On April 3rd, the Brazilian Ministry of Health held an event to announce the reconstruction of the Executive Group of the Health Economic-Industrial Complex – “GECEIS”, which will be coordinated by the Ministry of Health (“MS”) and the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services (“MDIC”).
President Bolsonaro sanctioned on December 27, 2022 the Telehealth Act (Statute #14,510/2022), which came into force the following day, finally authorizing the practice of telehealth services in Brazil in a definitive manner. The Act was a result of Bill #1,998/2020, which has been proposed by Congresswoman Adriana Ventura. Prior to its sanction, Bill #1,998/2020 has been widely discussed by the regulated sector and various class entities, which pushed for a definitive regulation on the topic. The objective was to revoke Statute #13.989/2020, which permitted the practice of telemedicine only as an exceptional measure during the Covid-19 pandemic.
