As
a patient you have the
right to:
- Receive considerate and
respectful care.
- Expect reasonable access
to and continuity of care.
- Know the identity of physicians,
nurses and others involved
in your care.
- Receive information as
to any relationship of the
center to any healthcare
and educational institutions
involved in your care.
- Obtain information as
to the existence of any
professional relationships
among individuals who are
treating you.
- Know if medical treatment
is for purposes of experimental
research, and to give consent
or refuse to participate
in experimental research.
- Be given information
concerning diagnosis, planned
course of treatment, alternatives,
risks, and prognosis in
terms you can be reasonably
expected to understand.
- Receive information necessary
to give informed consent
prior to the start of any
procedure and/or treatment.
- Receive a complete explanation
of the need for a transfer
- or the alternatives -
to another facility or organization
before being transferred.
- Be informed by your healthcare
provider of continuing healthcare
requirements after your
discharge from the center.
- Receive a copy of a reasonably
clear and understandable
bill and, upon request,
have the charges explained.
- Know the immediate and
long-term financial implications
of treatment choices, insofar
as they are known.
- Know what center rules
and regulations apply to
your conduct as a patient.
- Expect reasonable safety
and security in the center's
practices and environment.
- Have the right to be
given, upon request, full
information and necessary
counseling on the availability
of financial resources for
your care.
- Impartial access to medical
treatment or accommodations
regardless of race, national
origin, religion, sexual
orientation, physical handicap,
or source of payment.
- Be informed about your
right to, and the procedures
for reporting abusive, neglectful
or exploitative practices.
- Expect that care is not
dependent on the presence
or absence of an advance
directive.
- Be informed of your rights
as a patient; or when appropriate
under state law for your
representative to be informed
of these rights, in advance
of care being provided or
discontinued whenever possible.
- Be informed about the
center’s compliant
processes and who you can
contact to file a complaint.
To also know that you can
express a complaint regarding
your care or any violation
of your rights and that
your doing so will not adversely
affect the quality of care
provided.
- Receive every consideration
of personal privacy.
- Make informed decisions
regarding your medical care
and to participate in the
development and implementation
of your plan of care.
- Be involved in care planning
and treatment and be able
to request or refuse any
treatment, except as otherwise
provided by law.
- Formulate healthcare
advance directives and to
have the healthcare system’s
staff and practitioners
who provide your care comply
with these directives in
accordance with state/federal
laws and regulations.
- Be free from all forms
of abuse or harassment.
- Have confidentiality
regarding your treatment
and with respect to your
medical records.
- Access information contained
in your medical records
within a reasonable time
frame, in accordance with
state/federal laws and regulations.
- Retain and use personal
clothing and possessions,
unless contraindicated for
medical, safety, space or
programmatic reasons.
- Patients eligible for
Medicare have the right
to know upon request and
in advance of treatment,
whether a healthcare provider
or facility accepts the
Medicare assignment rate.
As
a patient you have a
responsibility to:
- Provide accurate and
complete information about
past illnesses, hospitalizations
and other matters related
to your health status.
- Report any unexpected
changes in your condition
to your healthcare provider.
- Follow the center's rules
and regulations affecting
patient care and conduct.
- Inform your healthcare
provider of your advance
directives.
- Follow the treatment
plan recommended by the
healthcare provider.
- Notify the physician
or nurse if you do not understand
your planned course of care
and what is expected of
you.
- Inform your nurse and
your family if you want
your visitors restricted.
- Accept and ensure that
the financial obligations
associated with your care
are fulfilled as promptly
as possible.
If
you have any questions
or concerns
about patient rights
you may call 513-8500.
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