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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".22" citation="COMAR 10.07.04.22" title_num="10" subtitle_num="07" chapter_num="04" heading="Resident Rights.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The center shall post the list of resident rights in areas of the center where the residents can read the posting. A resident of a residential treatment center has the right to:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Be treated with respect;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Have their cultural spiritual, personal beliefs, values, and preferences respected;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Personal privacy;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Practice their religious beliefs;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Receive information about care and treatment in a manner that he or she understands;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Be free from neglect, exploitation, and verbal, sexual, physical, and mental abuse;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Access protection and advocacy services;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Receive care in a safe setting;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>File a complaint and have it investigated without fear of retribution;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>Have visitors in accordance with the center’s visitation policy;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>Send and receive mail;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>Consult with their attorney, advocate, or social worker in private; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(13)">
      <text>Make and receive telephone calls in accordance with the center’s policy.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The resident’s parents or guardians or, if the resident is age 18 or older, the resident shall have the right to:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Be involved in the treatment planning process;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Consent to treatment and medication;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Be informed of changes in the treatment plan and medication regimen;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Withhold consent for treatment; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Have complaints investigated in a timely manner.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A resident’s rights shall only be restricted if the provision of that right poses a threat to the therapeutic needs of the resident or places the resident’s or other residents’ safety and security at risk.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Restrictions on a resident’s rights shall be documented in the treatment plan and reviewed and approved by the treatment team.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Restrictions on a resident’s rights shall be removed as soon as possible when the restriction is not therapeutically indicated.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>