IN ACCORDANCE WITH HEALTH AND SAFETY CODES, THE ASC AND MEDICAL STAFFF HAVE ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING LIST OF PATIENT RIGHTS:
- Exercise these rights without regard to sex or culture, economic, educational, or religious background or the source of payment for his or her care.
- Considerate and respectful care.
- Knowledge of the name of the physician about his or her illness, his or her course of treatment and his or her prospects for recovery in easy to understand terminology.
- Receive information from his or her physician about his or her illness, his or her course of treatment and his or her prospects for recovery in easy to understand terminology.
- Receive as much information about any proposed treatment or procedure as he/she 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 and knowledge of the name of the person who will carry out the procedure or treatment.
- Participate actively in decisions regarding his/her medical care. To the extent permitted by law, including the right to refuse treatment.
- Full considerate of privacy concerning his/her medical care program. Case discussion, consultation, examination and treatment are confidential and should be conducted discreetly. The patient has the right to know the reason for the presence of any individual.
- Confidential treatment of all communications and records pertaining to his/her care and his or her stay in the ASC. His/her written permission shall be obtained before his/her medical records can be made available to anyone not directly concerned with his/her care.
- Reasonable responses to reasonable requests he/she may make for services. This includes family members and significant others in the decision and consent process.
- He or she may leave the ASC even against the advice of his/her physicians.
- Reasonable continuity of care and to know in advance the time and location of appointment as well as the physicians providing the care.
- Be advised if ASC/personal physician proposes to engage in or perform human experimentation affecting his/her care or treatment. The patient has the right to refuse to participate in any such research projects.
- Be informed by his /her physician or a delegate of his/ her physician of his/her continuing health care requirements following his/her discharge from the surgery center.
- For complaints about your medical care, you may call or contact your Health Facilities Division of the Department of Health Services.
