Right To Appropriate Medical Care and Humane Treatment

1. Right to Appropriate Medical Care and Humane Treatment.
Every person has a right to a continuity of good quality Health Care without discrimination
and within the limits of the resources, manpower and competence available for health and
medical care. In the course of such care, his human dignity, convictions, integrity, individual
needs and culture shall be respected
2. Right to Informed Consent.
People have the right to information about risks, benefits, and alternative
treatments when making decisions about medical care and the freedom to
choose.
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
The patient or his legal guardian has the right to examine and be given an itemized
bill of the hospital and medical services rendered in the facility or by his/her
physician and other health care providers, regardless of the manner and source of
payment.He is entitled to a thorough explanation of such bill.
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.
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, subject to the
limitations described in the preceding subsection: Provided, That such a right shall
not be imposed by parents upon their children who have not reached the legal age
in a life threatening situation as determined by the attending physician or the
medical director of the facility.
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 shaD be detained against hi$/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: Provided, That, an
institutional review board or ethical review board in accordance with the guidelines
set in the Declaration of Helsinki be established for research involving human
experimentation: Provided, further, That the Department of Health shall safeguard
the continuing training and education of fUture health care provider/practitioner to
ensure the development of the health care delivery in the country: Provided,
fUfthermore, That the patient involved in the human experimentation shall be made
aware of the provisions of the Declaration of Helsinki and its respective guidelines.
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.The
Department of Health,in coordination with heath care providers, professional and
civic groups, the media, health insurance corporations, people's organizations,local
government organizations, shall launch and sustain a nationwide information and
education campaign to make known to people their rights as patients, as
declared in this Act Such rights and obligations of patients shall be posted in a
bulletin board conspicuously placed in a health care institution.
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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1. Right to Appropriate Medical Care and Humane Treatment.

2. Right to Informed Consent.

3. Right to Privacy and Confidentiality.

4. Right to Information

5. The Right to Choose Health Care Provider and Facility

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

13. RIght to be Informed of His Rights and Obligations as a Patient. - Every

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