DREPTURILE PACIENTILOR

Patients' rights are governed by Law No. 46/2003 and its Implementing Rules
by Order of the Ministry of Public Health No. 1410/2016;
Patients have the right to the highest quality medical care that society
available, in accordance with the human, financial and material resources of the facility;
The patient has the right to be respected as a human being without any discrimination; 

THE PATIENT'S RIGHT TO MEDICAL INFORMATION  
The patient has the right to be informed about the medical services available, as well as
to how to use them;
The patient has the right to be informed about the identity and professional status of the providers
of health services;
The admitted patient has the right to be informed about the rules and practices that they must
to comply with them during hospitalisation;
The admitted patient has the right to be informed about their state of health, the
proposed medical procedures, the potential risks of each procedure, the alternatives available to
the proposed procedures, including the general risks of not undergoing treatment and
failure to follow medical recommendations, as well as regarding data about the diagnosis and
prognosis;
The patient has the right to decide whether or not they wish to be informed where
the information presented by the doctor would cause them psychological distress;
The information is communicated to the patient in respectful, clear language, with
minimal use of specialist terminology; where the patient does not know the language
Romanian, the information is communicated to them in their mother tongue or in a language they know
or, where appropriate, another form of communication will be sought;
The patient has the right to expressly request not to be informed about their medical situation and
to choose another person to be informed on their behalf;
The patient's relatives and friends may be informed about the progress of investigations, the diagnosis and
treatment, but only with the patient's consent;

The patient has the right to request and receive, on discharge, a written summary of
the investigations, diagnosis, treatment and care provided during hospitalisation;

THE PATIENT'S RIGHT REGARDING MEDICAL INTERVENTION
The patient has the right to refuse or stop a medical intervention, assuming in writing,
responsibility for their decision; the consequences of refusing or stopping medical procedures must
explained to the patient;
Where the patient cannot express their will but an emergency medical intervention is
emergency, medical staff have the right to infer the patient's consent from an expression
their previous one;
Where the patient requires emergency medical intervention, the consent
the legal representative is no longer required;
Where the consent of the legal representative is required, the patient must be
involved in the decision-making process, as far as their capacity to understand allows;
Where medical service providers consider that the intervention is in the interest
of the patient, and the legal representative refuses to give consent, the decision is referred
a specialist arbitration committee;
The arbitration committee is made up of three doctors for patients admitted to hospitals and of
two doctors for patients in the specialist outpatient department;
The patient's consent is mandatory for the collection, storage and use of all
the biological products taken from their body for the purpose of establishing the diagnosis or
the treatment to which they consent;
The patient's consent is mandatory where they participate as a subject in
clinical medical education and scientific research. They may not be used for research
scientific research persons who are unable to express their will, except where obtaining
consent from the legal representative, and if the research is also carried out in the interest
the patient;
The patient may not be photographed or filmed in a healthcare facility without their consent,
except where the images are necessary for diagnosis or treatment and
avoiding suspicion of medical malpractice; 

THE RIGHT TO CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION AND TO THE PRIVATE LIFE OF THE
PATIENT'S
All information regarding the patient's condition, the results of investigations, the diagnosis,
the prognosis, the treatment or personal data are confidential, even after their death.
Confidential information may be disclosed only where the patient
gives explicit consent or if the law expressly requires it.
Where the information is necessary for other accredited medical service providers,
involved in the patient's treatment, consent is mandatory.
The patient has access to their personal medical data.
Any interference in the patient's private and family life is prohibited, except in cases
where such interference positively influences the diagnosis, treatment or care provided and
only with the patient's consent.
Exceptions are cases in which the patient represents a danger to themselves or
for public health. 

THE PATIENT'S RIGHTS TO TREATMENT AND MEDICAL CARE  
Where providers are obliged to resort to selecting patients for certain
types of treatment that are available in limited numbers, selection is made solely on criteria
medical.
The medical criteria for selecting patients for certain types of treatment are
are drawn up by the Ministry of Health and made known to the public.
Medical interventions on the patient may be performed only if the conditions of
the necessary equipment and appropriately accredited staff.
Exempt from the provisions of art. 253 of Law 46/2003 are the emergency cases arising in
extreme situations.
The patient has the right to terminal care in order to die with dignity .
The patient may benefit from the support of family and friends, and from spiritual and material support
and advice throughout the course of medical care. At the patient's request, to the extent
possible, a care and treatment environment as close as possible to a family setting will be created.

Medical or non-medical staff in healthcare facilities do not have the right to subject the patient
to any form of pressure to make them provide reward other than as provided by
the legal payment rules of that facility.
The patient may offer the employees or the facility where they were cared for additional payments or
donations, in compliance with the law.
The patient has the right to continuous medical care until their health improves
or until recovery.
Continuity of care is ensured through collaboration and partnership between different units
public and non-public medical, hospital and outpatient, specialist or general medical
general, provided by doctors, mid-level medical staff or other qualified personnel. After discharge, patients have
the right to available community services.
The patient has the right to receive emergency medical care and services
pharmaceutical, on a continuous schedule.

OBLIGATIILE PACIENTULUI

In accordance with the organisation and operating regulations of Panciu Town Hospital

1. To comply with the rules applicable in the hospital;
2. To maintain order, quiet and cleanliness in the hospital;
3. To observe the visiting and meal times as well as the functional circuits within the hospital;
4. Not to damage hospital property;
5. To follow the doctor's therapeutic instructions during hospitalisation;
6. Not to use electrical appliances without the approval of the ward chief physicians;
7. Not to leave the hospital without approval for non-medical matters; where they have
granted leave must not exceed the time allowed;
8. To keep and return in good condition the hospital equipment and bed linen received for
the hospital stay;
Smoking is completely prohibited in Panciu Town Hospital in view of the provisions
of Law No. 349/2002 art.3(1). Failure to comply with this provision constitutes an offence and is
punishable by a fine of between 100 and 500 RON. This provision must

complied with by the staff employed in the facility, by patients, visitors and any
another person present in the healthcare facility.