Patient Bill of Rights
Recognizing the basic human rights of patients,
St. Cloud State University Student Health Services
believes
in the following principles:
- All patients should be treated with respect, consideration
and dignity.
- Patients should have appropriate privacy.
- Patient disclosures and records are treated confidentially
and, except when required by law, patients are given the
opportunity to approve or refuse their release.
- Patients are provided, to the degree known, complete information
concerning their diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. When
it is medically inadvisable to give such information to a patient
the information is provided to a person designated by the
patient or to a legally authorized person.
- Patients are given the opportunity to participate in decisions
involving their health care, except when such participation
is contraindicated for medical reasons.
- Information is available to patients and staff concerning:
patient rights, including those specified in 1-5 above; patient
conduct and responsibilities; services available at the organization;
provisions for after-hours and emergency coverage; fees for
services; payment policies; the right to refuse to participate
in experimental research and methods for expressing grievances
and suggestions to the organization.
- Patients are informed of their 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 patients.
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