Collectively, these are known as thePatients Bill of Rights.
This includes healthcare providers like doctors, nurses, and medical personnel as well as insurance providers.
These rights extend to everyone irrespective of whether they can pay for healthcare or not.
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Medicare-participating hospitals that offer emergency services are required to provide stabilizing treatment for people with an emergency medical condition.
There are exceptions, however.
It can also be shared with insurance providers that are paying for your treatment.
Your healthcare providers may alsoshare your recordswith anyone to whom you have given permission.
Right to Informed Consent
As a patient, you have the right toinformed consent.
The information must be provided in a language you understand without coercion or pressure.
when you land looked at your options, you have the right to choose the treatment you want.
Parents or legal guardians have the right to make treatment decisions for children under 18.
However, in some states, dependents as young as 16 are allowed to make their own treatment decisions.
Right to Refuse Treatment
You also have the right torefuse treatment.
Even so, there must be a consensus between medical experts to override parental rights.
These practices are known as coercion and undue influence.
Some rights, while strongly enforced, have limitations.
There are instances, for example, where your medical records can be shared with other physicians treating you.
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