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Patients Rights and the Duty of Hospitals to Provide Information Upon Admission of Patient – Cal. Health & Safety Code §1262.6
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Current as of June 2015
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All hospitals are required to provide patients upon admission with written information regarding their rights to be informed of their health care, participate in health care decisions, to refuse treatment, and pain assessment and treatment.
Current as of June 2015
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