Florida Senate - 2017                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1206
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  03/27/2017           .                                
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       The Committee on Health Policy (Montford) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment 
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    3         Delete lines 55 - 97
    4  and insert:
    5  consulting with his or her health care provider, unless doing so
    6  would risk the safety or health of the patient, other patients,
    7  or staff of the facility or office or cannot be reasonably
    8  accommodated by the facility or provider.
    9         (6) SUMMARY OF RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—Any health care
   10  provider who treats a patient in an office or any health care
   11  facility licensed under chapter 395 that provides emergency
   12  services and care or outpatient services and care to a patient,
   13  or admits and treats a patient, shall adopt and make available
   14  to the patient, in writing, a statement of the rights and
   15  responsibilities of patients, including the following:
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   17                SUMMARY OF THE FLORIDA PATIENT’S BILL              
   18                   OF RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES                  
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   20         Florida law requires that your health care provider or
   21  health care facility recognize your rights while you are
   22  receiving medical care and that you respect the health care
   23  provider’s or health care facility’s right to expect certain
   24  behavior on the part of patients. You may request a copy of the
   25  full text of this law from your health care provider or health
   26  care facility. A summary of your rights and responsibilities
   27  follows:
   28         A patient has the right to be treated with courtesy and
   29  respect, with appreciation of his or her individual dignity, and
   30  with protection of his or her need for privacy.
   31         A patient has the right to a prompt and reasonable response
   32  to questions and requests.
   33         A patient has the right to know who is providing medical
   34  services and who is responsible for his or her care.
   35         A patient has the right to know what patient support
   36  services are available, including whether an interpreter is
   37  available if he or she does not speak English.
   38         A patient has the right to bring any person of his or her
   39  choosing to the patient-accessible areas of the health care
   40  facility or provider’s office to accompany the patient while the
   41  patient is receiving inpatient or outpatient treatment or is
   42  consulting with his or her health care provider, unless doing so
   43  would risk the safety or health of the patient, other patients,
   44  or staff of the facility or office or cannot be reasonably
   45  accommodated by the facility or provider.