Florida Statutes § 381.026

“Florida Patient’s Bill of Rights and Responsibilities under the public health law”

Each health care facility or provider must observe the following patient rights:

• Each patient has a right to privacy;
• A patient has the right to a prompt and reasonable response to a question or request;
• A patient in a health care facility has the right to know what patient support services are available in the facility;
• A patient has the right to be given by his health care provider information concerning diagnosis, planned course of treatment, alternatives, risks and prognosis;
• A patient has the right to refuse any treatment;
• A patient has the right to express grievances to a health care facility or provider or to the appropriate state licensing agency;
• A patient in a health care facility who does not speak English has the right to be provided an interpreter;
• A primary care provider may publish a schedule of charges for the medical services that the provider offers to patients;
• A health care provider or facility must furnish a person prior to treatment a reasonable estimate of charges for services upon request;
• Each licensed health care facility must publish its performance outcome and financial data on its website;
• A patient has a right to receive a copy of an itemized bill upon request;
• A patient has the right to impartial access to medical treatment or accommodations, regardless of race, national origin, religion, handicap or source of payment; and
• A patient has the right to be informed if a medical treatment is delivered for the purposes of experimental research and to consent prior to participation of the experimental research.

Related laws:

Florida Statutes § 394.459

Florida Statutes § 400.022

Florida Statutes § 429.28