The bill seeks to address the perennial problem of patients receiving unjust and unfair treatment and empower them by making them aware of their rights and the remedies available.
“Every person has a right to a continuity of appropriate and good quality health care without discrimination based on race, ethnicity, gender and economic status,” the bill said. “In the course of such care, dignity, integrity, convictions, individual needs and culture shall be respected and the patient shall be informed of said reason for delay and be treated in accordance with his or her best interests.
The health care-institutions are tasked to inform patients of their rights as well as of the institution’s rules and regulations that apply to the conduct of the patient while under their care.