Patients will have the right to participate in the development and implementation of their plan of care and to request or refuse treatment. Patients also will have the right to have a family member or representative present and their physician notified as soon as possible after being admitted for treatment. Patients have the right to be free from verbal or physical abuse, as well as the right to personal privacy and to receive care in a safe setting. Patients will have the right to keep medical records confidential and to access their records within a reasonable time. Patients will have the right to be free from physical restraints and drugs that are used for restraint or for coercion, discipline, convenience, or retaliation by staff.
Restraint is to be used only when less restrictive interventions have been ineffective.
Patients can be placed in secluded settings only in emergencies to ensure their safety and only under order from a physician or other licensed medical practitioner.