1. Legal basis of its creation:
    • functions on the basis of Art. 29 item 5 of the law of December 5, 1996 (Journal of Law of 2002 No. 2, pos. 204, and No. 76, pos. 691),
    • appointed by the Minister of Health on January 17, 2001 (regulation of the Minister of Health of July 24, 2001, regarding the appointment of and rules of procedure of a Bioethics Appeals Commission - Journal of Regulations of the Ministry of Health No. 8, pos. 47, and No. 134, pos. 81 - as well as the regulation of the Minister of Health of June 28, 2002, regarding the appointment of an Bioethics Appeals Commission - Journal of Regulations of the Ministry of Health of 2002 No. 7, pos. 35).

  2. The activities of the Board consist of:
    1. considering appeals against decisions of the bioethics committees of the regional chambers of physicians, institutions of higher medical education, as well as institutions of higher education with departments of medicine, and also medical research and development institutions, hereinafter "bioethics committees",
    2. keeping a record of appeals and resolutions,
    3. storing the documentation of an experiment,
    4. presenting the Minister of Health with an annual report of the Board's work,
    5. cooperating with bioethics committees, organizing meetings and training for the members of bioethics committees.

  3. Members:
    1. Danuta Barnaś
    2. Przemysław Biliński
    3. Wojciech Bołoz
    4. Alicja Chybicka
    5. Romuald Dębski
    6. Andrzej Górski – Chairman
    7. Leszek Bosek
    8. Romuald Krajewski - Secretary
    9. Dionizy Moska
    10. Tomasz Pasierski
    11. Jacek Piątkiewicz
    12. Stanisław Pużyński
    13. Tadeusz Tołłoczko

  4. Rules of procedure:
    • the regulation of the Minister of Health and Social Welfare of May 11, 1999 (Journal of Laws No. 47, pos. 480) concerning the particular rules of appointing and funding as well as the procedure of bioethics committees,

  5. Correspondence:
    Ministry of Health
    Department of Science and Higher Education
    ul. Miodowa 15
    00-952 Warszawa
    tel. 22 ~ 63-49-331; 63-49-279
    fax. 22 ~ 63-49-465
    e-mail: agorski@ikp.pl , okb@mz.gov.pl