Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-30.3 - [Effective 7/1/2025] Rights of individuals
(1)
Information. An individual receiving care from a state
resource center has the right to:
a. Receive
an explanation and written copy of the rules of the facility.
b. Receive an explanation of the individual's
medical condition, developmental status, and behavioral status, and be informed
of treatment plans and the attendant risks of treatment.
(2)
Care and treatment. An
individual receiving care from a state resource center has the right to:
a. Receive appropriate treatment, services,
and habilitation for the individual's disabilities, including appropriate and
sufficient medical and dental care.
b. Have the confidentiality of the
individual's personal resource center records maintained and have access to
those records within a reasonable period.
c. Work, when available and desired and as
appropriate to the individual's plan of treatment, and be compensated for that
work in accordance with federal and state laws.
(3)
Living conditions. An
individual receiving care from a state resource center has the right to:
a. Receive care in a manner that respects and
maintains the individual's dignity and individuality.
b. Have opportunities for personal privacy,
including during the care of personal needs.
c. Keep and use appropriate personal
possessions, including wearing the individual's own clothing.
d. Share a room with a spouse when both live
in the same facility.
e. Be free
from unnecessary drugs and restraints.
f. Be free from physical, psychological,
sexual, or verbal abuse; neglect; and exploitation.
(4)
Communication. An
individual receiving care from a state resource center has the right to:
a. Communicate with people and access
services at the facility and in the community, including organizing and
participating in resident groups while at the facility.
b. Receive visits of the individual's choice
from parents, guardians, legal representatives, or family without prior notice
given to the facility unless the visits have been determined inappropriate by
the individual's treatment team.
c.
Communicate and meet privately with persons of the individual's choice without
prior notice given to the facility unless the communication is determined
inappropriate by the individual's treatment team.
d. Send and receive unopened mail.
e. Make and receive private telephone calls
unless the calls have been determined inappropriate by the individual's
treatment team.
(5)
Self-determination. An individual receiving care from a state
resource center has the right to:
a. Have a
dignified existence with self-determination, making choices about aspects of
the individual's life that are significant to the individual.
b. Give informed consent, including the right
to withdraw consent at any given time.
c. Refuse treatment (such as medication or
behavioral interventions) offered without the individual's expressed informed
consent and be provided with an explanation of the consequences of those
refusals unless treatment is necessary to protect the health or safety of the
individual or is ordered by a court.
d. Refuse to perform services for the
facility and not be coerced to perform services.
e. Manage the individual's own financial
affairs unless doing so is limited under law or determined not appropriate by
the individual's treatment team.
f.
Choose activities, schedules, and care consistent with the individual's
interests, needs and care plans.
g.
Engage in social, religious, and community activities of the individual's
choice.
(6)
Advocacy. An individual receiving care from a state resource
center has the right to:
a. Exercise the
individual's rights as a citizen or resident of the United States.
b. File a grievance pursuant to rule
441-28.3 (229) without any
intimidation or reprisal resulting from the grievance.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 217.30 and 218.4.
Notes
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The cost for the care, as determined in Iowa Code sections 222.73, 222.74, and 222.75, for an individual who is not Medicaid payment eligible shall be the responsibility of the individual's county of residence. All disputes regarding the county of residence of an individual shall be resolved using the dispute resolution process in Iowa Code section 331.394.