DOCTORS CODE OF ETHICS AND FILIPINO PATIENTS BILL OF RIGHTS
FILIPINO PATIENTS BILL OF
DOCTORS CODE OF ETHICS
Section 1. States that the
primary objective of practice is
service to mankind irrespective
of race, age, disease, disability, status. (Same with Article 1,
gender, sexual orientation, social section 1 on the Doctor's Code of
standing, creed or political
affiliation. In medical practice,
reward or financial gain should
be a subordinate consideration.
Section 2. On entering the
profession, a physician assumes
the obligation of maintaining the
honorable tradition that confers
the well deserved title of friend
of mankind. The physician
should cherish a proper pride in
the calling and conduct
himself/herself in accordance
with this Code and in the
generally accepted principles of
the International Code of
Medical Ethics.
Section 3. Physicians should
fulfill the civic duties of good
citizen, must conform to the
laws and cooperate with the
proper authorities in the
application of medical
knowledge for the promotion of
the common welfare.
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1. The patient has the right to Article 1 Sections 1-7 are what
considerate and respectful care we considered as General
irrespective of socio-economic Principles pertaining to
physicians as professionals, with
the primary objective of serving
Ethics) the mankind in accordance with
this code and in the generally
accepted principles of the
International Code of Medical
Ethics regardless of any
condition.
2. The patient has the right to Consider the elements of
obtain from his physician patient-doctor relationship
complete current information Self-determination and truth
concerning his diagnosis, telling
treatment and prognosis in
terms the patient can reasonably
be expected to understand.
When it is not medically
advisable to give such
information to the patient, the
information should be made
available to an appropriate
person in his behalf. He has the
right to know by name or in
person, the medical team
responsible in coordinating his
care.
3. The patient has the right to Consider the elements of
receive from his physician patient-doctor relationship
information necessary to give Self-determination and truth
informed consent prior to the telling
start of any procedure and/or
treatment. Except in
emergencies, such information
for informed consent should
include but not necessarily
limited to the specific procedure
and or treatment, the medically
significant risks involved, and the
probable duration of
incapacitation. When medically
significant alternatives for care
or treatment exist, or when the
patient requests information
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Section 4. Physicians should
work together in harmony and
mutual respect
Section 5. Physicians should
cooperate with and safeguard
the interest, reputation and
dignity of paramedical and other medical care program. Case
health professionals.
Section 6. Physicians should be
upright, diligent, sober, modest,
and well versed in both the
science and the art of the
profession.
Section 7. The promotion and
advancement of the health of
the patients should be prioritized
over the benefits of the
physicians and the health
product industries.
concerning medical alternatives,
the patient has the right to such
information. The patient has also
the right to know the name of
the person responsible for the
procedure and/or treatment.
4. The patient has the right to Consider the elements of
refuse treatment/life-giving patient-doctor relationship
measures, to the extent Self-determination (Right to
permitted by law, and to be refusal of treatment)
informed of the medical
consequence of his action.
5. The patient has the right to Elements of Confidentiality
every consideration of his (Doctor Patient Relationship)
privacy concerning his own
discussions, consultation,
examination and treatment are
confidential and should be
conducted discreetly. Those not
directly involved in his care must
have the permission of the
patient to be present.
6. The patient has the right to Elements of Confidentiality
expect that all communications (Doctor Patient Relationship)
and records pertaining to his
care should be treated as
confidential.
7. The patient has the right that Element of Self-determination
within its capacity, a hospital (Doctor-Patient Relationship)
must make reasonable response Right to Informed Decision
to the request of patient for
services. The hospital must
provide evaluation, service
and/or referral as indicated by
the urgency of care. When
medically permissible a patient
may be transferred to another
facility only after he has received
complete information
concerning the needs and
alternatives to such transfer. The
institution to which the patient is
to be transferred must first have
accepted the patient for
transfer.
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8. The patient has the right to
obtain information as to any
relationship of the hospital to
other health care and
ARTICLE II - DUTIES OF educational institutions in so far
PHYSICIANS TO THEIR PATIENTS as his care is concerned. The
patient has the right to obtain as
to the existence of any
professional relationship among
individuals, by name who are
treating him.
9. The patient has the right to be Element of Self-determination
Section 1. A Physician should be advised if the hospital proposes Right to informed choice
dedicated to provide competent to engage in or perform human Right to refusal of treatment
medical care with full experimentation affecting his Right to informed informed
professional skill in accordance care or treatment. The patient consent
with the current standards of has the right to refuse or
care, compassion, independence participate in such research
and respect for human dignity project.

10. The patient has the right to

Section 2. A Physician should be
free to choose patients
Section 3. In an emergency,
provided there is no risk to his or
her safety, a physician should
administer at least first aid
treatment and then refer the
patient to the primary physician
and/or to a more competent
health provider and appropriate
facility if necessary.
expect reasonable continuity of
care, he has the right to know in
advance what appointment
times the physician are available
and where. The patient has the
right to expect that the hospital
will provide a mechanism
whereby he is informed by his
physician or a delegate of the
physician of the patient's
continuing health care
requirements following
discharge.
11. The patient has the right to Could be part of the element of
examine and receive an truth telling
explanation of his bill regardless
of source of payment.
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Section 4. In serious / difficult 12. The patient has the right to Element of Self-determination
cases, or when the know what hospital rules and
circumstances of the patient or regulation apply to his conduct
the family so demand or justify, as a patient.
the attending physician should
seek the assistance of the
appropriate specialist.
Section 5. A physician should Consider the elements of
exercise good faith and honesty patient-doctor relationship
in expressing opinion/s as to the Self-determination (Right to
diagnosis, prognosis, and refusal of treatment
treatment of a case under Element of truth telling
his/her care. A physician shall
respect the right of the patient
to refuse medical treatment.
Timely notice of the worsening
of the disease should be given to
the patient and/or family. A
physician shall not conceal nor
exaggerate the patient's
condition except when it is to
the latter's best interest. A
physician shall obtain from the
patient a voluntary informed
consent. In case of
unconsciousness or in a state of
mental deficiency the informed
consent may be given by a
spouse or immediate relatives
and in the absence of both, by
the party authorized by an
advanced directive of the
patient. Informed consent in the
case of a minor should be given
by the parents or guardian,
members of the immediate
family that are legal of age.
Section 6. The physician should Elements of Confidentiality
hold as sacred and highly (Doctor Patient Relationship)
confidential whatever may be
discovered or learned pertinent
to the patient even after death,
except when required in the
promotion of justice, safety and
public health.
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Section 7. Professional fees
should be commensurate to the
services rendered with due
consideration to the patient's
financial status, nature of the
case, time consumed and the
professional standing and skill of
the physician in the community.