Unlike military registration, in cases of compulsory
military service, including conscription, contract military service, training
camp, the law does not provide for primary medical care for military servicemen.
The problem was find out as a result of visits to military hospitals,
discussions of complaints, and the study of legislation.
In other words, the medical care and service, including
examinations, are provided on a general basis. As a result, the examinations of
servicemen are practically delayed, as a result of which they have to stay in
military hospitals for a long period of time.
Meanwhile, taking into account the peculiarities of
military service, the need for their rapid involvement in the performance of
military duties, medical examinations of servicemen should be carried out as
soon as possible.
The problem is also conditioned by the circumstance that
some examinations (for example, MRI, intraocular echocardiography,
electro-neuromyography), as a rule, for objective reasons, are mostly performed
in civilian medical institutions.
The issue was discussed with the Ministries of Defense and
the Ministry of Health. They clarified that within the framework of mutual
cooperation, the maximum necessary examinations for the military servicemen are
carried out, in order to organize medical interventions without queuing. He
noted that in order to solve the problem, by the decision of the Government of December
2019, an amendment was made, as a result of which the medical service is
already provided on the principle of not limiting the budget with the contract
amount. As a result, the principle of postpaid compensation applies to services
provided by medical organizations which will minimize queues and inappropriate
service delays.
According to the Human Rights Defender, the measures taken
are necessary, but not enough to solve the problem radically. Therefore, in
order to systematically resolve the issue, it is necessary to enshrine the
right of servicemen to primary medical care and service at the level of law.
It is recommended:
1. To be enshrined in the Law on Military
Service and the Status of a Soldier of Armenia, that the examination and
treatment of military servicemen during their military service are carried out
as a matter of priority and free of charge within the framework of
state-guaranteed medical care and services;
2. Until the amendment
of the given legislation, it is necessary to take practical measures to carry
out the essential medical examinations for the military servicemen in tight
deadlines.
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