THE RELEVANCE OF THE INTRODUCING A SYSTEM OF INSURANCE OF PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY OF MEDICAL STAFF IN THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN

It is planned to introduce a system of professional liability insurance for medical workers and the adoption of appropriate regulatory legal acts in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The article reviews the mechanisms of professional accountability insurance of doctors and other medical staff abroad and discusses the possibility of their implementation in Kazakhstan.

The purpose of the study is the permissibility of using foreign experience to present a system that guarantees compensation for the harm caused to the patient, which will ensure an improvement in the quality of medical care and legal protection of medical workers.

Based on the review of the conducted studies, the authors came to the conclusion that this type of insurance is currently one of the most effective means of protecting the rights of patients and medical workers, which is certainly necessary and timely for the Republic of Kazakhstan.

As the main advantages of this mechanism, the authors emphasize the fact that compensation is guaranteed for the damage caused to the patient and a clear payment mechanism is formed and the consolidation of joint responsibility of the medical worker and the health organization for the damage caused is achieved.

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