Receiving free medical care in a state hospital is not a bonus, but your right. However, sometimes things look different on the ground: hints about "contributions," requests to pay for a procedure that should be free. How to figure out when paying is legal and when it's not? And most importantly, what to do if they demand money from you?

Medical lawyer Olga Shevelova (photo provided by Olga Shevelova)
Medical lawyer Olga Shevelova (photo provided by Olga Shevelova)

Together with medical lawyer Olga Shevelova LIGA.net disassembles:

  • what to do and where to turn if you are asked to pay for free procedures;
  • how to properly record a violation;
  • how to avoid situations of unjustified expenses;
  • Is it possible in practice to obtain compensation from a medical facility for the illegal collection of funds?
  • What penalties are foreseen for medical facilities for demanding money from patients?
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