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The purpose of the article is to study specific features, problematic issues that arise during standardization in the health care sector, as well as the significance of this process for protecting the health of the population of Ukraine. The materials for identifying the essence of standardization in the health care sector were the legislation of the EU, Ukraine, as well as information from the WHO, the mass media, the caselaw of the European Court of Human Rights, political and legal publicism, analytical materials, reference editions and Internet resources. The methodological basis of the study is a set of general scientific and special legal methods of scientific cognition, the use of which is determined by the purpose, objectives and specific features of the subject matter of scientific inquiry. International, regional and specialized medical standards in the health care sector have been analyzed. The main requirements and standards enshrined in international acts have been highlighted. It has been established that the main objects of standardization in the health care sector are the rights and obligations of the population and medical workers, medical information and reporting, management and organization of health care, personnel, education, medicinal products, medical services, etc. The expediency of developing standards for medical workers practicing telehealth, cosmetology, as well as providing palliative care has been proved.