NY Pub Health L § 4660-2 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 46-B - Assisted Living Title 4 - General Requirements 4660*2 - Rights of Residents in Assisted Living Residences.

* §  4660.  Rights  of residents in assisted living residences. 1. The principals enunciated in subdivision three of this section are  declared to  be  the  public  policy of the state and a copy of such statement of rights and responsibilities shall be posted conspicuously  in  a  public place in each residence covered hereunder.   2.  Every  assisted  living  residence  shall  adopt and make public a statement of the rights and responsibilities of the  residents  residing in such residence, and shall treat such residents in accordance with the provisions of such statement.   3.  Resident's  rights  and responsibilities shall include, but not be limited to the following:  (a)  every  resident's  participation  in  assisted  living  shall  be voluntary,  and  prospective residents shall be provided with sufficient information regarding the residence to make an informed choice regarding participation and acceptance of services;  (b) every resident's civil  and  religious  liberties,  including  the right  to  independent  personal  decisions  and  knowledge of available choices, shall not be infringed;  (c) every resident shall have the right to have private communications and consultations with his or her physician,  attorney,  and  any  other person;  (d)  every  resident,  resident's  representative and resident's legal representative, if any, shall have the right to  present  grievances  on behalf  of  himself  or  herself  or  others,  to the residence's staff, administrator or assisted living operator, to governmental officials, to long term care  ombudsmen  or  to  any  other  person  without  fear  of reprisal,  and  to  join  with  other residents or individuals within or outside of the residence to work for improvements in resident care;  (e) every resident shall have the right  to  manage  his  or  her  own financial affairs;  (f)  every  resident shall have the right to have privacy in treatment and in caring for personal needs;  (g) every resident shall have the  right  to  confidentiality  in  the treatment  of  personal,  social,  financial  and  medical  records, and security in storing personal possessions;  (h) every resident shall have the right to receive courteous, fair and respectful care and treatment and a written statement  of  the  services provided  by the residence, including those required to be offered on an as-needed basis;  (i) every resident shall have the right to receive or to send personal mail or any other correspondence without interception or interference by the operator or any person affiliated therewith;  (j) every resident shall have the right not to be coerced or  required to perform the work of staff members or contractual work;  (k)  every  resident  shall  have  the  right to have security for any personal possessions if stored by the operator;  (l) every resident shall  have  the  right  to  receive  adequate  and appropriate  assistance  with  activities  of  daily living, to be fully informed of their  medical  condition  and  proposed  treatment,  unless medically  contraindicated,  and  to  refuse  medication,  treatment  or services after being fully informed of the consequences of such actions, provided that an operator shall not be  held  liable  or  penalized  for complying  with the refusal of such medication, treatment or services by a resident who has been fully  informed  of  the  consequences  of  such refusal;  (m)  every  resident and visitor shall have the responsibility to obey all reasonable regulations of the residence and to respect the  personal rights and private property of the other residents;  (n)  every  resident  shall have the right to include their signed and witnessed version of the events  leading  to  an  accident  or  incident involving such resident in any report of such accident or incident;  (o)  every resident shall have the right to receive visits from family members and other adults of the resident's choosing without interference from the assisted living residence; and  (p) every resident shall have the right to written notice of  any  fee increase  not  less than forty-five days prior to the proposed effective date of the fee increase, provided however providing additional services to a resident shall not be considered a fee increase  pursuant  to  this paragraph.   Waiver  of  any  provision  contained within this subdivision shall be void;   4. Each assisted living operator shall give a copy of the statement of rights and responsibilities to each resident at or prior to the time  of admission to the residence, the resident's representative and resident's legal  representative,  if  any,  and  to each member of the residence's staff and any current resident.   * NB There are 2 § 4660's