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A child who does not wish to undergo treatment, and nor do their parents wish treatment for them, may be ordered to do so by the courts under child neglect laws. [13] [14] There have been instances where the failure to obtain proper assent (or even parental consent) has been directly opposed to the interests of the patient.
Providing patients with access to their health records including medical histories and test results via an electronic health record is a legal right in some parts of the world. [22] There is some evidence that patient access may help outcomes.
Freedom of information laws allow access by the general public to data held by national governments and, where applicable, by state and local governments. The emergence of freedom of information legislation was a response to increasing dissatisfaction with the secrecy surrounding government policy development and decision making. [1]
The Act also provides individuals with a means by which to seek access to and amendment of their records and sets forth various agency record-keeping requirements. Additionally, with people granted the right to review what was documented with their name, they are also able to find out if the "records have been disclosed" and are also given the ...
North Carolina Public Records Law NCGS Chapter 132–1 to 132-11 1995 [45] Any person North Dakota Open Records Statute NDCC §§ 44-04-18 to 44-04-32 1957 [46] Any person Ohio Ohio Open Records Law Ohio Rev. Code §§ 149.43 to 149.45; 2743.75 1963 [47] Any person Oklahoma Oklahoma Open Records Act Title 51 Oklahoma Statutes §§ 24A.1 to 24A.32
In Ottoman Empire records there exists an agreement from 1539 in which negotiates details of a surgery, including fee and a commitment not to sue in case of death. [55] This is the oldest identified written document in which a patient acknowledges risk of medical treatment and writes to express their willingness to proceed. [55]
records or information compiled for law enforcement purposes, but only to the extent that the production of such law enforcement records or information (A) could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings, (B) would deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or an impartial adjudication, (C) could reasonably be expected ...
In the UK, a Supreme Court judgment [19] modernized the law on consent and introduced a patient-focused test to UK law: allowing the patient rather than the medical professionals to decide upon the level of risk they wish to take in terms of a particular course of action, given all the information available. This change reflects the Guidance of ...