Patient rights

According to the laws in Islamic Republic of Iran health-care centers, the presentation of services is equal to all applicants/patients and nationality. Race, religion or skin tone cannot affect the caring or treatment process under any circumstances. Hence, the following rights apply for all Iranian and Non-Iranian patients. 1.Receiving proper service is the patient’s right. 2.Information should be informed acceptably and adequately to the patient. 3.Allowing patients to make their own decisions about which health care interventions they will or will not receive. 4.The health-care services should be delivered by respecting patient privacy, this leads to encouraging the patient to seek care and to be as honest as possible during the course of a health care visit. (See also Physician-Patient Relationship.) It may also increase the patient’s willingness to seek care.