Rights
of Patients
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Patients shall be provided appropriate
privacy.
Patients’ disclosures and records shall be treated with
confidentiality and, except when authorized by law, patients shall be given the
opportunity to
approve or refuse their release.
Patients shall be provided, to the degree known, appropriate
information concerning
their diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. When it is
medically inadvisable to give such
information to a patient, the information shall be provided
to a person designated by the
patient or to a legally authorized person.
Patients shall be given the opportunity to participate in
decisions involving their health care,
except when such participation is contraindicated for
medical reasons.
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Information shall be available to patients and staff
concerning:
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Patient rights,
including those specified in this section
- Patient conduct and responsibilities
- Services available at the ASC
- Provisions for after-hours and emergency care
- Fees for services
- Payment policies
- Patients’ rights
to refuse to participate in experimental research
- Methods for expressing complaints and suggestions to the
ASC
- Marketing or advertising regarding the competence and/or
capabilities
of the organization shall not be misleading to patients
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