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General Practitioner (Family Doctor)
A general practitioner (family doctor) is a physician who has undergone specialized multidisciplinary training to provide primary medical and sanitary care to family members regardless of their gender or age. The procedure for carrying out the activities of a general practitioner (family doctor) is established by the federal executive authority in the field of healthcare, and executive authorities of the subjects of the Russian Federation (ceased to be in force as of 2004-12-29)1.
Federal Law No. 122-FZ of August 22, 2004, "On Amending Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation and on Declaring Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation as Lapsed in Connection with the Adoption of Federal Laws 'On Amending and Supplementing the Federal Law 'On General Principles of Organization of Legislative (Representative) and Executive Bodies of State Authority of Subjects of the Russian Federation' and 'On General Principles of Organization of Local Self-Government in the Russian Federation'", dated August 22, 2004, as amended on November 29, 2004, Article 35, Subparagraph 47, lapsed as of December 29, 2004 // RSZ RF. 2004. No. 35. Article 3607. ↩