Mom next: In Russia, relatives will be allowed to stay with patients in intensive care

In the first reading in the State Duma, the law was approved, eagerly awaited in society.

This is a document that allows relatives should be with their relatives in the intensive care unit of Russian hospitals. This is especially important for parents of sick children. Previously, even the mother could not get to the baby, if he was in intensive care. Doctors said it was not allowed.

The changes are worn in Part 1 of Article 79 of the Federal Law "On the Fundamentals of the Protection of Citizens' Health".

The amendments will allow not only the mother and father, but also other close relatives and legal representatives of the patient to visit him in intensive care.

The visiting procedure, however, is left to the “parliament” by the local authorities. It must be accepted and documented by the parliaments of the regions, territories and republics.

Today, the law has a rather vague wording, which states that the hospital should "create conditions for visiting"But this wording does not in any way obligate the hospital management to provide a pass to the intensive care unit, even if we are talking about parents and their sick little child.

In the State Duma, they stressed that it is children who are in intensive care that most need the presence of a mother and father.

Experts expect the bill to pass the second and third readings as soon as possible. In this issue, parliamentarians turned out to be extremely unanimous.

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