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Turun HO 26.05.1981 PÄ-792 AI generated

Doctor convicted for unauthorized disclosure of patient secrets used in divorce proceedings.

Case Number Turun HO 26.05.1981 PÄ-792
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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The court upheld a conviction against a hospital doctor who obtained false medical records from another facility to support his wife's divorce case. Although the doctor used his position to access confidential patient information without consent, the court found the unauthorized disclosure of these medical secrets constituted a criminal offense under the Penal Code. Consequently, the defendant was sentenced to punishment and ordered to pay damages for the mental suffering caused to the patient.

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Penal Code Chapter 38 Section 3; Civil Code Chapter 5 Section 6: A medical professional who obtains confidential patient information through their professional position and discloses it without authorization, even if used in civil litigation, commits the crime of unauthorized disclosure of another's secret.

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unauthorized disclosure medical secrets professional position divorce proceedings criminal conviction civil damages patient confidentiality

Cited Legislation

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Penal Code Chapter 38 Section 3
Civil Code Chapter 5 Section 6
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A oli, käyttäen hyväkseen asemaansa sairaalalääkärinä ja ilmoittaen valheellisesti vaimonsa isän B:n olevan hänen hoidossaan,

puhelinpyynnön perusteella saanut toisesta sairaalasta sairaskertomukset siellä potilaana olleesta B:stä.

Nuo kertomukset A oli hänen ja hänen vaimonsa avioerojutussa esittänyt oikeudelle osoittaakseen, ettei heidän alaikäisten lastensa huoltoa tulisi uskoa A:n vaimolle. Koska sairaskertomukset olivat sisältäneet B:n sairautta koskevia salaisuuksia, joita A:lla ei ollut ollut oikeutta ilmaista ilman B:n lupaa, A tuomittiin rikoslain 38 luvun 3 §:n nojalla rangaistukseen

sellaisen toisen salaisuuden luvattomasta ilmaisemisesta, josta hän lääkärinä ammattitoimessaan oli saanut tiedon, ja velvoitettiin vahingonkorvauslain 5 luvun 6 §:n nojalla suorittamaan B:lle korvausta tälle aiheutuneesta henkisestä kärsimyksestä.

Läsnä: Saxén - Selander - Onninen (apuj.) Esittelijä: Ahnger

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