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06/24/2025
The Regulation on the Procedure for Providing Medical Care to Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons (Annex to the Order of the Minister of Health No. 7, March 25, 2022)
Year: 2022
Type: Domestic law
Rights Category: Health
Description
The Regulation on the Procedure for Providing Medical Care to Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons (Annex to the Order of the Minister of Health No. 7, March 25, 2022) establishes the framework for access to medical services for non-citizens in Uzbekistan, including the scope, conditions, and payment procedures for healthcare services.
Selected provisions
3. Foreign citizens and stateless persons requesting medical assistance have the following rights:
To receive free emergency, urgent, and immediate medical care;
To receive planned medical care on a paid basis;
To choose a doctor and a medical institution;
To undergo examination, treatment, and care in conditions that meet sanitary and hygiene requirements;
To receive medical assistance using available methods and medications;
To demand confidentiality regarding their request for medical assistance, health status, diagnosis, and any other information obtained during examination and treatment;
To voluntarily consent to or refuse medical intervention;
To receive information about their rights, obligations, and health status, as well as to designate individuals to whom health-related information may be disclosed in their best interest;
To use medical services within the framework of voluntary health insurance;
To demand compensation for any harm caused to their health during medical treatment, in accordance with the law;
To call upon a lawyer or other legal representative to protect their rights and legitimate interests;
To obtain information about medical examination results, the presence and diagnosis of a disease, treatment methods, associated risks, possible types of medical intervention, and their consequences;
To file a complaint, either personally or through a legal representative, with the head of the medical institution, a higher supervisory body, or the court if their right to medical assistance has been violated.