Rights of AIDS patients

Access to care, the right to seek care, access to medications.

Patients' rights

Disclosure of HIV status of the patient without his consent by a family member or a third party is illegal because is a revelation of the privacy of the patient.

Before going abroad, it is better to learn about the laws of the country to determine whether the entry of HIV-positive people is prohibited or not.

In case of minor illness, the minor's consent is required, as well as the parents.

However, when treatment decided by the physician is required to save the patient, parental consent may be omitted, if the minor opposition, it will be required to be accompanied by an adult.

Labor rights

The employer is not required to have health questionnaire about the patient or the disease or diagnosis of the patient. Similarly, the patient is not required to disclose their status to their employer.

The patient is entitled to request sick leave (different for the public sector and the private sector). No profession is prohibited for AIDS.

social Rights

People with AIDS receive social benefits from the financing of the common, or the region or the department.