Ukraine is working on the possibility of introducing medical self-government: what it means
Kyiv • UNN
The Government of Ukraine has approved a draft law introducing self-governance in the healthcare sector, which focuses on self-regulation of healthcare professionals and protection of stakeholders' rights.
Ukraine is working on the possibility of introducing medical and pharmaceutical self-government, and the government has approved the relevant draft law. This was announced on Tuesday by the government representative in the parliament Taras Melnychuk in Telegram, UNN reports.
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According to him, the government has approved the draft law "On Self-Governance in the Healthcare Sector in Ukraine."
According to Melnychuk, the draft law proposes:
- to consolidate at the legislative level the status of self-governing organizations, their place and role in the system of management of medical and pharmaceutical professions and the healthcare sector in general; .
- to introduce a model of medical and pharmaceutical self-governance based on national and international experience, which:
enable business and professional entities to self-regulate medical activities;
create legislative grounds for delegating certain functions currently performed by public authorities to doctors, pharmacists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals united in self-managed organizations.
It also provides for the regulation of the protection of the rights and interests of both representatives of the medical and pharmaceutical professions and patients.
