Current legislation on paid medical services is characterized by lack of
systematic legal regulation of these relations, presence of gaps and
contradictions. Rules for provision of paid medical services to
population by medical institutions, directly regulating contractual
relations have not been changed since their adoption in 1996, do not
fully meet current needs and need to be reviewed and updated, taking
into account already established practice of provision of paid medical
services. Like any legal novelty, the contract for paid medical services
needs theoretical study and comprehension, development of evidence-based
recommendations to improve the legislation and practice of its
application.