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Your Patient Rights
Knowing your rights as a patient can help you make better decisions about your care.
You have THE RIGHT TO:
• GET a written version of your patient rights.
• GET INFORMATION about your care in your PREFERRED LANGUAGE.
• GET INFORMATION in a way that meets your needs, if you have VISION, SPEECH, HEARING OR MENTAL IMPAIRMENTS.
• MAKE DECISIONS about your care.
• REFUSE care.
• BE listened to, and to be treated with courtesy and respect.
• KNOW the names of your caregivers.
• GET SAFE care.
• HAVE your PAIN addressed.
• KNOW if something goes wrong with your care.
• GET CARE that is FREE FROM DISCRIMINATION because of age, race, ethnicity, religion, culture, language, physical or mental disability, nancial status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.
• GET A LIST of all your medicines.
• HAVE a personal representative,
also called an ADVOCATE. Your advocate can make decisions for you if they are your LEGAL GUARDIAN or if you signed a legal document giving them the power to make decisions
for you. This document may be called a HEALTHCARE POWER OF ATTORNEY. Ask if there is a form to name your Advocate and about your state’s Advocate laws.
• PRIVACY. Healthcare providers must keep some details about your health private, unless you sign a form to release your information.
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PATIENT RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES
Your Patient Responsibilities
Knowing your responsibilities
as a patient can help you better participate in your care. You have THE RESPONSIBILITY TO:
• PROVIDE a complete MEDICAL HISTORY along with a LIST of your MEDICINES, vitamins, herbs and supplements and allergies.
• ASK questions about your care plan, procedures, medicines or instructions until you understand.
• PAY ATTENTION to and FOLLOW all doctor instructions, and treatment plans prescribed.
• BE CONSIDERATE of other patients, sta and hospital property.
• PROVIDE INSURANCE INFORMATION and work with the hospital to pay your bills.