Patient Rights and Responsibilities
Adopts the Agency's written policy on the rights and responsibilities of patients required by MCL 333.20201 and R 325.45231, combined with the patient rights Condition of Participation (42 CFR §418.52). It lists every right the Michigan statute and the federal rule give, the patient responsibilities in MCL 333.20202, how and when the rights are explained (before admission and during the initial assessment visit, verbally and in writing, in a language the patient understands), how the policy is posted and given to staff, who may exercise a patient's rights, and what staff do when a right is not respected.
- Policy number
- MI-HSP-PR-01
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- MCL 333.20201
- Library
- Michigan hospice · 59 policies
- Category
- Client rights
- Sections
- 20
In short
- Every patient gets the rights statement before care starts. Explain it aloud and get Form PR-01-B signed.
- Use an interpreter or communication aid if the patient does not speak English or has trouble hearing or seeing.
- Patients may refuse any visit, drug or treatment. Explain what may happen, write it down, and tell the case manager.
- Respect privacy, dignity and property. Never ask a patient or family to do work for the Agency or give you gifts.
- If a right is not respected, tell your supervisor or Pat Sample the same day. Report suspected abuse to the Administrator at once.
What's inside
20 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (MCL 333.20201)
- 5. The Rights of Every Patient
- 6. Patient Responsibilities
- 7. Notice of Rights Before Care
- 8. Posting and Distribution
- 9. Who Exercises the Patient's Rights
- 10. Protecting the Rights in Daily Practice
- 11. Patients Living in Facilities
- 12. When a Right Is Not Respected
- 13. Responsibilities
- 14. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 15. Staff Training
- 16. References
- 17. Related Policies and Forms
- 18. Approval
- 19. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Where is your patient rights policy posted, and how do you give it to each staff member?
- Show me in this record that the patient received verbal and written notice of rights before care started, and the signed acknowledgment.
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