Patient’s Rights

As one of our patients, you have choices, rights, and responsibilities.

You have the right to:

• Be treated with dignity and respect
• Know the names of people serving you
• Have privacy and confidentiality of your records
• Receive explanations, education, and counseling
• Review your medical records with a clinician
• Consent to or refuse any care or treatment
• Involvement in own treatment plan
• Obtain care from other clinicians within the primary care medical home:
  • Seek second opinion
  • Seek specialty care
• Select primary care provider of choice

Family Planning patients also have the right to:

• Decide whether or not to have children and when
• Know the effectiveness, possible side effects, and problems of all methods of birth control
• Participate in choosing a birth control method

You also have the responsibility to:

• Respect clinic policies
• Report any changes in your health
• Keep appointments or cancel at least 24 hours in advance
• Participate in self-management of your health goals
• Be honest about your medical history, and medication
• Be sure you understand who is in your care team
• Follow health advice and medical instructions