With the exception of minors subject to parental authority and subject to the provisions of article L. 1111-5, hospitalised patients may request that no information be given concerning their presence in the establishment or their state of health.
In the absence of opposition from the persons concerned, information of a medical nature, such as the diagnosis and course of the illness, may only be given by doctors under the conditions defined by the Code of Ethics; routine information on the patient’s condition may be provided by nursing staff.