Problem

The legal and regulatory framework for sending Ukrainian citizens for treatment abroad, as well as for transplanting human anatomical materials, needs to be improved, given that the registration of Ukrainian citizens in need of treatment abroad and the sequence of review of relevant applications are not transparent.
A state audit revealed cases of delays in granting permission for treatment abroad to certain citizens, which sometimes leads to delays in medical care.
An electronic register of applications is still being developed. In practice, there are cases when legislatively prescribed timeframes for the review of applications are exceeded.
In addition, the procedure for choosing a foreign healthcare facility to which a Ukrainian citizen is to be sent for treatment remains unregulated, which jeopardizes the effective spending of budget funds and the high quality of medical services provided.
Similar problems exist in the area of human anatomical transplantation. Thus, according to Article 11 of the Law of Ukraine On the Application of Transplantation of Anatomical Materials to Humans, it is necessary to introduce state transplantation information systems, which include the Unified State Information System of Organ and Tissue Transplantation and the State Information System for Transplantation of Hematopoietic Stem Cells.
The Regulation on the Unified State Information System of Organ and Tissue Transplantation was approved by the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated December 23, 2020. No. 1366.
However, it should be noted that the Regulation on the State Information System for Transplantation of Hematopoietic Stem Cells has not yet been approved.