Your Rights & Responsibilities

Here's what you can do to reduce the risk of experiencing disparities.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

Always be treated with respect and dignity by people who are helping you.
Be free from abuse.
Be free from the misuse of your property.
Choose the services and support required for your care and help develop that plan.
Choose where you would like to receive your services and support.
Have your cultural and religious choices respected and addressed.
Participate with doctors and providers in making decisions about your health care.
Have anyone you would like involved in the planning process.
Refuse any services you are not comfortable with.
Have ethical issues considered.
Receive personal medical records.
Receive care with respect and recognition of your dignity.
Use interpreter services.
Be assured of privacy and confidentiality.
Be free from hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition.
Housing that gives you access to a safe, secure, livable, and affordable home with freedom from forced eviction.
Safe places to play and enjoy the outdoors that are close to your home.
Affordable and reliable transportation that allows you to access education, employment, health care, housing, and community life.

You have a responsibility to:

Participate in a conversation of medically necessary treatments for your condition(s), regardless of cost or benefit coverage.
Tell your provider when you are concerned you are not being treated fairly.
Ask questions or let your provider know if there is anything that you do not understand.
Be respectful to the people who are trying to help you.
Not verbally or physically abuse the people trying to help you.
Not use profane or offensive language toward the people who are trying to help you.
Make sure no illegal or illicit activities occur while you seek service.