Question 7 (part 2) · LEK · Medical confidentiality
You are a doctor who examines the defendant, who does not appear for hearings, at the request of the court. After examination, a colleague from your year calls you to find out about the health state of examined patient. What would you do?
- A. you provide the conclusions deriving from examination.
- B. you invite the colleague and show him the case and examination files.
- C. you do not provide any information concerning the examination.
- D. you inform the court about this phone call.
- E. you inform police about this phone call.
Hint
Remember that a physician examining a person on a court's order owes the findings to the court only.
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