Recommendation of the President regarding #HPP #48aa – Prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Recommendation No. 80/2025 of October 17, 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 chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
The recommendation contains a model solution for a given health problem – Prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
The recommendation exempts local government units from the need to submit a health policy program prepared in accordance with its content for review.
Thus, the recommendation serves as a model for programs prepared by local government units for this health problem.
The President of the Agency recommends that health policy programs include educational activities on COPD prevention, training for medical personnel and employers, screening tests using spirometry, and anti-smoking interventions.
Therefore, from October 17, 2025, in order to prepare PPZs for the prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the provisions of Recommendation No. 80/2025 should be taken into account, and then a statement of compliance of the PPZ project with this recommendation should be sent to the Agency pursuant to Article 48aa(11) of the Act.
There is no need to modify the PPZ currently in force, which came into effect before the publication of recommendation 80/2025. It is not possible to continue future editions of the PPZ in an unchanged form.