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1 This Consent applies to all medical staff, hospitals and other places listed at the bottom of this page. Signing this Consent means that I agree to medical treatment and agree with the statements below. If I am pregnant, my Consent also applies to any baby I give birth to at one of these happens when I agree to treatment? You will have a chance to talk with your Medical Team about the treatment they believe you need. The team may include medical residents and students who work under a doctor. I understand that my Medical Team: May collect facts about my health and family health history, which may include genetic information.

2 Will answer my questions about treatment. Can t promise exact results. I understand that I may refuse any treatment. I understand that if I need emergency care at a hospital,2 my Medical Team will give care to make me stable. They will give me this care even if I have no insurance or cannot pay. Approval before Service : My insurance plan may need to approve certain treatments before I have them. This approval may be called prior authorization or referral authorization. If I don t get my insurance to give approval, they may not pay for the of insurance benefits: My Medical Team may bill my insurance or other payer.

3 I ask that my insurance payments be made directly to my Medical Team. My Medical Team may share my health and account records with payers and their agents as needed for billing, payment and claims. This includes quality reviews and questions my insurance plan may have about my care. I will pay for all services not paid by a third party (such as an insurance company). 1. This Consent applies to Fairview Health Services (Fairview), HealthEast facilities and services (HealthEast), Range Regional Health Services (Fairview Range), Grand Itasca Clinic & Hospital (GICH), University of Minnesota Health Clinics and Surgery Center, Inc.

4 (UMH-CSC), and University of Minnesota Physicians (UMPhysicians).2. Defined in the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor I need help paying for my care, I will ask about my options when I register. I may be screened to see if I can get help paying my bill. If I don t want my insurance billed, I will tell my Medical Team. Billing: I understand that I may be charged on 2 separate bills (for co-pays):1) for services given by a healthcare facility 2) for services given by the medical do you need to share my health information?

5 When you let us share your health information,3 your Medical Team will have more facts and can give you better care. Outside medical staff can do a better job coordinating your care when they have your health understand that my information may be shared or requested by: Doctors, nurses, and other health care staff, agencies and people who give me health care services. For example, a doctor may want to review my health record before an upcoming visit. Health care staff or agencies who refer me to services or coordinate my care.

6 For example, my doctor may share my records with a specialist. Outside agents when a court of law orders it. Outside agencies who need to see my information to carry out health care operations. These could be business operations, quality improvement, and licensing or accreditation. My health insurance company or other medical care payers so they can pay all or part of my medical bill. Family or friends involved in my care. Police or other law enforcement to find or identify me, or to prevent a serious threat to the health and safety of myself or of Privacy Practices: I have seen my Medical Teams Joint Notice of Privacy Practices.

7 This Privacy Notice explains my rights to my medical information. It also describes in detail 3. Health records include information about mental and physical health, health care, payment for health care and REV 03/18 Consent FOR Service Consent for Services Hospital and Clinic Registration to scan to EHR Page 1 of 2 Translations available: Chinese (521560ch), Hmong (521560hg), Karen (521560kn), Somali (521560so), Spanish (521560sp),Vietnamese (521560vt) Consent for Servicehow that information may be used and shared.

8 If I would like a copy of the Privacy Notice to take home, I will ask the staff for a copy. Research: Research leads to new and better ways to diagnose and treat disease. When you let us use your information for research, it will be handled as directed by state and federal laws to protect you. If I do NOT agree to the use of my health records in research, I will check this Health Information Exchange (HIE): Your Medical Team and other Medical Teams who treat you may get or share your information from an HIE or similar database Service .

9 Also, a health record locator Service tells your Medical Team where you ve had care and what prescribed medicines you take so that they can get facts to help treat you. If I do NOT wish my Medical Team or other Medical Teams who treat me to get or share my health information through an electronic health information exchange or a record locator Service , I will check this for payers to share information: My insurance plan may share my health and account records with my Medical Team. They may do this as needed to manage my care and to give me better care.

10 If I do NOT wish my insurers to release my health and account records as described above, I will check this box. Privacy while in the hospital: If I am staying in the hospital, staff members may tell others who ask for me by name where I am. This lets me have visitors, phone calls and mail. Staff will not give out my private information. If I don t want others to know I am in the hospital, I will tell a staff member when I register. Telephone or text messages: My Medical Team may call me or send text messages for appointment and billing reminders to the phone number I give them.