Client Rights:
| 1. | To be treated with dignity and respect, |
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| 2. | To be free from: | |
| a) | Abuse, |
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| b) | Neglect, |
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| c) | Exploitation, |
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| d) | Restraint or seclusion, of any form, used as a means of coercion, discipline, convenience, or retaliation, |
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| 3. | To a safe, sanitary, and humane living environment that: |
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| a) | Provides privacy, and |
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| b) | Promotes dignity, |
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| 4. | To receive treatment services free of discrimination based on the clients race, religion, ethnic origin, age, disabling or a medical condition, and ability to pay for the services, |
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| 5. | To privacy in a treatment, including the right not to be fingerprinted, photographed, or recorded without consent, except for: |
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| a) | Photographing for identification and administrative purposes, as provided by R03-602, or |
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| b) | Video recording used for security purposes that are maintained only on a temporary basis, |
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| 6. | To receive assistance from a family member, designated representative, or other individual in understanding, protecting, or exercising the clients right, |
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| 7. | To confidential uncensored, private communication that includes letters, telephone calls, and personal visits with: |
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| a) | An attorney, |
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| b) | Personal Physician, |
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| c) | clergy, |
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| d) | Department of Social Rehabilitation Services Staff, or |
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| e) | Other individuals unless restriction of such communication is clinically, indicated and is documented in the client record, |
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| 8. | To practice individual religious beliefs including the opportunity for religious worship and fellowship as outlined in program policy, |
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| 9. | To be free from coercion in engaging in or refraining from individual religious or spirituality activity, practice or belief, |
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| 10. | To receive an individualized treatment plan that includes the following, |
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| a) | Client participation in the development of the plan, |
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| b) | Periodic review and revision of the clients written treatment plan, |
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| 11. | To refuse treatment or withdraw consent to treatment unless such treatment is ordered by a court or is necessary to save the clients life or physical health, |
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| 12. | To receive a referral to another program if the license is unable to provide a treatment service that the client requests or is indicated in the clients assessment or treatment plan, |
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| 13. | To have the clients information and records kept confidential and released according to R03-602, |
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| 14. | To be treated in the least restrictive environment consistent with the clients clinical condition and legal status, |
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| 15. | To consent in writing, refuse consent, or withdraw written consent to participate in research, experimentation, or a clinical trial that is not a professionally recognized treatment without affecting the services available to the client, |
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| 16. | To exercise the licensee's grievance procedures, |
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| 17. | To receive a response to a grievance to a timely and impartial manner, |
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| 18. | Recovery Unlimited wail cooperate with SRS on all inquiries regarding the client rights and we will ensure that no one is discharged or discriminated against for filing a complaint. |
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| 19. | To receive one's own information regarding: |
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| a) | Medical and psychiatric conditions |
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| b) | Prescribed medication including the risks, benefits, and side effects, |
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| c) | Whether medication compliance is a condition of treatment, and, |
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| d) | Discharge plans for medication, |
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| 20. | To obtain a copy of the client's clinical record at the client's own expense, |
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| 21. | To be informed at the time of admission and before receiving treatment services, except for a treatment service provided to a client experiencing a crisis situation. or the: |
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| a) | Fees the client is required to pay, and |
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| b) | Refund policies and procedures, and |
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| 22. | To receive treatment recommendations and referrals, if applicable, when the client is to be discharged or transferred. |
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