Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part IV - Adult Services Manual › Subpart D - Nonresidential Agencies/Facilities/Services › Chapter 2390 - VOCATIONAL FACILITIES › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 2390.21 - Client rights

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) A
					 client may not be deprived of rights as provided under subsections
					 (b)-(q).
(b) The facility shall
					 educate, assist and provide the accommodation necessary for the client to
					 understand the client's rights.
(c)
					 A client may not be reprimanded, punished or retaliated against for exercising
					 the client's rights.
(d) A court's
					 written order that restricts a client's rights shall be followed.
(e) A court-appointed legal guardian may
					 exercise rights and make decisions on behalf of a client in accordance with the
					 conditions of guardianship as specified in the court order.
(f) A client who has a court-appointed legal
					 guardian, or who has a court order restricting the client's rights, shall be
					 involved in decision-making in accordance with the court order.
(g) A client has the right to designate
					 persons to assist in decision-making and exercising rights on behalf of the
					 client.
(h) A client may not be
					 discriminated against because of race, color, creed, disability, religious
					 affiliation, ancestry, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national
					 origin or age.
(i) A client has the
					 right to civil and legal rights afforded by law, including the right to vote,
					 speak freely, practice the religion of the client's choice and practice no
					 religion.
(j) A client may not be
					 abused, neglected, mistreated, exploited, abandoned or subjected to corporal
					 punishment.
(k) A client shall be
					 treated with dignity and respect.
(l) A client has the right to make choices
					 and accept risks.
(m) A client has
					 the right to refuse to participate in activities and services.
(n) A client has the right to privacy of
					 person and possessions.
(o) A
					 client has the right of access to and security of the client's
					 possessions.
(p) A client has the
					 right to voice concerns about the services the client receives.
(q) A client has the right to participate in
					 the development and implementation of the individual plan.
(r) A client's rights shall be exercised so
					 that another client's rights are not violated.
(s) The facility shall assist the affected
					 clients to negotiate choices in accordance with the facility's procedures for
					 the clients to resolve differences and make choices.
(t) A client's rights may only be modified in
					 accordance with §
											2390.155 (relating to content of
					 the individual plan) to the extent necessary to mitigate a significant health
					 and safety risk to the client or others.
(u) The facility shall inform and explain
					 client rights and the process to report a rights violation to the client, and
					 persons designated by the client, upon admission to the facility and annually
					 thereafter.
(v) The facility shall
					 keep a copy of the statement signed by the client, or the client's
					 court-appointed legal guardian, acknowledging receipt of the information on
					 client rights.
The provisions of this §
													2390.21 amended under sections
						  201(2), 403(b), 403.1(a) and (b), 911 and 1021 of the Human Services Code
						  (62
						  P.S. §§
														201(2),
						  403(b), 403.1(a) and (b), 911
						  and 1021); and section 201(2) of the Mental Health and Intellectual Disability
						  Act of 1966 (50 P.S. §
														4201(2)).