Legal regulation of medical care with the use of telemedical technologies by regulatory acts of the Russian Federation

Introduction . The development of the information component of the health care system, as part of the social security system, is an inevitable process. Since 2018, the possibility of providing medical care using telemedicine technologies has been enshrined at the legislative level in the Russian Federation 1. The purpose of the study was to determine the regulation of relations for the provision of medical care using telemedicine technologies by the regulations of the Russian Federation. Materials and methods . The authors conducted a system-structural study based on the study of the legislative framework presented in the Consultant Plus system. To ensure the greatest completeness of information by the introduced limitation of the study, a requirement was adopted for the relevance of the action of the legal acts in question. Results . The issues of legal regulation of the provision of medical care using telemedicine technologies at the legislative level are spelled out in detail. The Constitution of the Russian Federation defines the fundamental provisions on medical care and health protection. No. 323-FZ Federal law is a law 9 that regulates the rights of citizens in the field of health care, it contains rules on the use of telemedicine technologies in the provision of medical care 10. Acts of the Government of the Russian Federation on the provision of medical care using telemedicine technologies can be divided into groups: acts on the management of health care, on the financing of medical care, and acts of a program nature. Discussion. However, the current regulation is not without its shortcomings. Thus, the establishment of many formal requirements for the conditions and procedure for the provision of medical services using telemedicine technologies is seen as ambiguous. Conclusion . The study showed that the system of sources of legal regulation of the provision of medical care using telemedicine technologies: fixed at all levels with the priority of acts of the federal level, regulated by the Constitution of the Russian Federation only in general matters, mainly prescribed by Federal Law No. 323-FZ 1, defined in detail by Order No. 965n 2, needs to maintain the constant relevance of the sources of legal regulation.