Home / Dz.U. 2009 nr 52 poz. 417
Law of November 6, 2008, on Patient Rights and the Patient Ombudsman
Ustawa z dnia 6 listopada 2008 r. o prawach pacjenta i Rzeczniku Praw Pacjenta
Type
Law (Ustawa)
Status
act has a consolidated text (akt posiada tekst jednolity)
Announced
2008-11-06
Entry into force
2009-05-21
Texts
The consolidated text (tekst ujednolicony) is unofficial; only the signed PDFs from Dziennik Ustaw / Monitor Polski are legally authentic.
Keywords
personal data protectionDoctorsmedical commissionshealth protectionsupreme and central administrative bodiespublic informationpatientsmedical benefitsDentistspecuniary and disciplinary penaltieshealthcare facilitieshealthcarehuman rights protectionmedical documentation
Related acts
Implementing Regulations (55)
- Regulation of the Minister of Health of July 19, 2023, amending the regulation on the types, scope, and designs of medical documentation and the method of its processing
- Regulation No. 347 of the President of the Council of Ministers of October 27, 2022, amending the regulation on granting the statute of the Office of the Patient Ombudsman
- Order No. 3 of the Prime Minister of January 5, 2018 on the conferment of the statute of the Office of the Patient Ombudsman
- Regulation of the Prime Minister of April 9, 2015, amending the regulation on granting the statute to the Office of the Patient Ombudsman
- Order of the Prime Minister No. 23 of March 26, 2013, amending the order on granting the statute of the Office of the Patient Ombudsman
- Order of the Prime Minister No. 68 of October 3, 2011, concerning the granting of the statute to the Office of the Patient Ombudsman
- Order No. 62 of the President of the Council of Ministers of August 26, 2010, amending the order on granting the statute to the Office of the Patient Ombudsman.
- Order No. 29 of the Prime Minister of April 16, 2010, amending the order concerning the granting of the statute to the Office of the Patient Ombudsman
- Order No. 67 of the Prime Minister of September 2, 2009, concerning the granting of the statute to the Office of the Patient Ombudsman
- Regulation of the Minister of Health of 29 June 2026 amending the regulation on the types, scope and forms of medical documentation and the method of its processing
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of 25 June 2026 amending the regulation on medical documentation kept in healthcare facilities for persons deprived of liberty
- Regulation of the Minister of Health of June 8, 2026, amending the regulation on the types, scope, and designs of medical documentation and the method of its processing
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of May 22, 2026, amending the regulation on the types, scope, and forms of medical documentation and the method of its processing in healthcare facilities established by the minister competent for internal affairs.
- Regulation of the Minister of Health of 9 July 2025 amending the regulation on the types, scope and forms of medical documentation and the method of its processing
- Regulation of the Minister of Health of December 19, 2025, amending the regulation on the types, scope, and forms of medical documentation and the method of its processing
- Regulation of the Minister of Health of June 12, 2024, on the remuneration of members of the Appeals Committee for Benefits from the Compensation Fund for Medical Events
- Regulation of the Minister of Health of June 10, 2024, on the method of determining the amount of compensation benefit for infection with a biological pathogenic agent, bodily injury or health disorder, or patient's death
- Regulation of the Minister of Health of February 14, 2024, amending the regulation on the types, scope, and forms of medical documentation and the method of its processing
- Regulation of the Minister of Health of August 2, 2024, on the Team for Benefits from the Compensation Fund for Medical Events
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of October 19, 2023, amending the regulation on the types, scope, and forms, as well as the method of processing medical documentation in healthcare entities established by the minister competent for internal affairs
- Regulation of the Minister of Health of December 23, 2020 amending the regulation on the types, scope, and forms of medical documentation and the method of its processing
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of December 16, 2020, amending the regulation on the types, scope and forms, and method of processing medical documentation in healthcare facilities established by the minister competent for internal affairs
- Regulation of the Minister of Health of November 9, 2020, amending the regulation on the types, scope and forms of medical documentation and the method of its processing
- Regulation of the Minister of Health of 11 October 2019 amending the regulation on keeping a deposit in a stationary healthcare facility
- Regulation of the Minister of National Defence of April 25, 2018, on the types and scope of medical documentation in healthcare facilities established by the Minister of National Defence and the method of its processing
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of 26 February 2016 on the types and scope of medical documentation kept in healthcare facilities for persons deprived of liberty and the method of its processing
- Regulation of the Minister of the Interior and Administration of 25 February 2016 on the types, scope and forms of medical documentation kept in healthcare facilities established by the minister competent for internal affairs and the method of its processing
- Regulation of the Minister of Health of November 9, 2015, on the types, scope and forms of medical documentation and the method of its processing
- Regulation of the Minister of Health of August 19, 2015, amending the regulation on the types and scope of medical documentation and the method of its processing
- Regulation of the Minister of Health of July 14, 2014, amending the regulation on the types and scope of medical documentation and the method of its processing
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Amending Acts (37)
- Law of 24 April 2009 Provisions introducing the Law on Patient Rights and the Patient Ombudsman, the Law on Accreditation in Healthcare, and the Law on Consultants in Healthcare · 2009-06-05
- Law of 30 April 2010 Provisions introducing laws reforming the science system · 2010-10-01
- Law of April 15, 2011, on healthcare activities · 2011-07-01
- Law of 16 September 2011 amending the Law on Insurance and Pension Supervision and the Ombudsman for Insured Persons and the Law on Patient Rights and the Patient Ombudsman · 2011-11-18
- Law of April 28, 2011, amending the Law on Patient Rights and the Patient Ombudsman and the Law on Compulsory Insurance, the Insurance Guarantee Fund and the Polish Motor Insurers' Bureau · 2012-01-01
- Law of April 28, 2011, on the health protection information system · 2012-01-01
- Law of 14 June 2012 amending the law on healthcare activities and certain other laws · 2012-06-30
- Law of September 27, 2013, on the amendment of the law - Pharmaceutical Law and certain other laws · 2013-11-25
- Law of November 28, 2014, on medical commissions subordinate to the minister competent for internal affairs · 2015-01-01
- Law of June 12, 2015, amending the law on patient rights and the Patient Ombudsman · 2015-08-28
- Law of October 9, 2015, on amending the law on the information system in healthcare and certain other laws · 2015-12-12
- Law of 10 June 2016 amending the Law on Medical Activities and certain other laws · 2016-07-15
- Law of June 10, 2016, on amending the Code of Criminal Procedure, the law on the medical and dental professions, and the law on patient rights and the Patient Ombudsman · 2016-08-05
- Law of May 20, 2016, on amending the Law on the Public Blood Service and certain other laws · 2016-09-11
- Law of March 23, 2017 on the amendment of the Law on Patient Rights and the Patient Ombudsman and certain other laws · 2017-05-11
- Law of 20 July 2017 on amending the Law on the health information system and certain other laws · 2017-08-25
- Law of May 10, 2018, on amending the law on State Medical Rescue and certain other laws · 2018-06-26
- Law of 20 July 2018 amending the Act on the Health Care Information System and certain other laws · 2018-08-23
- Law of 6 December 2018 on the amendment of certain laws in connection with e-referrals and waiting lists for healthcare services · 2019-01-11
- Law of December 6, 2018, on amending the law on the medical and dental professions and certain other laws · 2019-02-09
- Law of 21 February 2019 on the Medical Research Agency · 2019-03-22
- Law of November 9, 2018, on amending the law on medical activity and certain other laws · 2019-04-01
- Law of 21 February 2019 amending certain laws in connection with ensuring the application of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) · 2019-05-04
- Law of May 16, 2019, on amending the Law on Patient Rights and the Patient Ombudsman · 2019-07-03
- Law of 19 July 2019 amending certain laws in connection with the implementation of e-health solutions · 2019-09-07
- Law of July 19, 2019, on the amendment of the Law - Code of Commercial Companies and certain other laws · 2021-07-01
- Law of 19 July 2019 on ensuring accessibility for persons with special needs · 2021-09-06
- Law of 17 December 2021 amending the Law on the Prevention and Combating of Infections and Infectious Diseases in Humans and certain other laws · 2022-01-27
- Law of April 7, 2022, on medical devices · 2022-05-26
- Law of 15 September 2022 on laboratory medicine · 2022-12-10
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Information on Consolidated Text (8)
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of May 16, 2019, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law on patient rights and the Patient Ombudsman
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of April 2, 2024, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Act on Patient Rights and the Patient Ombudsman
- Announcement by the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of July 7, 2023, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Act on Patient Rights and the Patient Ombudsman
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of July 22, 2022, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Act on Patient Rights and the Patient Ombudsman
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of May 4, 2020, on the announcement of the consolidated text of the law on patient rights and the Patient Ombudsman
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of June 8, 2017, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law on patient rights and the Patient Ombudsman
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of January 28, 2016, concerning the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Law on Patient Rights and the Patient Ombudsman
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of January 24, 2012, on the announcement of the consolidated text of the Act on Patient Rights and the Patient Ombudsman
References (8)
- Law of 6 September 2001 on access to public information
- Law of October 13, 1998, on the social insurance system.
- Law of 17 December 1998 on pensions and annuities from the Social Insurance Fund.
- Law of 5 December 1996 on the professions of physician and dentist.
- Law of 19 August 1994 on mental health protection
- Law of July 25, 1985, on research and development units.
- Law of 23 April 1964 - Civil Code.
- Law of June 14, 1960, Code of Administrative Procedure.
Constitutional Tribunal Ruling (2)
Acts referring to this act
- Amended Acts: Law of December 18, 2025, amending the law on the social security system and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 15 May 2026 on amending certain laws in connection with the development of e-health services
- Amended Acts: Law of June 16, 2023, on quality in healthcare and patient safety
- Amended Acts: Law of June 16, 2023, on amending the Law on Patient Rights and the Patient Ombudsman and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 17 August 2023 on certain medical professions
- Amended Acts: Law of December 1, 2022 on the profession of medical rescuer and the self-government of medical rescuers
- Amended Acts: Law of March 9, 2023, on clinical trials of medicinal products for human use
- Amended Acts: Law of 15 September 2022 on laboratory medicine
- Amended Acts: Law of April 7, 2022, on medical devices
- Amended Acts: Law of 17 December 2021 amending the Law on the Prevention and Combating of Infections and Infectious Diseases in Humans and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 19 July 2019 on ensuring accessibility for persons with special needs
- Amended Acts: Law of July 19, 2019, on the amendment of the Law - Code of Commercial Companies and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 19 July 2019 amending certain laws in connection with the implementation of e-health solutions
- Amended Acts: Law of May 16, 2019, on amending the Law on Patient Rights and the Patient Ombudsman
- Amended Acts: Law of 21 February 2019 amending certain laws in connection with ensuring the application of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation)
- Amended Acts: Law of November 9, 2018, on amending the law on medical activity and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 21 February 2019 on the Medical Research Agency
- Amended Acts: Law of December 6, 2018, on amending the law on the medical and dental professions and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 6 December 2018 on the amendment of certain laws in connection with e-referrals and waiting lists for healthcare services
- Amended Acts: Law of 20 July 2018 amending the Act on the Health Care Information System and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of May 10, 2018, on amending the law on State Medical Rescue and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 20 July 2017 on amending the Law on the health information system and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of March 23, 2017 on the amendment of the Law on Patient Rights and the Patient Ombudsman and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of May 20, 2016, on amending the Law on the Public Blood Service and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of June 10, 2016, on amending the Code of Criminal Procedure, the law on the medical and dental professions, and the law on patient rights and the Patient Ombudsman
- Amended Acts: Law of 10 June 2016 amending the Law on Medical Activities and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of October 9, 2015, on amending the law on the information system in healthcare and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of June 12, 2015, amending the law on patient rights and the Patient Ombudsman
- Amended Acts: Law of November 28, 2014, on medical commissions subordinate to the minister competent for internal affairs
- Amended Acts: Law of September 27, 2013, on the amendment of the law - Pharmaceutical Law and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 14 June 2012 amending the law on healthcare activities and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of April 28, 2011, on the health protection information system
- Amended Acts: Law of April 28, 2011, amending the Law on Patient Rights and the Patient Ombudsman and the Law on Compulsory Insurance, the Insurance Guarantee Fund and the Polish Motor Insurers' Bureau
- Amended Acts: Law of 16 September 2011 amending the Law on Insurance and Pension Supervision and the Ombudsman for Insured Persons and the Law on Patient Rights and the Patient Ombudsman
- Amended Acts: Law of April 15, 2011, on healthcare activities
- Amended Acts: Law of 30 April 2010 Provisions introducing laws reforming the science system
- Amended Acts: Law of 24 April 2009 Provisions introducing the Law on Patient Rights and the Patient Ombudsman, the Law on Accreditation in Healthcare, and the Law on Consultants in Healthcare
- References: Regulation of the Minister of Health of July 29, 2010, on the types of medical documentation of occupational medicine services, the method of its keeping and storage, and the forms of documents used
- References: Law of 15 May 2015 on amending the Law on cash benefits from social insurance in case of sickness and maternity and certain other laws
- References: Regulation of the Minister of Health of December 16, 2016 on the organizational standard of healthcare in the field of anesthesiology and intensive therapy
- References: Regulation of the Minister of Health of October 14, 2016, on medical examinations and sanitary procedures of the body and clothing of a foreigner applying for international protection
- References: Regulation of the Minister of Health of 5 August 2016 on the detailed criteria for selecting offers in proceedings concerning the conclusion of contracts for the provision of healthcare services
- References: Regulation of the Minister of Health of August 24, 2016 amending the regulation on prescriptions issued by nurses and midwives
- References: Regulation of the Minister of Health of August 2, 2016, amending the regulation on medical prescriptions
- References: Law of 25 September 2015 on amending the law on State Medical Rescue, the law on healthcare activities, the law on amending the law on healthcare activities, and certain other laws
- References: Regulation of the Minister of Health of August 18, 2011, on mandatory vaccinations
- References: Regulation of the Minister of Health of October 28, 2015 on prescriptions issued by nurses and midwives
- References: Regulation of the Minister of National Defence of 9 February 2016 amending the regulation on certain health benefits for professional soldiers
- References: Regulation of the Minister of Health of December 18, 2014 amending the regulation on the scope of necessary information collected by service providers, the detailed method of recording this information and its transfer to entities obliged to finance services from public funds
- References: Law of September 25, 2015, on the physiotherapy profession