Thai Legal Experts Assert Revealing Thaksin’s Health Status Violates Privacy Laws

[webfact]

National — Some Thai law experts came out to say that disclosing the personal health conditions of a former Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, could constitute a violation of the National Health Security Act.

The warning came in response to a recent call by the Student and People Network for Thailand Reform (SNT) Association, which demanded the detailed disclosure of Thaksin’s current health status as his stay in a hospital versus a prison recently marked one month last week.

 

The SNT stated that they wanted the doctors at Police General Hospital to provide clarification on Thaksin’s illness to ensure that he was not receiving any privileges for staying in a hospital instead of a prison.

 

However, some Thai legal experts cautioned against such an action, saying physicians are required by law to keep patient information confidential as stipulated in the National Health Act of 2007 and the Medical Profession Act of 1982.

 

By Tanakorn Panyadee

PHOTO: Sanook

 

Full story: THE PATTAYA NEWS 2023-09-25

 

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[scorecard]

Perhaps they should be demanding a witnesssed  statement signed by 3 snr. attending doctors that he is too ill to leave the police royal suite?

 

Some might sign regardless of his condition.

Might might have better ethics and not sign any untruth statement.

 

 

[harleyclarkey]

Easy ... why have they got their Y fronts all in a knot?

An attending doctor just states he needs hospital treatment. He doesn't have to disclose his medical conditions....if any!! 

Maybe he has severe indigestion from all of his prison banquets? 

 

[geisha]

Quite right. Medical information is confidential . The student group can’t be that clever if they don’t know that.. Who is this SNT , all of a sudden « demanding «  medical information ?? Never heard of them, and they certainly weren’t there for Pita were they ?? 

[jcmj]

I believe HIPPA laws are enforced worldwide, although I have been able to get info from some doctors about my friends in the hospital. 

[bbbbooboo]

Hmmm…. FFS …. Who cares?

[Edwin Cameron]

Everybody already knows the whole situation is BLATENT corruption,no surprises here.!

[smedly]

he lost those rights when he went to jail as a convicted criminal.......oh wait - he hasn't been in jail yet........................circus

[smedly]

2 hours ago, scorecard said:

Perhaps they should be demanding a witnesssed  statement signed by 3 snr. attending doctors that he is too ill to leave the police royal suite?

 

Some might sign regardless of his condition.

Might might have better ethics and not sign any untruth statement.

 

 

wasting your time, doctors will be told what to say or what not to say

[smedly]

25 minutes ago, geisha said:

Quite right. Medical information is confidential

unless you are a convicted criminal and it is keeping you out of jail - public interest

[tandor]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

National — Some Thai law experts came out to say that disclosing the personal health conditions of a former Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, could constitute a violation of the National Health Security Act.

The warning came in response to a recent call by the Student and People Network for Thailand Reform (SNT) Association, which demanded the detailed disclosure of Thaksin’s current health status as his stay in a hospital versus a prison recently marked one month last week.

 

The SNT stated that they wanted the doctors at Police General Hospital to provide clarification on Thaksin’s illness to ensure that he was not receiving any privileges for staying in a hospital instead of a prison.

 

However, some Thai legal experts cautioned against such an action, saying physicians are required by law to keep patient information confidential as stipulated in the National Health Act of 2007 and the Medical Profession Act of 1982.

 

By Tanakorn Panyadee

PHOTO: Sanook

 

Full story: THE PATTAYA NEWS 2023-09-25

 

- Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here.

 

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an Ingrown Toenail is a very painful and private matter not to be shared with the general riff-raff.

[soalbundy]

If all else fails there are the defamation laws, casting aspersions on the honesty of the doctors diagnosis and on Mr T himself is not a good place to be.

[2baht]

Stop p!$$ing around, cut to the chase, let him assume the top job, he's a convicted criminal, SO WHAT? 

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, scorecard said:

Perhaps they should be demanding a witnesssed  statement signed by 3 snr. attending doctors that he is too ill to leave the police royal suite?

 

Some might sign regardless of his condition.

Might might have better ethics and not sign any untruth statement.

 

 

Money would buy silence....

[TheFishman1]

The whole thing is just a joke. TIT

[neeray]

Nose in trough violates ALL of Thai society.

[Skeptic7]

How many laws has he violated❓Including avoiding the law for 15 years, fugitive on the run, tax cheat, thief, con-man liar. Oh yeah, but he's RICH so none of that matters. 

 

This is all a prearranged BS laughable charade in Land of Shams & Scams. 

[Sig]

As if anyone expected any sort of truth or justice to come about on his return.... All of this "News" is a complete and meaningless distraction.

[Artisi]

1 hour ago, smedly said:

unless you are a convicted criminal and it is keeping you out of jail - public interest

For any ordinary prisoner, yes, but bear in mind this convicted criminal is a bit special in the eyes of some. 

[Artisi]

1 hour ago, 2baht said:

Stop p!$$ing around, cut to the chase, let him assume the top job, he's a convicted criminal, SO WHAT? 

Aren't most of the current lot dodgy in some way? 

[Muhendis]

2 hours ago, smedly said:

he lost those rights when he went to jail as a convicted criminal

Well actually he lost his rights to anonymity the moment he became a public figure.

[thailand49]

Law?  What is that here! 

Hippy world wide?   ????

Lawyers are correct you can't disclose!  Doing so would expose the whole scam to his illness they already joke of Asia. 

Ex PM?   He is unofficial the real PM,  haven't people heard he has great insight ????

[retarius]

Of course it does. How would you like the details of your health splashed all over the newspaper from people trying to do you down? That's why we have privacy laws.

[jippytum]

Most people would not give a monkeys about his health if he was in the proper prison and not using his health as a reason to remain in luxury  that is denied to the  other remand prisoners. 

 

[LoudHailer]

“Context” is important. Thaksin is a convicted criminal and is meant to be in prison. It is “in the public interest” to know exactly why and on whose authority he is spending this extraordinary amount of time in hospital. 

[Mr Meeseeks]

This whole pantomime should be lesson enough for anyone wanting to live or do business here.

 

I'm glad things like this happen with regularity to remind us of what kind of place this really is. 

[Artisi]

25 minutes ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

This whole pantomime should be lesson enough for anyone wanting to live or do business here.

 

I'm glad things like this happen with regularity to remind us of what kind of place this really is. 

La Laland posing as the world's hub for everything imagable.

[crazykopite]

When it suits them they come up with some BS excuse 

[scorecard]

4 hours ago, Edwin Cameron said:

Everybody already knows the whole situation is BLATENT corruption,no surprises here.!

...BLATENT corruption and collusion and cooperation.

[paulbrow]

He certainly could release the information himself or approve the hospital to do it and hold them harmless.