Comprehensive Reforms and Innovations in Italy: From Health Sector to Infrastructure

Comprehensive Reforms and Innovations in Italy: From Health Sector to Infrastructure
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Tuesday 23 April 2024, 20:40 - Last updated: 24 April, 00:35

Changes to the point-based license for construction sites. A limit to Poste's powers in entering PagoPa is introduced. Hiring of medical specialists is facilitated. Green light for pro-life organizations in counseling centers.

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PNRR Decree, green light

It is with these innovations that the PNRR quater decree also receives approval in the Senate. The measure, enacted on February 26 by the CDM, is a sort of 'omnibus' of 46 articles, ranging from infrastructure to justice, from health to sports, aiming to accelerate and centralize the implementation of projects, allocating an additional 25 billion euros to complete the Plan. Here are the main contents.

WORK PACKAGE, CHANGES TO THE POINT LICENSE

The initial allocation of 30 points is confirmed and the threshold of 15 to work on construction sites, but the possibility of additional credits and the methods of recovering those deducted are delegated to a subsequent ministerial decree. Also by decree, the rules can be extended beyond construction. Then comes the self-certification of requirements and changes to penalties (10% of the value of the works, but not less than 6000 euros). Softer deductions for accidents resulting in disability.

MORE PROTECTIONS FOR SUBCONTRACTING

In contracts and subcontracts, the economic and regulatory protections of contracts signed by the most representative employer and trade union organizations will be guaranteed, rather than generically those 'most applied'.

PRO LIFE IN COUNSELING CENTERS

Regions, in organizing the services of counseling centers, can also make use of the involvement of third sector entities with qualified experience in supporting maternity.

PAGOPA, LIMITED POWERS FOR POSTE

The capital of PagoPa will pass to the Poligrafico (up to 51%) and to Poste (for the remaining share). The latter will not be able to enter into agreements that have the effect of exercising a dominant influence.

OPEN FIBER SAVE RULE

To recover delays in the Italy at 1 Giga Plan, the company will be able to replace a series of non-existent civic numbers with those 'in proximity'.

NEWS FOR TOURIST GUIDES

The obligation for insurance coverage is removed and for the qualification exam, a diploma and knowledge of at least one foreign language will suffice.

HEALTHCARE, BLOW TO 'PER DIEM DOCTORS'

To reduce waiting lists and limit the use of per diem doctors, the hiring of medical specialists is facilitated: the limit equal to 50% of the expenditure incurred in 2009 is exceeded, to hire doctors and health and social health professionals with fixed-term contracts; then the ceiling of 18 months for the contracts of hiring specialists in a health company outside the specialization school network is abolished.

PA WORKERS IN QUIESCENCE FOR THE EARTHQUAKE

The exception for PAs to assign tasks to workers in quiescence is extended to the reconstruction for the 2009 and 2016 earthquakes.

CRACKDOWN ON THOSE MISSING THE TARGETS

The government will be able to activate substitute powers when the implementing subjects do not achieve the objectives. In case of omitted or incomplete achievement of the targets, they will have to return the funds received.

CONTROLS AGAINST FRAUD AND EXPLOITATION IN AGRICULTURE

The control of the Committee for the fight against community frauds is also extended to the PNRR projects, integrated also with representatives of the Court of Auditors, ANAC, Bank of Italy, Guardia di Finanza, Ministry of the Interior.

ACCELERATION ON PA PAYMENTS

The ministries in delay will have to prepare a Plan to be sent to the MEF, which will then have to monitor its implementation with specific task forces. In case of 'significant misalignments', the Steering Committee for the PNRR will be involved.

COMMISSIONERS, FROM HOUSING TO THE MAFIA

An ad hoc commissioner arrives to achieve the PNRR goal of creating 60,000 beds for university students. Two other extraordinary commissioners are also planned to recover assets confiscated from the mafia and to combat exploitation in agriculture.

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