Your Rights as a Health Insurance Consumer
(Separate Website)
A fact sheet put out by the New York State Insurance Department about the basic rights of health insurance consumers, including information on how to file a complaint against your health insurance company.
By: New York State Insurance Department
A Consumer's Guide to Getting and Keeping Health Insurance in New York
(Separate Website)
A summary of your rights under New York State law related to getting and keeping your health insurance, including information on your right to participate in your employee health plan.
By: Georgetown University Health Policy Institute
Getting Your Health Plan to Cover Your Prescription Medications
(Separate Website)
What steps to take if your health plan does not cover prescription drugs that you need, and what your legal rights are in such a case.
By: National Health Law Program (HealthCareCoach)
Your Healthcare Rights: Trans Adults in New York City
(Separate Website)
This resource provides a general overview of the healthcare rights of trans adults residing in New York City.
By: Silvia Rivera Law Project
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Spanish / Español
Continuation of Utility Service in Medical Emergencies
(Separate Website)
This resource provides information on what to do when you have a medical conditions that will be aggravated or become life threatening when you are faced with a utility shutoff or you have been disconnected, with suggested form for doctors to certify medical emergency.
By: Public Utility Law Project
Must a Hospital Attend to My Medical Emergency?
(Separate Website)
Information about your rights to emergency care and treatment in the hospital.
By: National Health Law Program (HealthCareCoach)
Your Right to Care in a Medical Emergency, Including Ambulance & Emergency Room
(Separate Website)
An explanation of your right to ambulance and emergency room services for a medical emergency even if you can't pay, the rules about where ambulances take you, your rights in the emergency room, and how to file a complaint.
By: Community Service Society
Ambulance Patients' Bill of Rights
(Separate Website)
Rights of Ambulance Patients in New York State.
By: New York State Department of Health
Teen Health Initiative
(Separate Website)
If you are a teen in New York State, you have the right to make some decisions about your health on your own. The Teen Health Initiative is here to inform you about your legal rights to health care and information!
By: New York Civil Liberties Union Teen Health Initiative
The Healthy School Environmental Action Guide
(Separate Website)
Information on the legal rights of students concerning a clean and healthy school environment.
By: Advocates for Children of New York, Inc. and Healthy Schools Network, Inc.
Your Healthcare Rights: Trans Youth in NYC
(Separate Website)
This resource provides a general overview of the healthcare rights of trans youth residing in New York City.
By: Silvia Rivera Law Project
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Spanish / Español
Your rights and protections when receiving medical assistance
Your Rights as a Hospital Patient in New York State
(Separate Website)
This booklet covers many different topics relating to the rights of hospital patients.
By: New York State Department of Health
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Spanish / Español
What is Malpractice?
(Separate Website)
Some basic information on what medical malpractice is and what steps you can take if you believe that a doctor has hurt you by committing malpractive.
By: National Health Law Program (HealthCareCoach)
How to Choose the Right Physician. How to Tell Us if You Don't
(Separate Website)
This fact sheet contains information on when to file a complaint against a doctor and how the complaint process works.
By: New York State Department of Health
Your rights and protections while residing in a nursing home or VA hospital
VA patient and nursing home residents rights and responsibilities
(Separate Website)
Your basic rights and responsibilities as a patient or resident of a VA medical facility/nursing home are outlined in this document
By: U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Your Rights as a Nursing Home Resident in New York State and Nursing Home Responsibilities
(Separate Website)
Your Rights as a Nursing Home Resident in New York State and Nursing Home Responsibilities, including rights on admission and right to notice and hearing before discharge, rights on quality of care, finances, etc.
By: New York State Department of Health
When Your Adult Home is Inspected
(Separate Website)
The rights of residents of "adult homes" or "adult care facilities" to participate in the annual inspection of their home by state health officials.
By: New York State Department of Health
Your rights as a worker dealing with a medical problem
Can I Get Time Off to Care for a Sick Family Member?
(Separate Website)
General information on your right under the law to take some time off from work to care for a family member who may be ill.
By: National Health Law Program (HealthCareCoach)
How Do I Get Access to My Clinical Records?
(Separate Website)
Your right to access to records of your treatment by a facility operated by the New York State Office of Mental Health.
By: MFY Legal Services, Inc.
What About My Privacy?
(Separate Website)
Information on medical records and your right to privacy, including what types of diseases must be reported by law.
By: National Health Law Program (HealthCareCoach)
HIV Reporting and Partner Notification - What You Need to Know about the Law
(Separate Website)
A summary of the law about notifying your partner if you have for HIV or AIDS, and also, when and how information about your HIV/AIDS status can and cannot be reported or shared with others.
By: New York State Department of Health
Do I Have the Right to See My Medical Records?
(Separate Website)
Rights to see medical records of physicians and hospitals
By: New York State Department of Health
You and Your Health Records - State form for appealing denial of right to see your health records
(Separate Website)
State Form 1989 and instructions for filing the form to appeal if your health care provider refuses you access to see your health records.
New York State Office of Mental Health HIPAA Website
(Separate Website)
Right of access to and protection of mental health records of clients of programs licensed by the New York State Office of Mental Health.
By: New York State Office of Mental Health
Access to Mental Hygiene Records in New York State: A Guide for Individuals Receiving Services and Other "Qualified Persons"
(Separate Website)
This document was prepared in response to the requirements of "Jonathan's Law," and offers guidance for individuals receiving services, their families and other persons legally authorized to obtain records regarding services in Office of Mental Health (OMH), the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD) or the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS). This allows access to treatment records, incident reports, and allegations and investigations into abuse and mistreatment.
By: NYS Commission on Quality of Care and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities
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Your Guide to Reporting Problems to FDA
(Separate Website)
This resource provide tips for reporting any adverse effects after using a medical product, or other problems with any products that they regulate.
By: US Food and Drug Administration
How to File a Health Information Privacy Complaint with the Office for Civil Rights
(Separate Website)
If you believe that a covered entity violated your (or someone else's) health information privacy rights or committed another violation of the Privacy Rule, you may file a complaint with OCR. OCR can investigate complaints against covered entities related to the Privacy Rule.
By: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
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Mandarin Chinese / 官話
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Polish / polski
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Spanish / Español
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Tagalog / Tagalog
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Vietnamese / Tiếng Việt
A Consumer's Guide to Arranging a Funeral
(Separate Website)
If you are planning a funeral, you have many decisions to make. You may feel overwhelmed or confused. You may have questions. Read this brochure to learn more before you make any commitments or decisions. This is New York State- oriented.
By: New York State Department of Health
A Guide To Burial Assistance And Funeral Planning For New Yorkers In Need
(Separate Website)
This guide for residents of New York City only provides information on burial assistance and funeral planning for families and friends of poor persons who have died, and for social workers and others involved with making burial arrangements for poor people.
By: Volunteers of Legal Service (VOLS)
Paying Final Respects: Your Rights When Buying Funeral Goods And Services
(Separate Website)
This resource provides valuable information when purchasing funeral goods and services.
By: Federal Trade Commission
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Spanish / Español
Do you have trouble with English? Are you unable to to speak, read, write, or understand English well?
(Separate Website)
Did you know federal agencies and organizations that get money from the federal government have to provide reasonable services to assist you? Learn more.
By: Federal Interagency Working Group on LEP
If you do not speak English and go to a New York City agency you are entitled to free language assistance. Learn more about what services you are entitled to and the New York City agencies that must provide them.
By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
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Chinese / 中文
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Italian / italiano
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Korean / 한국어
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Russian / Pусский
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Spanish / Español
Know your rights in NY pharmacies
(Separate Website)
You are entitled to certain rights under federal and state law when you go to a pharmacy to fill a prescription. Find out what NY pharmacies must do.
By: New York Lawyers for the Public Interest (NYLPI)
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Spanish / Español
Laws protecting your access to health care in your language
(Separate Website)
By: NYLPI
Learn more about the laws which protect your right to get health-care services in your language?
(Separate Website)
By: New York Lawyers Public Interest
Video: How to Work with Interpreters
(Separate Website)
In this video, you will learn some basic tips that will allow you to communicate effectively and easily through an interpreter with a person who doesn't speak your language.
By: Legal Services of New Jersey
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Spanish / Español
Motorized Wheelchair Lemon Law Consumer Guide
(Separate Website)
Information on your rights, and on what steps to take, if you lease or purchase a motorized wheelchair that does not work properly and can't be repaired.
By: New York State Attorney General's Office
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