Аннотация
This article reveals the essence and discloses the legal form of medical services in the light of current legislation and practice of medical institutions, gives the author's interpretation of the concept of medical services and its legal form, the classification of the contract conditions for the provision of medical services. General scientific and special methods of knowledge (normative, comparative-legal, analysis of special literature and theoretical generalizations, content-analysis of normative legal acts on public health etc.) were applied in the process of research. Scientific and practical significance of the study is determined by the conclusions and proposals aimed at further improvement of legal regulation in the sphere of health protection of citizens, provision of quality medical services to the population. Materials of the study can be the basis for further scientific research of legal problems of health protection of citizens, are useful for students of legal and medical educational institutions, as well as for the system of advanced training of medical workers.