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People often write in asking about health care and other benefits. Below are helpful resources. Additional information regarding Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid benefits can be found in the template response for “Social Security and Benefits” on our Template/Stock Answers page. Also, the Connections chapter on Physical & Mental Health includes advocacy groups that may provide further assistance.
Your Rights as a Hospital Patient in New York State
A guide published by the New York State Department of Health containing useful information about how to receive adequate medical care. Page 5 of the PDF explains how to submit a formal complaint to the state about negligent or fraudulent care. Also includes a Patient's Bill of Rights on page 15. The document is available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Korean, and Creole.
New York State Department of Health's Rules, Regulations, & Laws webpage
The webpage provides information on laws and regulations, as well as the forms needed to initiate formal complaints (such as the Discrimination Complaint Form or the ADA Complaint Form).
Jailhouse Lawyer's Manual (JLM)
The JLM addresses incarcerated people's rights to adequate medical care and how to handle negligence and malpractice within the prison system in Chapter 23: Your Right to Adequate Medical Care and Chapter 15: Inmate Grievance Procedures. Chapter 23 specifically notes that, before considering a malpractice suit, it is best to follow the prison's administrative grievance procedures.
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