Health Law
Health Law is a branch of law that regulates the protection of individuals’ health, their rights to benefit from healthcare services, the obligations of healthcare providers (physicians, hospitals, and other health personnel), and the legal issues and ethical principles that arise during the provision of these services. This field encompasses fundamental issues such as patient rights, medical malpractice (erroneous medical practice), informed consent, confidentiality obligations, the protection of personal health data, and biomedical ethics.
In Turkish Law, the individual’s right to life and the inviolability of bodily integrity are under constitutional guarantee, and Health Law is built upon the protection of these fundamental rights. A patient-centered approach, honesty, and transparency are essential principles in the provision of healthcare services. One of the most basic obligations of physicians and healthcare institutions is to provide services in accordance with medical standards and to obtain the free consent of patients by informing them fully, accurately, and comprehensibly about the medical intervention to be performed. Violation of these legal obligations may give rise to liability (criminal, civil, and administrative).
In this complex and dynamic field, ensuring full compliance with the legislation (Laws, Regulations, Regulation on Medical Deontology), proactively detecting potential legal risks, and balancing the interests of health professionals and patients are of paramount importance. Obtaining support from legal professionals specialized in Health Law is critically important to ensure both healthcare providers and patients stand on strong ground during legal proceedings.
How Can We Assist You?
TEK&partners offers its clients legal consultancy and litigation services in the field of Health Law, ensuring the broadest possible protection within the framework of national and international legislation.
Our team provides effective legal support in legal processes concerning healthcare professionals and institutions, administrative investigations, disciplinary proceedings, and criminal/compensation lawsuits. Simultaneously, we represent our clients in the rights-seeking processes of patients and their relatives, in medical malpractice claims, and in matters concerning the protection of health data.
TEK&partners provides distinguished and specialized services to its clients particularly in the following areas:
- Medical Malpractice Lawsuits: Cases for material and non-pecuniary damages arising from the liability of physicians and hospitals.
- Informed Consent: Compliance with the law in the processes of information and consent before medical intervention.
- Violations of Patient Rights: Legal process management concerning access to treatment, prohibition of discrimination, and privacy of private life.
- Protection of Health Data: Compliance consultancy regarding the processing, transfer, and storage of health data within the scope of the LPPD (Law on Protection of Personal Data).
- Healthcare Contracts: Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating physician-patient, physician-hospital, and hospital management contracts.
- Administrative and Disciplinary Investigations: Representation in investigations conducted by the Ministry of Health, Medical Chambers, and other administrative units.
- Biomedical Law and Ethics: Legal regulations and ethics committee processes in fields such as stem cells, genetic testing, in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments, and organ transplantation.