Patient Bill of Rights

En Español

The rights of a patient(s) include, but are not limited to the right to:

  1. Exercise these rights without regard to sex or cultural, economic, educational or religious background or the source of payment for the care.
  2. Considerate and respectful care.
  3. Knowledge of the name of the physician who has primary responsibility for coordinating his/her care and the names and professional relationships of other physicians who will see the patient.
  4. Receive information about the illness, the course of the treatment and prospects for recovery in terms that the patient can understand.
  5. Receive as much information about any proposed treatment procedure as the patient may need in order 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 this treatment, alternate courses of treatment or non treatment, and the risk involved in each and to know the name of the person who will carry out the procedure treatment.
  6. Participate actively in decisions regarding the medical care; to the extent permitted by law, this includes the right to refuse treatment.
  7. Full consideration of privacy concerning the medical care program. Case discussion, consultation, examination and treatment are confidential and should be conducted discreetly. The patient has the right to be advised as to the reason for the presence of any individual
  8. Confidential treatment of all communications and records pertaining to the care and stay in the hospital. Written permission shall be obtained before the medical records can be made available to anyone not directly concerned with the care.
  9. Reasonable responses to any reasonable request he or she may make for service.
  10. Leave the hospital even against the advice of a physician.
  11. Reasonable continuity of care and to know in advances the time and location of appointments as well as the physicians providing care.
  12. Be advised if hospital/personal physicians propose to engage in or perform human experimentations affecting the care or treatment. The patient has the right to refuse to participate in such research projects.
  13. Be informed of continuing health care requirements following discharge from the hospital or office.
  14. Examine and receive an explanation of the bill regardless of the source of payment.
  15. Know which rule and policies apply to the patient’s conduct while a patient.
  16. Have all patients rights apply to the person who may have legal responsibility to make decisions regarding medial care on behalf of the patient.
  17. A procedure shall be established whereby patient complaints are forwarded to the provider’s administration for appropriate response
  18. All personnel shall observe the patient’s rights.