LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN

of December 9, 1992 No. 753-XII

About forced treatment of patients with chronic alcoholism, drug addiction or toxicomania

1. Establish forced treatment of patients with chronic alcoholism, drug addiction or toxicomania in specialized treatment and prevention facilities of system of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Forced treatment is applied to the sick chronic alcoholism, drug addiction or toxicomania disturbing the public peace, the rights of other persons, or creating safety hazard, to health and morality of the population.

2. Recognition of person sick chronic alcoholism, drug addiction or toxicomania is performed by the relevant medical institutions according to the procedure, established by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

In case of evasion of person from medical examination regarding the direction on forced treatment it, with assistance of law-enforcement bodies, is subject to forced inspection in narcological organization in ten-day time.

3. Materials about the direction of persons of the specified category on forced treatment are prepared and drawn up in the presence of the medical certificate by law-enforcement bodies on own initiative, or based on petitions of family members or relatives of the patient, labor collectives, healthcare institutions.

4. The question of the direction is solved on forced treatment of persons specified in article 1 of this Law in twenty-day time court at the place of residence of the patient or in the location of narcological organization, at its presence.

In case of absence of the patient without reasonable excuse he is subject to the forced drive through law-enforcement bodies.

5. The court order about forced treatment can be appealed by person concerning whom it is taken out, or his defender or is protested by the prosecutor in cassation procedure in seven-day time in superior court.

Submission of the claim or bringing by the prosecutor of protest in cassation procedure stops execution of the court order.

6. The court order about the direction of person on forced treatment is performed by law-enforcement bodies not later than in ten-day time from the moment of the introduction in legal force.

7. The issue of duration of forced treatment is resolved by medical institution in commission procedure, in five-day time from the date of the placement of the patient on treatment.

Forced treatment of patients stops based on the commission decision of medical institution where person is on treatment.

8. It is excluded based on item 6 of Article 3 of the Section I of the Law RUZ. No. 175-II of 15.12.2000.

9. The court order about the direction of person on forced treatment forms the basis for its dismissal from work without dismissal wage payment.

10. Behind persons directed to forced treatment right to use in living space at their former place of residence remains.

11. It is excluded

12. Employment of persons which returned from medical institution after forced treatment is made according to the procedure, established by the legislation.

13. Make changes and additions to legal acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan, according to appendix No. 1.

14. Recognize invalid legal acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan, according to appendix No. 2

Appendix No. 1

to the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan of December 9, 1992 "About forced treatment of patients chronic alcoholism or drug addiction"

Make changes and additions to the following legal acts:

1. In the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan approved by the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan of May 21, 1959. (Sheets of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Uzbekistan. 1959, No. 6. Art. 2);

a) in Article 12:

in parts three and the fourth shall be replaced with words the words "in medical institutions with the special medical and labor mode" "in specialized treatment and prevention facilities of system of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan";

the sixth to exclude part:

b) in Article 167:

to exclude words from the name "medical and labor dispensary or:

the second to exclude part;

third to consider part part two:

c) from the name and the text of Article 167-1 to exclude words "medical and labor and medical and educational";

d) exclude Article 216-7:

e) to exclude the words "or for violation, stipulated in Article 216-7 of this Code" from disposition of Article 216-9.

2. In the Code of penal procedure of the Republic of Uzbekistan approved by the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan of May 21, 1959 of the sheet of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1959, No. 6, the Art. 3):

a) to exclude words from Item 3 of Article 97 "medical and labor dispensaries and":

b) to exclude figures "216-7" from part four of Article 100.

3. In the Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan about administrative offenses approved by the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan of December 13, 1985 (The sheet of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1985, No. 35. Art. 411):

a) In Article 48:

to exclude the words "or consumption of drugs without appointment of the doctor" from the name:

to exclude the words "and consumption of drugs without appointment of the doctor is equal" from disposition of Article:

to Article to exclude words from the note "and equally voluntarily addressed to medical institution behind delivery of health care in connection with consumption of drugs without appointment of the doctor:

e) from the name and the text of Article 191 to exclude words medical and labor and medical and educational:

c) to add article 305 part one after figures "42-44" with figures "46".

4. In part three of Article 76 of the Corrective labor code of the Republic of Uzbekistan approved by the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan of June 24, 1970 (the Sheet of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Uzbekistan. 1970, No. 18, the Art. 168) shall be replaced with words the words "in medical institutions with the special medical and labor mode" "in specialized treatment and prevention facilities of system of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan".

5. In item 4 of part one of Article 37 of the Labor code of the Republic of Uzbekistan approved by the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan of December 17, 1971 (The sheet of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1971, No. 84. the Art. 322) shall be replaced with words the words "in medical and labor dispensary" "in specialized treatment and prevention facility".

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