When carrying out medical activities, it is important not only that the building in which a clinic operates is suitable for providing healthcare services, but also that it complies with applicable sanitary and urban planning standards and regulations. These requirements are also taken into account during the licensing process.
This raises a question that is relevant to many healthcare providers: is a lift required for a clinic located in a building with two or more floors?
Under the applicable requirements, buildings with two or more floors, including medical facilities, must be equipped with a lift or a special lifting device to ensure that persons with disabilities and individuals with limited mobility can access upper floors without barriers.
This requirement is intended to create equal and accessible conditions for everyone using a medical facility. Clinic patients may include persons with disabilities, elderly people, and patients who have difficulty moving independently. Their ability to receive the medical services they need should not depend on the floor on which the relevant medical rooms are located.
Therefore, when selecting a building for a medical organization, reconstructing existing premises, or designing a new clinic, it is important to take accessibility and barrier-free environment requirements into account from the outset.
Legal basis
These requirements are established by several regulatory and technical documents.
Under the Unified Regulation on the Organization of Licensing Procedures, approved by Resolution No. 80 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated 21 February 2022, buildings and premises used for medical activities must comply with the established requirements.
In addition, ShNQ 2.07.02-24, “Design of Construction Facilities Taking into Account the Needs of Persons with Disabilities, Persons with Limited Mobility, and the Elderly,” approved by Order No. 01/2-1 of the Minister of Construction and Housing and Communal Services of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated 8 January 2025, establishes requirements for ensuring barrier-free access to buildings and premises for such individuals.
Compliance is also required with Sanitary Rules and Norms No. 0020-22 — “Sanitary Rules, Norms and Hygienic Standards for the Design, Construction and Operation of Medical and Preventive Care Facilities.”
Conclusion
Therefore, a medical organization located in a building with two or more floors must have a lift or a special lifting device to ensure that persons with disabilities and individuals with limited mobility can freely access the upper floors.
This requirement is not merely a licensing formality. Most importantly, it helps ensure that healthcare services are accessible to everyone and are provided under equal and convenient conditions.
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