Patient Bill of Rights

In order to achieve the most successful outcomes from the medical care system, providers would do well to acknowledge the following patient rights. Patients have the right to:

• Prompt care for urgent problems (risk of life or limb).
• Confidentiality.
• Privacy during examinations or history taking.
• Information about the diagnosis or treatment plan.
• Accept or refuse treatment.
• Information about fees.
• Request a different clinician if there is a personality conflict.
• Obtain copies of any of your records.
• Refuse requests to let medical students or trainees examine you.
• Training and instruction on medical self-care.
• Prompt referral to specialists when appropriate.
• Be treated as a person rather than a disease entity.