Legislation
SECTION 2994-U
Rights to be publicized
Public Health (PBH) CHAPTER 45, ARTICLE 29-CC
§ 2994-u. Rights to be publicized. The commissioner shall prepare a
statement summarizing the rights, duties, and requirements of this
article and shall require that a copy of such statement be furnished to
a patient or to the patient's surrogate, or to the parent or guardian of
a minor patient, at or prior to admission to the hospital, or within a
reasonable time thereafter, and to any person on the surrogate list who
requests a copy of the statement from the hospital. The statement shall
also be made available to the hospital clinical staff.
statement summarizing the rights, duties, and requirements of this
article and shall require that a copy of such statement be furnished to
a patient or to the patient's surrogate, or to the parent or guardian of
a minor patient, at or prior to admission to the hospital, or within a
reasonable time thereafter, and to any person on the surrogate list who
requests a copy of the statement from the hospital. The statement shall
also be made available to the hospital clinical staff.