Patient Right to Autonomy Act Article 4
A patient has the right to be informed of the diagnosis of his or her disease, treatment options, and the potential effectiveness and risks thereof. A patient has the right to choose and make decisions regarding the treatment options provided by the physician.The patient’s legal representative, spouse, relatives, health care agents, and other closely related people (hereinafter, “parties concerned”) may not prevent the medical institution or physician from acting on the patient’s treatment decisions.
中文原文 病人自主權利法第4條
病人對於病情、醫療選項及各選項之可能成效與風險預後，有知情之權利。
對於醫師提供之醫療選項有選擇與決定之權利。
病人之法定代理人、配偶、親屬、醫療委任代理人或與病人有特別密切關係之人（以下統稱關係人），不得妨礙醫療機構或醫師依病人就醫療選項決定之作為。
對於醫師提供之醫療選項有選擇與決定之權利。
病人之法定代理人、配偶、親屬、醫療委任代理人或與病人有特別密切關係之人（以下統稱關係人），不得妨礙醫療機構或醫師依病人就醫療選項決定之作為。