Home Health & Hospice Week

5 of the 12 patients’ rights items involve notices.

Just what are your patients’ new rights that don’t explicitly relate to notices? Here’s the list from the Home

Health Conditions of Participation final rule under §484.50 Condition of participation: Patient Rights:

(c) Standard: Rights of the patient. The patient has the right to —

(1) Have his or her property and person treated with respect;

(2) Be free from verbal, mental, sexual, and physical abuse, including injuries of unknown source, neglect and misappropriation of property;

(3) Make complaints to the HHA regarding treatment or care that is (or fails to be) furnished, and the lack of respect for property and/or person by anyone who is furnishing services on behalf of the HHA;

(4) Participate in, be informed about, and consent or refuse care in advance of and during treatment, where appropriate, with respect to —

(i) Completion of all assessments;
(ii) The care to be furnished, based on the comprehensive assessment;
(iii) Establishing and revising the plan of care;
(iv) The disciplines that will furnish the care;
(v) The frequency of visits;
(vi) Expected outcomes of care, including patient-identified goals, and anticipated risks and benefits;
(vii) Any factors that could impact treatment effectiveness; and
(viii) Any changes in the care to be furnished.

(5) Receive all services outlined in the plan of care.

(6) Have a confidential clinical record. Access to or release of patient information and clinical records is permitted in accordance with 45 CFR parts 160 and 164.

(7-10) (See second article: Regulations)

(11) Be free from any discrimination or reprisal for exercising his or her rights or for voicing grievances to the HHA or an outside entity.

(12) (See second article: Regulations).