New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 14 - DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HYGIENE
Chapter XIV - Office for People With Developmental Disabilities
Part 680 - Specialty Hospitals
Section 680.10 - Individual rights and protection
Universal Citation: 14 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs § 680.10
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 52, December 24, 2024
(a) No individual who resides in a specialty hospital shall be deprived of any civil or legal right guaranteed to all citizens solely because of a diagnosis of developmental disability. All individuals shall be given the respect and dignity that is extended to every person regardless of race, religion, national origin, creed, sex, ethnic background or disability.
(b) The specialty hospital shall protect the rights of each individual as prescribed by the commissioner and regulations of OPWDD.
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