The Ministry of Health proposed to allow doctors to monitor diabetes patients remotely, the list also included those suffering from arterial hypertension. They can be assisted using telemedicine technologies, according to the department's draft order. The document was published on the legal actions portal. It also states that for a local general practitioner the norm is "one for every 1,700 people of the designated adult population", for rural areas - one for every 1,300 patients.