Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 146 - SPECIALIZED HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEMS › Subpart B - SUPPORTIVE LIVING PROGRAM (SLP) SETTINGS › Section 146.250 - Resident Rights

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Residents
				shall be afforded all rights guaranteed under the Constitutions of the United
				States and the State of Illinois, federal, State and local statutes and the
				Department's administrative rules.
b) Residents shall be informed of all rights
				in conjunction with any contracted housing and services.
c) Department posters with the phone number
				of the Department's Complaint Hotline shall be posted on each floor of the SLF
				in a location accessible to all residents. Department brochures providing
				resident rights and phone number to the Complaint Hotline shall be made
				available to all residents and their families or designated
				representatives.
d) Long Term Care
				Ombudsman Program posters provided by the ombudsman shall be posted on each
				floor of the SLF in a location accessible to all residents.
e) Each resident shall have the right to:
1) Be free from mental, emotional, social,
				and physical abuse and neglect and exploitation;
2) All housing and services for which he or
				she has contracted and paid;
3)
				Have his or her records kept confidential and released only with his or her
				consent or in accordance with applicable law;
4) Have access to his or her records with 48
				hours notice (excluding weekends and holidays);
5) Have his or her privacy
				respected;
6) Refuse to receive or
				participate in any service or activity once the potential consequences of
				refusal have been explained to the resident and the resident's designated
				representative, if requested by the resident. Refusal shall be documented in
				the service plan and reviewed no less than quarterly;
7) Arrange and receive non-Medicaid covered
				services not available from the contracted SLF service provider at the
				resident's expense so long as the resident does not violate conditions
				specified in the resident contract;
8) Remain in the SLF, forgoing recommended or
				needed services from the SLF or available from others. A resident electing to
				remain without recommended or needed services shall acknowledge that the
				decision was made against the advice of the SLF, family or health care
				professional and shall indemnify the SLF from any liability resulting from
				adverse outcomes specifically associated with the decision to forgo recommended
				service. The SLF shall retain the right to advise a resident that the right to
				remain in place is restricted, as explicitly stated in the resident contract.
				Such indemnity agreements shall be specific to the assumed risk negotiated and
				do not waive general obligations of providers;
9) Be free of physical restraints;
10) Control his or her time, space, and
				lifestyle to the extent the health, safety and well-being of others are not
				disturbed;
11) Consume alcohol and
				use tobacco in accordance with SLF policy specified in the resident contract
				and any applicable statutes;
12)
				Have visitors of his or her choice to the extent the health, safety and
				well-being of others are not disturbed and the provisions of the resident
				contracts are upheld;
13) Have
				roommates only by resident choice;
14) Be treated at all times with courtesy,
				respect and full recognition of personal dignity and individuality;
15) Make and act upon decisions (except those
				decisions delegated to a legal guardian) so long as the health, safety and
				well-being of others are not endangered by his or her actions;
16) Participate in the development,
				implementation and review of his or her service plans;
17) Maintain personal possessions to the
				extent they do not pose a danger to the health, safety and well-being of the
				resident and others;
18) Store and
				prepare food in his or her apartment to the extent the health, safety and
				well-being of the resident and others is not endangered and provisions of the
				resident contract are not violated;
19) Designate or accept a representative to
				act on his or her behalf;
20) Not
				be required to purchase additional services that are not part of the resident
				contract;
21) Not be charged for
				additional services unless prior written notice is given to the resident of the
				amount of the charge; and
22) Be
				free to file grievances pursuant to Section
				146.260 and
				be free from retaliation from the SLF.