Informed dissent “Reverse negative”

Legislation in the Czech Republic allows a patient to decide, based on their own free will, to agree to the provision of health services, to designate a person which may be given information about their health condition, who can regulate situations in which the health service can be provided without the consent of a patient. Legislation also regulates situations in which the patient can waive the information and situations in which the patient refuses to consent to the provision of health services. This text deals particularly with the “Informed dissent”, a so-called Reverse negative, as it is known in a standard communication between a medical worker and patient. They are also informed on requirements and conditions that must be fulfilled so that the dissent can be confirmed and effectively expressed by the patient, in accordance with the legislation governing the informed dissent, particularly the Health Service Act and the Civil Code. The author focuses primarily on the comparison of legal regulations effective in the Czech Republic, however, she gives a brief inspection of some countries of the European Union as well.