Ill. Admin. Code tit. 77, § 2060.323 - Patient Rights
a) A
written statement shall be provided to any patient at the time of acceptance
for an intervention service or admission to a treatment service which describes
the rights of all patients as specified in Article 30 of the Act as follows:
1) access to services will not be denied on
the basis of race, religion, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or HIV
status;
2) services will be
provided in the least restrictive environment available;
3) confidentiality of HIV/AIDS status and
testing and anonymous testing as specified in Section
2060.321
of this Part;
4) the right to
nondiscriminatory access to services as specified in the American's With
Disabilities Act of 1990 (
42 USC 12101
);
5) the right to give or withhold
informed consent regarding treatment and regarding confidential information
about the patient;
6) a description
of the route of appeal available when a person disagrees with an organization's
decision or policies;
7)
confidentiality of patient records as specified in Section
2060.319
of this Part;
8) the right to
refuse treatment or any specific treatment procedure and a right to be informed
of the consequences resulting from such refusal.
b) The patient will attest by signature that
he or she has received a copy of the written statement of patient rights and
this signatory document shall be maintained in the patient record.
c) The statement of patient rights shall be
posted in an area accessible to patients at all times.
d) Each patient shall be given the statement
of patient rights. If a patient is unable to read such written statement, it
shall be read to the patient in a language the patient understands.
e) If the organization is required to comply
with HIPAA, the patient shall also be given written notice of the uses and
disclosures of protected health information that will be collected and
maintained, and the rights provided by HIPAA with respect to such information
as set forth in
45 CFR
164.520 and referenced in part in Sections
2060.319
and
2060.325(u)
of this Part.
Notes
Amended at 27 Ill. Reg. 13997, effective August 8, 2003
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