Medical Chamber of Slovenia
Medical Chamber of Slovenia (Zdravniška zbornica Slovenije) was founded in 1893 as The Medical Chamber for the Carniola Province. The Medical Chamber of Slovenia was subsequently founded in 1992.

Tasks:

The Medical Chamber of Slovenia is an independent professional organisation of medical doctors and dentists. Membership is an honour and obligation for all those that work as physicians or dentists in Slovenia and have a direct contact with the patients.
The Medical Chamber of Slovenia protects and represents the interests of the medical profession, and helps to ensure the correct behaviour of doctors and uphold their reputation by:
•    Having and issuing a Code of Medical Ethics, monitoring the behaviour of doctors and administering any measures necessary for violations of the Code.
•    Maintaining a register of members and issuing membership cards.
•    Issuing, extending and revoking the doctors' licences for independent work.
•    Participating in the development of the undergraduate education programme for doctors.
•    Managing (planning, monitoring and supervising) the secondments of the compulsory postgraduate training in hospitals; secondments for specialisations; other postgraduate professional training, and examination.
•    Organising professional seminars, meetings and other types of professional medical development.
•    The professional auditing and appraisal of each doctor practising in Slovenia.
•    Participating in the preparation of regulations, planning and staffing plans in health care issues.
•    Determining doctors' fees and participating in agreeing the prices of health care services.
•    Representing the interests of doctors in determining contracts with the Institute of Health Insurance of Slovenia.
•    Participating in the negotiation of collective contracts, and agreeing them on behalf of private doctors as employees, thereby managing the value of medical professional' salaries.
•    Providing legal assistance and advice to members on insurance against medical compensation claims.
•    Maintaining a Welfare Fund to help members and their families.
•    Monitoring the demand for doctors and helping unemployed doctors find job.
•    Assisting members to find suitable locums during their absence.
•    Publishing activities, editing activities; issuing a free journal to members, publishing books and other publications.
•    Encouraging co-operation between members and arbitrating in disputes.
•    Encouraging the cultural and social activities of members; organising the cultural, sporting and other social events and activities.
•    Monitoring alternative methods of treatment.
•    Deterring prohibited and unacceptable medical practices.
•    Providing a free permanent consulting service to members.
•    Undertaking other tasks pursuant to legal regulations and the statute.