Healthcare and decision-making in dementia Act No. 576/2004
Coll. of 21 October 2004 on healthcare, health-related services
and on the amendment and supplementing of certain laws
(hereafter referred to as the Act of Health Care) seems to be
the main law governing patients’ rights and decision making in
the context of health care. Unless otherwise stated, the
references in this report on healthcare and decision making in
the Slovak Republic will be to the relevant sections and
paragraphs in the Act on Health Care. Consent to medical
treatment Informed consent must be given prior to the provision
of healthcare (§4.4). It should be given by person to whom the
healthcare is to be provided or by a legal representative if
that person lacks the capacity to give informed consent.
Patients with incapacity should participate in the decision-
making process to the greatest extent possible (as determined by
their level of capacity) (§6.5) Details of the informed consent
including a statement made by patients’ with incapac