The Administrative Contentious Tribunal for the National District has ruled against any disposition that limits free competition in the selection of a Health Service Provider (ARS) within the Dominican Social Security System. The decision is contained in a decree issued by the First Chamber of the court yesterday that accepts a complaint from three ARS against a resolution that obliges government employees to affiliate with the National Health System (SENASA). The court suspended for an indefinite period the Resolution 159-08 of the Superintendence of Health and Labor Risks (Sisalril) that called for the transfer of all state employees to Senasa. On 7 August the ARS Humana, Colonial and Monumental filed a complaint against Senasa and the Social Security Treasury, on the grounds that the resolution violated their rights of commercial equality, freedom and legality.

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