Admission of a patient to a medical institution providing specialized medical care is carried out in the following ways:

- by referral – treatment and care are provided free of charge

- by concluding an agreement on the provision of medical services for a fee

 Circumstances of issuing a referral:

- If the person is among the customers who belong to the privileged category (persons with disabilities, war veterans, complete orphans, etc.);

- If the patient is suffering from a disease of social significance that poses a danger to others, as well as tuberculosis, oncological, mental, narcological, endocrinological, or occupational diseases;

- If there is a need to treat the patient in treatment-preventive institutions that provide free medical and sanitary assistance guaranteed by the state (emergency and emergency medical facilities; maternity and child care institutions; institutions for treating patients with socially significant diseases; infectious disease institutions).