Patient Rights

As a primary care patient at the Student Health Center, you have the right to:

  • Be treated with dignity and respect, and receive care that considers your physical and emotional comfort and safety
  • Equity of treatment regardless of who you are or how you identify, including your age, race, ethnicity, physical ability or attributes, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, etc.
  • Confidentiality*
  • Know the name and professional status of the person(s) providing your care
  • Have a medical chaperone/advocate present during your appointment
  • Pause or stop an appointment or examination at any time, for any reason
  • Receive in-house care regardless of ability to pay
  • Receive accurate information about your health-related concerns, and ask questions and receive answers in a way that meets your needs and helps you understand
  • Participate in choosing a form of treatment, and know the effectiveness, possible side effects and risks of all forms of treatment
  • Be involved in developing and implementing your care plan
  • Select or change your provider
  • Review your medical records with a provider
  • Talk with us about your concerns and suggest ways we can improve without that feedback affecting the quality or delivery of your care
  • Receive assistance with communication through medical interpreter services
  • Informed refusal: the right to refuse care and receive information about the risks and benefits of refusing the care your provider recommends
  • Understand a decision to transfer or refer you to off-campus care

*Student Health Center Confidentiality Statement: The Health Center staff value our ability to provide students with a safe and confidential place to seek help. Therefore, we will not disclose student information to parents, friends, coaching staff, or faculty unless we have signed release from the student.