{"id":1653,"date":"2025-05-14T08:26:03","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T08:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/md-medicina.si\/?page_id=1653"},"modified":"2025-08-10T21:56:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T21:56:33","slug":"pacientove-pravice-in-dolznosti-ter-postopki-pri-krsitvi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/md-medicina.si\/en\/narocanje\/pacientove-pravice-in-dolznosti-ter-postopki-pri-krsitvi\/","title":{"rendered":"Patient rights and obligations and procedures in case of violation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nPatient rights and obligations and procedures in case of violation\n<\/h2>
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A patient who believes that their rights set out in the Patient Rights Act (hereinafter referred to as the Patient Rights Act) have been violated has the right to have the violations addressed.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>

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Regarding the issue of procedural capacity in procedures for the protection of patients' rights, the provisions of the ZPacP, which regulate the special manner of exercising the rights of patients who are incapable of making decisions for themselves, apply mutatis mutandis to patients who are incapable of making decisions for themselves. (Section 8 \u2013 Children, Patients with mental health problems) When the child's parents decide on the initiation of procedures, a consensual decision is not required.

The initiation of procedures may also be requested by close family members or close persons, if the patient agrees. After the patient's death, the initiation of procedures may be requested by the patient's close family members.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

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Patients who are incapable of making decisions for themselves have the right to have their participation ensured to the greatest extent possible in the procedures for addressing violations of their rights and to have their opinion taken into account, if they are capable of expressing it and if they understand its meaning and consequences.

Enforcing violations of patient rights under the ZPacP is not a condition for exercising the right to possible judicial protection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>

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\nFirst level\n<\/h2>
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At the first level, a patient who believes that one or more of his or her rights as defined in the ZPacP have been violated may take action, either on his or her own initiative or through a representative. The first hearing of a violation of a patient's rights is held before a competent person of the healthcare provider based on the patient's written or oral request.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

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\nWhat does an agent need?\n<\/h2>
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A representative needs a written authorization from the patient to represent him. If the patient decides to be a representative, he must also be aware of the deadlines set by law for exercising his rights (15, 30 days or, exceptionally, 3 months). If the dispute is not resolved in the first hearing, the patient may request protection in the context of a second hearing of the violation of patient rights in the procedure before the Commission of the Republic of Slovenia for the Protection of Patient Rights, which is composed of 75 experts in the field of medicine. For each case under consideration, a smaller commission is formed from a set of these experts to decide on the specific case.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>

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\nSecond level\n<\/h2>
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The violation is considered before the Commission of the Republic of Slovenia for the Protection of Patients' Rights:<\/p>