This section indexes 31 Georgian healthcare legal instruments — 12 with full web pages in English and Georgian (click the cards below) and the remainder linked to official Georgian government sources.
Georgian healthcare law operates through three channels: Government Decrees (technical regulations issued by Cabinet), Ministry Orders (operational rules and national standards) and Georgian Laws (passed by Parliament). All are published on the Legislative Herald of Georgia — matsne.gov.ge.
Laws and decrees with full English text — click to read
Law on Patients Rights
Informed consent, medical confidentiality, right to information and refuse treatment, complaint mechanisms, dignity and non-discrimination — with accreditation implications.
Parliamentary Law, 2000 Georgian LawLaw on Public Health
Public health system structure, mandatory disease notification, epidemiological surveillance, sanitary norms and public health emergency declaration powers.
Parliamentary Law, 2007 Government DecreeTechnical Regulation on Medical Waste Management
7-category waste classification, colour-coded containers, sharps management, on-site storage limits, transport, treatment and disposal requirements for all facilities.
Decree N294 Government DecreeTechnical Regulation on Disinfection and Sterilisation
Spaulding classification, sterilisation methods and parameters, HLD for endoscopes, sterile supply unit requirements and validation standards aligned with EN ISO 17665.
Decree N185 Government DecreeMedical Practice Licensing and Inpatient Facility Permits
Licence types, mandatory documentation, structural and staffing minimums, RAMA inspection framework and grounds for suspension or revocation of operating authorisations.
Decree N385 Government DecreeTechnical Regulation on High-Risk Medical Activities
8 classified high-risk procedure categories — anaesthesia, interventional cardiology, haemodialysis, hyperbaric, radiotherapy, blood banking, ART, transplantation — with minimum standards for each.
Decree N359 Government DecreeNational Waste Management Strategy 2016–2030
Strategic framework aligning Georgian waste management with EU Waste Framework Directive; healthcare-specific targets for medical waste treatment and tracking systems.
Decree N160 Government DecreeNational CBRN Threat Reduction Strategy
Strategic framework for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threat reduction — biosafety, biosecurity, CBRN emergency response and implications for healthcare facilities.
Decree N164Additional legal instruments
The following instruments are indexed with links to the official Georgian source. Full English pages for these are in progress.
Documents in this section
| Document | In one sentence |
|---|---|
| Order N01-268/o — National IPC Programme Order (Georgia) | Order N01-268/o requires every licensed healthcare facility in Georgia to run an infection prevention and control (IPC) programme, with a committee, a qualified focal person, written protocols and monitoring. |
| Law on Medicines and Pharmaceutical Activity — Georgia | The Law on Medicines and Pharmaceutical Activity governs how medicines are registered, manufactured, imported, distributed, dispensed and monitored for safety in Georgia, including controlled substances and pharmacovigilance. |
| Universal Healthcare Programme — Legal Basis and Coverage (Georgia) | The Universal Healthcare Programme, launched in 2013, gives most residents of Georgia state-funded coverage for a defined package of primary, emergency, outpatient and inpatient care. |
| Law on Healthcare — Georgia (1997, as amended) | The Law on Healthcare is the foundation of Georgia’s health system. |
| National CBRN Threat Reduction Strategy — Decree N164 | Decree N164 sets out Georgia’s national strategy for reducing chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) threats: prevention, detection, preparedness, response and international cooperation across government agencies. |
| National Waste Management Strategy 2016-2030 — Decree N160 | Decree N160 approves Georgia’s National Waste Management Strategy 2016–2030 and its action plan. |
| Technical Regulation on High-Risk Medical Activities — Decree N359 | Decree N359 lists medical activities considered high-risk and sets additional requirements for the facilities that perform them — qualified personnel, equipment, procedures and regulatory oversight. |
| Regulation on Medical Practice Licensing and Inpatient Facility Permits — Decree N385 | Decree N385 defines how medical activity is licensed in Georgia and what inpatient facilities must demonstrate to obtain a permit — documentation, premises, equipment, staffing and ongoing compliance checked by the regulator. |
| Technical Regulation on Disinfection and Sterilisation in Healthcare Facilities — Decree N185 | Decree N185 sets the technical requirements for disinfection and sterilisation in healthcare and other public-interest facilities: which methods and agents to use, how equipment is validated and how processes are monitored. |
| Technical Regulation on Medical Waste Management — Government Decree N294 | Decree N294 sets the rules for handling medical waste in Georgia — from classification and segregation at the point of generation, through storage and transport, to treatment and final disposal. |
| Law on Public Health — Georgia | The Law on Public Health defines how Georgia protects the health of the population: who is responsible for surveillance and response, which diseases must be reported, which sanitary rules apply and what powers the state has in a public health emergency. |
| Law on Patients Rights — Georgia | The Law on Patients’ Rights sets out what every person can expect when receiving medical care in Georgia: to be informed, to consent or refuse, to have their data kept confidential, to be treated with dignity and to complain when something goes wrong. |
How to use and cite this library
Each entry is a summary prepared by the Public Health Institute of Georgia, with a link to the official Georgian text on the Legislative Herald of Georgia (matsne.gov.ge) where one exists. The official text always prevails. Suggested citation: Public Health Institute of Georgia. [Page title]. Tbilisi: PHIG; 2026. Available from: [page address].