title: [What changes were introduced by the new law concerning infectious diseases for patients with tuberculosis?].
abstract: In July 2012, the act on preventing and counteracting infections and infectious diseases in humans was amended. Many changes concerning duties of physicians looking after patients with tuberculosis were proposed. Particularly important is the requirement of written certification by patients that they were notified by the physician of the obligation to undergo antituberculous treatment. It is also essential that the national sanitary inspector be notified as to which health-care institution the patient with tuberculosis was referred to for treatment, and also about an evasion of antituberculous therapy by the patient. Many paragraphs concerning the control of infectious diseases were formulated more precisely.
authors.forename: Tadeusz M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Zielonka
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D018563:Disease Notification / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017007:Duty to Warn / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D028681:Moral Obligations; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010819:Physician's Role; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control