Congress of the Republic proposed a key meeting to define the future of the health reform and thus give a solution to the controversy relating thereto. Although the process seems to be just a matter of parliamentary mechanics, it is important to keep in mind that the time it takes to deal with it and the committee that must study it have been determined in space.
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The president of the House of Representatives, David Racero summoned the seven presidents of the permanent constitutional commissions to an extraordinary meeting to decide on the process of health reform. During the vote, it was decided that it would be treated as an ordinary law in the Seventh Committee chaired by the representative Agmeth Escaf.
The meeting was brought forward at the request of the Conservative Party Juan Carlos Wills, president of the First order who filed an appeal on Friday against the decision of the board of directors of the House of Representatives maintain the process of health reform like a common right.
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One of the spokespersons and senators of the community pointed out that more time would be needed to carry out the technical, professional and social analysis of a reform with “such a radical change”.
The day of the vote was divided into five votes in favour, one abstention and one absence, that of the chairman of the Fifth Committee, jamie rodriguezThus, the chairmen of the committees reiterated that the health reform It is an ordinary law that should be treated in this way.
The House of Representatives has defined the future of health care reform. @CamaraColombia. Twitter
The event brought together Ministers of the Interior, alphonse prada and health, Caroline Liege, who explained the reasons why Government decided to submit the proposal as a regular project.
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The presidents of the First Commissions, Juan Carlos WillsSecond, Juana LondonoThird, Catherine MirandaFourth, Jezmi BarrazaFriday, jamie rodriguez and seventh, Agmeth Escaf.
It is assumed that the only vote against came from Juan Carlos Willswhile the rest bent to the Governmentalthough some members of the liberal and conservative parties expressed some objections to this type of procedure.
In relation to these results, the President of the First Committee, claimed competence to study the initiative, noting that it has several components that affect the fundamental right to health, which is why it is a statutory reform.
Now it is expected that with the agreement reached, the appointment of speakers will begin and, in addition, the elaboration of the text to be discussed will begin, since several proposals will be tabled and, according to the law, these must be taken into account in the document to be discussed.
The health reform project will begin its process in the ordinary way. @CamaraColombia. Twitter
In the event that members of Congress have determined by a majority that this is a statutory model lawthe appointment of speakers for the Seventh Committee of the Camera and the convening of public hearings to know the opinions that exist around the project and immediately the text of the initiative should be studied by the First Committee.
Similarly, the project could not be debated in extraordinary sessions and the Congress of the Republic We should have waited until March 16, the opening date of the ordinary session, to start processing the health reform. Also, because it is a statutory lawa qualified majority would be required to vote on it in committees and in plenary sessions and, once approved, it would be subject to automatic scrutiny of the Constitutional Court.
It is important to remember that with regard to health reform there is a precedent, the judgment C-791 of 2011in which the Cut conducted a constitutional review Law 1438 of 2011 who changed the General social security scheme in health, which was prosecuted by the same and which was treated as common law.