painlaw.org : Patients' Right to Palliative Care

This tutorial explains a patient's rights to receive palliative care in the United States.

Physicians Must Treat Pain
Patients: Just Say Ouch
What You Can Do About Pain
Taking Your Complaint Beyond the Hospital
Press Release on Treatment of Pain
Proper Pain Medication Is Not Illegal
Patients Have The Right To Change Doctors
What If Pain Is Not Treated?
Advocacy Steps in the Hospital
Taking Complaints Beyond the Hospital
What to Do If Pain Isn't Treated
Medical Malpractice
Using State Elder Abuse Laws in Pain Treatment Cases
About painlaw.org
Important Disclaimers


This content is provided by the Project on Palliative Care Law of the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law. For more information visit the Project's web site at www.painlaw.org.