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Czech legal acts dealing with entitlements of the insured and rights of patients

-          Act No. 48/1997 Coll., Public Health Insurance Act

-          Act No. 372/2011 Coll., Healthcare Services Act

-          Act No. 373/2011 Coll., Specific Healthcare Services Act

-          Act No. 374/2011 Coll., Emergency Medical Services Act

-          Act No. 258/2000 Coll., Public Health Protection Act

-          Ordinance of the Ministry of Health No. 98/2012 Coll., on medical documentation

-          Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine (downloadable here)

All the legal acts in power can be accessed here.


Legal acts of the EU concerning the entitlements of the insured and rights of patients

-          Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the coordination of social security systems

-          Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems

-          Directive No 24/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the application of patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare

These European legal acts can be accessed here.


Czech legal acts governing the area of resolution of disputes:

-          Act No. 89/2012 Coll., Civil Code

-          Act No. 99/1963 Coll., Civil Procedure Code

-          Act No. 500/2004 Coll., Administrative Procedure Code

-          Act No. 150/2002 Coll., Administrative Justice Code

-          Act No. 372/2011 Coll., Healthcare Services Act

-          Act No. 220/1991 Coll., of the Czech National Council, on the Czech Medical Chamber, the Czech Dental Chamber and the Czech Pharmacists' Chamber

-          Act No. 549/1991 Coll., Court Fees Act

-          Act No. 40/2009 Coll., Criminal Code

-          Act No. 141/1961 Coll., Criminal Procedure Code

All the legal acts in power can be accessed here.

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