Medical secrecy includes all information related to citizens' appeal for medical help. But not only the fact of conversion, but much more. This information is protected by law. But there are also exceptions to the law. So what is behind the doctor's secret?
The very fact of treatment, the state of health, the diagnosis of the disease, as well as any other data obtained during the examination of the body and its treatment are a secret. Medical confidentiality is maintained regardless of the results of diagnosis and treatment.
Medical workers have no right to disseminate to other people any information about a person's health status, his examination results, as well as any other information obtained during examination of the body and treatment. Medical confidentiality must be respected by all persons to whom it has become known.
In domestic legislation, there is a legal norm concerning medical secrecy - this is article 61 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation "Fundamentals of legislation of the Russian Federation on the protection of citizens' health." It states that a citizen is guaranteed the confidentiality of any information transmitted to him during a medical examination. The patient should not ask for non-disclosure of information about himself, since the disclosure of medical secrets is already prohibited by this article. The position of a health worker is a guarantee of medical confidentiality.
After the death of the patient, the duty of non-disclosure of medical secrets remains. Disclosure of patient information to even one outsider is a violation of medical confidentiality. In this case, it is not important under what circumstances the disclosure took place: whether it was a careless storage of documents or a conversation between doctors in front of strangers.
During training, in the performance of official and professional duties, some persons have access to information about the health status and medical history of some patients. Disclosure of this information is not allowed, except for the cases described below.
It is not considered a violation of medical confidentiality to exchange business information between doctors during treatment. In some cases, the transfer of information that is a medical secret is allowed, but only with the written consent of the patient or his legal representative. For example, information about the health, diagnosis and treatment of a citizen can be transferred to others for scientific research, for publication in scientific literature, for use in the learning process.
According to the law, secret information of a doctor can also be transferred in the interests of treating a child under 15 years of age or an incapacitated patient, in the interests of the health of other citizens in the event of an infectious threat, at the request of the investigating authorities. In this case, passport data are not subject to disclosure.
