Mich. Admin. Code R. 330.7139 - Resident's right to entertainment materials, information, and news
Rule 7139.
(1) A
provider shall not prevent a resident from acquiring entertainment materials,
information and news at his or her expense, or from reading written or printed
material, or from viewing or listening to television, radio, recordings, or
movies made available at a facility for reasons of, or similar to,
censorship.
(2) A provider may
limit access to entertainment materials, information, or news only if such a
limitation is specifically approved in the residents individualized plan of
service.
(3) A provider shall
document each instance when a limitation is imposed in the residents
record.
(4) A provider shall not
limit access to entertainment materials, information or news when such
limitations can no longer be clinically justified.
(5) Material not prohibited by law may be
read or viewed by a minor unless there is an objection by the minors parent or
guardian who has legal custody of the minor.
(6) A provider shall establish written
policies and procedures that provide for all of the following:
(a) Any general program restrictions on
access to material for reading, listening, or viewing.
(b) Determining a residents interest in, and
provide for, a daily newspaper.
(c)
Permit attempts by the staff person in charge of the plan of service to
persuade a parent or guardian of a minor to withdraw objections to material
desired by the minor.
(d) A
mechanism for residents to appeal denial of their right to entertainment
materials, information and news, and to remedy a wrongful denial.
(e) Any specific restrictions on a living
unit or for the therapeutic benefit of the residents as a group.
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