Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan «On public health and healthcare system» (July 7, 2020 № 360-VI)

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Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan
«On public health and healthcare system»
(July 7, 2020 № 360-VI)

Unofficial translation

SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Chapter 1. PRINCIPAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Basic concepts used in this Code

1. The following basic concepts are used in this Code:

1) human habitat (hereinafter - the habitat) - a set of natural, anthropogenic and social environmental factors (natural and artificial) that determine the conditions of human life;

2) HIV infection - a chronic infectious disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus, characterized by a specific damage to the immune system and leading to its slow destruction until the formation of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome;

3) a certified first aid trainer - a person who has passed additional training in first aid and basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation;

4) anonymous examination - voluntary medical examination of a person without personal identification;

5) disaster medicine - the field of medicine aimed at preventing and eliminating the medical and sanitary consequences of emergencies of a social, natural and man-made nature (hereinafter - emergencies), including the prevention and treatment of diseases of the population, sanitary-anti-epidemic and sanitary-preventive measures, preservation and restoration of health of participants in the liquidation of emergency situations, as well as medical assistance to employees of emergency services;

6) social health insurance fund - a non-profit organization that accumulates allocations and contributions, as well as purchases and pays for the services of healthcare entities providing medical care in the volumes and on the terms provided for by the contract for the purchase of healthcare services, and other functions determined by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

7) military medicine is the field of medicine and healthcare, which is a system of scientific knowledge (a complex of scientific and practical disciplines) and practical activities of the military medical service, which has as its goal the comprehensive medical support of troops, units and departments of special state and law enforcement agencies in peaceful and military time;

8) military medical service - a set of military-medical (medical) units, in which the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan provide for military service or a special type of public service, intended for military-medical (medical) support of the activities of these bodies;