CUSTOMER RIGHTS
We believe that all customers receiving services from Ed Medical, Inc.
should informed of their rights. Therefore you are entitled to:
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Be treated with dignity, courtesy, and respect
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Select those who provide your home care services.
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Be provided with adequate information so that you can make
informed decisions regarding your care.
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Receive a timely response form Ed Medical, Inc. when home
care equipment is needed or requested.
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Be fully informed of all policies, procedures and charges
for services and equipment.
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Receive an explanation of all forms you are requested to
sign.
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Receive home care equipment regardless of race, religion,
political belief, sex, social status, age, sexual preference or handicap
or any other classification protected by law.
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Receive proper identification from personnel providing your
service.
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Participate in all aspects of your care including the right
to refuse service within the confines of the law.
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Have all your records and all communications, written or
oral, treated confidential.
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Have access to all health records pertaining to you.
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Express dissatisfaction and suggest changes in any service
without fear of coercion.
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Receive information on Ed Medical, Inc.s mechanism for receiving,
reviewing and resolving your complaints or concerns.
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To formulate and have honored an advance directive such as
a Living Will or a Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care.
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To be involved, as appropriate, in discussions and resolutions
of conflicts and ethical issues related to your care.
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To have your privacy and property respected at all times.
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Be informed of all your responsibilities regarding home medical
equipment usage and services.
CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES
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Customer agrees that rental equipment will be used with reasonable
care, not altered or modified, and returned in good condition when the
need for such equipment no longer exists.
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Customer agrees to promptly report any malfunctions or defects
in the equipment to Ed Medical, Inc..
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Customer agrees to use the equipment for the purposes so
indicated and in compliance with the physicians prescription.
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Customer agrees to keep the equipment in his/her possession
and shall keep the equipment at the address to which it was delivered unless
otherwise authorized by Ed Medical, Inc.
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Customer agrees to permit authorized company representatives
access to all company owned equipment for the purposes of performing service,
repair, replacement, or retrieval.
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Customer agrees to notify Ed Medical, Inc. of any change
in customer insurance, address, physician, etc.
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Customer agrees to accept all financial responsibility for
home medical equipment furnished by Ed Medical, Inc..
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Customer agrees to notify Ed Medial, Inc. of any change in
condition or circumstances.
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Customer agrees to involve him or herself in the provision
of care, as able.
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Customer agrees to maintain a safe environment in the home.
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Customer agrees to notify Ed Medical, Inc. when they will
not be home at the time of a scheduled visit.
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Customer agrees to make a conscious effort to comply with
all aspects of the plan of service.
Customer agrees to notify physician when feeling ill.