Legal Regulation of Physical Rehabilitation in Higher Education Institutions of Ukraine

Abstract

The article is devoted to the issues of legal regulation of physical rehabilitation in higher educational institutions of Ukraine. The concept of physical rehabilitation is studied, its features, specifics and the procedure for providing services by physical rehabilitation specialists are determined. It is established that the relations regarding the provision of physical rehabilitation services that arise between a patient and a physiotherapist (medical institution, rehabilitation center, etc.) are private law. The set of regulatory normative-legal acts (hereinafter referred to as NLA) that regulate relations in the field of rehabilitation in the health care sector (PMS) and in social rehabilitation is studied, which gives grounds to distinguish several stages of development of national legislation in this area. It is substantiated that physical rehabilitation is a process of ensuring the development, maximum restoration and support of motor and functional abilities of person’s with limitations in everyday functioning or activities that may lead to such limitations. The grounds for providing physical rehabilitation services as a process aimed at helping people with functional, motor disorders are established, while it is emphasizes that such disorders can be congenital or acquired, temporary, progressive or non-progressive, and also associated with injuries or diseases. An analysis of the circle of persons who have the right to provide physical rehabilitation services, as well as their legal status, is conducted. It is noted that physical therapists can work both in healthcare institutions, various centers, territorial communities, etc., and engage in independent professional activities. Conclusions are drawing regarding the need for a comprehensive solution to the current problems of legal regulation of social and comprehensive rehabilitation in Ukraine. Deficiencies and gaps in the regulatory normative-legal acts s that define the rights, duties and responsibilities of physical rehabilitation specialists are identified, and proposals are made to improve legislation in this area.