Order of the Minister of Healthcare of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 24, 2024 No. 58#

Official source: Adilet / https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/V2400034803
Edition validity verified: 2026-10-06.
Effective from October 23, 2024.

Rules for Compulsory Insurance of Professional Liability of Healthcare Workers#

Chapter 1. General Provisions#

1. These Rules determine the procedure, terms, and conditions for the compulsory insurance of professional liability of healthcare workers for causing harm to the life and health of a patient during medical activities.

2. The object of insurance is the property interests of healthcare workers associated with the obligation to compensate for harm caused to a patient's life or health as a result of professional errors or complications.

Chapter 2. Insurance Contracts, Premiums, and Minimum Sums#

3. Healthcare organizations and individual medical practitioners are obliged to conclude a contract of compulsory insurance with an authorized insurance company.
4. The minimum statutory sums insured per incident and per annual policy are graduated according to the risk category of the medical specialization:

• Surgical specialties and obstetrics/gynecology: category 1 risk;
• Therapeutic and diagnostic specialties: category 2 risk;
• Paramedical and auxiliary staff: category 3 risk.

5. Insured events include unintentional infliction of harm to the patient's health resulting in temporary disability, permanent disability (disability groups I, II, III), or patient demise.

Chapter 3. Independent Expertise and Payouts#

6. Determination of whether harm resulted from a medical error is established by an independent expert commission.
7. Payouts are made directly to the injured patient or heirs within 10 working days after the decision of the expert commission or court.