By the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan No. 49 (December 29, 1998) "The Statue of State Commission for Healthcare Reforms in the Republic of Azerbaijan" was approved.[1][11] The government of Azerbaijan has been accepted laws on: "Pharmaceutical activity" (1996 November 5); "Protecting of population health" (26 June 1997); "Radiation safety of the population" (1997 December 30); "Transplantation of human organ and (or) tissues" (1999 October 28); "Medical insurance" (1999 October 28); "Private medical practice" (1999 December 30); "Immunoprophylaxis of infectious diseases" (2000 April 14); "Control tuberculosis in the Republic of Azerbaijan" (2000 May 2); "Psychiatric care" (2001 June 12); "Narcological service and control" (2001 June 29); "Iodization of salt for mass prevention of iodine deficiency" (2001 December 27); "State care for people with diabetes" (2003 December 23); "Turnover of narcotics, psychotropic substances and their precursors" (2005 June 28); "Pharmaceutical products" (2006 December 22); "Fight against the disease caused by human immunodeficiency virus" (2010 May 11); Amendments to the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan "On protecting of population health” (2013 October 22, 2011 June 24); "State care of multiple sclerosis" (2012 March 7); "Mandatory child dispensing" (2013 may 5).[12]