Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 295 - ASSISTED LIVING AND SHARED HOUSING ESTABLISHMENT CODE › Subpart F - RESIDENT RIGHTS › Section 295.6000 - Resident Rights

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) No resident
				shall be deprived of any rights, benefits, or privileges guaranteed by law, the
				Constitution of the State of Illinois, or the Constitution of the United States
				solely on account of his or her status as a resident of an establishment, nor
				shall a resident forfeit any of the following rights:
1) The right to live in an environment that
				promotes and supports each resident's dignity, individuality, independence,
				self-determination, privacy, and choice and to be treated with consideration
				and respect;
2) The right to
				respect for bodily privacy and dignity at all times, especially during care and
				treatment;
3) The right to retain
				and use personal property, unless such use infringes on the health, safety, or
				welfare of other individuals, and a place to store personal items that is
				locked and secure;
4) The right to
				designate any individual to participate with the resident or in the resident's
				name in the development of the written service plan;
5) The right to receive the services
				specified in the service plan, to review and renegotiate the service plan at
				any time; and to be informed of the cost of the changes;
6) The right to direct his or her own care
				and negotiate the terms of his or her own care;
7) The right to refuse services unless such
				services are court ordered or the health, safety, or welfare of other
				individuals is endangered by the refusal, and to be advised of the consequences
				of that refusal;
8) The right to
				exercise free choice in selected activities, schedules, and daily
				routine;
9) The right to exercise
				free choice in selecting a primary care provider, pharmacy, home health
				provider, or other service provider and to assume responsibility for any
				additional costs incurred as a result of such choices. However, an
				establishment may specify how medications are packaged by a pharmacy if the
				resident receives administration of medication;
10) The right to request to relocate or
				refuse to relocate within the facility based upon the resident's needs,
				desires, and availability of such options;
11) The right to the free exercise of
				religion and to participate or refuse to participate in religious, social,
				recreational, rehabilitative, political or community activities;
12) The right to be free of chemical and
				physical restraints;
13) The right
				to be free of abuse or neglect or financial exploitation or to refuse to
				perform labor;
14) The right to
				confidentiality of the resident's medical, financial, or other records. The
				release of a record shall be by written consent of the resident or the
				resident's representative and shall specify the circumstances under which each
				individual record may be released, except as specified by law;
15) The right to privacy in financial and
				personal affairs;
16) The right of
				access and the right to review and copy the resident's personal files
				maintained by the establishment, during normal business hours or at a time
				agreed upon by the resident and the establishment;
17) The right to privacy with regard to mail,
				phone calls, and visitors;
18) The
				right to uncensored access to the State Ombudsman or his or her designee, and
				the right to refuse access to a State Ombudsman or Department
				reviewer;
19) The right to be free
				of retaliation for or constraint from criticizing the establishment or making
				complaints to appropriate agencies or any agency or individual;
20) The right to 24 hour access to the
				establishment and all common areas of the establishment;
21) The right to a minimum of 30-day notice
				of any change in a fee or charge or the availability of a service;
22) The right to a minimum of 90-day notice
				of a planned establishment closure;
23) The right to a minimum of 30-day notice
				of an involuntary residency termination, except where the resident poses a
				threat to himself or others, or in other emergency situations, and the right to
				appeal such termination;
24) The
				right to a 30-day notice of delinquency and at least 15 days right to cure
				delinquency. (Section 95 of the Act)