The Management Board of the National Health Insurance Fund of the Republic of Serbia is composed of seven members appointed to and relieved of office by the Government of the Republic of Serbia, as follows:
1) Four members, upon motion of the Minister of Health;
2) One member – representative of employed insures, upon motion of representative trade union organizations at the national level, in accordance with the Law governing labour;
3) One member – representative of pensioners, upon motion of the pensioners' association organized at the national level counting more than 50.000 registered members;
4) One member – representative of insured farmers, upon motion of the farmers' association organized at the national level counting more than 50.000 registered members;
Members of the Management Board represent the interests of insurees, and/or insured persons in the enforcement of the rights under compulsory health insurance scheme and in accordance with the Law.
The Management Board submits the report on its work to the Government, no later than by 31 March of the current year for the previous year. The Government appoints and dismisses the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Management Board from the members of the Board. Chairman, Vice Chairman and members of the Board are appointed for the period of four years.
The Management Board:
1) Adopts the Articles of Association and other general deeds of the National Health Insurance Fund;
2) Adopts decisions on the operations of the National Fund and other issues relevant to the operation of the NHIF;
3) Adopt the financial plan and final statement of accounts of the National Health Insurance Fund;
4) Reviews and adopts the Operating Report;
5) Conducts a public competition for the appointment of the Director General of the National Health Insurance Fund and appoints the Director General of the National Health Insurance Fund, subject to prior approval of the Government;
6) Conducts a public competition for the appointment of the Deputy Director General of the National Health Insurance Fund and appoints the Deputy Director General of the National Health Fund, subject to prior approval of the Government;
7) Appoints the Director of the Provincial Health Insurance Fund upon recommendation of the competent authority of the autonomous province;
8) Establishes Standing Committees, as follows: Central Expert Committee for Medicinal Products and expert subcommittees for medicines for areas defined by the ATC classification of medicines, Pharmacoeconomics Committee,
Committee for Use of Healthcare Abroad and Referral of Patients to Medical Treatments Abroad and appoints their members;
9) Establishes other committees as appropriate and appoints their members;
10) Adopts decisions on the management and use of movable and immovable property of the National Health Insurance Fund;
11) Performs other duties in accordance with the law and Articles of Association.
MANAGEMENT BOARD of the National Health Insurance Fund of the Republic of Serbia:
1. Vanja Mandić, BSc. econ. From Belgrade, Chairman
2. Aleksandra Potparević, BA in law, Vice-Chairman
Members:
1. Sveta Kesić, BSc. econ. From Belgrade
2. Phd Živko Kulić, Dean of Faculty of Law, Public Administration and Safety, Megatrend University, representative of insurees (appointed)
3. Olga Alizadeh, farmer from Inđija, representative of insured farmers