Pennsylvania Code
Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES
Part I - Department of Human Services
Subpart E - Home and Community-based Services
Chapter 52 - LONG-TERM LIVING HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES
Subchapter B - PROVIDER QUALIFICATIONS AND PARTICIPATION
Section 52.16 - Abuse
Universal Citation: 55 PA Code ยง 52.16
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 52, December 28, 2024
(a) Abuse is an act or omission that willfully deprives a participant of rights or human dignity, or which may cause or causes actual physical injury or emotional harm to a participant including a critical incident and one or more of the following:
(1) Sexual harassment of a
participant.
(2) Sexual contact
between a staff member and a participant.
(3) Restraining a participant.
(4) Financial exploitation of a
participant.
(5) Humiliating a
participant.
(6) Withholding
regularly scheduled meals from a participant.
(b) Abuse of a participant is prohibited.
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