В рамках научного исследования предпринят анализ категорий врачебных ошибок на основании существующих точек зрения как в уголовно-правовой, так и в судебно-медицинской доктрине; исследованы виды добросовестной и недобросовестной врачебной ошибки. Доказывается, что профессиональные преступления медицинских работников являются ошибками недобросовестными и потому уголовно наказуемыми. Осуществлена систематизация врачебных упущений, предусмотренных современным уголовным законом, а также подробно проанализированы вопросы разграничения надлежащего и ненадлежащего оказания медицинской помощи.

Scopul prezentului articol constă în definitivarea condiţiilor şi a limitelor de aplicare a legii penale faţă de malpraxisul medical. Autorul analizează categoria de eroare medicală în baza opiniilor expuse atât în doctrina juridico-penală, cât şi în cea medico-legală; au fost examinate formele erorii medicale de bună-credinţă şi de rea-credinţă; demonstrând că infracţiunile profesionale comise de lucrătorii medicale formează erori medicale de rea-credinţă, şi urmărite penal. Sa efectuat sistematizarea malpraxisului medical prevăzut de legea penală, precum şi sunt supuse unei analize detaliate deosebirea dintrea asistenţa medicală proprie şi improprie.

The purpose of the present article consists in the definition of conditions and limits of the Criminal Law towards the medical malpractice. In the realm of this scientific research, the analysis of medical mistakes was performed in the base of different points of view met in the penal doctrine and forensics; also, there were examined medical mistakes of two types such as mistakes from good faith and mistakes form bad faith. There was argued that the criminal offences committed by the medical workers constitute medical mistakes from bad faith and punishable by law. The systematization of medical malpractice provided in the modern criminal legislation was performed. Also, the differences between proper and improper medical assistance were submitted to a detailed explanation.