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.
