Admission Notice for Medicare Patients
You have the following rights under the New York State law:
Before you are discharged, you must receive a written Discharge Plan. You or your representative have the right to be involved in your discharge planning.
Your written Discharge Plan must describe the arrangements for any future health care that you may need after discharge. You may not be discharged until the services required in your written Discharge Plan are secured or determined to be reasonably available.
If you do not agree with the Discharge Plan or believe the services are not reasonably available, you may call the New York State Health Department to investigate your complaint and the safety of your discharge. The hospital must provide you with the Health Department's telephone number if you ask for it.
For important information about your rights as a Medicare patient, see "Important Message from Medicare."
Patients are provided with a notice of their rights regarding admission and discharge. Medicare patients will be given "Hospital Admission Notice for Medicare Patients", and all other patients will be given "An Important Message Regarding Your Rights as a Hospital Inpatient."
Public Health Law 2803 (1) (g) Discharge Review
10NYCRR 405.9 (b) (14) (i) and 405.9 (b) (14) (ii)