VI 33_ CODE OF MEDICAL DEONTOLOGY - PHYSICIAN RESPONSIBILITY Article 24.1 A doctor must base the doctor-patient relationship, among other principles, on loyalty, veracity, and honesty. Their professional conduct must be upright, diligent and competent, aimed at solving the patient's medical problems. Article 24.2 A doctor must be responsible for the negative consequences of their actions and errors in their professional practice, regardless of the form of their activity. To the extent possible, they must repair the damage that may have been caused. Article 24.3 Faced with a medical act from which damage has been derived, the doctor must apologize to the patient and give the due explanations clearly, intelligibly, and truthfully. Article 24.4 A doctor must have professional civil liability insurance to repair the damage they may cause in the exercise of their profession. 6
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