The article examines the constitutional and civil law grounds for compensation for damage caused to the patient's life and health during the provision of medical care. The relevance of the study is due to the increased social importance of protecting the health of citizens, enshrined at the constitutional level, and the presence of significant problems in law enforcement practice related to the conflict of public and private principles in regulating medical activities. The provision of medical care, being an activity aimed at preserving and improving human health, is inherently associated with an increased risk of harm. The purpose of the work is to identify a systemic relationship between constitutional principles and the norms of civil legislation that form an integral mechanism for protecting the rights of the patient.

compensation for harm, medical care, right to health protection, civil liability, constitutional rights of the patient, tort obligations, causal relationship, professional liability insurance.