1. Czech law does not regulate the right to information about his or her health as a separate right.
2. There exists no special regulation of the right not to know. Although, the concept “appropriate” in article 23, section 1 of the Health Care Act 1966 includes also the doctor’s respect towards the patient refusing the information of his health care.
3. There is no legal regulation of the therapeutic exception. The Ethical Code of the Czech Medical Chamber recognizes the possibility not to inform the patient when the diagnosis or prognosis of the disease is unfavorable and not informing the patient is in the interest of the patient. Such decision is up to the physician. The Ethical Code has not the legal power of an act.

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