The hospital respects the patient's right to receive information about the individual(s) resp...

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The hospital informs the patient of the following: - Name of the physician, clinical psychologist, or other licensed practitioner who has primary responsibility for the patient's care, treatment, and services - Name of the physician(s), clinical psychologist(s), or other licensed practitioner(s) who will provide the patient's care, treatment, and services Note 1: The definition of “physician” is the same as that used by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) (refer to the Glossary). Note 2: For hospitals that use Joint Commission accreditation for deemed status purposes and have swing beds: The hospital also provides the resident and the resident's family with the specialty of the physician or other licensed practitioner primarily responsible for the resident’s care and a method to contact them.