Parliament to consider new medical bills

The Azerbaijani parliament will discuss a new draft law and an amendment to the existing law related to the medical field in its next sitting.

The bill on Reproductive Health has received feedbacks from three governmental organizations and the Caucasian Muslims Office, said Ahliman Amiraslanov, chairman of the parliamentary committee on health issues, addressing the committee meeting on March 28.

"We have already received the appropriate feedback from four governmental agencies - Ministry of Youth and Sports, Ministry of Justice, State Committee for Family, Women and Children and the Caucasian Muslims Office. All these institutes were positive on the draft Law on Reproductive Health, he stressed.

We could coordinate the disputable clauses of the bill, the MP added.

The committee expects to receive feedbacks from other institutions soon to finalize the consideration of the bill at the committee, and submit to parliament. "There is a serious need to adopt the law," said Amiraslanov.

Amendments to the Law on Psychiatric Care were also proposed to the parliament.

In accordance with the existing legislation, individuals receiving compulsory treatment for mental disorder can be released from a psychiatric hospital only by a court’s decision, which will change or annul the application for mandatory treatment.

The parliamentary committee on health issues discussed the amendments proposed to the Law on Psychiatric Care at its meeting on March 28.

The amendment will adjust the existing law to the on Amendments to the Criminal Code, Amiraslanov emphasized.

The amended law stipulates extending, changing or repealing compulsory treatment of patients with a mental disorder by a decision of the court of first instance. The court will consider the appeal based on a proposal by the administration of medical institutions carrying out such treatment and obligatory records about the conclusions of medical psychiatric commission.

The bill was recommended for consideration at the next plenary session of the parliament.