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What's new in the 6 rights of patients when examining and treating patients in Vietnam from 2024?

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What's new about 06 patient rights when examining and treating patients in Vietnam from 2024?

This article provides detailed information on the 06 new patient rights in Vietnam from 2024, helping you understand the important changes and how they affect your healthcare rights.

According to the content in Chapter 2 Law on Medical Examination and Treatment 2023 regulations on the rights and obligations of the patient (or patients), the patient will have the following rights:

[1] Right to be medical examination and treatment (according to Article 9)

[2] The right to respect honor, protect health and respect privacy in medical examination and treatment (according to Article 10)

[3] Right to choose in medical examination and treatment (according to Article 11)

[4] Right to be provided with information about medical records and medical examination and treatment costs (according to Article 12)

[5] Right to refuse medical examination and treatment and leave the medical examination and treatment facility (according to Article 13)

[6] Right to petition and compensate (according to Article 14)

In Chapter 2 Law on Medical Examination and Treatment 2009 Regulations on patient rights are as follows:

[1] Right to quality medical examination and treatment appropriate to actual conditions (Article 7)

[2] Right to respect for privacy (Article 8)

[3] Right to respect for honor and health protection in medical examination and treatment (Article 9)

[4] Right to choice in medical examination and treatment (Article 10)

[5] Right to be provided with information about medical records and medical examination and treatment costs (Article 11)

[6] Right to refuse medical treatment and leave the medical examination and treatment facility (Article 12)

Thus, regarding the rights of patients according to the new law on medical examination and treatment, patients will have an additional right: the right to petition and compensate.

In addition to the right to respect honor, protect health and respect privacy in medical examination and treatment, additional manifestations of the right are not to be physically abused or sexually abused in medical examination and treatment. medical examination and treatment process.

The rights and expressions of patient rights have been Law on Medical Examination and Treatment 2023 regulations are clearer and more specific than Law on Medical Examination and Treatment 2009.