one year of activity.
21. -An engineer in hie early 40's who had worked In the coneteeeleon beeenese
since the Nineteen Thirties, and in it firm that vae nationaeleed in 1948,
retired vithTD In 1951 from a post as chief eneeteer. in ee receevel
monthly State Persion of 415 Lei (geven in pre it Pumanisn efile
reereseatea setuaely 47% of his last testae 'monthly esge. Et receeeed tee
eeosiou evexy montht- the postman naudee him a Post Offit:e order iscued on
beha.lf of the eesa de Fensii-Direetie Cenerela. lee continued te th thit
lan!ninns ?,/th on treductiona, tbroughoet a period ut hoeeitelieetion.
22. 'effeetive the date of the issue of tee peotion, the penziener ex4je; the
cmme righto, ,re am -persons in Category 0) femely de-
eendente oT workers in the Gtyverument's field of labor. feeetly deeeedente
of a eeneiener Also enjoy thee rightn. Than a pensioner, e: net beeeetel.eed,
obtains medicel attention through the hieeenner Saniter-Cixta of tee city -
sub-eector.or eeetor. He and hes dependeete tollov the game eeeeedures
persons In Category (b), eiteept they mat secure an Adeverinte, eteteng ehee
the head of the femOy is a State penrioner, from the Sfetul eepeler Relen
X Derecteunee eensiilor, the Pension Office of the PeopleeJ based of the
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mensicuer'e raiona The pensioner and his dependents hold Health Bcaeaa
but the validity of theae Health Bolles depende on an Adeverinta Imm. the
Penelen Office. No ehargea are made for Aedical asaietance oz drug .eaued
to the aeuaaoner or his dePendente
23. "The Carnet de Female (Pensioner'e Idemtification Card) wae iweaed aealt or
Oct 53. It is a booklet, about eight by 10 ams vita * thin broyn cardboard
eover and 18 white. inside page. It contains all thapenaioaer'a personal
data aad carries his picture. It has the heading of the Mlniaterul Freve-
deriler Sociale, Sfatul Popular - Rain T....Directlanes Penaiilor (Ministry
of So,Z1,61. Insurance, Pention AdainiatratLen, People'SBoaxd, City Sector X..
It la valid for three yeari. Each nage contains two detachable couaens.
Each month, by detaching ticoupon, eigning it and having it sted by the
Pension Administration of his raian, the aenzioner ieaentitled te drzair
ration eerie from the Ration Card Office of the raierain which he liaen.
The compen also entitlen hie family dependen4s to drive ration carde from
the rime office. Before detaching a coupon the pentioner fills in his name,
surname, 'treat number, address, city sector and aignature. r'te number on
the ceupon coreeeponds to the nuMber on the Carnet de,pensit, A eeneioner
25X1A and he wife 1/4??!.en.itled to D-1 retion cards, their childrea te Da2 ration
aarde f.c7.ee .! They are alto itsued firewoad and eaal rations
and D:.1 and Da2 clothing ration caele.
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2 . "Pereons net vithln the ..veernnat'r: field or labor; or peneioaere thereframa
are not entitled to medical coat) inen a city Diepensar Sanittr anleee in
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which the person livea, not Law the iteue erocedure, 25X1X
25. "A doctor from a Dispenear SenitaraCirca will not attend a person ritbaut
the Government's field of labor unless that pereon can produce a Certifiee4-.
de Panpertate. But any citizen in an eaorgency may phone for an alealance
from the Salvarea. The abhulance will take him to the hospital of the city
eector in vnich he livem. At the hospital hie urgent 'ease will be given
due medic:id attention, regardleem or hie social and labor atetue. When
the tame come for discharge from the hespital, the citizen eatheut the
Gevernmeeta4 field of labor, met either produce a Certificat de Faupertate
or pay. hospitalized. If he en.T.t.o pay, he is no't diflharged.
26. "If e :aticen! the .ernmen.t'.t, field of laber hat certificf...t de
PAtqrsrtf..te, he foliw6; the Same formtirlue..,: at the :2.:anitar Di7?ed-v4vAr of
hi6. tity b-..ectur ciLazea in Category (b). II' he neede hoaaitalization,
said, the eaee ie net urgent, he mus,t irait wr;i1 there is a vacancy and the
hoepitel director decidee tO admit him. Priarity'for hospital care goeo
to percc,n,: -Jithin?the f.;.eld :If labor.
27. "F-J.:rson.s vItIv:kit the field flAtos nd ai in po!tmeoion cf 12Hrtificat
de Pauncrtkte may get medical Cf$2: from prk7ate doctori3 at lf they
irre the .(r4hy. to pay.
11.11 pr.zin. the CaDvertimerv;-: field Df :Jr, vhe sxa c?al,aner,;,
,r1,1 eha de nat eave a Certifaeet, de 'Plmlyrtse, may c) in :10v
Ffily_ettcliP:S10; (eeste Phareeley), If a 7.era?on v4:11
71,::--1.1.1T.erkAte, he my dflg through
de FArmacia de.
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2). The T?ri,wity .4;csle for hop,pital
tl ac:tive pern.G within the Government of
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30. !!"Doctors of hosPitals, !state eaten-wises, city Dispenser Sanitaraletc. may not
;be bribed under any circumstances. The doctors are scared of bribery, since any
exposure would lead to iMmediate, arrest. They follow regulatiosslend try to '
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A.abor end to thzir direct family members. Top priority alao
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to Pregnant wamen, regardlese of hmsband's status. 1,
PensiOners and their family iftmhers.
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PereamS net within the povernment's field of labor vha mOsaest
A Ceriiiioat delPeupertate.,
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1310 R ,I egnant womeareceive medical csre'regardless 'whether their hu nd
sbas - if they
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,hevieone it tiState worker, a state Pensioner or in poesessicnef a certificat
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'de Pantertate, Jot clear if they receive medical care if their husbands are.
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Withent, the .GoveraMent's field of labor and without a Certificat de .r,Laupertaie.7
1abrtiOn is severly prohibited and puniahable under law. ?regnant:women muat,
reieter atthe10yeaecologieSectionof the Dispenser Gulitaix. - Circa upon L,
which they depend. By law, a doctOr1is bound to report any pregnancy csae,
the dyneecolcgiCIFection of the won' e Dispensar,Saniter. .1,4dvives attend
thS Women, under the !supervision Of ObstatriCians. These midwive? may alab
Ca1114.A patient's, home. Fram the fifth month of pregnancy the pregnant
iiaile,4, :regardless of ,husband's statuti,1 is issued ratf.on supplement? of sun
.flaWer ail, sugar and breed. By law, deliveries may only be made in a hosui,
. ,
?,t,"1,1..i-.:One hears of home deliveries, but they are forbidden.' At the first
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siPah of labor, the woman phones the 8alvarea mulls! takau to the hospital.
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Relnisite Vaccinations and Imauniiationi ! 1,
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1 There are obligatory vaccinations and.1immuniations LEOt specified., for
ChIldren; regardless. of parents' social status, who have reached the sge of
[nthf. These i vaccinations and imaunizations are done free of charge at
alurIverious Children 'a Medical Dispensaries. hach Children's.fuspensary her:
4 ii_
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A of the children within iteCityisector. This list is prepared by the
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exic.iciUl!de .taire Civila (Civilian Stetua Office) of the reit= Veaple's
EOPP4.. .rtrie chiidis called by postcard to the Dispenser Fanitar Tcntru
ao,44.upn'whicti4tdependf.. The ierente are given a Certificat de Vaccin
Va cination Certificate) for the child
no genaril information on1vneCinationz for Adults
5e 1 7,,Bucuresti1(State Enterpriee U. 1 of the Ministry
44cl*Ot) all employees underwentobligatoryvaccination
fellerlat the Diapenear Senitar of 1 heentcrprise in 19;0.
vas registered ineech employee's !Carte: de Sanatate.
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Medicines and ari.46 !
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summari,e the availability of nmdiciaes and drugti! fox the varioua cate7
,
e!1g11of citizeni in Bucharest - !it drugs
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streptomycia son 4e:clic:I.:lin:
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. In intrepriuderc
of Construction,
against typhoid .
This vaCcination
(a):10orkeriOithinthe Oovernment'S field of labor obtain drag and
medicine from the PharmacY attached to the Diepervtar c;14t.4
i.).f their enterariae LInatitution; plant. .if the prevcriotior
6onot be filled there, the Stale worker. may be referred by
the enterprise dottorlto the !FharmacY aria city sub-sector or
H.
wmtor.!1 Inane of drugs in tree of charge. I,
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and their 1um5.4 dohe'n.tehts, per::ons without'
field 1!,.tur ,E,vula Certificate de
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'ant vow.n,i ch;ad.ea, tip to the.agc of two
3 . The State Pharineies (Farinein de S i) serve
a
(a)In eaceptional caies, 'State workers
1,1fill their preScr4tions at the pharmacies of their enterprise.
or in a city seqt?r sub-sector.
.1c eategoric, may obt...n.
icles of city sub-seCtors.
f Charge.
the followingeitizads:
xo have been unable to
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kb) Any citizens, regardless or social stJatus, who possess a pre-
Iscription for'dicine from a private dOctor and who can af-
ford to pay for thia prescription. .rivate doctors may only
ra:
write prescript Ono on State Pharmacies. Private doctors are
not allowed tol +rite prescriptions fpr drugs. The use, issue
and distribution, of druge 7 streptooycin, penicillin - iv
handled solely, by state doctors atta0ed to the various Pia-
,Pensat Sonitaro of enterprises or city sectors and sub-seetors
or to city hospitals. Thus, State doctors, who have a private
practice apart I' heir officials jobs - and most do - are
not allowed when Acting in their priTate capacity, to urite a
prescription for a drug for a person ho is not within the
Government's field of labor, or a pep loner thereof, or a'
family dependent of a rtate vorker o pensioner.
"streptomycin aud penici 'n are avai3rble o in the pharmacies of city sec-
tors and sub-sectors. Prices in these pharma ies, upon presentation of nate
doctor's prescription Lautumnr195af:
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:AreptomyCin (Pranah); ! ? - 14.95 Lei pr gram
Penidilhi (untoMma'brand)- 9.00 10. Lei for .100,000 units.
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Persons entitled to buy such drugs must pay +rthem. They are not issued free
of charge. Prices of streptomycin and penic in on the black market:
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atreptomyein (US pxmtuct - Merale -1,70. Lei per gram
,
Penicillin (US praiuct - Merck) - 46:=50. Lei per 100,000 units.'
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alack market drugs are ?mailable, mast Ly through private doctors or through
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peoole who have black mLrket 'connections'. These latter are often reselling
the Ctruga obtained, by P iv ate doctelaa
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'frivwmcmitin ssti;ttlisTallsr arm knowas.PAS is soldlyttiboit-medicea pre-
saription in State pharmticies. One hundred iSbleta (30 grams) costa 64.50 Lei
Lcarly :)ec 537. '
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Preveatioa And Treatmen.7!! of Trberchlosis
"11 aeh vlucharcst oub-tector has a T.B. Dispenirr (T.B. Medical Dispensary).
"Thera io A high incidence of tuberculosis in Ducharelt. The authoritia
tryina to mot thia pro lam. All new State Lorkers must, when nired, anve n
special' X-ray at the vii penzer aanitar cf ttz)... enterprise, if the apparatur ta
available ;acre, or at the laspensar aanitar of the aub-sector or aector al
which they live. :::omPulsory periodic X-rays are now =Ade of all perow; a;thin
the Government's field f labor1 . korcover, . medical certificatl: t- neve e?ry
prior to emaloyment wit in the Government's ield of labor. :r n" with
tuberculopiS cannot obtain work, although ne, Law specifically ferhii), their hire.
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Any citizei with a diagnosed tubercular condition, must, regardiccs of :ociel
origin an status, have a periodic X-ray at the TB Dispensar-Circa of the city
sub-Eectoz in which he lives. This X-ray is free or. cha-ge, even if the pa-
tient is 'reactionary', private doelsois. mast, under law, report all tuber-
cular cases to their local TB Diapeaccar-Circa; failure to report bring!, heavy
penalties, perhaps arrest. Al]. private doctors, and State doctors arting in
private ca city, must register the fraTISOMA1 data and address of any tuber-
cular pat ent. Thus, the patient will eventually be summed to his local TB
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Dispeneer, whether he himself has repoitred the illness or not. He will be
summoned wela the 'normal mails. If he doesn't report when ardered, the
doctor of 'the TB Dispenser has the ewer to have the person picked up at his
home and brought to the TB Dispenser under Militia guard. He must be experteed
and have in X-ray. A file is kept on each tubercular Person: personal data
as well as clinical history. If the tubercular person is a Ftateemployee, any
er a his enterprise s yell as to the e Diepensar anita of the
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private eFnitarof tate doctor meet report his condition in the same way, to the
Dispenser
aub-secto in which he lives. In one way or another the local TB Dispenser
,
will be notified.
"A tubercular person within the Govermment's field of labor will get the same
priorities
mit wit
but can pr
raion? he
(d)
for medical care as described above paragraphs U-ly. If he is
the Government's field of labor, or a pensioner or dependent thereof,
uee aICertificat de Puupertate from the people'sBoard Of his
entitled- to: ,
E 'tra rations of bread and firewood. , 1
Yedienlexaminntion for all Members of his femily and free Obligatory
medical Visits for any s regardless of social origiaI- affected with T2
A priority. place among patients waiting for hospitalization if ,hos- '
p talization is recommended 6iine naragruph 297. The hospitalization
PlreCC.durevilI involve the usual Foaie de,iniernareform.
He is not entitled to drugs unless issued in a hospital 'while he is
h9aPitalized.
If a tuber
possession
he most st
receives n
net know w
comes se
'hera hay
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A Terson
Paupertate
Circa. If
Dispenser.
all TB cas
Dispenser
Peepertate
eUlar cond.
the Aaught
/Ter.allsea
Doc
C,11..u'de? N
,
ular patient is not withiulthe ?Goverument's field Of labor and not in
of a Certificat de Pauper tate -Sand thus not entitled to hospitalization
U' make monthly (free) visits to his locel. TB Dispensar-dires Re :
extra rations. The doctors simply vent to check, his status.
ether. such a person is sent to a State hospital if ,his condition
and a threat to others.
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been ao.oSiegatory nedical check-up :of all citizen. e in Bucharest.
,
t within ,the Government!s'fielO of lubor Nho has a rertificate de
can apply, for a medical eamination at hie .local 7ispencar famitar-
there are any doubts,. the person will be referred to the local
The State Doctori Pc Tern who make home Visits must also report
s they :discover. They send a file oath's person to his local ST?
ndreqUest hospitalization, if the patienthae a Certificat de
and the case 'warrants, sachltreatments
timate that 60% of the people it Bucharest have some sort oftuber
tion. MIIMIMI 'Ahe saS seat, as
,
r,of a tate ? pensioner, t91the Children7s,,Tn :'anitareum st. T. Mures
es' 17 for tar months in suMmer 1953, upoSHrecosamendation of the
? ? .
.or.ef Oar locsi TB Diopeepar. The child "joined a'groes at the
,Station in 11.ucherest, not 11,7-.ve. to payAnything for her
yIsit ther,, not. cyan :the rnilmay ticket. ;be alf-ond to make a vilt ',:arh
,
mritil to olr locul Tii Oispon3ar.1 SheIreceired no other epecisl trestmeat sr
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folod ,Gupplzents.", '
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