Medical law
Medical law governs the complex relationships between patients, doctors, and healthcare institutions. It covers a wide range of issues related to health and the rights of each of us.
- Advice and litigation representation in disputes concerning substandard medical or cosmetic services
- Assistance in settling contractual relationships between healthcare institutions/pharmaceutical companies and medical professionals
- Support in drafting contracts with the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF)
Experience in this Field
- Assistance to pharmaceutical companies in resolving issues related to the use of specific products by medical professionals, as well as in organizing their participation in seminars and training sessions
- Review and finalization of contracts between pharmaceutical companies and the NHIF
If, as a patient in a public or private healthcare setting, you receive substandard medical services, our lawyers can provide you with the necessary assistance to resolve the issue.
We can help you pursue your claim for substandard performance, whether by obtaining correction of the substandard service, refund of paid fees, compensation for damages, and more.
We work as a team with specialists in the relevant field to prepare medical opinions on each specific case, striving for out-of-court resolution of the case while also preparing your legal defense in case of litigation.
Some of the services we can offer in relation to violations of your rights as a patient, from a medical perspective, include:
- Communication with the healthcare institution to exercise your right to obtain health information related to your condition and to obtain copies of medical documents related to the case
- Objections to substandard performance submitted to the medical professional or healthcare institution
- Requests for correction of substandard performance, refunds of paid fees, and compensation for damages incurred
- Litigation to recover fees paid for substandard medical services
- Litigation for compensation for material and non-material damages resulting from substandard medical services
- Filing claims for warranty liability under the Consumer Protection Act and more
- Exercising patient rights in cases of tort liability of a medical professional
- Appealing expert decisions of the Medical Expertise Commissions (TELK) through administrative and judicial procedures
In addition to helping resolve disputes with the relevant medical professional or healthcare institution, we also ensure the lawful provision of medical services. As experienced attorneys in this field, we know how to assist you in drafting and submitting complaints and reports to:
- The Regional Health Inspectorate for violations of your patient rights or disputes related to medical services
- The “Medical Supervision” Executive Agency
- The Ethics Committee of the Regional Medical Association and the Bulgarian Dental Association, among others
Along with the above-mentioned services, we can represent you before the competent authorities regarding compliance with health requirements for:
- Opening a facility intended for public use
- Obtaining a certificate for the export of products and goods produced in the country that are relevant to human health, as well as appealing a refusal to obtain such a certificate
- Implementing the prescriptions of state health inspectors
- Appealing orders to suspend the operation of a facility or activity in case of detected violations
- Appealing imposed compulsory administrative measures under the Health Act
- Preparation and submission of documents to obtain registration certificates, health assessments, and registration in the relevant health registers under the Health Act, as well as appealing refusals to register
When faced with an issue concerning the public relations regulated by medical law, regardless of your position—whether as a patient, doctor, or dental practitioner—our lawyers, possessing the necessary knowledge and experience, will help you achieve a quality and timely resolution of the matter.
