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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

MINISTRY OF HEALTH & PREVENTION

OFFICE OF THE MINISTER

Ministerial Resolution No. (14) of 2021
on the Patient’s Rights & Responsibilities Charter

The Minister of Health and Prevention:

After perusal of Federal Law No. (1) of 1972 on the Jurisdictions of Ministries and the
Powers of Ministers;

Federal Law No. (5) of 1984 on the Practice of Some Medical Professions by Persons
other than Physicians & Pharmacists;
Federal Law No. (4) of 2015 on Private Health Facilities;

Federal Law No. (5) of 2019 on the Regulation of the Practice of Human Medicine
Profession;

Federal Law No. (7) of 2019 on the Medically Assisted Reproduction;

Federal Law No. (8) of 2019 on the Medical Products, the Profession of Pharmacy and
Pharmaceutical Facilities;
Federal Decree-Law No. (4) of 2016 on the Medical Liability;

Cabinet Resolution No. (6) of 2013 on the Organizational Structure of the Ministry of
Health;

Cabinet Resolution No. (20) of 2017 on the Adoption of Unified Standards for Health
Profession Licensing at the country Level;

Cabinet Resolution No. (40) of 2019 on the Executive Regulations of Federal Decree
Law No. (4) of 2016 on Medical Liability;
Ministerial Resolution No. (142) of 2018 on the Identification of Medical Professions
and its Associated Professions;

And according to the requirements of public interest;

Have promulgated the following Resolution:

Article 1: The Patient’s Rights & Responsibilities Charter annexed hereto shall be
approved.

Article 2: This Resolution shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall come into
force as of the day following the date of its publication.
Issued on 28/01/2021

*In case of any misinterpretation, the Arabic version of this legislation prevails.