Notice of Patient Rights

Mindpath Health follows AZ Admin Code R9-10-1008

1. A patient is treated with dignity, respect, and consideration;
2. A patient as not subjected to:
   1. Abuse;
   2. Neglect;
   3. Exploitation;
   4. Coercion;
   5. Manipulation;
   6. Sexual abuse;
   7. Sexual assault;
   8. Except as allowed in R9-10-1012(B), restraint or seclusion;
   9. Retaliation for submitting a complaint to the Department or another entity; or
   10. Misappropriation of personal and private property by an outpatient treatment center's personnel member, employee, volunteer, or student; and
3. A patient or the patient's representative:
   1. Except in an emergency, either consents to or refuses treatment;
   2. May refuse or withdraw consent for treatment before treatment is initiated;
   3. Except in an emergency, is informed of alternatives to a proposed psychotropic medication or surgical procedure and associated risks and possible complications of a proposed psychotropic medication or surgical procedure;
   4. Is informed of the following:
      1. The outpatient treatment center's policy on health care directives, and
      2. The patient complaint process;
   5. Consents to photographs of the patient before a patient is photographed, except that a patient may be photographed when admitted to an outpatient treatment center for identification and administrative purposes; and
   6. Except as otherwise permitted by law, provides written consent to the release of information in the patient's:
      1. Medical record, or
      2. Financial records.
4. A patient has the following rights:
   1. Not to be discriminated against based on race, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status, or diagnosis;
   2. To receive treatment that supports and respects the patient's individuality, choices, strengths, and abilities;
   3. To receive privacy in treatment and care for personal needs;
   4. To review, upon written request, the patient's own medical record according to A.R.S. §§ 12-2293, 12-2294, and 12-2294.01;
   5. To receive a referral to another health care institution if the outpatient treatment center is not authorized or not able to provide physical health services or behavioral health services needed by the patient;
   6. To participate or have the patient's representative participate in the development of, or decisions concerning, treatment;
   7. To participate or refuse to participate in research or experimental treatment; and
   8. To receive assistance from a family member, the patient's representative, or other individual in understanding, protecting, or exercising the patient's rights.