Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 75 - Attorney General › Chapter 15 - Standards and Criteria for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Programs › Subchapter 17 - Clients Rights › Section 75:15-17-3 - Client Rights

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Each client
				shall be afforded all constitutional and statutory rights of all citizens of
				the State of Oklahoma and the United States, unless abridged through due
				process of law by a court of competent jurisdiction. Each program shall ensure
				each client has the rights which are listed below:
(1) Each client has the right to be treated
				with respect and dignity. This shall be construed to protect and promote human
				dignity and respect for individual dignity;
(2) Each client has the right to a safe,
				sanitary, and humane living environment;
(3) Each client has the right to a humane
				psychological environment protecting the client from harm, abuse, and neglect;
(4) Each client has the right to
				an environment that provides reasonable privacy, promotes personal dignity, and
				provides physical and emotional safety;
(5) Each client has the right to receive
				services suited to the client's needs without regard to race, sex, color, age,
				national origin, genetic information, religion, degree of disability, or legal
				status;
(6) Each client, on
				admission, has the absolute right to communicate with a relative, friend,
				clergy, or attorney, by telephone or mail, at the expense of the program if the
				client is indigent;
(7) Each client
				shall have and retain the right to confidential communication with an attorney,
				personal physician or clergy;
(8)
				Each client has the right to uncensored, private communications including, but
				not limited to, letters and telephone calls. Copies of any personal letter,
				sent or received, by a client shall not be kept in the client's record without
				the written consent of the client;
(9) No client shall be neglected or sexually,
				physically, verbally, or otherwise abused;
(10) Each client shall have the right to
				practice free exercise of religious beliefs, and be afforded the opportunity
				for religious worship that does not infringe on the health or safety of others.
				No client shall be coerced into engaging in, or refraining from, any personal
				religious activity, practice, or belief;
(11) Each client has the right to be offered
				prompt, competent, appropriate services and an individualized service plan. The
				client shall be afforded the opportunity to participate in the creation of the
				client's service plan. The client may consent or refuse to consent to the
				proposed services;
(12) The records
				of each client shall be confidential. This confidentiality remains intact even
				after the client's death;
(13) Each
				client has the right to refuse to participate in any research project or
				medical experiment without informed consent of the client, as defined by-law. A
				refusal to participate shall not affect the services available to the
				client;
(14) Each client has the
				right to assert grievances with respect to any alleged infringement of these
				stated rights of clients, or any other subsequently statutorily granted
				rights;
(15) No client shall ever
				be retaliated against, or be subject to any adverse conditions or services
				solely or partially because of having asserted the rights stated in this
				section;
(16) Upon request, each
				client has the right to review the client's own records. Upon written request,
				each client has a right to receive a copy of the client's own records or
				authorize an attorney or other person to do so. The program must provide a copy
				within a reasonable amount of time. The portion of the client's records
				regarding mental health or substance abuse treatment, may only be released
				pursuant to the provisions of 43A O.S. § 1-109 and 42 CFR shall
				apply;
(17) Each client has the
				right to know why services are refused and can expect an explanation concerning
				the reason why the client was refused particular services;
(18) Each client has the right to voluntary
				services that are self-determined; and
(19) Each client has the right to decide
				whether or not to participate in supportive services offered by the
				program.