Page 4 - Ministerial Resolution No. (14) of 2021

to another health facility in which the conditions and requirements for health care
are met.
 Health staff shall take into account the risks that may arise from prevention,
treatment, detection or diagnosis activities with constant keenness to achieve
the desired benefit of the provided health service.
 The patient has the right, if he/she is conscious and able to express his/her opinion
clearly, to refuse to receive the health service, taking into account the special cases
stipulated by the applicable legislation.
 Health facility and its personnel shall respect the patient's desire and shall not
violate his/her freedom to discontinue receiving the health service, unless his/her
condition constitutes a threat to himself/herself, the others or the public health.
 The patient has the right, on his/her personal responsibility, to leave the health
facility and not to initiate or follow up on the implementation of the health service
specified, subject to the exceptions stipulated by the applicable legislation.
 The patient has the right to be prescribed treatment, including treatment procedures,
surgical interventions, etc., and the quantities of drug, its side effects and its route
of administration are clearly defined. The patient has the right to know the reason
for undergoing various examinations and treatments. Any action taken when
providing health services is recorded in his/her health file.
 The patient has the right to know the nature and severity of his/her illness and to
informed of it, unless his/her interest requires otherwise, or if his/her psychological
condition does not permit to be informed of the same, in which case his/her legal
representative must be informed.
 The patient has the right to obtain a medical report on his health condition and the
accurate results of examinations. He/she also has the right to obtain a copy of his/her
health file.
 Health facility must perform the necessary laboratory tests and analyses before
performing any surgery, obtain the patient's written consent to perform the
surgery, inform him/her of the possible medical effects and complications, and
notify the patient of full expenses of the health services before initiating any
procedures.
 The patient has the right to obtain detailed invoices of amounts of all services
provided by the health facility.
 The patient has the right to obtain educational guidance commensurate with his/her
age, level of understanding, awareness and welfare.
 The patient has the right to be informed of the nature and severity of his/her illness,
and expectations of any other diseases or infecting others, unless his/her interest
requires otherwise, or if his/her psychological condition does not permit him/her to
be informed of the same. In this case, the legal representative must be informed of
the same, and health knowledge and awareness must be provided to patients and
their families to make decisions on the treatment plan and participate in the health
care provided.
 The physician shall provide the patient in a simple and understandable
language information related to his/her illness, the course of treatment and
development of health condition, taking into account the difficulty of

*In case of any misinterpretation, the Arabic version of this legislation prevails.