Patients’ Rights and Responsibilities

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Course BACHELOR OF SCIENCE...
Year 1st Year
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Posted By stephen oyake rabilo
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Right to emergency treatment in a health facility • In emergency situations irrespective of the patient’s ability to pay for treatment, treatment to stabilize the patient’s condition shall be provided • Right to be informed of all the provisions of one’s medical scheme/health insurance policy • Anyone enjoying the provisions of medical cover is entitled to know all the privileges accorded and also entitled to challenge, where and if necessary, the contents and decisions of the medical scheme and health insurance policy
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