Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.2418 - Resident activities
Rule 418.
(1) A
resident shall have access to the use of the United States mails; he may write
and send mail at his own expense without censorship and receive mail addressed
to him unopened.
(2) A resident
shall have daily, private access to and use of a telephone for local calls.
Similar access is to be granted for long distance calls which are made collect
or for which charges are otherwise met by the resident. When pay telephones are
provided in congregate facilities, a reasonable amount of change shall be
available in the congregate facility to enable residents to make change for
telephoning purposes.
(3) A resident
shall have immediate access to and use of his personal clothing and personal
belongings which he usually or habitually carries on his person or uses as a
matter of identification, grooming, toilet, prosthesis, hygiene, communication,
religious observance, personal adornment, personal entertainment, study, or
personal enhancement.
(4) A resident
shall be provided with storage space for his immediate and private
use.
(5) A congregate facility shall
facilitate family relationships by its routine and personnel attitude.
Restrictive visiting hours shall not be maintained and residents shall be
allowed to receive reasonable numbers of visitors at any reasonable time.
Exceptions shall be covered in the assessment plan. Special consideration shall
be given to visitors coming from out of town or whose hours of employment
warrant deviation from usual visiting hours.
(6) A resident who is capable shall have the
opportunity of doing his own shopping for his personal needs in the nearest
community.
(7) A resident shall be
afforded appropriate recreational experiences and opportunities within and
outside the congregate facility.
(8)
A resident shall be permitted to practice the religious belief of his choice
free of any coercion, and be allowed religious ministration at reasonable
hours. Religious practice shall not be required of any resident.
(9) An adult shall not be denied admission
to, or be discharged from, a congregate facility because of race, religion,
color, or national origin. The individual, or in the case of the legally
incompetent his guardian, shall exercise free choice in the selection of a
congregate facility if it is capable of meeting the individual's
needs.
(10) Any exception to
resident activities shall be noted in the assessment plan.
Notes
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