Iowa Admin. Code r. 481-58.49 - Resident property
Each resident may retain and use personal clothing and possessions as space permits and provided such use is not otherwise prohibited by these rules. (II)
(1) Residents
shall be permitted to keep reasonable amounts of personal clothing and
possessions for their use while in the facility. The personal property shall be
kept in a safe location which is convenient to the resident. (II)
(2) Any personal clothing or possessions
retained by the facility for the resident during the resident's stay shall be
identified and recorded on admission and a record placed on the resident's
chart. The facility shall be responsible for secure storage of the items, and
they shall be returned to the resident promptly upon request or upon discharge
from the facility. (II)
(3) A
resident's personal property shall not be used without the written consent of
the resident or the resident's guardian. (II)
(4) A resident's personal property shall be returned
to the resident when it has been used without the written consent of the
resident or the resident's guardian. The department may report findings that a
resident's property has been used without written consent to the local law
enforcement agency, as appropriate. (II)
Notes
State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare.
No prior version found.