Patients Cannot Insist on Particular Diagnostic Tests, Doctors to Decide: Kerala HC
Written By : Anshika Mishra
Published On 2026-07-24 12:30 GMT | Update On 2026-07-24 12:30 GMT
In a recent order, the Kerala High Court stated that it is the doctors, and not the patients, who decide which diagnostic tests are required.
Observing that a patient has to follow the advice of the doctor and the matter falls under the diagnostic prerogative of a doctor, the HC bench comprising Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas further made it clear that a patient cannot dictate to the doctor that a particular scan needs to be prescribed.
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Doctors decide which Diagnostic tests are needed, patients cannot dictate: Kerala HC
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