PATIENTS' BILL OF RIGHTS

PLACEHOLDER — Awaiting legal-approved Patients' Bill of Rights text from client (Annette Morace, Practice Manager).

This notice must comply with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 111, Section 70E.

As a patient at the Arthritis Treatment Center, you have the right to:

• Receive considerate and respectful care

• Receive complete and current information concerning your diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis

• Receive information necessary to give informed consent prior to any procedure

• Refuse treatment to the extent permitted by law

• Privacy and confidentiality of your medical records

• An itemized and detailed explanation of your bill

• Know what hospital rules and regulations apply to your conduct as a patient

• Be treated without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, or disability

Full text pending — awaiting legal-approved version from client.

Questions? Contact our office at (413) 734-5661.