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Patients' Rights Act No 74/1997.

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First Region

Iceland
Human rights
1997-05-28
National
Law, Act

Second Region

Lög um réttindi sjúklinga, nr. 74/1997
The objective of this Act is to ensure specific rights for patients in accordance with general human rights and human dignity and thus strengthen their legal status vis-à-vis the health service, and to support the confidential relationship which must exist between patients and healthcare practitioners.

It is prohibited to discriminate against patients on grounds of gender, religion, beliefs, nationality, race, skin colour, financial status, family relationship or status in other respect.

Entry dates region

    Date of entry into force
    1997-07-01
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