Bill of Rights

You have the right to:

Considerate and respectful care, and to be made comfortable. You have the right to respect your personal values and beliefs.
Be provided with appropriate privacy. Case discussion, consultation, examination and treatment are confidential. You have the right to be told the reason for the presence of any individual. You have the right to have visitors leave prior to an examination and when treatment issues are being discussed.
Disclosures and records are treated confidentially and, except when required by law, you are given the opportunity to approve or refuse their release.
Know the name of the physician who has primary responsibility for coordinating your care and the names and professional relationships of other physicians and non-physicians who will see you. Credentialing information can be provided upon request.
The right, to the degree known, to information concerning diagnoses, treatments, and prognoses necessary to enable you to make treatment decisions that reflect your wishes and in order to give informed consent or refusal of treatment.
The right to participate in decisions about the intensity and scope of treatment, within the limits of the organization's philosophy and mission and applicable law and regulation.
Formulate advance directives. This includes designating a decision maker if you become incapable of understanding a proposed treatment or become unable to communicate your wishes regarding care.
Note: This facility does not honor advance directives but will forward them with your chart should a need for transfer arise.
The right to accept medical care or to refuse treatment, to the extent permitted by law, and to be informed of the medical consequences of such refusal.
The right of the patient or the patient's designated representative to participate in the consideration of ethical issues that arise in the care of the patient.
The right to be informed of any human experimentation or other research/educational projects affecting your care or treatment, and the right to refuse participation in such experimentation or research.
Be informed by physician, or a delegate of the physician, of continuing health care requirements following discharge.
To be informed about the patients' responsibilities.
To be informed of the rights and the responsibilities designed to resolve complaints relating to quality of care. To file a grievance/complaint with state Department of Health Services and be informed of action taken.
Receive care in a safe setting, free from verbal or physical abuse or harassment. You have the right to access protective services including notifying government agencies of neglect or abuse.
To receive explanations for fees for service and payment policies and to examine bills regardless of the source of payment.
Access information contained in your records in a reasonable time frame, except in certain circumstances specified by law.
Exercise the rights without regard to sex, economic status, educational background, race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, sexual orientation or marital status, or the source of payment for care.
To be informed of the right to change primary or specialty physicians if other qualified physicians are available.
Marketing or advertising regarding the competence and capabilities of the organization is not misleading
To be provided with appropriate information regarding the absence of malpractice insurance coverage.