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Tutela ruling (T)February 18, 1999

T-096 de 1999

The official text of this ruling is in Spanish and is shown as published by the Colombian authorities.

Reporting justice Alfredo Beltrán Sierra

✓Claimant Irian Mejia De Cespedes

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Topic · hard data
Der. A La Salud Y A La Vida. Cirugia De Columna Vertebral. Preexistencias. Colsanitas. Concedida.
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Topics and subtopics of the ruling

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Contrato De Medicina Prepagada
  • Excepción a cobertura no puede plantearse de manera general
  • Exclusión de preexistencias previa, expresa y taxativamente
Derecho A La Vida Digna
  • Práctica de cirugía
  • Alcance
Empresa De Medicina Prepagada
  • Examen de ingreso completo, riguroso y previo a la vinculación del usuario
  • Práctica de cirugía
4 topics · 7 subtopics · source: case-law reporter's topic index
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What it decided

This decision records no constitutional review holdings. This is common in tutela rulings and orders, where the decision does not concern a legal provision.
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Operative part (Resuelve)

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See the operative part (3 points)
  1. Primero. REVOCAR la providencia dictada por el Juzgado 1 de Familia de Pereira, el 18 de noviembre de 1998, que denego la accion de tutela iniciada por Irian Mejia de Cespedes en contra de la Compania de Medicina Prepagada Colsanitas S.A.
  2. Segundo. TUTELAR el derecho constitucional a la salud de Irian Mejia de Cespedes, en conexion con su derecho fundamental a la vida digna. En consecuencia, se ordena a la entidad demandada que, en el termino de los quince (15) dias habiles siguientes a la notificacion de esta sentencia, autorice la cirugia recomendada por el medico a cargo de la enfermedad de la demandante, si no se hubiere practicado aun, con cargo al contrato de medicina integral prepagada.
  3. Tercero. Librese por la Secretaria General de esta Corporacion, la comunicacion de que trata el articulo 36 del decreto 2591 de 1991.
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