2-b- The Minister of Health shall issue the rules and procedures necessary to organize the provision of healthcare to all residents in a fair and accessible manner, based on the health standards and indicators adopted by the Health Services Council.

3- The Ministry shall coordinate with other government entities that provide public health services to collaborate in achieving the services stipulated in Article Three of the Law.

4-ل-1- The Ministry shall work through coordination and cooperation with official and private entities to ensure that health services are continuously available and in all circumstances for groups that are more exposed to health risks than others.

4-ل-2- In organizing the healthcare services mentioned in Article Four of the Law, the following executive rules shall be observed:

• A- Maternal and Child Care, which includes, in particular, conducting periodic examinations, pre-marital screening, monitoring pregnancy, and providing health and nutritional awareness for pregnant and nursing mothers and children, as well as ensuring the availability of quality delivery services.

• B- Immunization Programs, which include establishing the regulations governing this and providing vaccines and serums in sufficient quantities to be administered to the groups specified by the Ministry of Health, both adults and children.

• C- Healthcare for the Disabled and the Elderly, the Ministry shall coordinate with the entity that cares for this group under the Law or under a special license to provide them with healthcare, whether this entity is governmental or private.

• D- Healthcare for Students, which includes coordination with the Ministry of Education to conduct necessary examinations to assess the health fitness of students before and during their enrollment in school, incorporating health awareness into school curricula, and organizing treatment for sick students or immunizing them against diseases.

• This applies to other educational institutions as well.

• E- Healthcare in Accident Cases, the Saudi Red Crescent Society shall organize the first aid for the injured before reaching the hospital, as well as their transfer.

• The Society may delegate some of the emergency transport tasks to the private sector or any other sector under a special regulation approved by the Society's Board of Directors.

• All public and private health institutions are obligated to comply with the regulations and instructions applicable to them regarding providing emergency treatment to the injured upon their arrival, and they may transfer them to another treatment center after providing the necessary first aid.

• F- Healthcare in Emergency and Disaster Situations, the Ministry of Health and its affiliated or subordinate entities shall implement the tasks and plans assigned to them under the general plan approved by the Civil Defense Council, and they shall also coordinate with other entities in this regard.

• G- Epidemic Disease Control, the Ministry shall coordinate and cooperate with relevant entities - within the scope of each one's jurisdiction - to establish arrangements and take necessary and sufficient measures to prevent the emergence or spread of epidemics, whether transmitted through water, food, air, or other means of transmission, and to monitor the implementation of this and evaluate its results.

• H- Treatment of Chronic Diseases, the Ministry shall work in coordination with specialized entities to establish medical centers capable of treating citizens in need based on a medical report.

• Treatment in these centers within the Kingdom shall be organized through a referral system agreed upon by the entities to which these centers belong.

• As for outside the Kingdom, the relevant medical authorities are the entities authorized to recommend treatment at the state's expense.

• I-Mental Health, the Ministry guarantees the right to treatment and rehabilitation for mental health patients in its health facilities in a manner that preserves their dignity and rights and qualifies them to engage in their social and personal affairs, and the Ministry shall establish the procedures and regulations governing this.

6-1- The Ministry works to ensure the achievement of comprehensive healthcare coverage for all residents through a network of health facilities distributed across the regions of the Kingdom, so that residents of each area have access to healthcare at the primary, secondary, and specialized levels. The Ministry collaborates with other government entities or private organizations to ensure that the health facilities affiliated with those entities are part of this network by providing services to their beneficiaries.

6-2- The Ministry, in cooperation and coordination with regional councils, develops a plan to meet the health needs of each area, utilizing standard criteria to determine the extent and locations of need and its levels according to the geographical and demographic situation and the prevalent diseases in the area. The Ministry must consider the ease of access to healthcare services and the continuity of their provision in difficult circumstances, and it should work to provide the necessary incentives to alleviate the challenges of working and living in remote and rugged areas.

10-L-1- The method of financing health services must not undermine the objectives of this Law, which aims to ensure the provision of comprehensive and integrated healthcare for all residents in a fair and accessible manner – and it is the responsibility of the Health Services Council to ensure this.

10-L-2- The Ministry submits its budget proposal as is customary each year for the expenditure on the services it provides. In cases where the Ministry is permitted under the laws and royal orders to charge a financial fee for some of its services (such as the services provided to those covered by cooperative health insurance or private clinics for consultants within the facilities where they work, or similar), or for the use of some of its properties by others, the utilization of this revenue is organized in an appropriate manner that achieves an improvement in health services. This also applies to government health entities.

10-L-3- The assets or funds of endowments, donations, gifts, and bequests designated for health services should be treated as follows:

• A- The desire of the donor, endower, or testator should be clear to the benefiting entity.

• B- It should be consistent with the objectives of this Law.

• C- The donations and endowments should meet an existing need that justifies their acceptance.

• D- The benefiting entity should be capable of managing and operating them.

• E- If the endowed or donated asset or bequest is an independent health facility with its ownership, management, and operation separate from the Ministry, it shall be licensed according to the Private Health Institutions Law.

10-L-4- The financing methods mentioned in paragraph three of Article Ten of the Law include direct payment methods for services not covered by the aforementioned methods, as well as fees imposed on certain services under other regulations.

10-L-5- The Minister, based on a recommendation from the Health Services Council, shall submit a proposal that includes the foundations and criteria by which the financing methods for health services, the entities that provide the funding, and the beneficiaries entitled to benefit from these services at the facilities that provide them are determined, with the foundations and criteria to be reviewed periodically.

11- The Minister of Health, based on an assessment of the need for or feasibility of allocating certain hospitals of the Ministry, shall submit a project to the Council of Ministers specifying the hospital or hospitals proposed for transfer of ownership to the private sector. This may be done through sale or lease to a private investor or to a joint-stock company, or by converting them into a state-owned institution managed in a private sector manner. In all cases, this must not compromise the provision of healthcare to citizens or lead to a decline in its quality or difficulty in accessing it.