PROVISION OF MEDICAL SERVICES USING TELEMEDICINE TECHNOLOGIES

This study is devoted to the analysis of topical issues related to the legal regulation of telemedicine technologies in the Russian Federation and the search for optimal approaches to stimulate the development of telemedicine, as well as the study of the essence of legal relations in the provision of medical services using telemedicine technologies. The article also examines foreign experience in the implementation of telemedicine technologies, which is compared with the experience of the Russian Federation. The relevance of the study is due to the active growth of the telemedicine services market, as well as the advantages of telemedicine for patients who are located at a distance. At the same time, legal uncertainty remains regarding the legal status of telemedicine and the procedure for providing telemedicine services. The main objective of the work is to identify problems and contradictions within the framework of existing approaches. The problems under consideration are based on the fragmentary nature of regulation, the lack of uniformity, and uncertainty in matters of civil liability when using telemedicine technologies. The methodological basis of the study consisted of general scientific (analysis, synthesis, deduction) and special legal methods of cognition (formal legal, comparative legal, and systematic analysis methods). Conclusions were drawn about the existence of an imbalance in legal regulation. On the one hand, legislators seek to minimize risks by imposing strict restrictions. At the same time, the existing fragmentation in terms of legal uncertainty in the distribution of civil liability limits the further development of telemedicine. There is a need to systematize the legal norms governing the specifics of civil liability. Experimental legal regimes can help find the most optimal approach for flexible regulation combined with consistency, which will allow the full potential of telemedicine technologies to be realized.