Article 30. Emergency and Immediate Medical Care

On protecting the health of citizens (265-I-son) · Date: 29.08.1996 · In force

Citizens shall have the right to receive emergency medical care in any treatment-and-prophylactic institution of the health care system.

Medical and pharmaceutical personnel shall be obliged to provide emergency medical care to citizens. They shall be liable under the law for refusal to provide such care and for damage caused to citizensʼ health.

Immediate medical care shall be provided by the specialized emergency medical service of the health care system in accordance with the procedure established by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

In cases where the life of a citizen is at risk, medical personnel shall have the right to use any means of transportation to deliver the patient to a treatment-and-prophylactic institution.

Employees of internal affairs bodies, fire protection services, emergency services, transport organizations, as well as other professionals, shall be obliged to provide initial emergency assistance at the scene of an incident, within the scope of their legal duties, until the arrival of medical personnel.

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Cite as: Article 30. Emergency and Immediate Medical Care On protecting the health of citizens (265-I-son). neolex.uz/en/laws/law-41329/30 (lex.uz/docs/6813966)