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Introduction. The article is devoted to the issue of legislative consolidation of the principle of equality of rights and freedoms of man and citizen, regardless of health status in the foreign and Russian legislation. Discussion. Analysis of foreign constitutions allowed defining a specific aspect of the standard of equality of rights and freedoms of man and citizen, regardless of health status, which is in Russian domestic law enshrined only in the federal laws. Please note that the discriminatory features that reflect the health condition in the fundamental laws of foreign countries are different. We study the content of the constitutional principle of equality of rights and freedoms and citizen, regardless of health status in the national law of the Russian Federation. Particular attention is paid to the relationship of the test of the principle of equality with the other parties and the modern trends of development of constitutional law. It indicates the special role of the Constitutional Court of Russia to protect the rights and freedoms of man and citizen when discrimination based on health status. The author determines the purpose of the test of the constitutional principle of its functions in the legal system. Conclusion. The author comes to the conclusion that the analyzed principle occupies a special place in the system of constitutional law and has a great impact on all sectors of the Russian law, to improve the regulatory framework of the rights and freedoms of man and citizen, regardless of health status, on the development of social safety nets for people opportunities, vulnerable as health. There are the proposals for the development of the constitutional principle of equality of rights and freedoms of man and citizen, regardless of health status in the national legislation.