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 Patient Rights in Belgium

Right to Informed Consent

    Information preceding     consent
     Minors
    Incapacitated Adults
Right to Information about his or her Health
Rights regarding the Medical File
Right to Privacy
Right to Complain and to Compensation
 
Rights of Users of Genetic Services
 

 



The information supplied to patients for the purpose of giving the consent relates to the objective and nature of the medical service, to the degree of urgency, the duration, the frequency, the patient specific contraindications, side-effects and risks involved in the service, and to the post-care, the possible alternatives and the financial consequences. In addition, this information relates to any other clarifications that the patient or health professional deems fit to make, including, if necessary, the legal provisions to be complied with in relation to a medical service.

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