Patient Bill of Rights and Responsibilities
Florida law requires that your health care provider or health care
facility recognize your rights while you are receiving medical care and
that you respect the health care provider's or health care facility's
right to expect certain behavior on the part of patients. You may
request a copy of the full text of this law from your health care
provider or health care facility. A summary of your rights and
responsibilities follows.
A patient has the right to....
• be treated with courtesy and respect, with appreciation of his or
her individual dignity, and with protection of his or her need for
privacy.
• a prompt and reasonable response to questions and requests.
• know who is providing medical services and who is responsible for
his or her care.
• know what patient support services are available, including whether
an interpreter is available if he or she does not speak English.
• know what rules and regulations apply to his or her conduct.
• be given by the health care provider information concerning
diagnosis, planned course of treatment, alternatives, risks, and
prognosis.
• refuse any treatment, except as otherwise provided by law.
• be given, upon request, full information and necessary counseling
on the availability of known financial resources for his or her care.
• know, upon request and in advance of treatment, whether the health
care provider or health care facility accepts the Medicare assignment
rate if the patient is eligible for Medicare.
• receive, upon request, prior to treatment, a reasonable estimate of
charges for medical care. |
