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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".21" citation="COMAR 10.07.21.21" title_num="10" subtitle_num="07" chapter_num="21" heading="Patient's Rights.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The hospice care program shall provide the patient or representative with a written notice of the patient's rights in advance of furnishing care. Documentation verifying receipt of and understanding of this information shall be included as part of the patient's record.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The patient has the right to:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Be treated with consideration and respect for individual dignity;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Confidentiality in all aspects of service or treatment;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Privacy;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Be free from physical or mental abuse;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Participate in the planning of the patient's hospice care;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Formulate advance directives as provided under State law;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Have all personal property treated with respect;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Refuse care and services, including continued participation in the hospice care program;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>Be informed of short-term inpatient care options available for pain control, management, and respite;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>Be informed of the hospice care program's discharge policy;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>Make complaints or grievances to the hospice care program, government agencies, or other persons without threat or fear of retaliation; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>Be informed orally and in writing, before care is initiated, of the extent to which payment may be expected from the patient, third-party payers, and any other source of funding known to the hospice care program.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The hospice care program shall ensure that all employees and volunteers respect the rights of a patient.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>