Arizona Administrative Code
Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS: LICENSING
Article 9 - OUTPATIENT SURGICAL CENTERS
Section R9-10-909 - Patient Rights
Universal Citation: AZ Admin Code R 9-10-909
Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A. An administrator shall ensure that:
1. The
requirements in subsection (B) and the patient rights in subsection (C) are
conspicuously posted on the premises;
2. At the time of admission, a patient or the
patient's representative receives a written copy of the requirements in
subsection (B) and the patient rights in subsection (C); and
3. Policies and procedures include:
a. How and when a patient or the patient's
representative is informed of patient rights in subsection (C), and
b. Where patient rights are posted as
required in subsection (A)(1).
B. An administrator shall ensure that:
1. A patient is treated with dignity,
respect, and consideration;
2. A
patient is not subjected to:
a.
Abuse;
b. Neglect;
c. Exploitation;
d. Coercion;
e. Manipulation;
f. Sexual abuse;
g. Sexual assault;
h. Seclusion;
i. Restraint;
j. Retaliation for submitting a complaint to
the Department or another entity; or
k. Misappropriation of personal and private
property by the outpatient surgical center's medical staff, personnel members,
employees, volunteers, or students; and
3. A patient or the patient's representative:
a. Except in an emergency, either consents to
or refuses treatment;
b. May refuse
or withdraw consent for treatment before treatment is initiated;
c. Except in an emergency, is informed of
alternatives to a proposed psychotropic medication or surgical procedure and
the associated risks and possible complications of the proposed psychotropic
medication or surgical procedure;
d. Is informed of the following:
i. Policies and procedures on health care
directives, and
ii. The patient
complaint process;
e.
Consents to photographs of the patient before a patient is photographed, except
that a patient may be photographed when admitted to an outpatient surgical
center for identification and administrative purposes; and
f. Except as otherwise permitted by law,
provides written consent to the release of information in the patient's:
i. Medical record, or
ii. Financial records.
C. A patient has the following rights:
1. Not to be discriminated
against based on race, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation,
age, disability, marital status, or diagnosis;
2. To receive treatment that supports and
respects the patient's individuality, choices, strengths, and
abilities;
3. To receive privacy in
treatment and care for personal needs;
4. To review, upon written request, the
patient's own medical record according to A.R.S. §§
12-2293,
12-2294,
and
12-2294.01;
5. To receive a referral to another health
care institution if the outpatient surgical center is not authorized or not
able to provide physical health services needed by the patient;
6. To participate, or have the patient's
representative participate, in the development of or decisions concerning
treatment;
7. To participate or
refuse to participate in research or experimental treatment; and
8. To receive assistance from a family
member, a patient's representative, or other individual in understanding,
protecting, or exercising the patient's rights.
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