• Right of Competent Patients to Refuse Treatment
• Right to Privacy and Confidentiality
• Right to Seek Referral to Specialists/Second Opinion
• Right to Continuity of Care Against Abandonment
• Right to Know the Identity of Health Care Providers
• Right to Timely Diagnosis and Treatment
• Right to Know the Diagnosis and Prognosis
• Right to Refuse Participation in Experimental Protocols
• Right to be Treated in a Safe Environment
• Right to Informed Consent
• Right to Protection of Human Rights
• Right to Competent Care with Dignity and Compassion

RESPONSIBILITIES OF PATIENTS

• Responsibility to Disclose Full Information to the Physician
• Responsibility to Comply with Physicians’ Orders and Advice
• Responsibility to Reimburse the Hospital for Professional Services
• Responsibility to Visit the Hospital for Follow-up Care

PHYSICIAN PATIENT RELATIONSHIP

• Contractual Obligations Without a Written Agreement
• Physician’s Right not to Enter Into Relationship
• Termination of Established Relationship by Legal Notice
• Non-existence of Relationship in Emergency Situation