- Right to Receive Medical Care
A patient has the right to receive appropriate health and medical services to protect and promote their health, and shall not have their health-related rights infringed on grounds such as sex, age, religion, social status, or economic circumstances; medical personnel may not refuse treatment without justifiable cause.
- Right to Receive Medical Care
A patient has the right to receive appropriate health and medical services to protect and promote their health, and shall not have their health-related rights infringed on grounds such as sex, age, religion, social status, or economic circumstances; medical personnel may not refuse treatment without justifiable cause.
- Right to Know & Self-Determination
A patient has the right to receive a sufficient explanation from and ask detailed questions of the attending physician, nurse, etc., regarding their disease status, treatment methods, expected outcomes including side effects, and medical costs, and has the right to decide whether to consent.
- Right to Know & Self-Determination
A patient may receive sufficient explanation from, and ask detailed questions of, the attending physician, nurse, etc. regarding their disease status, treatment methods, whether they are subject to medical research or organ transplantation, expected outcomes including side effects, and medical costs, and has the right to decide whether to consent.
- Right to Confidentiality
A patient's physical, health-related, and personal privacy connected with treatment shall not be infringed; medical personnel and institutions may not disclose or publish such secrets except with the patient's consent or where specified by law, such as for a criminal investigation.
- Right to Confidentiality
A patient's physical, health-related, and personal privacy connected with treatment shall not be infringed; medical personnel and institutions may not disclose such information except with the patient's consent or where required by law, such as for a criminal investigation.
- Right to Request Counseling & Mediation
In the event of a dispute related to medical services, a patient has the right to apply for counseling and mediation to the Korea Medical Dispute Mediation and Arbitration Agency, etc.
- Right to Request Counseling & Mediation
If a dispute related to medical services arises, a patient may apply for counseling and mediation to the Korea Medical Dispute Mediation and Arbitration Agency, among others.
- Duty to Trust & Respect Medical Personnel
A patient shall accurately inform medical personnel of information related to their own health, and shall trust and respect the treatment plan of the medical personnel.
- Duty to Trust & Respect Medical Personnel
A patient shall accurately inform medical personnel of their health-related information and shall trust and respect the treatment plan provided by the medical personnel.
- Duty Not to Receive Care by Improper Means
A patient shall verify their identity before receiving treatment, and shall not receive medical care by false or improper means, such as receiving treatment under another person's name.
- Duty Not to Receive Care by Improper Means
A patient shall reveal their identity before treatment and shall not receive medical care by false or improper means, such as using another person's name.