Federal District Health Council: a documentary analysis

Abstract

This study has the general objective to discuss the major changes in the legal provisions governing the Federal District Health Council in light of Law No. 8,142 / 90. This is a documentary analysis about the legal changes in the Health Council in the Federal District. The analysis technique used was documentary analysis. Data were analyzed on the basis of the following topics: composition, focusing on the representation and parity; assignments; autonomy and participation in political decisions. The results show that both the origin and evolution of the Health Council of the FD is associated with many historical moments that the country experienced. The main changes in the legal instruments of the Health Council of the FD emerged attempting to meet demands brought from the enactment of Laws 8080/1990 and 8142/1990. Limitations were observed in the texts of the acts that were analyzed, because since the implementation of SUS, there have been four significant changes in order to change the structure, composition and powers of the Health Council in FD. We also noted a marked delay in the regulation of legislative changes to conform with the constitutional and legal provisions in the Federal level. The existence of legal provisions not only doesn't ensure the concrete existence of the council, moreover, doesn't necessarily constitute an effective social participation in the SUS.