Recommendation of the President regarding #HPP #48aa – Prevention of skin cancer
Recommendation No. 150/2025 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 skin cancer
The recommendation contains a model solution for a given health problem – skin cancer prevention
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 programs prepared by local government units for this health problem.
The President of the Agency recommends that health policy programs include educational activities on skin cancer prevention, training in self-examination of moles, and training for medical personnel.
Therefore, from October 17, 2025, in order to prepare a PPZ for skin cancer prevention, the provisions of Recommendation No. 150/2025 should be taken into account, and then a statement of compliance of the PPZ draft 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 being implemented, which came into force before the publication of recommendation 150/2025. It is not possible to continue future editions of the PPZ in an unchanged form.