Section 10
To Provide Service Recipient With Information
(1) Every health institution and health worker providing treatment shall provide the service recipient with information on the following matters:
(a) Regarding his or her condition of health and treatment of every service recipient,
Provided that if there is a sufficient ground that it may be against the interest of him or her or the community while providing information of the health of the service recipient, it shall not bar the health institution from keeping such information as confidential.
(b) Regarding diagnosis of the illness, natural effect of the diagnosed illness and standards, and alternative of, the service related to treatment,
(c) Regarding estimated expenses and potential result related to alternative health treatment,
(d) Regarding the refusal of health service likely to be made by the service recipient, and potential result, risk and liability likely to arise while refusing the service.
(2) While providing the service recipient with information referred to in sub-section (1), the health institution shall provide such information in a language he or she can understand, as far as possible.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-sections (1) and (2), if there is no condition to provide the information of the service recipient’s health condition to the concerned service recipient, such information shall be provided to the adult member of his or her family.
(a) Regarding his or her condition of health and treatment of every service recipient,
Provided that if there is a sufficient ground that it may be against the interest of him or her or the community while providing information of the health of the service recipient, it shall not bar the health institution from keeping such information as confidential.
(b) Regarding diagnosis of the illness, natural effect of the diagnosed illness and standards, and alternative of, the service related to treatment,
(c) Regarding estimated expenses and potential result related to alternative health treatment,
(d) Regarding the refusal of health service likely to be made by the service recipient, and potential result, risk and liability likely to arise while refusing the service.
(2) While providing the service recipient with information referred to in sub-section (1), the health institution shall provide such information in a language he or she can understand, as far as possible.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-sections (1) and (2), if there is no condition to provide the information of the service recipient’s health condition to the concerned service recipient, such information shall be provided to the adult member of his or her family.