Regulation .13 Participant Rights.
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A.
The adult day care center shall provide care for participants in a manner and in an environment that maintains or enhances each participant’s dignity and respect.
B.
The center shall inform the participant, in a language that the participant understands, of his or her rights and all rules and regulations governing participant conduct and responsibilities while attending the program.
C.
A participant of a center has the right to:
(1)
Be treated with consideration, respect, and full recognition of the participant's human dignity and individuality;
(2)
Receive treatment, care, and services that are adequate, appropriate, and in compliance with relevant State, local, and federal laws and regulations;
(3)
Privacy;
(4)
Be free from mental, verbal, sexual, and physical abuse and neglect, involuntary seclusion, and exploitation;
(5)
Be free from physical and chemical restraints except as permitted in Regulation .23 of this chapter;
(6)
Confidentiality;
(7)
Make suggestions, complaints, or present grievances on behalf of the participants or others, to the center director, government agencies, or other individuals without threat or fear of retaliation;
(8)
Receive a prompt response, through an established complaint or grievance procedure, to any complaints, suggestions, or grievances the participant may have;
(9)
Have access to the procedures for making complaints to the:
(a)
Local department of social services; and
(b)
Office of Health Care Quality of the Department;
(10)
Participate in care planning and medical treatment; and
(11)
Refuse treatment after the possible consequences of refusing treatment is fully explained.