Patients’ rights in Hungary

1. Patients’ rights in Hungary Stefania Kapronczay Head of Patient Rights Program HCLU www.tasz.hu/en/easteast

2. Patients’ rights in Hungary • Constitution • Health Care Act, 1997 • Act on Handling and Protection of Medical and Other Related Data, 1997 www.tasz.hu/en/easteast

3. Patients’ rights in Health Care Act I. • right to health care • right to human dignity • right to have contact • right to leave the health care facility • right to information • right to self-determination • right to refuse health care • right to become acquainted with the medical record • right to professional secrecy • right to complaint (enforcement) • +1. obligations of the patient www.tasz.hu/en/easteast

4. Right to health care – Patients’ rights II. • appropriate • continuously accessible • waiting list • choose attending physician • non-discrimination www.tasz.hu/en/easteast

5. Patients’ rights III. • right to human dignity • right to have contact • right to leave the health care facility www.tasz.hu/en/easteast

6. Right to information – Patients’ Rights IV. • language • interpreter • disposing capacity www.tasz.hu/en/easteast

7. Right to self-determination – Patients’ rights V. • informed consent • name acting decision maker • exclude someone from the decision making • right to refuse health care • in general • if it is likely to result in serious or permanent impairment • life-supportin or life-saving treatment www.tasz.hu/en/easteast

8. Right to medical access to medical records – Patients’ rights VI. • storage • translation • access • 5 rights • disposing capacity • in case of death • Latin www.tasz.hu/en/easteast

9. Patients’ rights VII. • right to professional secrecy • obligations of the patient • cooperation • informing • people living with HIV/AIDS www.tasz.hu/en/easteast

10. Patients’ Rights Enforcement VIII. • right to complaint • patient advocate • Health Insurance Supervisory Authority • National Public Health and Medical Office • malpractise suits www.tasz.hu/en/easteast

11. Crucial rigths • right to information, • right to consent, • right to free choice, • right to complain and • right to non-discriminatory health care www.tasz.hu/en/easteast

12. Quality standards • Health Insurance Supervisory Authority • indicators: • bad occupancy rate • average hospital length of stay • case number • the rate of one day surgery www.tasz.hu/en/easteast

13. Cross border health care • National Health Insurance Office • financing • practice www.tasz.hu/en/easteast

14. Thank you for your attention! • www.tasz.hu/en/easteast www.tasz.hu/en/easteast