Laws and regulations related to admission
International patients:
If the patient refers directly or through the website of the medical institution All the existing regulations, including the costs of the medical institution, the service package, the possibilities
Welfare will be given to them in the form of sheets sealed with the seal of the medical institution, and in case of acceptance of the foreign conditions of the patient, their admission will be made in the form of a contract between the medical institution and the patient.
In case the patient is admitted to the medical institution by the company or the travel service office, the necessary coordination should be done through the company (physician in charge of technical health of the company or the service office)Safferty) was made with a medical institution.
The coordination includes providing the patient's information and his initial file, which should be at the discretion of the medical institution. The acceptance of the patient is done in the form of a 3-way contract between the company's medical institution or a reputable travel service office and the patient.
After notification of the instructions for health travel insurance by the Central Insurance of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the medical institution must have a health travel insurance when admitting the patient, which includes compensation for damages From the death of the patient or the unforeseen complications of the treatment of a person's illness that lead to the creation of costs It will increase, and it is not foreseen in the agreement to ensure that it will be achieved.
When accepting a patient, the medical institution must ensure that it has a valid confirmation based on the fact that the person is not infected with communicable diseases in accordance with the IHR standards and if there are special cases of the disease. Contagious diseases, if the infectious disease specialist allows the treatment, take the necessary precautions. Be considerate.
After the contract and acceptance of the international patient in the IPD unit and the notification of the attending physician and the IPD physician, the patient will be introduced to the dental department by the IPD expert.
Comment 1: In all the departments where the patient comes and goes, there should be at least signs and signs in English.
discharge and documentation:
The medical institution has a separate discharge mechanism to facilitate the discharge of foreign patients.
It is necessary that the discharge department is not in direct contact with the patient or the company or the travel service office, and this will be done through the IPD expert.
All patients must have a typed English file summary at the time of discharge, which should include the following:
The name and surname of the attending physician, passport number and international code, date of admission and discharge, reason for referral, initial diagnosis, diagnostic or treatment measures performed for the patient, current condition of the patient, including measures and care required after discharge that the patient It should be done at your place of residence and re-examination if needed.
Before discharge, the patient should receive training and necessary information on how to follow up on his condition in the form of pre-prepared forms translated into his language.
In cases where the patient decides to leave the medical institution despite the medical advice of the medical team, if there is a danger to the patient's life, in order to prevent unexpected events, the attending physician must provide the necessary information regarding the risks of the mentioned measures while consulting with the forensic expert in this field. inform the patient.
The medical institution uses standard diagnostic codes and also standard codes for diagnostic medical procedures and actions (ICD 10) in addition to other information.
The medical institution must give a satisfaction form to all patients at the time of discharge. In addition to this consent letter, it should contain accurate access information to the patient in order to control the services provided.
It is the responsibility of the medical institution to provide the patient with the information related to the ways of establishing communication (email, phone call or in-person consultation) with the attending physician and the medical institution at the time of discharge in pre-designed forms.
The IPD expert of the medical institution is responsible for recording all the patient's information in accordance with the operating instructions in the health system of the Ministry of Health.
All patients should be given a prescription at the time of discharge from the medical institution, which includes the patient's previous and current medications, and the absence of drug and food interactions in the patient's medication regimen should be taken into account in order of priority based on the opinion of the clinical pharmacist and the pharmacist. In addition, it is stated that the responsibility of the patient's prescription drugs at the time of discharge rests with the attending physician.
Comment: Upon the patient's request, the medical institution is obliged to provide the patient with the original copy of the services and related costs, stamped with the seal of the medical institution (in English).
Legal requirements:
Informed consent must be obtained from the patient before surgery, anesthesia, analgesia, in case of performing any dangerous medical or diagnostic procedures from the patient, and in case the patient does not have the conditions to give consent. His legal status was taken away.
Comment: The legal representative of the patient is determined based on the laws of the patient's home country.
Every case of the death of a foreign patient requires the formation of a death investigation committee within 24 hours at most. After the death, the patient is sick and the related report must be sent to the health tourism unit of the university under cover within 24 hours.
-In case of death of the patient, the head of the medical institution must inform the relevant legal authorities.
-In case of death of the patient, it will be acted upon according to the current rules and procedures of the country.
Registration of information in the tourism system of the Ministry of Health:
The IPD expert of the medical institution is responsible for registering all international patients treated at the medical institution in the tourism system of the Ministry of Health.
The technical officer of the medical institution and the head of the medical institution are responsible for closely monitoring the registration.
Have the information of international patients by an IPD expert.
The supervisory experts of the university and the ministry are responsible for supervisory visits to medical centers.
The owner of the IPD unit is sure to obtain the accurate information of international patients, and in case of a violation of the medical institution in not registering the patient's information in the medical institution, report it to the deputy of the Ministry of Medicine. A decision should be made regarding the continuation of the activity of the international medical institution.
After reporting the charges, the IPD executive team will be responsible for implementing and complying with the related legal requirements.
he control and supervision of the IPD unit in the centers across the country is under the responsibility of the relevant assistant in the Ministry of Education/University Assistant.
The evaluation level of the IPD unit of the hospitals is determined according to the annual evaluation based on the relevant criteria.
Comment: If the result of the annual evaluation is below the standard, according to Article 23 of the Executive Order of Article 8 of the Law on the Establishment of the Ministry of Health, Medical Education and Treatment approved in 1367, an IPD unit is allowed to operate and if necessary International patients are not accepted.
Determining the general signs and symptoms of the IPD unit will be in accordance with the relevant regulations and instructions.