Article | Name | Purpose |
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Article 1 | Informed consent | To establish clear rules on consent to and refusal of any medical treatment. To establish the form of informed consent. To establish the role of public and private healthcare facilities in the training of healthcare professionals in the field of relationships and communication with the patient. |
Article 2 | Pain therapy, prohibition of unreasonable obstinacy in treatment and dignity at the end of life | To avoid non-beneficial treatments and disproportionate means in end-of-life care. |
Article 3 | Minors and incompetent patients | To establish rules on the decision-making process in the case of minors and incompetent patients. |
Article 4 | Advance treatment directives | To establish rules on the value of prior requests placed by patients before becoming incapable of expressing their will |
Article 5 | Shared care plans | To improve the concept of the clinical relationship between patients and healthcare professionals |
Articles 6–8 | Administrative articles |