Current state of legislative regulation of insurance liability of medical workers

Abstract

 The development of medicine in Russia is facing problems associated with risks in the activities of medical professionals, primarily with “medical errors” and responsibility for their commission. In addition, the number of conflict situations between doctors and patients has significantly  increased. Medical activity is currently insufficiently protected, the confidence of doctors in the correctness and expediency of providing medical care has significantly decreased. There are many cases when doctors, fearing possible criminal prosecution, leave the profession. One of the solutions to these problems is the real consolidation at the legislative level of the right of each individual doctor (as an individual, and not a medical organization) to insure their professional liability. In the article, with the statistics of the investigation of iatrogenic crimes, an attempt is made to analyze the current normative acts regulating the issue under consideration, as well as existing initiatives to improve legislation in this area.