You do have rights under the law, just we seem to never exercise these rights when we need.
USA Patients' Bill of Rights:
The patient has the right to competent, considerate, and respectful
care in a safe setting that fosters the patient's comfort and dignity
and is free from all forms of abuse and harassment, including
abuse or harassment based on gender identity or gender expression.
The patient has the right to privacy and confidentiality
during medical treatment or other rendering of care within the
[Hospital].
Medical students, residents, and other persons not directly
involved in the care or treatment of a transgender or gender-
nonconforming patient should not be present during the patient's
case discussion, consultation, examination, or treatment except for
legitimate training purposes. Before observing or participating in
a transgender or gender-nonconforming patient's case discussion,
consultation, examination, or treatment for training purposes,
trainees should be counseled on the [Hospital's] Gender Identity
and Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Policy and the
Protocols for Interaction with Transgender Patients. In all cases,
discussion, consultation, examination, and treatment must be
conducted discreetly.
Transgender and gender-nonconforming patients have
the right to refuse to be examined, observed, or treated by medical
students, residents, or any other facility staff when the primary
purpose is educational or informational rather than therapeutic,
without jeopardizing the patient's access to medical care, including
psychiatric and psychological care
So go and make them tow the line if not make a complaint to the Director of the hospital.
These are all the rules across the USA on health care anti discrimination laws.
And so many complain about the ACA..
I wish you speed in getting help.
Isabell
