Patient's Rights
Patients have rights to:
There are 2 steps to this process.
1. Call 210-244-1779 in San Antonio or 361-980-2002 in Corpus Christi to hear the recorded message from our doctor at least 24 hours before your abortion. When you arrive at the clinic you will sign a certification form.
2. In addition to listening to the recording, you are required by the Texas Department of State Health Services to view the following written statement:
You have the right to access certain information concerning this abortion facility by using the toll-free number 1-888-973-0022. If you make a call to the number, your identity will remain anonymous. The toll-free telephone line can provide you with the following information: whether this abortion facility is licensed by the Texas Department of State Health Services; the date of the last inspection of this facility and any violations of law or rules discovered during that inspection that may pose a health risk to you, any relevant fine, penalty, or judgment rendered against this facility or a doctor who provides services at this facility. You have the right to call the toll free number listed if this facility did not inform you at the time of your initial consultation that you have the right to view the Texas Department of Health's "A Woman's Right to Know" Booklet and Resource Directory if your choose. You can register complaints against this facility to Director, Health Facility Compliance Division,1100 West 49th Street, Austin, Texas 78756. Complaints must be registered with the department in writing. A complainant must provide his/her name. All complaints shall be confidential.
You may view the department's "A Woman's Right to Know" materials on their web site at www.dshs.state.tx.us/wrtk.
Patients have rights to:
| • | Be allowed to make her own choice and self-determination; |
| • | Are ensured the right to personal privacy and confidentiality of her choices and decisions; |
| • | Are ensured the right to voluntary and informed consent as defined in Health and Safety Code (HSC), 171.02, without paying a fee for the informational materials; |
| • | Are ensured individual counseling concerning private medical information and to be given a private opportunity to ask questions; |
| • | Be allowed to review their medical record, including the sonogram, if one has been performed, at any time as provided by law; |
| • | Have access to care and treatment consistent with available resources and generally accepted standards regardless of race, creed, and nation origin; |
| • | Are allowed to ask additional questions after giving consent and to withdraw consent while still medically safe to do so; |
| • | Are provided freedom from abuse, neglect, or exploitation as those terms are defined in 1.204 of this title (relating to abuse, neglect, or exploitation defined); |
| • | Be allowed to review the department's informational materials as described in HSC, 171.014 and 171.015. Texas Law Texas Law requires that you receive specific information from the clinic/physician at least 24 hours before having the abortion. |
There are 2 steps to this process.
1. Call 210-244-1779 in San Antonio or 361-980-2002 in Corpus Christi to hear the recorded message from our doctor at least 24 hours before your abortion. When you arrive at the clinic you will sign a certification form.
2. In addition to listening to the recording, you are required by the Texas Department of State Health Services to view the following written statement:
You have the right to access certain information concerning this abortion facility by using the toll-free number 1-888-973-0022. If you make a call to the number, your identity will remain anonymous. The toll-free telephone line can provide you with the following information: whether this abortion facility is licensed by the Texas Department of State Health Services; the date of the last inspection of this facility and any violations of law or rules discovered during that inspection that may pose a health risk to you, any relevant fine, penalty, or judgment rendered against this facility or a doctor who provides services at this facility. You have the right to call the toll free number listed if this facility did not inform you at the time of your initial consultation that you have the right to view the Texas Department of Health's "A Woman's Right to Know" Booklet and Resource Directory if your choose. You can register complaints against this facility to Director, Health Facility Compliance Division,1100 West 49th Street, Austin, Texas 78756. Complaints must be registered with the department in writing. A complainant must provide his/her name. All complaints shall be confidential.
You may view the department's "A Woman's Right to Know" materials on their web site at www.dshs.state.tx.us/wrtk.
