Patient Rights

This English translation is provided for convenience. If there is any difference between this translation and the Korean version, the Korean version prevails.

Patient Bill of Rights

Every patient has dignity and worth as a human being and, in order to lead a healthy life, has the following rights together with the responsibilities and duties that come with them.

Patient rights

① Patients have the right to be respected as persons, based on their dignity and worth as human beings.

② Patients have the right not to be discriminated against for any reason, including nationality, sex, age, religion, economic or social status or type of illness, and to receive equal medical care.

③ Patients have the right to choose their doctor and medical institution in order to receive the best care.

④ Patients have the right to receive medical care from properly licensed medical professionals.

⑤ Patients and their guardians have the right to request information about, and copies of, the patient's medical records.

⑥ Patients and their guardians have the right to be told about the patient's condition and the purpose, method, details and results of treatment, and to choose a treatment or refuse treatment.

⑦ Patients and their guardians have the right to have any document related to medical care explained to them before they sign it.

⑧ Patients and their guardians have the right to know the itemized costs of the medical care provided.

⑨ Patients have the right to have all information about their illness and treatment, and all matters of their private life, kept confidential.

⑩ Patients and their guardians have the right to voice any complaint about medical or other services at the clinic and to receive a response.

Patient responsibilities

① Patients are responsible for giving the medical team, in person or through a legal representative, information relevant to their care, such as current symptoms, past medical history, medications and other records.

② Patients are responsible for asking about anything they do not understand regarding their own treatment.

③ Patients are responsible for taking part in the treatment plan recommended by the medical team and for cooperating with treatment.

④ Patients are responsible for the consequences of not following the treatment plan.

⑤ Patients are responsible for respecting other patients and the medical team and for taking care of the clinic's property.

⑥ Patients are responsible for meeting the financial obligations related to their treatment.

⑦ Patients are responsible for following the clinic's rules and regulations.