Peculiarities of legal acts guaranteeing medical care for employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in peacetime and wartime

Abstract

Purpose: analysis of the legislative framework regarding the legal basis of medical support for employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in peacetime and wartime. Research materials and methods. To achieve the goal, a study of the laws of Ukraine, orders of the Cabinet of Ministers, and orders of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine was conducted using the method of content analysis: from all the legislative base, only those related to the organization of health care, including during wartime, employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, were selected. Research results. In order to comply with the requirements of legal acts regarding the rehabilitation of Ministry of Internal Affairs employees with diseases of the musculoskeletal system, a number of orders have been created in the State Institution “Territorial Medical Association Of The Ministry Of Internal Affairs Of Ukraine For Poltava Region” taking into account the specifics of the work and the facilities of the institution. The basis is the Law of Ukraine “On rehabilitation in the field of health care”, according to which the Resolution of the CMU “Some issues of the organization of rehabilitation in the field of health care” of 03.11.2021 No. 1268 was issued, on the basis of which the orders of the Ministry of Health “On approval Procedure for the provision of rehabilitation assistance on rehabilitation routes” 16.11.2022 No. 2083 and Order on TMO dated 07.04.2023 “On approval of rehabilitation programs and patient rehabilitation routes”: the procedure for the provision of rehabilitation assistance on rehabilitation routes; rehabilitation program for patients with diseases and disorders of the musculoskeletal system; the patient’s route during the provision of rehabilitation care and restorative treatment. Conclusions. Normative-legal acts that were published after the start of hostilities in Ukraine and the changes made to them are significantly different from previous editions with a shift in emphasis to timely prevention. During the period from the start of hostilities in Ukraine to the present, the system of providing medical assistance to employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has been improved in the direction of disease prevention (including diseases of the musculoskeletal system) and rehabilitation.