Abstract

Epilepsy is a disease that creates many problems for people with such a diagnosis in the enjoyment of their social rights. Despite the existing regulatory legal acts governing the protection of health and the social rights enjoyment by citizens with epilepsy, there are many questions on this topic both regarding accessibility of these norms to people with epilepsy and in terms of compliance of the current legislation with the norms of the Constitution of the Russian Federation. In this article, we tried to reflect the basic norms of the current legislation in the Russian Federation governing the provision of medical care to people with epilepsy, providing them with free medications, admission of patients with epilepsy and epileptic syndrome to various types of work, education, military service, possession of weapons, driving, and pay attention to the problems of people diagnosed with epilepsy.

Highlights

  • Article 7 of the Constitution of Russia proclaims the Russian Federation as a social state, the distinguishing feature of which is an active policy in the fields of science, education, health care, culture, etc. [1], as well as a high level of social responsibility of government to citizens.Constitutional norms provide a person with a wide range of diverse rights and freedoms that cover all major areas of life and activity

  • The “List of medical contraindications to driving a vehicle,” approved by Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No 1604 dated December 29, 2014, states that epilepsy is a disease of the nervous system, which is a contraindication to driving a vehicle

  • In accordance with order of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation No 302-n dated April 12, 2011, diseases accompanied by disorders of consciousness are contraindications for admission to work related to driving a vehicle

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Summary

Introduction

Article 7 of the Constitution of Russia proclaims the Russian Federation as a social state, the distinguishing feature of which is an active policy in the fields of science, education, health care, culture, etc. [1], as well as a high level of social responsibility of government to citizens. Article 7 of the Constitution of Russia proclaims the Russian Federation as a social state, the distinguishing feature of which is an active policy in the fields of science, education, health care, culture, etc. Constitutional norms provide a person with a wide range of diverse rights and freedoms that cover all major areas of life and activity. The fundamental rights and freedoms enshrined in the Constitution of the Russian Federation are inalienable (Article 17) and equal (Article 19) for everybody. 2. Problems of the social rights enjoyment by persons with a diagnosis of epilepsy. The impact of epilepsy on the social life of citizens is very diverse. Human Rights and Peace in Sustainable Development treatment, the impact of the diagnosis of epilepsy on employment, military service, the ability to drive a vehicle, etc

The right to free medical care
The right to free provision of medicines
The right to receive drugs, unregistered in the Russian Federation
The right to work
The right to study
The rights of citizens with a diagnosis of epilepsy to be called up to military service
The right to driving vehicles
Medical secrecy and concealment of the diagnosis
Medical secrecy and a regional fragment of a unified state information system in the field of healthcare
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