The Legal Nature and Peculiarities of the Provision of Medical Services by Medical Workers: Vector of the Ukrainian Doctrine

This scholarly research is devoted to the peculiarities of the legal regulation of admin-istrative and labor relations that arise in the course of providing medical services by medical professionals. The study examines legislative provisions governing the legal principles of health care, the licensing of health care institutions, and labor relations. Provisions of sub-ordinate normative legal acts, which regulate the list of medical positions, the peculiarities of the working hours and vacation of medical workers of certain specialties, were investi-gated. The work of scientists who have researched the quality requirements for medical services, patient rights protection, and the peculiarities of legal regulation of medical work-ers' labor relations has been studied. It is asserted that the legal basis for the provision of medical services by professional medical staff consists of legislative and subordinate normative legal acts, in particular, the Code of Labor Laws of Ukraine and the Fundamentals of Legislation on Health Care. The research clarifies that the legislation establishes the definition of a medical service, require-ments for medical workers, as well as the peculiarities of legal regulation of medical services provision, namely: health care institutions may operate only if they have a license; require-ments for the quality of medical services are stipulated in subordinate normative legal acts; during the provision of medical services, it is necessary to ensure the protection of patients' rights; a separate resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine establishes a list of med-ical positions in health care institutions; legislation sets requirements for the qualifications of medical workers, professional rights, duties, and legal restrictions; subordinate acts of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine provide for reduced working time and additional vacations for doctors of many specialties; during martial law, an extension of doctors' working hours may be possible; for violations of labor duties, medical workers can be held to disciplinary or criminal liability.