Patient Rights

• Every patient shall have the right upon request, to obtain from the facility in charge of his/her care, the name and specialty, if any, of the physician or other persons responsible for his/her care or the coordination of his/her care;
• Every patient shall have the right to confidentiality of all records and communications to the extent provided by law;
• Every patient shall have the right to have all reasonable requests responded to promptly and adequately within the capacity of this facility;
• Every patient shall have the right upon request, to obtain an explanation as to the relationship, if any, of the facility to any other healthcare facility or educational institution insofar as said relationship relates to his/her are or treatment;
• Every patient shall have the right to obtain from a person designated by the facility a copy of any rules or regulations of the facility which applies to his/her conduct as a patient; Every person shall have the right upon request to receive from a person designated by the facility any information which the facility has available relative to financial assistance and free health care;
• Every patient shall have the right upon request, to inspect his/her medical records and to receive a copy thereof in accordance with section seventy, and the fee for said copy should be determined by the rate of copying expenses;
• Every patient shall have the right to refuse to be examined, observed, or treated by students or any other facility staff without jeopardizing access to psychiatric, psychological, or other medical care and attention;
• Every patient shall have the right to refuse to serve as a research subject and to refuse any care or examination when the primary purpose is educational or informational rather than therapeutic;
• Every patient shall have the right to privacy during medical treatment or other rendering of care within the capacity of the facility;
• Every patient shall have the right to prompt life saving treatment in an emergency without discrimination on account of economic status or source of payment unless delay cam be imposed without delaying treatment for purposes of prior discussion of the source of payment unless such delay can be imposed without material risk to his/her health, and this shall also extend to those persons not already patients or residents of a facility if said facility has a certified emergency care unit; Every patient shall have the right to an informed consent to the extent provided by law;
• Every patient shall have the right to file complaints to any or all of the following: