PATIENTS’ RIGHTS DAY

June 25th, 2016

PATIENTS’ RIGHTS
We support Your Rights as a Patient!!!
1. You have the right to get the best possible medical care without discrimination
based on race, religion, disability, gender, sexual orientation, age and source of
payment.

2. You have the right to prompt, life-saving treatment in an emergency without

discrimination and without delay due to discussion regarding the source of payment.

3. You have the right to take part in all decisions relating to your health care and to
be educated and counselled in appropriate circumstances about your healthcare needs.

4. You have the right to privacy except in certain situations, to know the role played by
any observer and to have any observer unrelated to your care leave.

5. You have a right to know the identity and role of people involved in your care.

6. You have the right to dignity and to have caregivers respect you, your proper
name, your cultural and personal values, beliefs and preferences, and your educational
background.

7. You have the right to appropriate assessment and management of your pain.

8. You have the right to receive visitors you choose including a spouse, a domestic
partner, another family member or a friend while staying at the medical center.

9. You have the right to refuse treatment and to leave the medical center against
doctor’s advice unless you have certain infections or cannot maintain your and others’
safety.

10. You have the right to get necessary information about your medical situation,
expected treatment costs, expected outcome, redressal process & your medical record
within 72 hours.

STOP MEDICAL TERRORISM

A campaign for better and transparent healthcare services in India
Dr. Anamika Ray Memorial Trust urges the public not to be swayed by divertive and misleading
arguments and to support the movement. To support this, any supporter can type JOIN ATRUST and ‘SMS’
it to 9220092200 or give a missed call to 02262116842. Please visit: http://smt.armt.in/

Please circulate it among the patients. Don’t throw it away.... It may be useful for others... Pass on to them
 PATIENTS’ RIGHTS DAY
June 25th, 2016
PATIENTS’ RESPONSIBILITIES
We urge you to perform Your Responsibilities as a Patient !!!
1. You have a responsibility to refrain from misbehaving and misconduct if you are not
satisfied with your physician or his line of treatment.

2. You have a responsibility to refrain from physical assault of any healthcare personnel
or damage to property of medical centre if you are unhappy with the situation.

3. You have a responsibility to be truthful and to express your concerns clearly to your
doctors.

4. You have a responsibility to provide your complete and accurate medical history as
far as possible, including details of past illnesses, family history of diseases, hospitalisations,
etc.

5. You have a responsibility to cooperate with the agreed line of treatment and comply
with instructions and to indicate when you would like to reconsider the treatment plan.

6. You have a responsibility to meet your financial obligations with regard to medical
care or to discuss financial hardships with your doctors.

7. You have a responsibility to refrain from initiating, participating or supporting

fraudulent and illegal health care practices such as sex determination of foetus and
others.

8. You have a responsibility to report illegal or unethical behaviour by doctors and other
providers to the appropriate medical societies, licensing boards, or law enforcement
authorities.

9. You have a responsibility to get a post-mortem done if there is any casualty due to
medical error or negligence; otherwise it is difficult to prove the negligent act.

10. You have a responsibility to discuss end of life decisions including organ donation
and life-support systems, and to make your wishes clearly known in advance.

STOP MEDICAL TERRORISM

A campaign for better and transparent healthcare services in India
Dr. Anamika Ray Memorial Trust urges the public not to be swayed by divertive and misleading
arguments and to support the movement. To support this, any supporter can type JOIN ATRUST and ‘SMS’
it to 9220092200 or give a missed call to 02262116842. Please visit: http://smt.armt.in/

Please circulate it among the patients. Don’t throw it away.... It may be useful for others... Pass on to them