Failure to provide assistance to a patient, difficulties in qualification and distinction with related crimes

The article discusses the problematic aspects of bringing to criminal liability for failure to provide assistance to a patient. The article analyzes the features of the qualification of failure to provide assistance to a patient, the distinction with related compounds. Differences are considered according to such criteria as the subjective side, subject, objective side, object, form of guilt. The legal regulation of protection against this type of crime has a number of shortcomings and requires further improvement. Gaps and conflicts in law enforcement and a proposed solution to this problem are also noted.