患者隐私权的民法保护——兼评《侵权责任法》第六十二条

Protection of Patient Privacy in Civil Law——Comment on Tort Liability Law No.62

《侵权责任法》将隐私权作为人格权加以确认,而第六十二条却仅规定医疗机构及其医务人员对患者个人隐私信息的保密义务,对于患者隐私权的保护略显不足。对患者隐私权的保护还包括,医疗机构及其医务人员未经患者同意不得侵入、窥视患者的私人领域。医疗活动通常不涉及患者私人活动的保护,精神科治疗是一个例外,医疗机构及其医务人员不得对精神障碍者与诊疗疾病无关的个人活动加以干涉、监视。

Privacy has been confirmed as personality right in Tort Liability Law of China, while it is insufficient for protection of patient privacy that only in Tort Liability Law No. 62 prescribes that medical faculty and medical staff have obligation of confidentiality to patients＇ personal message. In fact, apart from this medical faculty and staff shall not invade or look into patient private domains. Patient privacy doesn＇t involve patient private actions, but in psychiatric treatment medical faculty and staff shall not interfere or monitor mental disorder＇s private actions having nothing to do with medical practice.