Participation in Planning Treatment Patients shall have the right to participate in the planning of their health care. Continuity of Care Patients shall have the right to be cared for with reasonable regularity and continuity of staff assignment as far as clinic policy allows. Patients who refuse treatment, medication, or dietary restrictions shall be informed of the likely medical or major psychological results of the refusal, with documentation in the individual medical record. In cases where a patient is incapable of understanding the circumstances but has not been adjudicated incompetent, or when legal requirements limit the right to refuse treatment, the conditions and circumstances shall be fully documented by the physician in the patient's medical record. Experimental Research Written, informed consent must be obtained prior to patients participation in experimental research.
Patients have the right to refuse participation.
Both consent and refusal shall be documented in the patient's chart. Freedom of Abuse Patients shall be free from mental and physical abuse. Confidentiality of Records Patients shall be assured confidential treatment of their personal and medical records, and may approve or refuse their release to any individual outside the facility. This right does not apply to complaint investigations and inspections by the Department of Health, where required by third party payment contracts, or where otherwise provided by law.