The main assignments of the territorial departments are:

-     signing of contracts on rendering of health care services with medical institutions;

-     signing of contracts on provision of medical remedies for differentiated payment with pharmacies;

-     estimation of health care services, quality and costs rendered by medical institutions;

-     forming rows for planned type health care service recipients;

-     registration of sickness fund participants;

-     information of population on possibilities to receive health care services;

-      making inquiries about needs of the population of region for medical health care services (in co-operation with self-governments).