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  2. Physician–patient privilege - Wikipedia

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    Physician–patient privilege is a legal concept, related to medical confidentiality, that protects communications between a patient and their doctor from being used against the patient in court. It is a part of the rules of evidence in many common law jurisdictions. Almost every jurisdiction that recognizes physician–patient privilege not to ...

  3. Should doctor-patient confidentiality still apply when the ...

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    Doctor-patient confidentiality makes for better medical practice, but when the patient is the president, do doctors have an obligation to the public as well?

  4. State privacy laws of the United States - Wikipedia

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    (a) The patient has the right to personal privacy. (b) The patient has the right to receive care in a safe setting. (c) The patient has the right to be free from all forms of abuse or harassment. (5) Confidentiality of Patient Records. (a) The patient has the right to the confidentiality of his or her clinical records.

  5. Texas Advance Directives Act - Wikipedia

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    In 2015, the Texas Legislature unanimously passed HB 3074 [12] by State Representative Drew Springer (R-Gainesville), a bill to stop dehydration and starvation of persons with disabilities by reforming the aspect of the statute which allowed healthcare providers to remove artificial nutrition and hydration against a patient's wishes. HB 3074 is ...

  6. 'Confused and frightened': Texas Medical Board guidance on ...

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    Texans on both sides who gave testimony at the meeting agreed that confusion over the state's near-total abortion ban has left doctors terrified. 'Confused and frightened': Texas Medical Board ...

  7. Texas Medical Board to consider issuing guidance on ... - AOL

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    Mar. 14—By Madaleine Rubin, The Texas Tribune The Texas Medical Board will consider language to clarify what qualifies as a medical exception to the state's abortion laws at an upcoming March 22 ...

  8. Confidentiality - Wikipedia

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    Confidentiality is commonly applied to conversations between doctors and patients. Legal protections prevent physicians from revealing certain discussions with patients, even under oath in court. [6] This physician-patient privilege only applies to secrets shared between physician and patient during the course of providing medical care. [6] [7]

  9. Texas medical panel won't provide list of exceptions to ... - AOL

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    A Texas medical panel on Friday rebuffed calls to list specific exceptions to one of the most restrictive abortions bans in the U.S., which physicians say is dangerously unclear and has forced ...