НОРМАТИВНЫЕ ПРАВОВЫЕ ОСНОВЫ ОКАЗАНИЯ ПАЛЛИАТИВНОЙ МЕДИЦИНСКОЙ ПОМОЩИ В РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ

Abstract

Palliative care as a separate type of medical care was enshrined in legislation 10 years ago. However, the law-making process is still ongoing. The guidelines for this type of medical care for adults and children have been approved twice. It must be noted amendments to the Federal Law in 2019 (which significantly expanded the definition and consolidated the "varieties" for the provision of palliative care), and the interdepartmental Regulation on the organization of the provision of this type of assistance was approved (which now includes not only the guidelines for this type of medical care for adults and children, but also provides for the guidelines for interdepartmental interaction). In addition, since 2019, regional programs for the development of palliative care in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation are being developed. Together with these documents, an action plan was approved for the implementation of the Strategy for the Development of Healthcare of the Russian Federation for the period up to 2025, in which the development of palliative care is designated as activities; action plan has been approved ("road map") "Improving the quality and availability of palliative care" until 2024 was approved, among the tasks of which: improving legal regulation, increasing the availability and quality of painkillers, developing infrastructure for providing palliative care in the constituent entities of constituent entities of the Russian Federation, training of specialists (medical personnel, clinical psychologists, social workers), public awareness about the provision of this type of medical care, the implementation of a multidisciplinary approach. This publication includes an overview of the legislation governing the functioning of the palliative care system in the Russian Federation.