Following are the patients’ obligations:
- Provide health care provider full information about illness or health problem to allow proper evaluation and treatment
- Ask sufficient questions to ensure an understanding of illness or health problem
- Health facility timings must be strictly observed
- Properly follow the provider's recommendations for continuing care including medication and follow up evaluations
- Show courtesy and respect to health care personnel and to patients
- Not to indulge in anything which leads to discomfort for other patients
- Never lend personal identification to others for use to obtain health care when patient is entitled for free health care through some organization
- If necessary, cancel or reschedule an appointment as far in advance as possible, so that the time may be given to someone else
- Promptly fulfill financial obligations to Health Services
- Never give medication prescribed for patient to others
- Communicate with health care provider if condition worsens or does not follow the expected course
- Never give false information to health care provider
