Question 100 · LEK · Duty to provide medical assistance and withdrawal from treatment
When referring to the conscience clause, the physician is obliged to:
- A. obtain a consent from his supervisor to apply this form of refusing provision of certain medical services to the patient.
- B. make a written statement regarding the clause in the patient’s medical record.
- C. provide the patient with information on where, specifically, he/she can refer to for the medical procedure requested.
- D. consult his/her decision with another physician specialised in the same field.
- E. notify the patient in writing about his decision to refuse provision of medical service.
Hint
Read art. 39 of the Physician Act as it stands after the Constitutional Tribunal's 2015 judgment - which formal duties remain?
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