Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024
(1)
All individuals served by the Division of DD shall be entitled to the following
rights and privileges without limitation, unless otherwise provided by law:
(A) To be treated with respect and dignity as
a human being;
(B) To have the same
legal rights and responsibilities as any other citizen;
(C) To receive services regardless of race,
creed, marital status, national origin, disability, religion, sexual
orientation, gender, or age;
(D) To
be free from physical, emotional, sexual, and verbal abuse, and financial
exploitation;
(E) To receive
services and supports to achieve the maximum level of independence;
(F) To have access to all rules, policies,
and procedures governing the operations of the Division of DD in an accessible
format, and to have those rules, policies, and procedures explained in a manner
that is easily understood;
(G)
Within one's financial means, to have a choice where to live and whether or not
to share a home with other people;
(H) To direct one's own person-centered
planning process and to choose others to be included in that process;
(I) To participate fully in the
community;
(J) To communicate in
any form and to have privacy of communications;
(K) To accept or decline supports and
services;
(L) To have freedom of
choice among Division of DD approved providers;
(M) To seek employment and work in
competitive integrated settings;
(N) To participate or decline participation
in any study or experiment;
(O) To
choose where to go to church or place of worship, or to refuse to go to a
church or place of worship;
(P) To have rights,
services, supports, and clinical records regarding services explained in a
manner that is easily understood and in an accessible format;
(Q)
To have all of an individual's records maintained in a confidential
manner;
(R) To report any violation
of one's rights free from retaliation and without fear of retaliation;
and
(S) To be informed on how to
make an inquiry, file a complaint or report a violation of one's rights, and to
be assisted in these processes, if requested.
(2) Adults who do not have a legal guardian
have the right to designate a representative to act on one's behalf for
purposes of receiving services from the Division of DD.
(3) An individual's rights as outlined in
section one (1) may not be restricted, including, but not limited to, by a
provider of targeted case management or home and community based services,
without due process. Due process under this provision includes the right to be
notified and heard on the limitation or restriction, the right to be assisted
through external advocacy if an individual disagrees with the limitation or
restriction, and the right to be informed of available options to restore the
individual's rights.
*Original authority: 630.050, RSMo 1980, amended
1993.
