Patient Rights Law, 5756-1996
חוק זכויות החולה, תשנ"ו-1996
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First Schedule (Sections 14, 15)
Surgeries, except for minor surgery.
Catheterisation of blood vessels.
Dialysis.
Treatment with ionising radiation (radiotherapy).
In vitro fertilisation treatments.
Chemotherapy for the treatment of malignant processes.
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The following sections of the Penal Law, 5737-1977:
199, 201, 202, 203, 203b, 214(b1), 214(b2) in respect of an offence under 214(b1), 300, 301a, 305, 329(a)(1), 335, 345, 346, 348, 351, 368b, 368c, 375a, 377a, 380.
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