Law. Human. Environment

In article separate problem questions of legal regulation of contracts on rendering medical services are analyzed. The legal nature of the agreement on the provision of medical services and its separate properties through the analysis of legal acts of medical legislation and judicial practice have been established.The issues of qualitative characteristics of medical service and criteria defined at internal and external levels are analyzed. The concept of medical error, medical secrecy is revealed. The issue of realization and provision of personal non-property rights ensuring natural existence of an individual has been studied (Articles 282–286 of the Civil Code of Ukraine), and legal mechanisms to protect consumers’ rights to information about health services.

patient safety system, quality of medical services, responsibility of medical workers, contract for provision of medical services