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Penalties for denying medical care
- United Arab Emirates: Thursday, November 22 - 2007 at 07:39
Zaid Al Seksek, director of the Health Policy Regulation Department at the Health Authority of Abu Dhabi, has warned health institutions in the emirate not to deny medical care to patients in critical condition because of their inability to afford treatment fees, reported Gulf News. Al Seksek said strict penalties will be handed out for health care professionals who violate the new Patient Referral Policy adopted by the authority, which prohibits ignoring emergency cases in the event of patients' inability to afford fees.
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Jeff Florian, Senior ReporterThursday, November 22 - 2007 at 07:39 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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