The Concept of a Medical Institution and Its Criteria
Opening a diagnostic centre in Georgia begins with the legal concept of a medical institution. Under the law, a medical institution is a legal entity of an organisational and legal form permitted by Georgian legislation that carries out medical activity in the prescribed manner. This definition has practical weight: the centre must be registered as a legal entity and its medical status properly formalised.
Together with the concept, the law sets financial criteria that essentially define the status of a medical institution. The share of income derived from medical activity in the financial resources of the institution must amount to not less than 75%, and not less than 75% of the average annual value of the fixed assets on its balance must be allocated for carrying out the medical functions. In addition, 100% of the income received from medical services and other economic activity performed under internal standards remains at the disposal of the institution, while the salary fund must constitute not less than 30% of that income.