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The Patient/Parent/Guardian has the
following responsibilities:
• Ask questions about specific problems
and request information when you do not
understand your illness or treatment.
• Provide accurate and complete medical
information to your physicians and other
caregivers.
• Provide the hospital with a copy of your
written Advance Directive, if you have one.
• Follow the treatment plan recommended
by the physicians and other caregivers, or
if treatment is refused, you are responsible
for your actions and the medical
consequences.
• Show respect to hospital personnel and
other patients and ensure that your visitors
are considerate in the control of noise,
limiting number of visitors, and abstaining
from smoking.
• Respect hospital property and the property
of other patients.
• Follow all hospital policies affecting patient
care and conduct.
• Provide necessary information to ensure
processing of hospital bills and make
payment arrangements, when necessary.
• Report perceived risks in your care.