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The aim of the article is to analyze the theoretical aspects of the implementation of the principle of accessibility in the field of health care. One of the most important in the life of man and society is the field of health care. The principle of access to health care has been shown to be crucial to ensuring a patient's legal status, and is set out in many international instruments. International law defines the basic standards of accessibility to health care, which provide financial, territorial, professional and information accessibility.

The article deals with the problem of theoretical and legal separation of the patient's responsibilities. On the basis of the analysis of the legislation of Ukraine and foreign countries, the list of responsibilities of the patient is set out in the list of positive realization practice.The following groups of patient’s responsibilities are classified by the level of legal consolidation.