Patients Rights & Responsibilities
As a participant in the Catalyst Care Management program, patients have the following rights:
- The right to be treated with respect, dignity, consideration, and compassion
- The right to be informed about services and options available to them
- The right to receive care management services free of discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex/gender, ethnicity, national origin, religion, age, class, sexual orientation, literacy level, physical or mental ability
- The right to reach an agreement with their care management about the frequency of contact they have either in person or over the phone
- The right to have input into the care management plan
- The right to refuse treatment or services, including care management services and the implications of such refusal relating to benefits eligibility and/or health outcomes
- The right to use end of life and advance care directives
- The right to receive notification and a rationale when care management services are changed or terminated
- The right to withdraw their voluntary consent to participate in care management
- The right to have their medical records and care management records be treated confidentially
- The right to file a complaint regarding the Catalyst Care Management program by contacting customer service
As a participant in the Catalyst Care Management program, patients have the following responsibilities:
- The responsibility to accurately and completely disclose relevant information and notify Catalyst Care Management of any changes
- The responsibility to become involved in individually specific health care decisions
- The responsibility to work collaboratively with Catalyst Care Management in developing goals and implementing interventions to manage their condition
- The responsibility to work collaboratively with health care providers in developing and carrying out agreed-upon treatment plans
- The responsibility to make a good-faith effort to maximize healthy habits, such as exercising, not smoking and eating a healthy diet
- The responsibility to abide by the administrative and operational procedures of the Catalyst Care Management program
- The responsibility to participate as much as they are able in creating a plan for care management
- The responsibility to let their care coordinator know any concerns they have about their care management plan or changes in their needs
- The responsibility to make and keep appointments to the best of their ability, or if possible, to phone to cancel or change an appointment time
- The responsibility to stay in communication with their care coordinator by informing him/her of changes in address or phone number and responding to the care coordinator’s calls or letters to the best of their ability
As a participant in the Catalyst Medication Management program, patients have the following rights:
- The right to know about philosophy and characteristics of the drug therapy management program
- The right to have personal health information shared with the drug therapy management program only in accordance with state and federal law
- The right to identify the staff member of the program and their job title, and to speak with a supervisor of the staff member if requested
- The right to receive current information from the drug therapy management program
- The right to receive administrative information regarding changes in or termination of the drug therapy management program
- The right to decline participation, revoke consent or disenroll at any point in time
As a participant in the Catalyst Medication Management program, patients have the following responsibilities:
- The responsibility to submit any forms that are necessary to participate in the program, to the extent required by law
- The responsibility to give accurate clinical and contact information and to notify the drug therapy management program of changes in this information
- The responsibility to notify their treating provider(s) of their participation in the drug therapy management program, if applicable
Contacting Us
If there are any questions regarding this patient rights & responsibilities you may contact us using the information below:
Catalyst Health Network
8277 Belleview Drive
Plano, TX 75024
972-384-7000