NATO standards in medical support of the Defense Forces: The Rada adopted the law
Kyiv • UNN
Parliament adopts a law introducing NATO standards in the medical support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, including clinical protocols and regulations on pre-hospital care.
At today's meeting, the Verkhovna Rada adopted in the second reading and in general a bill that provides for the introduction of NATO standards in the medical support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was reported by MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak, UNN reports.
Details
The Rada supported in general the law No. 10343 on the organization of an appropriate level of medical support for the Armed Forces. It is about clinical protocols and standards in accordance with NATO standards
He noted that 264 MPs supported the law.
According to the law, the concept of "pre-hospital stage of medical care" is introduced - the period of medical care from the moment a person is identified in an emergency or seeks medical care until he or she is hospitalized in a health care facility or refuses to be hospitalized.
The law also assigns to the functions of the Ministry of Defense the approval of clinical protocols, logistics sheets, standards for the provision of pre-hospital medical care during combat operations and training of security and defense forces based on NATO standards.
The Ministry of Defense will determine the procedure for compliance with these standards and oversee it.
The Ministry will also define requirements and quality standards for specialized medical devices used by the defense forces.
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