Rules for the provision of paid medical services

Federal Law of 21.11.2011 N 323-FZ "On the Basics of Health Protection of Citizens in the Russian Federation", Article 84. Payment for Medical Services.

1. Citizens have the right to receive paid medical services provided at their request in the provision of medical care, and paid non-medical services (household, service, transport and other services) provided additionally in the provision of medical care.

2. Paid medical services are provided to patients at the expense of personal funds of citizens, employers' funds and other funds on the basis of contracts, including contracts of voluntary medical insurance.

3. When providing paid medical services, the procedures for providing medical care must be observed.

4. Paid medical services can be provided in full scope of the standard of medical care or at the request of the patient in the form of individual consultations or medical interventions, including in an amount exceeding the volume of the standard of medical care being performed.

5. Medical organizations participating in the implementation of the program of state guarantees of free provision of medical care to citizens and the territorial program of state guarantees of free provision of medical care to citizens have the right to provide patients with paid medical services:

1) on other terms than provided for by the program of state guarantees for free provision of medical care to citizens, territorial programs of state guarantees for free provision of medical care to citizens and (or) targeted programs;

2) when providing medical services anonymously, with the exception of cases provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation;

3) citizens of foreign states, stateless persons, with the exception of persons insured under compulsory health insurance, and citizens of the Russian Federation who do not reside permanently on its territory and who are not insured under compulsory health insurance, unless otherwise provided by international treaties of the Russian Federation;

4) when self-applying for medical services, except for the cases and procedures provided for in Article 21 of this Federal Law.

6. The refusal of a patient from the offered paid medical services cannot be the reason for a decrease in the types and volume of medical care provided to such a patient without charging a fee within the framework of the program of state guarantees of free provision of medical care to citizens and the territorial program of state guarantees of free provision of medical care to citizens.

7. The procedure and conditions for the provision of paid medical services to patients by medical organizations are established by the Government of the Russian Federation.

8. The provisions of the Law of the Russian Federation of February 7, 1992 N 2300-1 "On Protection of Consumer Rights" shall apply to relations connected with the provision of paid medical services.