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National eHealth Authority of Cyprus - NeHA-CY The Authority's responsibilities are as follows: (a) The drawing up of: (i) Regulations which are submitted to the Council of Ministers through the Minister and submitted to the House of Representatives for approval; and (ii) internal regulations and issuing decisions; (b) the issue of binding and mandatory instructions to holders and operators of Health Data Banks and their authorized representatives for the obligations and rights of providers arising from the provisions of the CY eHealth Law; (c) to perform the proper technical inspections and monitoring of the Health Data Banks in order to ascertain that their operation complies with the provisions of this Law and the Regulations, Internal Regulations and Directives issued thereunder; (d) drawing up proposals to the Minister and other stakeholders on the strategic vision, priorities and objectives of e-Health and setting up a Roadmap for actions to maintain an electronic health system at national level; (e) defining the operating standards and specifications, the operating framework, financing and setting up of the Single e-Health Records Bank, which keeps and manages citizens' electronic health records; (f) to study, undertake and promote actions for the implementation of: (i) interoperable e-Health applications with other Member States, with a view to achieving a high level of trust and security, enhancing continuity of care and ensuring access to safe and high-quality healthcare, (ii) common identification and authentication measures with other Member States to facilitate transferability of data in cross-border healthcare and actions to ensure the interoperability of eHealth systems through the use of acceptable integration profiles installed or to be installed to healthcare providers and their compliance with the relevant European Union law and relevant standards but also with the national eHealth objectives; (g) setting standards and specifications for the operation of telemedicine services and submitting proposals to the Minister, the Health Insurance Organization and other stakeholders for their funding models; (h) cooperation and exchange of information with other Member States of the European Union or third countries, as well as with the national authorities and institutions of the European Union responsible for electronic health; (i) monitoring, at European and international level, the developments in the field of eHealth and submitting proposals to the Minister for actions which the Republic must and is required to undertake; (j) monitoring of European and other co-funded programmes relating to eHealth and submission of proposals to the Minister for the actions to be taken to reinforce the effective participation of the Republic in these programmes, in the light of the national strategy for development, research, technology and innovation; (k) the management of revenue generated by the economic exploitation of anonymous databases; (l) the promotion and application of the principles and methods of e-Health in the scientific communication, the undergraduate, postgraduate and lifelong education of health professionals, as well as informing the citizens; (m) the provision of specialized consultants to the Minister on issues pertaining to the Authority's responsibilities, as well as suggestions for the adoption of laws relating to these responsibilities; (n) inviting experts to assist with the Authority's work by providing specialized advice or opinions or know-how and, where appropriate, specific training to its members and / or staff; (o) issuing guidelines regarding the eHealth Applications Certification Framework so that the framework is compatible with international standards, the minimum equipment, minimum necessary staffing and minimum qualifications required for the operation of such applications in healthcare facilities; (p) the operation of the National e-Health Contact Point, as defined in Article 17 of CY eHealth Law; (q) the establishment and maintenance of Registers; (r) the establishment of technical committees: (i) by persons from other bodies and organized groups to provide any other suggestions to the Authority on matters falling within its responsibilities; (ii) for purposes of monitoring and inspecting the quality and safety of the services provided by healthcare providers; and (s) the performance of any other responsibility arising from the provisions of CY eHealth Law. (1) The Authority, acting as the National e-Health Contact Point with other Member States, shall ensure the continuation of cross-border healthcare and patient safety by providing cross-border electronic services. (2) The responsibilities of the National e-Health Contact Point are as follows: (a) To establish the appropriate data security and data protection systems for the purposes of complying with cross-border e-services requirements and all applicable national requirements (b) To take all reasonable measures to ensure data security, including confidentiality of data, integrity, authenticity, availability and non-discouragement; (c) To implement a proper health data control route to and from Member States which will allow authorized official bodies to properly monitor established mechanisms for collection, processing, translation and transmission of data. (1) The Authority shall keep: (a)a Register of e-health record holders; and (b) a register of healthcare providers. (2) The data contained in the e-health record holders Register shall be determined by a decree of the Minister, upon recommendation by the Authority.