Article 37. Medical-Social Examination

A medical-social examination is the determination, on the basis of a comprehensive assessment of the clinical-functional, social, occupational-labor, and psychological data of the person examined, of the degree of health loss and limitation of life activity caused by persistent dysfunction of the body, the group of disability, the cause and time of onset of disability, as well as the provision of recommendations regarding types of employment and working conditions permissible for the person according to his or her state of health, the need for care by others, appropriate types of sanatorium-resort treatment, and social protection.

The organization and procedure for conducting medical-social examinations shall be established by legislation.

A citizen or his/her legal representative may appeal to a court against the conclusion of the institution that conducted the medical-social examination.