Medical Ethics

Type

Law

Number

288

Date of the text

22/02/1994

Official Gazette

published in 1994

Status today

In force, amended as of 27/08/2026

Articles

64

What it provides

This law sets out the medical code of conduct for all doctors registered with the two medical syndicates, defining the doctor's duty to protect and treat patients' physical and mental health without discrimination, to aid patients in danger, and to follow public health rules during epidemics and disasters.

What has changed this text

• Amended by Law No. 240/2012 of 22/10/2012

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1994. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.