At Applied Behavior Consultants, you and your family have the right to:

  • Dignified Care: to be treated kindly and with respect that honors your personal values, cultural beliefs, and spiritual preferences.
  • Non-Discrimination: you cannot be denied care or treated differently based on sex, race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, medical condition, marital status, age, citizenship, or your source of payment.
  • Service and Information in Your Language: to request an interpreter for any communication regarding your child's treatment.

Respectful and Courteous Treatment

  • Be treated with respect, dignity, and courtesy.
  • Receive care that is considerate of your personal values and belief system.
  • Be free from retaliation or force of any kind when making decisions about your care.

Privacy and Confidentiality

  • Have a private relationship with your provider and have your medical record kept confidential.

For your full rights regarding your health information — including the right to inspect, copy, amend, and restrict your Protected Health Information (PHI), and to receive an accounting of disclosures — please see our Notice of Privacy Practices.

Choice and Involvement in Your Care

  • Request an accurate and current set of professional credentials of the practitioner working with you.
  • Receive information about ABC's services and the practitioners involved in your child's care.
  • In urgent situations, be given enough information about your child's treatment to make an informed decision regarding that treatment.
  • Have a candid discussion with your treating professionals about appropriate or medically necessary treatment options for your child's condition, regardless of cost or benefit coverage.
  • Participate in treatment planning (if over the age of 12) and have family members participate in such planning.
  • Receive individualized treatment, including:
    • Adequate and humane services regardless of the source(s) of financial support.