Patient Information > Responsibilities

• Medical history. Each patient is responsible for providing honest and complete information about his or her current condition and past medical condition and treatment.
  
  
• Lack of understanding. Each patient is responsible for making known if he or she does not understand the description of his or her condition, or the description of the course of treatment proposed for that condition.
  
  
• Refusal of treatment. Each patient has the right to refuse treatment, but a patient who refuses treatment is responsible for the results of the decision to refuse treatment.
  
  
• Following instructions. Each patient is responsible for following the treatment plan recommended by the patient's health care team, including physicians, nurses and therapists. This responsibility also includes keeping appointments and giving notice when unable to do so.
  
  
• Charges for treatment. Regardless of the patient's type of insurance, the patient is responsible for paying for, or ensuring payment for the medical treatment at the Center.
  
  
• Respect for others and for property. Each patient is responsible for being considerate of the rights of other patients and the Center's personnel. This responsibility particularly recognizes that other patients may be harmed by noisy conversation or behavior. Each patient is also responsible for being respectful of the Center's property.
  
  
• AfterOurs' rules and regulations. Each patient is responsible for following the rules and regulations of the Center regarding patient care and conduct.