Chapter 5: Understanding Your
Legal Obligations ALL SOLUTIONS
ACCREDITED
The Patient's Bill of Rights was first adopted by the ____ ____ ____
__ ___.
American Hospital Association (AHA) in 1973
The Patient's/Client's Bill of Rights, rights and responsibilities
include what?
High-quality hospital care, involvement in your care, a clean and
safe environment, protection of privacy, continuity of care, and help
with your bill and filing insurance claims
With passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)
in 2010, patients now have additional rights and protections related
to health care coverage and insurance. These include the following:
Insurers cannot discriminate against children with pre-existing
conditions, insurers cannot drop coverage due to an unintentional
mistake on your application, insurers cannot put a lifetime limit on
the amount of coverage
When purchasing or joining a new health plan, consumers have the
right to _____________________.
choose their own doctor from the plan's network of doctors
The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) ______________________.
was passed in 1987 to implement certain basic patient rights and
guidelines for nursing home care facilities
The OBRA guidelines suggest that:
1. Each resident be fully evaluated upon admission and each year
after in regards to health, memory, hobbies, habits, etc.
2. A plan be created to maintain and possibly improve the resident's
condition
3. Patient's have rights to a doctor and -- if they can't find one of
their own -- the medical director of the nursing home will help them
find one.
4. Patients have a right to be informed about treatment, and to
refuse if desired.
5. Patients have a right to privacy and a right to complain without
fear of reprisal
Ombudsman
Legal Obligations ALL SOLUTIONS
ACCREDITED
The Patient's Bill of Rights was first adopted by the ____ ____ ____
__ ___.
American Hospital Association (AHA) in 1973
The Patient's/Client's Bill of Rights, rights and responsibilities
include what?
High-quality hospital care, involvement in your care, a clean and
safe environment, protection of privacy, continuity of care, and help
with your bill and filing insurance claims
With passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)
in 2010, patients now have additional rights and protections related
to health care coverage and insurance. These include the following:
Insurers cannot discriminate against children with pre-existing
conditions, insurers cannot drop coverage due to an unintentional
mistake on your application, insurers cannot put a lifetime limit on
the amount of coverage
When purchasing or joining a new health plan, consumers have the
right to _____________________.
choose their own doctor from the plan's network of doctors
The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) ______________________.
was passed in 1987 to implement certain basic patient rights and
guidelines for nursing home care facilities
The OBRA guidelines suggest that:
1. Each resident be fully evaluated upon admission and each year
after in regards to health, memory, hobbies, habits, etc.
2. A plan be created to maintain and possibly improve the resident's
condition
3. Patient's have rights to a doctor and -- if they can't find one of
their own -- the medical director of the nursing home will help them
find one.
4. Patients have a right to be informed about treatment, and to
refuse if desired.
5. Patients have a right to privacy and a right to complain without
fear of reprisal
Ombudsman
