Patients Bill of Rights

Front

The patient has a right to considerate and respectful care.

Back

True

Front

Do patients have the right to obtain complete current information concerning their diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis in terms they can be reasonably expected to understand?

Back

True

Front

The patient has the right to refuse treatment to the extent permitted by law, and to be informed of the medical consequences of his or her action. True or False?

Back

True

Front

The patient has the right to expect that all communication and records pertaining to his or her care should be treated as confidential.

Back

True

Front

The patient has the right to expect the hospital and healthcare institutions to make a reasonable response to his or her request for services. The facility must provide evaluation, service, and referral as indicated by the urgency of the case. True or False?

Back

True

Front

The patient has the right to obtain information about relationships of their hospital to other health care and educational institutions, and about professional relationships among individuals treating them.

Back

False

Front

The patient has the right to be advised if the hospitals or health care institutions proposes to engage in or perform human experimentation affecting his or her care or treatment. The patient has the right to refuse to participate in such research projects. True or False?

Back

True

Front

The patient has the right to expect reasonable continuity of care.

Back

True

Front

The patient has the right to examine and receive an explanation of his or her bill regardless of the source of payment.

Back

True

Front

The patient has the right to know what hospitals and health care institutions rules and regulations apply to his or her conduct as a patient.

Back

True