Article 24. Rights of Patients

A patient, when applying for and receiving medical assistance, shall have the following rights:

to be treated with respect and compassion by medical and service personnel;

to choose a physician and a curative and preventive institution;

to undergo examination, treatment and care under conditions that meet sanitary and hygienic requirements;

to request, in accordance with the procedure established by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan, a consultation and opinions from other specialists;

to the confidentiality of the fact of seeking medical assistance, the state of health, the diagnosis, and other information obtained during examination and treatment;

to give voluntary consent to or to refuse medical intervention;

to receive information on their rights and obligations, as well as information on their state of health, and to choose persons to whom information concerning their health may be disclosed in their interests;

to make use of medical and other services under voluntary health insurance;

to indemnification, in accordance with the procedure established by law, for harm caused to their health during the provision of medical assistance;

to be represented and defended by a lawyer or other legal representative.

If a patientʼs rights are violated, the patient or his/her legal representative may submit a complaint directly to the head of the treatment-and-prophylactic institution or another official, to a higher authority, or to a court.