We are committed to you and your dignity and rights as a person. As a patient, you have federal and state rights:

 

• To be treated with dignity and respect.

• To privacy and confidentiality regarding your treatment and medical records.

• Information may be used or disclosed with your written permission.

• To ask questions, discuss, and receive clear information about your health status and any necessary treatment.

• This includes written informed consent for psychiatric or psychological diagnosing, evaluations, testing, medications, risks, and treatment.

• To refuse or withdraw from any care or treatment you consider harmful or care advised and accept the consequences and outcomes.

• To appropriate patient care provided by appropriately trained, licensed, and credentialed employees.

• To a safe environment.

• To choose the kind or type of therapy or treatment.

• The right to your own political, religious, or cultural beliefs and practices.

• To review and receive an explanation of your billing statement.

• To express concerns about your treatment.

• To be informed of any human experiment/research affecting your healthcare.

• To include advance directives in your medical record.

• To expect that a reasonable effort is made to communicate with patients.

• To have a guardian, next of kin, or legal designee exercise these rights if you are unable.

• Within legal limits, to privacy and confidentiality regarding treatment and consultation.

• To information regarding services and providers available within Cedar Creek Integrated Health.

• To information concerning fees for services provided.

• To information as soon as it is discovered of any significant error in your healthcare with possible short- and long-term consequences.

• To private counsel with a legal advisor and to take legal action.