Trends in the Development of Legislation of the Russian Federation in the Field of Health Protection

The modern needs of society for an effective system of health management, accessibility and quality of medical care have led to a significant update of the legislation. Certainly positive trends include modernization of the conceptual apparatus, ensuring the quality of medical care through the development of not only medical care procedures, medical care standards, but also clinical recommendations; ensuring availability of palliative care and pain relief, possibility of visiting patients in the intensive care department; optimization of compulsory health insurance; legal guarantees of drug security. Federal laws have a fundamental role to play in the legal regulation of health care. By-laws adopted by the Government of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation are also important.