Rights
Right to medical treatment
Patients have the right to receive appropriate health care services to protect and
promote their own health, and are not infringed upon their health rights due to gender,
age, religion, status, and economic circumstances, and medical personnel refuse to
receive treatment without justifiable reasons. can not do.
Right to know and self-determination
Patients have the right to inquire about the disease status, treatment method, medical
research target, organ transplantation, side effects, and other expected results and
treatment costs from their doctors and nurses, and to inquire in detail, and have the
right to decide whether to consent or not.
The right to confidentiality
Patients have the right to inquire about the disease status, treatment method, medical
research target, organ transplantation, side effects, and other expected results and
treatment costs from their doctors and nurses, and to inquire in detail, and have
the right to decide whether to consent or not.
Right to apply for counseling and mediation
Patients may apply for consultation and mediation with the Korea Medical Dispute
Mediation and Arbitration Agency in the event of a dispute related to medical services.
Duty
Duty of trust and respect for medical personnel
Patients must accurately inform their health-related information to health care
providers, and trust and respect the health care providers' treatment plans.
Duty not to receive medical treatment in an unjust way
Patients must disclose their identity before treatment, and do not receive
treatment through false or fraudulent methods, such as receiving treatment
in the name of another person.
