Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of
Rule 16.03.14 - HOSPITALS
Section 16.03.14.220 - PATIENT RIGHTS
Current through September 2, 2024
A hospital must protect and promote each patient's rights. Patient rights are provided for and described in Sections 220 through 234 of these rules.
01. Informed in Advance of Patient Care. A hospital must inform each patient, or when appropriate, the patient's representative or caregiver, of the patient's rights in advance of furnishing or discontinuing patient care whenever possible.
02. Identify Who Is Responsible for Medical Decisions. The hospital must identify who is responsible for making medical decisions and representing the patient if the patient is unable to make those decisions.
03. Specify Procedures to Inform Patient of Patient Rights.
04. Informed in Format Understandable to Patient/Patient's Representative. The patient and/or the patient's representative has the right to be informed of the patient's rights in a language or format that the patient and/or legal representative understands.
05. Make Informed Decisions. The patient or patient's representative has the right to make informed decisions regarding patient's care.
06. Informed and Involved in Care Plan. The patient has the right to be informed of health status, be involved in care planning and treatment, and to request or refuse treatment. This right must not be construed as a mechanism to demand the provision of treatment or services deemed medically unnecessary or inappropriate.
07. Formulate Advance Directives. The patient has the right to formulate advance directives and to have hospital staff and practitioners who provide care in the hospital comply with these directives. The hospital must document whether the patient has an advance directive. If the patient has an advance directive, the hospital must document what it includes. If the patient does not have an advance directive, the hospital must offer the patient assistance to create one and document the patient's response.
08. Privacy. The patient has the right to meet privately with an attorney, a physician, a licensed independent practitioner, a representative of the state protection and advocacy group, and adult/child protection agency.
09. Personal Privacy. The patient has the right to personal privacy, including the right to privacy during all personal care, including hygiene activities such as bathing, dressing, and toileting. This right includes the right to treatment with dignity during personal care.
10. Video Monitoring of Common Areas. Closed circuit television may be used to monitor common areas when signs are clearly posted that video monitoring or video recording is occurring. Patient consent is not required for common areas. Video recordings of common areas are not part of the patient's medical record.
11. Safe Setting. The patient has the right to receive care in a safe setting.
12. Free From Abuse, Neglect, and Harassment. The patient has the right to be free from all forms of abuse, neglect, and harassment. If hospital staff become aware of potential abuse or neglect of a patient, the hospital must protect the patient from future harm and report the suspicions to the appropriate legal entity.
13. Confidentiality. The patient has the right to the confidentiality of his or her clinical records.
14. Access to Patient's Own Records. The patient has the right to access information contained in his or her clinical records within three business days. The patient may request clinical record information as a paper copy or in an electronic format.
15. State Agency Contact Information. The hospital must provide patients with contact information for the Idaho state survey agency, including the agency's physical and mailing addresses and telephone number.
Effective March 17, 2022
