According to Kazinform, the new law establishes liability under the Administrative Offenses Code and the Criminal Code for violations in the healthcare sector. This includes the unauthorized practice of traditional (folk) medicine, the illegal production, preparation, and distribution of medicines, medical devices, and dietary supplements.
Changes were also made to the “Law on the Licensing and Permit System in the Kyrgyz Republic” to strengthen oversight of licensed activities. These include mandatory updates to licenses to reflect permitted medical activities, procedures, and manipulations.
Additionally, fines for unauthorized medical manipulations, including those affecting the human body and illegal clinical trials of medicines and medical devices, will be increased to amounts ranging from 500,000 to 1 million soms.
In Kazakhstan, only individuals with a health specialist certificate and a license under the country’s laws on permits and notifications are authorized to work in the field of traditional medicine. Group healing sessions, including those using mass media, are prohibited. Those causing harm to human health while applying treatment methods will bear responsibility under Kazakhstani law.
