Participant Bill of Rights. When you join a PACE program, you have certain rights and protections. FHCN PACE, as your PACE program, must fully explain and provide your rights to you or someone acting on your behalf in a way you can understand at the time you join. At FHCN PACE, we are dedicated to providing you with quality health care services so that you may remain as independent as possible. This includes providing all Medicare-covered items and services and Medicaid services, and other services determined to be necessary by the interdisciplinary team across all care settings, 24 hours a day,7 days a week. Our staff and contractors seek to affirm the dignity and worth of each participant by assuring the following rights: You have the right to be treated with respect. You have the right to be treated with dignity and respect at all times, to have all of your care kept private and confidential, and to get compassionate, considerate care. You have the right: • To get all of your health care in a safe, clean environment and in an accessible manner. • To be free from harm. This includes excessive medication, physical or mental abuse, neglect, physical punishment, being placed by yourself against your will, and any physical or chemical restraint that is used on you for discipline or convenience of staff and that you do not need to treat your medical symptoms. • To be encouraged and helped to use your rights in the PACE program. • To get help, if you need it, to use the Medicare and Medicaid complaint and appeal processes, and your civil and other legal rights. • To be encouraged and helped in talking to PACE staff about changes in policy and services you think should be made. • To use a telephone while at the PACE Center. • To not have to do work or services for the PACE program. You have a right to protection against discrimination. Discrimination is against the law. Every company or agency that works with Medicare and Medicaid must obey the law. They cannot discriminate against you because of your: • Race • Ethnicity • National Origin • Religion • Age • Sex • Mental or physical disability • Sexual Orientation • Source of payment for your health care (For example, Medicare or Medicaid) If you think you have been discriminated against for any of these reasons, contact a staff member at the PACE program to help you resolve your problem. If you have any questions, you can call the Office for Civil Rights at 0- 000-000-0000. TTY users should call 0-000-000-0000. You have a right to informa...
Participant Bill of Rights. The Participant has a right to a dignified existence, self-determination and communication with an access to persons and services inside and outside the St. Xxxxxxx Adult Day Center (“Center”). The Center must protect and promote the rights of each Participant. The Participant has a right to:
Participant Bill of Rights. As a participant in Serenity Care PACE, you are entitled to the following specific rights. Your rights in the Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly. The Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly, also called PACE, is a special program that combines medical and long-term care services in a community setting. To be eligible, you must: • Be age 55 or older. • Live in the service area of Serenity Care PACE program(s). • Be certified as eligible for nursing home care by the appropriate State agency. • Be able to live safely in the community. The goals of Serenity Care PACE are: • To maximize the independence, dignity, and respect of Serenity Care PACE participants; • To help make Serenity Care PACE participants more independent and improve their quality of life; • To provide coordinated quality healthcare to Serenity Care PACE participants; • To keep Serenity Care PACE participants living safely in their homes and communities as long as possible; • To help support and keep Serenity Care PACE participants together with their family. When you join Serenity Care PACE program, you have certain rights and protections. Serenity Care PACE must fully explain your rights to you or someone acting on your behalf in a way you can understand at the time you join. You have the right to be treated with respect. You have the right to be treated with dignity and respect at all times, to have all of your care kept private, and to get compassionate, considerate care. You have the right: • To get all of your healthcare in a safe, clean environment. • To be free from harm. This includes physical or mental abuse, neglect, physical punishment, being placed by yourself against your will, and any physical or chemical restraint that is used on you for discipline or convenience of staff and that you do not need to treat your medical symptoms or to prevent injury. • To be encouraged to use your rights in Serenity Care PACE program. • To get help, if you need it, to use the Medicare and Medicaid complaint and appeal processes, and your civil and other legal rights. • To be encouraged and helped in talking to Serenity Care PACE staff about changes in policy and services you think should be made. • To use a telephone while at Serenity Care PACE center(s). • To not have to do work or services for Serenity Care PACE program. You have a right to protection against discrimination. Discrimination is against the law. Every company or agency that works with Medicare and Medicaid must ob...
Participant Bill of Rights. County shall cooperate and comply with the CalOptima PACE Participant Bill of Rights. A copy of the CalOptima PACE Participant Bill of Rights is attached. CalOptima may, at its sole discretion, make reasonable changes to this document from time to time, and a copy of the revised document will be sent to County.
Participant Bill of Rights. [§460.32(a)(5)]; [§460.110 and §460.112] The PACE Organization shall make available to all enrollees a list and explanation of the rights to which they are entitled. The PACE Organization shall assure that those rights and protections are provided. The participant Bill of Rights that will be used to satisfy this requirement is included in Appendix D.
Participant Bill of Rights. As a Rocky Mountain PACE participant, you have the following rights: You have the right to be treated with respect, and to: • Get all of your health care in a safe, clean environment. • Be free from harm. This includes physical or mental abuse or neglect, physical punishment, or being placed by yourself against your will, as well as any physical or chemical restraint used on you for discipline or convenience of staff. • Be encouraged and assisted to use your rights in Rocky Mountain PACE. • Get help, if you need it, to use the Medicare and Medicaid complaint and appeal processes, and your civil and other legal rights. • Be encouraged and helped in talking to Rocky Mountain PACE staff about changes in policy and services you think should be made. • Use a telephone while at the Rocky Mountain PACE center, make and receive confidential local calls and/or have such calls made, if necessary. • Not have to do work or services for Rocky Mountain PACE You have the right to protection against discrimination. As a Rocky Mountain PACE participant, you cannot be discriminated against because of your: • Ethnicity/National Origin • Color • Religion • Age • Sex • Mental or physical ability • Sexual orientation • Source of payment for your health care (for example, Medicare or Medicaid). If you think you have been discriminated against for any of these reasons, contact a staff member at Rocky Mountain PACE to help you resolve your problem. If you have any questions, you can call the Office for Civil Rights at 0.000.000.0000/TTY 303.894.7832. You have the right to information and assistance, which includes the right to: • Have someone help you if you have a language or communication barrier so you can understand all information given to you. • Have someone interpret all information given to you into your preferred language, in a culturally competent manner. • Get marketing materials and Rocky Mountain PACE rights in English and any other frequently used language in your community. You also can get these materials in Braille, if necessary. • Get a written copy of your rights from Rocky Mountain PACE. Rocky Mountain PACE will post these rights in a public place in the Rocky Mountain PACE center where it is easy to see them. • Be fully informed, in writing, of the services offered by Rocky Mountain PACE. This includes telling you which services are provided by contractors instead of the Rocky Mountain PACE staff. You will be given this information before you join Rocky Mounta...
Participant Bill of Rights. When you join a PACE program, you have certain rights and protections. Xxxxx Xxxxxx XXXX, as your PACE program, must fully explain and provide your rights to you or someone acting on your behalf in a way you can understand at the time you join. At Saint Xxxxxx XXXX, we are dedicated to providing you with quality health care services so that you may remain as independent as possible. This includes providing all Medicare-covered items and services and Medicaid services, and other services determined to be necessary by the interdisciplinary team across all care settings, 24 hours a day,7 days a week. Our staff and contractors seek to affirm the dignity and worth of each participant by assuring the following rights:
