77_ CODE OF MEDICAL DEONTOLOGY - Article 76.9 If the act of being an expert witness requires a medical examination of the person involved or the consultation of clinical documentation, the expert must inform the interested party of their personal or professional identification, who appoints them, the mission that has been entrusted to them, by whom, for what and that their statements can be included in the report and made public. If the patient refuses to be examined or to allow the consultation of the precise clinical documentation, the expert must limit themselves to informing the person requesting the expert opinion. Article 76.10 The expert doctor during the act of being an expert witness, has the duty to preserve the rights of the person involved. Article 76.11 If, in the course of their work, the expert doctor discovers any fact or circumstance that entails a significant risk to the life or health of the patient or third parties, they must notify the interested party first and, eventually, considering the circumstances of the specific case, to the corresponding authority. Article 76.12 The expert doctor must not request disproportionate or abusive fees as a provision of funds in relation to the act of being an expert witness.
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