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Your Rights & Responsibilities
As a home care patient, you have the right to be informed of your rights and responsibilities before the initiation of care/service. when a patient has been judged incompetent, the patient's family or guardian may exercise these rights as described below as they relate to:
MoreRESPECT AND CONFIDENTIALITY
you have the right:
1. To be treated with consideration, respect, and dignity, including the provision of privacy during care.
FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF CARE
you have the right:
1. To be informed of the extent to which payment of the hospice services may be expected from Medicare, Medicaid, or any other payer.
SELF DETERMINATION
you have the right:
More1. To refuse all or part of your care/treatment to the extent permitted by law and to be informed of the expected consequences of said action.
