Application of ethical standards in the legal regulation of the work of medical workers

Based on the analysis of current legislation and judicial practice the article considers the problems of application of ethical norms in the legal regulation of medical workers. The author distinguishes general and medical ethics, considering the latter in detail. The article analyzes the relationship between deontology and medical deontology as a ratio of general and particular, and also draws attention to the multiplicity of normative legal sources in which the obligation of medical workers to comply with the norms of professional ethics is established. Examples from judicial practice are given. The author argues that it is advisable to create regulatory complexes as a combination of substantively related legal and ethical norms, as well as amendments to Art. 350 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation regarding the non-disclosure of medical confidentiality, which appears to be a key element of medical ethical behavior.