Abstract
Grad Rab je prepoznao potrebu za istraživanjem resursne osnovice i mogucnosti, a kao temeljne pretpostavke daljnjeg razvoja zdravstvenog turizma na ovom lokalitetu. Navedeno istraživanje je motivirano i odrednicama strateskih dokumenata u kojima se definira pozicioniranje ovog oblika selektivne turisticke ponude u Primorsko-goranskoj županiji (PGŽ) ali i na nacionalnoj razini (dokumenti Ministarstva turizma i Ministarstva zdravlja). Cilj je prve faze ovog istraživanja prepoznati, selektirati i prezentirati resursnu osnovicu i mogucnosti od znacaja za razvoj održivog zdravstvenog turizma u turisitckoj destinaciji - Grad Rab u kojem treba oblikovati prepoznatljivi zdravstveno- turisticki proizvod. Sukladno zahtjevima turisticke potražnje i mogucnosti turisticke ponude Grada Raba, istražiti ce se postojeci i potencijalni oblici pripreme i pružanja medicinskih, wellness i SPA usluga. Rezultate prve faze istraživanja treba koristiti kao polaziste za promisljanje mogucnosti ostvarivanja v...
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- Zakon o dobrovoljnom zdravstvenom osiguranju (»Narodne novine«, br. 85/06., 150/08. i 71/10),
- Zakon o fizioterapeutskoj djelatnosti (»Narodne novine«, br. 120/08.)
- Zakon o kvaliteti zdravstvene zaštite i socijalne skrbi (»Narodne novine«, br. 124/11),
- Zakon o liječništvu (»Narodne novine«, br. 121/03. i 117/08)
- Zakon o medicinsko-biokemijskoj djelatnosti (»Narodne novine«, br. 121/03. i 117/08)
- Zakon o obveznim odnosima (NN 35/05, 41/08, 63/08,134/09)
- Zakon o obveznom zdravstvenom osiguranju (NN 150/08, 94/09, 153/09, 71/10, 139/10, 49/11, 22/12 I 57/12)
- Zakon o pružanju usluga u turizmu (NN 68/07, 88/10)
- Zakon o sestrinstvu (»Narodne novine«, br. 121/03., 117/08. i 57/11)
- Zakon o stomatološkoj djelatnosti (»Narodne novine«, br. 121/03. i 117/08. i 120/09)
- Zakon o trgovačkim društvima (NN 152/11; 111/12)
- Zakon o ugostiteljskoj djelatnosti (NN 138/06, 43/109, 88/10, 50/12)
- Zakon o zaštiti prava pacijenata (NN 169/04)
- Zakon o zdravstvenoj zaštiti (NN 150/08, 71/10, 139,10, 22/11,84711,12/12 i 70/12)
- Zakon o zdravstvenoj zaštiti stranaca u Republici Hrvatskoj (»Narodne novine«, br. 114/97)
- Zakona o kvaliteti zdravstvene zaštite i socijalne skrbi (NN 124/11)
- Zdravstveni Turizam u PGŽ (http://www.rijeckival.hr/clanci/zdravstvena-industrija/; http://www.vecernji.hr/dalmacija/crikvenica-se-okrece-zdravstvenom-turizmu-618708)