Recommendation of the President regarding #HPP #48aa – Prevention of cerebrovascular diseases, including stroke
Recommendation No. 165/2025 of October 31, 2025, of the President of the Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Tariff System on recommended medical technologies, activities carried out under health policy programs, and the conditions for implementing these programs, concerning the prevention of cerebrovascular diseases, including stroke
The recommendation is an update of Recommendation No. 8/2020 of November 30, 2020 of the President of the Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Tariff System on recommended medical technologies, activities carried out under health policy programs, and the conditions for implementing these programs, concerning cerebrovascular diseases, including stroke, in accordance with Article 48aa(8) of the Act on healthcare services financed from public funds.
The recommendation contains a model solution for a given health problem – Prevention of cerebrovascular diseases, including stroke.
The recommendation exempts local government units from the obligation to submit a health policy program prepared in accordance with its content for review.
Thus, the recommendation serves as a model for local government units preparing draft programs for this health problem.
The President of the Agency recommends that health policy programs include educational activities on cerebrovascular disease aimed at the general population, diagnostic visits for people at risk of stroke, post-stroke rehabilitation, as well as training for people at risk of stroke and training for medical personnel.
Therefore, from October 31, 2025, in order to prepare PPZs for the prevention of cerebrovascular diseases, including stroke, the provisions of Recommendation No. 165/2025 should be taken into account, and then send a statement of compliance of the PPZ project with this recommendation to the Agency pursuant to Article 48aa(11) of the Act.
There is no need to modify the PPZ currently being implemented, which came into force before the publication of recommendation 165/2025. It is not possible to continue future editions of the PPZ in an unchanged form.