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A Patients Bill of Rights

Adopted in 1995
Source:  Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, Inc.

All patients should be guaranteed the following freedoms:

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  • To seek consultation with the physician(s) of their choice;
  • To contract with their physician(s) on mutually agreeable terms;
  • To be treated confidentially, with access to their records limited to those involved in their care or designated by the patient;
  • To use their own resources to purchase the care of their choice;
  • To refuse medical treatment even if it is recommended by their physician(s);
  • To be informed about their medical condition, the risks and benefits of treatment and appropriate alternatives;
  • To refuse third-party interference in their medical care, and to be confident that their actions in seeking or declining medical care will not result in third-party-imposed penalties for patients or physicians;
  • To receive full disclosure of their insurance plan in plain language, including:
    1. CONTRACTS: A copy of the contract between the physician and health care plan, and between the patient or employer and the plan;
    2. INCENTIVES: Whether participating physicians are offered financial incentives to reduce treatment or ration care;
    3. COST: The full cost of the plan, including copayments, coinsurance, and deductibles;
    4. COVERAGE: Benefits covered and excluded, including availability and location of 24-hour emergency care;
    5. QUALIFICATIONS: A roster and qualifications of participating physicians;
    6. APPROVAL PROCEDURES: Authorization procedures for services, whether doctors need approval of a committee or any other individual, and who decides what is medically necessary;
    7. REFERRALS: Procedures for consulting a specialist, and who must authorize the referral;
    8. APPEALS: Grievance procedures for claim or treatment denials;
    9. GAG RULE: Whether physicians are subject to a gag rule, preventing criticism of the plan

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Source:  Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, Inc.
A Voice for Private Physicians Since 1943 
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