Some rights have been provided to the patients under the medical services: (a) To make available health services without any discrimination. (b) It is the right of the patients to receive respectful service, getting solutions and clearing their doubts. (c) It is the right of the patients to protect their privacy during medical check up. (d) Right to receive the receipt of the amount paid for medication. Which of the above statement(s) is/are incorrect?

Some rights have been provided to the patients under the medical services: (a) To make available health services without any discrimination. (b) It is the right of the patients to receive respectful service, getting solutions and clearing their doubts. (c) It is the right of the patients to protect their privacy during medical check up. (d) Right to receive the receipt of the amount paid for medication. Which of the above statement(s) is/are incorrect? Correct Answer None of the above

The correct answer is None of the above.

Key Points

• Rights of patients under the medical services:
  • The charter outlined what every person could expect when receiving care and described fundamental rights including access, safety, respect, partnership, information, privacy, and giving feedback.
  • Every patient has the right to receive treatment without any discrimination based on his or her illnesses or conditions, including HIV status or other health conditions, religion, caste, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, linguistic or geographical/social origins.
• Following are the patient rights as per the charter:
  • Right to Information.
  • Right to records and reports.
  • Right to emergency medical care.
  • Right to confidentiality, human dignity, and privacy to Informed consent.
  • Right to the second opinion.
  • Right to transparency in rates and care as per prescribed rates.
  • Right to non-discrimination.
  • Right to safety and quality care according to the standards.
  • Right to choose alternative treatment options if available.
  • Right to choose the source for obtaining medicines or tests.
  • Right to proper referral and transfer, which is free from perverse commercial influences.
  • Right to protection for patients involved in clinical trials.
  • Right to protection of participants involved in biomedical and health research.
  • Right to take the discharge of the patient, or receive the body of deceased from the hospital.
  • Right to patient education.
  • Right to be heard and seek redressal.