Рroblems of qualification of crimes related to the activities of medical workers
The article is devoted to the problems of qualification of crimes related to the activities of medical workers. The provisions of the norms of a number of articles of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation are analyzed. The most frequent crimes committed by health workers are investigated, including causing death by negligence, causing grievous bodily harm, HIV infection due to improper performance by a person of his professional duties, etc. Examples from judicial practice are given. The data of statistics provided by the public organization "League of Patient Protection"and the Federal Scientific and Methodological Center for the Prevention and Control of AIDS of the Federal Budgetary Scientific Institution "Central Research Institute of Epidemiology"of Rospotrebnadzor are presented. It is noted that there is a need to improve the legal literacy of medical workers. In the conclusion, recommendations are given for improving legislation that will help protect the rights and legitimate interests of citizens of the Russian Federation.