Organizational and legal problems of recognizing an event as an insured event and paying the insured amount to employees of the forensic medical examination bureau as a result of infection with a new coronavirus infection

Rationale: Employees of the forensic medical examination bureau, due to their professional duties, carry out: autopsies of the dead and dead, collection of biological material for research, as well as examinations of victims, accused and other persons in accordance with the directions and decisions of law enforcement agencies. During work, it is not always possible to determine whether the personnel of a medical organization had contact with infected persons or materials. This issue is of great importance in the event of the death of an employee, due to the fact that the family of the deceased may not receive payments if the connection between the death of the employee and his professional activity is not established. Purpose: analysis and identification of problems in organizing a mechanism for protecting workers of medical organizations involved in forensic medical examinations and pathological studies in the context of infection with a new coronavirus infection, including problems associated with receiving payments. Materials. International regulatory legal acts. Acts of the Russian Federation. Judicial practice of the Russian Federation (Decision of the Vyatskopolyansky District Court of the Kirov Region dated August 19, 2021 in case No. 2-547/2021; Resolution of the Fifth Arbitration Court of Appeal of November 9, 2023 No. 05AP-5960/23 in case No. A51-1841/2023) Methods. Analysis; synthesis; induction; deduction; comparative legal. Results: An analysis of the organization of social protection of medical workers during infection with a new coronavirus infection showed that recognizing an event as an insured event and paying a lump sum insured amount is not always implemented without problems. In some cases, an appeal to the judicial authorities is required. Conclusion: Problems of organizing social protection of employees of medical organizations show the need to improve protection mechanisms by improving the provided legislation.