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The Rights of The Patients

The document outlines 13 rights of patients, including the right to appropriate medical care, informed consent, privacy and confidentiality, information about their condition and treatment, choice of health care provider, self-determination regarding treatment, religious beliefs, access to medical records, ability to leave a health care facility, refusal of medical research, correspondence and visitors, expressing grievances, and being informed of their rights and obligations as a patient. It also specifies that health care institutions have a duty to inform patients of these rights and the rules that apply to them while receiving care.

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The Rights of The Patients

The document outlines 13 rights of patients, including the right to appropriate medical care, informed consent, privacy and confidentiality, information about their condition and treatment, choice of health care provider, self-determination regarding treatment, religious beliefs, access to medical records, ability to leave a health care facility, refusal of medical research, correspondence and visitors, expressing grievances, and being informed of their rights and obligations as a patient. It also specifies that health care institutions have a duty to inform patients of these rights and the rules that apply to them while receiving care.

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The Rights of the Patients

1. Right to Appropriate Medical Care and Humane Treatment. - Every person has a
right to health and medical care corresponding to his state of health, without any
discrimination and within the limits of the resources, manpowerand competence
available for health and medical care at the relevant time.

2. Right to Informed Consent. -  The patient has a right to a clear, truthful and 
substantial  explanation,  in  a  manner  and  language  understandable  to  the patient

Informed consent shall be obtained from a patient concerned if he is of legal age and of
sound mind. In case the patient is incapable of giving consent and a third party  
consent  is  required.  the  following  persons,  in  the  order  of  priority  stated
hereunder, may give consent:

3. Right to Privacy and Confidentiality.  -  The privacy of the patients must be


assured at all stages of his treatment. The patient has the right  to be free from
unwarranted public exposure, except in the  foHowing cases:

a) when his mental or physical condition is in controversy and the appropriate court, in
its discretion, order him to submit to a physical or mental examination by a physician;

b) when the public health and safety so demand;

and c) when the patient waives this right in writing.

 4. Right to  Information. -  In the course  of his/her  treatment  and  hospital care, the
patient or his/her legal guardian has a right to be informed of the result of the
evaluation  of the nature and extent of his/her disease,  any other additional  or further 
contemplated   medical  treatment on surgical procedure or procedures

5. The Right to Choose  Health  Care Provider  and Facility. -  The patient is free to
choose the health care provider to serve  him as well as the facility except when he is
under the care of a service facility or when public health and safety so demands or
when the patient expressly waives this right in writing.

The patient has the right to discuss his condition with a consultant specialist, at the
patient's  request and expense.  He also has the  right to seek  for a second opinion and
subsequent opinions, if appropriate, from another health care  provider/practitioner.

 6. Right to Self-Determination. - The  patient has the right to avail himself/herself of
any recommended diagnostic and  treatment  procedures.Any person of legal age and
of sound mind may make an advance written directive for physicians to administer
terminal care when he/she suffers from the terminal phase of a terminal illness: 

Provided That a) he is informed of the medical consequences of his choice; b) he


releases those involved in his care from any obligation relative to the consequences of
his decision; c) his decision will not prejudice public health and safety.

7. Right to Religious  Belief. - The patient  has the  right to refuse medical treatment
or procedures which may be contrary to his religious beliefs

8. Right to Medical Records. - The patient is entitled to a summary of his medical


history and condition.He has the right to view the contents  of his medical records,
except psychiatric notes and other incriminatory information obtained about third
parties, with the attending physician explaining contents thereof. At his expense and
upon discharge of the patient, he may obtain from the health care institution a
reproduction of the same record  whether or not he has fully  settled  his financial
obligation with the physician or institution concerned.

The health care  institution shall safeguard  the  confidentiality  of the medical records
and to likewise ensure the integrity and authenticity of the medical records and  shall 
keep the same  within  a  reasonable time  as  may be determined  by the Department
of Health.

The health care institution shall issue a medical certificate  to the patient upon
request.Any other document that the patient may require for insurance claims shall also
be made available to him within forty-fIVe (45) days from request.

9. Right to Leave. - The patient has the right  to leave hospital or any other health care
institution regardless of his physical   condition: Provided. That a) he/she is informed  of
the  medical consequences  of his/her decisionl  b) helshe  releases those involved in
his/her care from any obligation relative to the consequences of his decision; c) hislher
decision will not prejudice public health and safety.

No patient shall be  detained against his/her will in any health care institution on the 
sole  basis  of  his failure to  fully  settle  his  financial  obligations.  However, he/she
shall only be allowed to leave the hospital provided appropriate arrangements have
been made to settle the  unpaid  bills: Provided.  further, That  unpaid  bills of patients
shall be considered as loss income by the hospital and health care provider/practitioner 
and shall be  deducted from gross income as income loss only on that particular year.

10. Right to Refuse Participation In Medical Research. - The patient has the  right to
be advised if the  health care provider  plans to  involve him in medical research,
including but not limited  to  human  experimentation which may be performed only with
the written informed consent of the patient:

11. RIght to Correspondence and to Receive Visitors. - The patient has the  right to 
communicate  with  relatives and other  persons  and to receive visitors subject to
reasonable limits prescribed by the rules and regulations of the health care institution.

12. Right  to  Express Grievances. - The patient has the  right to  express complaints
and grievances about the care and  services received  without fear of discrimination or
reprisal and to know about the disposition of such complaints.Such a system shall afford
all parties concerned with the opportunity to settle amicably all grievances.

13. RIght to be Informed of His Rights and Obligations as a Patient. - Every person
has the right to be  informed of his rights and obligations as a patient.

It shall be the duty of health care institutions to inform of their rights as well as
of the institution's rules and regulations that apply to the conduct of the patient
while in the care of such institution.

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