Section 1: Your Rights as a Patient

Every person in Quebec enjoys the following rights under the Civil Code of Quebec and the Quebec Health Act:

1.1 Right to integrity of the person.

You are inviolable. No one is allowed to touch you without your free and enlightened consent.

1.2 Right to consent to care.

You have the right to consent to care, except in case of an emergency when you cannot consent. You also have the right to refuse care.

If you cannot consent, someone else must consent for you.

1.3 Right to be informed.

You have the right to be informed about:

Inviolable

Free from attack.

Free

To give without being pressured, or threatened with violence.

Enlightened

Informed, know about the treatment offered.

Consent

To agree.

Health care

Any treatment or care provided by a health care professional, such as taking a sample, a medication, an operation, a therapy, a social service, etc.

Risk(s)

The chance of injury or damage.