The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on Monday (7) on the bill allowing the use of resources – originally received to combat Covid-19 – to fund National Nursing Floor In municipalities, states and the Federal District. This is one of the topics on the agenda for the session scheduled for 17:00.
a PLP 44/2022 Written by Senator Luis Carlos Haynes (PP-RS) and was The Senate passed on October 4. According to the project decision and also the 2023 budget, Senator Marcelo Castro (MDB-PI), the PLP will launch about R$4 billion next year. With this, it will be possible to pay the salaries of health professionals who work in the Unified Health System (SUS).
According to a calculation by the Inter-Confederation Department of Statistics and Social and Economic Studies (Dieese), the financial increase needed to comply with the floors will be R$ 4.4 billion annually for the municipalities, and R$ 1.3 billion annually for the states. And 53 million Brazilian riyals annually for the federation. The Federation of Santas Casas de Misericórdia, Hospitals and Charitable Entities (CMB) reported an increase of R$6.3 billion annually.
Congress is still You should sew another proposal thinking professionals in the private sector. It was already mentioned, for example, the possibility of exemption from hospital payroll, as well as correction of the SUS schedule and compensation of states’ debts with the union.
In a meeting with Economy Minister Paolo Guedes, a Senate President Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG), He also suggested using the resources that the Ministry of Health receives from course amendments, the so-called secret budget, to ensure the minimum payment. All of these proposals still need to be discussed by party leaders.
National Nursing Floor
The law creating the National Nursing Floor was approved by the National Congress and passed in August, with nurses expected to earn at least R$4,750. The base salary for nursing technicians should be 70% of this amount (R$3,325), while the starting salary for nursing assistants and midwives should be 50% of the minimum (R$2,375).
However, on September 15, a The law has been suspended by the Federal Supreme Court (STF). According to the court’s decision, the suspension was necessary because the text did not detail the effects of the measure on state and municipal finances.
The Supreme Council’s decision still imposes a limitation on the employability risks of the category, because entities in the health sector have claimed that there may be mass layoffs. In addition, there is concern about the quality of services, due to the risks of closing beds and reducing the number of nurses and technicians.
