{"id":5302,"date":"2026-02-26T15:29:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/?post_type=derechos&#038;p=5302"},"modified":"2026-02-26T15:29:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:29:04","slug":"the-eps-or-ips-can-refuse-an-appointment-or-a-procedure-because-my-gender-or-identity-expression-does-not-match-the-document","status":"publish","type":"derechos","link":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/rights\/the-eps-or-ips-can-refuse-an-appointment-or-a-procedure-because-my-gender-or-identity-expression-does-not-match-the-document\/","title":{"rendered":"Can the EPS or IPS refuse an appointment or procedure because my gender expression or identity does not match the document?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No. Identification by administrative staff does not authorise discriminatory treatment and cannot become a barrier to access. If there is identity verification, it must be carried out with respect, confidentiality and without humiliation. If the refusal persists, immediate rescheduling can be demanded, PQRD can be activated and, if there is urgency or serious affectation, recourse can be had to tutela. <\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"template":"","grupo-derecho":[164,165],"categoria-derecho":[136],"class_list":["post-5302","derechos","type-derechos","status-publish","hentry","grupo-derecho-derechos-de-las","grupo-derecho-les-y-los-pacientes-en-el-sistema-de-salud","categoria-derecho-salud-lgbt"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/derechos\/5302","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/derechos"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/derechos"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"grupo-derecho","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/grupo-derecho?post=5302"},{"taxonomy":"categoria-derecho","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria-derecho?post=5302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}