In light of the requirements of articles 2,3,8 Convention for the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms, the legal positions of the European Court of human rights discusses the scope of medical assistance to detainees with strong specificity and is relatively independent sphere of legal regulation. The rulings of the European Court of human rights contain modern criteria for providing medical assistance to persons in custody, which can serve as guidelines for assessing its quality and which should be taken into account in the course of resolving criminal cases and investigating iatrogenic crimes committed against these persons, determining the scope of the case to be established. The European Court of human rights equates untimely or unfair medical care provided to prisoners with non-provision of assistance, taking into account the state's obligation to protect the life and health of citizens under its full jurisdiction, points to the need to ensure compliance with the requirements of the legisl