OBJECTIVES: Policy-makers of municipalities decided to adopt health technology into the Brazilian Public Health System (SUS). This group met during national conferences. The last conference, “The XXVIII National Congress of Municipal Health Secretariats (CONASEMS)”, took place during June 11th to 14th, 2012. The aim was describe the views of participants at the CONASEMS event regarding technology assessment criteria for the Brazilian Public Health System (SUS).  METHODS: A survey applied at the Ministry of Health’s exhibition booth,   June 11th to 14th, 2012. Three variables were studied for the survey: “Participant Profile”, “Knowledge of Health Technology Assessment for Adoption by the SUS” and pre-selected criteria for assessing health technologies (where 1=most important and up to 9=least important)  RESULTS: The survey encompassed 5,6% (244/4.328) of all conference participants. Of these, 43% represented policy-makers; 35% health professionals and 22% others. Of the total amount of participants, 67% have little or average knowledge of  HTA and 14% declared having no knowledge of the area. The values in the adoption of health technologies were ranked by delegates. The score of one was: evidence on patient safety, improved quality of life and patient survival, impact on the population’s health. The score nine was: relationship between benefits and costs, health system costs and patient costs.  CONCLUSIONS: Considering the results, the value related to criteria regarding quality of life and survival were the most important in detriment to cost criteria. It is important to involve the Brazilian Network for Health Technology Assessment (REBRATS) as an additional contribution to the application of the new Brazilian law regarding the incorporation of health technologies.