PATIENT’S RIGHTS:

• Exercise these rights without regard to sex or cultural, economic, educational, or religious background or the source of payment for his/her care.
• Treated with respect, consideration, and dignity.
• Provided with appropriate personal privacy, care in a safe setting, and free from all forms of abuse and harassment.
• Knowledge of the name of the physician who has primary responsibility for coordinating his/her care and the name and professional relationship of other physicians who will see him/her.
• Receive information from his/her physician about the illness, his/her course of treatment, and his prospects for recovery in terms that he/she can understand.
• Receive as much information from his/her physician about any proposed treatment or procedure as he/she may need to give informed consent or to refuse this course of treatment. Except in emergencies, this information shall include a description of the procedure or treatment, the medically significant risks involved in each, and to know the name of the person who will carry out the procedure or treatment.
• Actively participate in decisions regarding his/her medical care to the extent permitted by law, this includes the right to refuse treatment or change his/her primary physician.
• Disclosure and records are treated confidentially, except when required by law, patients are allowed to approve or refuse their release.
• Information for the provision of after-hours and emergency care.
• Information regarding fees for service, payment policies, and financial obligations.
• The right to decline participation in experimental or trial studies
• The right to receive marketing or advertising material that reflects the services of the Centers in a way that is not misleading.

PATIENT RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide complete and accurate information to the best of his/her ability about his/her health, any medications, including over-the-counter products and dietary supplements, and any allergies or sensitivities.
• Ask for an explanation if you do not understand the papers you are asked to sign or anything about your own or your child’s care.
• Gather as much information as you need to make an informed decision.
• Be available so staff can teach you how to care for yourself or your child; we want to share our knowledge with you, but you must be prepared to learn.
• Follow the care prescribed or recommended for you or your child by the physician, nurses, and other members of the health care team; remember, if you refuse treatment or do not follow instructions, you are responsible for your actions.
• Respect the rights and privacy of others.
• Assure the financial obligations associated with your own or your child’s care are fulfilled.
• Responsible for being respectful of his/her personal property and that of other persons in the Center.
• Take an active role in ensuring safe patient care. Ask questions or state concerns while in our care. If you don’t understand, ask again.
• Provide a responsible adult to transport you home from the facility and remain with you for 24 hours, if required by your provider.
• Inform his/her provider about any living will, medical power of attorney, or another directive that could affect his/her care.