Rights and Responsibilities
Written Statement of Recipient Rights
In accordance with HFS 105.19(5), Wis. Admin. Code, all nurses providing services under the PDN benefit are required to furnish a written statement of recipient rights to the recipients they serve. Each provider is required to share the statement with the recipient and the recipient’s legal representative prior to providing services.
The recipient or legal representative is required to acknowledge the receipt of the statement of recipient rights in writing and the signed statement must be included in the recipient’s medical record.
In addition to rights held by all Wisconsin Medicaid recipients, each recipient of PDN services has the right to:
- Be fully informed of all rules and regulations affecting him or her.
- Be fully informed of the services that are to be provided by the nurse and of related charges, including any charges for services for which the recipient may be responsible.
- Be fully informed of one’s own health condition, unless medically contraindicated.
- Participate in the planning of services, including referral to a health care institution or to another agency.
- Refuse treatment to the extent permitted by law and to be informed of the medical consequences of that refusal.
- Confidential treatment of personal and medical records.
- Receive education on self cares so that the recipient can, to the extent possible, maximize his or her functional independence. Family, other persons living with the recipient, or other parties designated by the recipient should also be instructed on the recipient’s cares so that these persons can assist the recipient.
- Have his or her property treated with respect.
- Complain about the care that was provided or not provided, and to seek resolution of the complaint without fear of recrimination.
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