Article 25. Right of Citizens to Information on Their State of Health

Every citizen shall have the right to receive information about his or her state of health, including the results of examinations, the nature of any illness, the diagnosis made, forecasts concerning the further course of the illness, methods of treatment and the risks associated with such methods, the anticipated types of medical intervention and their consequences, and the results of treatment provided.

Information on a citizenʼs state of health shall be provided to the citizen personally, and in the case of persons under the age of fourteen and citizens declared legally incapable in accordance with the law, such information shall be provided to their legal representatives by the attending physician, the head of the department, or other specialists directly involved in examination and treatment.

If an unfavorable prognosis is made, the citizen shall be informed thereof, and, provided the citizen has not prohibited the disclosure to family members and/or has not designated another person to receive such information, the family members of the patient shall also be informed in accordance with medical ethics.

At the request of the citizen, extracts from medical documents reflecting the state of health shall be provided.

Information contained in a citizenʼs medical documents shall constitute medical secrecy and may only be disclosed without the citizenʼs consent on the grounds provided for in part three of Article 45 of this Law.