The patient's right to choosing and decision-making freely about receiving health services should be respected.
3-1) The patient’s choosing and decision-making is limited to the following issues:
3-1-1) Choosing the attending doctor and the health services provider center within the framework of the regulations;
3-1-2) Choosing the second doctor as the consultant and consulting with him/her;
3-1-3) Deciding to participate in any research, ensuring that it does not affect the continuity and quality of receiving the health services;
3-1-4) Accepting or refusing the suggested treatments after being informed about their benefits and possible complications and consequences of refusal of them, except in cases of suicide or cases in which refusal of treatment exposes someone else to serious risk;
3-1-5) When the patient has the capacity of decision-making, she/he can announce her/his decision about the future possible circumstances in which she/he may not be able to make a decision. Thus her/his previous recorded idea can be applied as a guide for the health care providers and the substitute decision-maker to perform medical procedures observing the legal requirements;
3-2) The conditions for choosing and decision-making consist of the following items:
3-2-1) The patient’s choosing and decision-making process should be free and informed and based on receiving enough and complete information;
3-2-2) After providing the information, the patient should have enough time to choose and make decision;
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