SHS - Patient Rights and Responsibilities

Information Line (979) 458-8316, Appointment Line (979) 458-8250

PATIENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Your health care at A.P. Beutel Health Center is a cooperative effort between you and your health care provider. The Student Health Services staff would like for you to be aware of your individual rights as well as your responsibilities.

You Have the Right...

You Have the Responsibility...

To be treated with dignity and respect.
To know the names and professional status of people serving you.
To privacy.
To confidentiality.
To receive accurate information about your health-related concerns.
To know the effectiveness, possible side effects, and problems of all forms of treatment.
To participate in choosing a form of treatment.
To receive education and counseling.
To consent to, or refuse, care and/or treatment and be informed of medical consequences.
To select and/or change your health care provider.
To review your medical records with a clinician.
To information about services and related costs.

To seek medical attention promptly and to be honest about your medical history.
To ask about anything you don't understand.
To follow health advice and medical instruction and to report any significant changes in symptoms or failure to improve.
To keep appointments or cancel the appointment in advance.
To seek non-emergency care during regular hours.
To provide useful feedback about services and policies.
To pay any charges billed to you.
To undertake preventive health practices which promote health and safety and delay or avoid disease and injury.
To register complaints or provide suggestion.

Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

The following is a description of your rights with respect to your Protected Health Information (PHI):

Right to Request a Restriction
Right to Request Amendment
Right to a Paper Copy of This Notice
Right to Inspect and Copy
Right of Accounting

More information on patient rights and confidentiality can be found here.