病人的关系

关于服务性动物的常见问题

• 服务性动物的定义是什么?

  The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 和 加州大学旧金山分校健康 define a service animal as a dog or miniature horse that are individually trained to do work or perform specific tasks for people with disabilities. Psychiatric service animals (PSA’s) are included in this definition because they have also been trained to perform tasks to mitigate the psychiatric disabilities of their human partners.

• 服务性动物可以进入十大赌博平台排行榜和诊所吗?

  是的, service animals (dogs) are welcome to accompany their h和lers to clinical areas open to the public at UCSF.

• Are service animals welcome in all areas in the hospital or clinic?

  No, the general rule is that service animals are allowed in patient rooms 和 anywhere else in the hospital the public 和 patients are allowed. 不包括的特定区域, 出于安全考虑, 手术室是, 术前和术后区域, 我们保留拒绝进入重症监护病房的权利, 以及其他需要保护环境的地区. 在这些领域, the final decision will be made by providers 和 nurses in these areas to verify that it is safe for the dog to visit.

• 你为什么问我关于我的动物的问题?

  为了区分服务犬和非服务犬, we are allowed under the ADA to ask you two questions: (1) is the dog a service animal required because of a disability? (2)狗被训练去做什么工作或任务? Specific responses are required 和 help us in our documentation of the animal as your service dog.

• 治疗或情感支持/安慰动物呢?

  The ADA does not include therapy or emotional support/comfort animals in its definition of service animals. We ask that patients leave all animals other than service animals at home. Please note that this rule extends only within 加州大学旧金山分校健康 patient areas 和 does not extend to other areas (academic, 研究, 住房)的UCSF. 关于这些方面，请咨询 http://policies.UC San Francisco.edu/policy/550-19 了解更多信息. If accommodations are needed related to other areas of the University, please contact Disability Management Service at (415) 476-2621 for assistance with the interactive process.

• 如果我病得不能照顾我的狗，工作人员会帮忙吗?

  Staff are prohibited from caring for patient service dogs 和 the Americans with Disabilities Act states that a service dog must be cared for by their h和ler or a person assigned by the h和ler to do so. If you cannot care for your animal 和 are unable to identify a person to assist with the care of the animal, SF动物护理 & Control will be called to remove the animal to a safe environment for the term of the your admission.

• I’ve seen people with dogs who wear identification that identifies them as a Facility Dog or Emotional Support Dog, 为什么他们被允许?

  加州大学旧金山分校健康, 包括UCSF贝尼奥夫儿童十大赌博平台排行榜, have specific programs which include trained therapy dogs who visit with their h和lers or UCSF staff to provide comfort to patients. These programs are administered separately by Child Life Services 和 志愿者 Services.

• What other qualifications does a service dog have to have to accompany me to UCSF?

  你的狗一定要一直这样 表现好 和 在你的控制之下, must not show any aggression toward staff or providers, 和 must be clean 和 housebroken.

• I have to be admitted to the hospital, can my service dog visit me?

  是的, we recognize the bond between you 和 your service dog is important 和 once your providers make sure that you 和 other patients in your unit will not be harmed by a visit, 那次访问可以安排. 你的狗甚至可以和你呆在一起, 但必须有一个能喂养它们的看护人, 厕所。, 和 walk the dog because you will not be able to leave the hospital while admitted.

• 我的服务犬一定要用皮带拴住吗?

  服务性动物必须套上挽具, 栓着, or tethered while in public places unless these devices interfere with the service animal's work or your disability prevents use of these devices. In that case, you must use voice, signal, or other effective means to maintain control of the animal.