Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R432 - Health Care Facility Licensing
Rule R432-151 - Mental Disease Facility
Section R432-151-12 - Resident Rights
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 432-151-12
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) These rules shall apply in addition to R432-150-12 and shall provide emphasis to resident rights.
(2) The facility shall support and protect the resident's basic rights as follows:
(a)
being allowed to take responsibility for oneself;
(b) to be free to exercise
judgement;
(c) to exist as an
individual;
(d) to preserve
unimpaired functions.
(3) These rights shall include the following:
(a) The resident has the right to receive
treatment that does not create irreversible conditions.
(b) Residents shall be allowed to conduct
private telephone conversations with family and friends.
(i) When therapeutic indications necessitate
restrictions on visitors, telephone calls, or other communications, those
restrictions shall be evaluated for therapeutic effectiveness by responsible
staff at least every seven days.
(ii) Evaluations and determinations will be
documented.
(iii) When limitations
on visitors, telephone calls, or other communications are indicated for
practical reasons due to expense of travel or long distance telephone calls
such limitations shall be determined with participation of the resident and
other persons involved.
(c) Each resident shall have the right to
request the opinion of a consultant at his or her expense, or to request an
in-house review of the individual treatment plan.
(d) Each resident shall be informed of his or
her rights in a language and vocabulary the resident should
understand.
(e) The resident shall
have the right to be fully informed about the following:
(i) Rights and responsibilities of residents,
including rules governing resident conduct and types of infractions that can
result in restrictions or discharge.
(ii) Staff members who are responsible for
resident care, their professional status, their staff relationship, and reasons
for changes in staff;
(iii) Type of
care, procedures, and treatment the resident will receive;
(iv) Use and disposition of special
observation and audiovisual techniques;
(v) Risks, side effects, and benefits of
medications and treatment procedures used;
(vi) Alternate treatment procedures that are
available;
(vii) The right to
refuse specific medications or treatment procedures and medical consequences as
a result of such refusal;
(viii)
Costs to be borne by the resident or family, and itemized cost, whenever
possible, of services or treatment rendered;
(ix) Sources of reimbursement and any
limitations placed on duration of services.
(f) The resident shall be informed
immediately whenever a right is taken away and why. The circumstances to regain
the right shall also be explained.
(g) Residents shall have the right to free
exercise of religious beliefs and to participate in religious worship services.
No individual will be coerced or forced into engaging in any religious
activity.
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