“Any patient who is mentally competent can refuse all treatment at any time. “
True, but if you refuse treatment, they say you are acting “Against Medical Advice” and your insurance stops insuring you.
Spouse wanted to go home when they couldn’t figure out why he kept bleeding. They kept poking him there and testing him here, it was driving him crazy. He wanted to go home. Was threatening and blustering. I wanted him to stay until they figured out what was wrong.
It wasn’t until he was told he could leave but would lose his insurance coverage for Acting Against Medical Advice that he decided to stay put. Good thing, too, he had a blood cancer which they finally discovered (and treated).