THE SUBJECT OF CORRUPTION OFFENSES IN THE FIELD OF HEALTH PROTECTION

Abstract

The scientific article is devoted to the characteristics of subjects of corruption offenses in the field of health care. Scientific papers, legislation, and by-laws, that allow revealing the actual issue, are researched. It is stated that the subject of committing corruption offenses in the field of health care has a special character. It was concluded that such subjects could be civil servants of state management bodies of health care institutions. Civil servants of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine and local state administrations may violate anti-corruption legislation. Subjects of corruption offenses in the field of medicine include employees of local self-government bodies under whose authority health care institutions are located. Also, corruption offenses can be committed by healthcare institutions employees who per-form organizational and managerial, or administrative and economic functions. The general director, director, chief physician of a health care institution, medical director or deputy chief physician, head or head of a separate department or dispensary may violate the norms of anti-corruption legislation. Attention is drawn to the lack of a uniform definition of an official in various legislative acts. It is proposed to amend the current legislation to regulate the definition and list of persons who may be subjects of corruption offenses in medicine. In particular, to enshrine in the Basics of legislation on health care an oriented list of employees of health care institu-tions who have the status of public law officials. It is also proposed to predict the essence of the organizational and administrative or administrative and economic duties of officials in health care.