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Patient Responsabilities

You are responsible for:

• Practicing healthy habits and never knowingly spreading the disease.
• Giving correct and complete information to your health care team.
• Providing accurate and complete information about present and past illnesses, hospitalizations, medications, allergies, and other matters related to your health.
• Telling your physician or nurse about changes in your health.
• Communicating, or authorizing members of your family or your legal representative to communicate, with your health care team.
• Obtain & complete the following forms (see Title III clinic staff) :
                     

    1. Living Will
             2. Advance Directive
 

• Scheduling clinic visits at least every three months and keeping scheduled appointments.
• Showing respect and courtesy to the clinic staff and other patients.
• Following the treatment plan recommended by your physician and other health care personnel.
• Seeking facts and asking questions about anything you do not understand. Let us know immediately if you do not understand or cannot follow the instructions.
• Your actions, if you refuse treatment or decide not to follow the instructions of the physician or other health care personnel.
• Keeping your health care provider updated with your address, phone numbers, and insurance status (Medicaid/Medicare).
• Seeing that your health care costs are paid as soon as possible.