Article 29. Primary Health Care

Primary health care provided by institutions of the State health care system and institutions of public associations shall constitute the basic, most accessible, and free type of medical service, and shall include:

treatment of the most common diseases, injuries, poisonings, and other conditions requiring immediate medical care;

sanitary and hygienic measures, anti-epidemic measures, and medical prevention of the most significant diseases;

measures for the protection of the family, motherhood, and childhood, and other measures related to the provision of medical and sanitary assistance to citizens at their places of residence.

Primary health care provided by private and other types of health care institutions shall be carried out on a contractual basis, except for certain categories of citizens entitled to such assistance under part two of Article 10 of this Law.

The scope and procedure for the provision of primary health care shall be determined by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan.