(a)
Facilities. Upon voluntary or involuntary admission to an
inpatient facility, each patient shall be given a copy of the summary statement
of the Bill of Rights, contained in §
5100.53 (relating to bill of
rights for patients), Form MH-782, or the patient rights pamphlet (PWPE # 605),
published by the Department entitled
You Have a Right to be Treated
with Dignity and Respect. Appended to each of these documents shall be
the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of legal and other available
advocacy services. Assistance in contacting a legal or other advocate shall be
provided by the facility to each patient upon request. The rights contained
therein shall be explained to the extent feasible to persons who cannot read or
understand them. Within 72 hours of admission, the Manual of Rights, set forth
in §
5100.54 (relating to manual of
rights for persons in treatment), or the Patient Rights Handbook (PWPE # 606),
entitled
Your Rights Are Assured, shall be made available or
given to each patient, and the rights contained therein shall be explained to
the extent feasible to persons who cannot read or understand them.
Additionally, a copy of either the Manual of Rights or the Patient Rights
Handbook (PWPE # 606) entitled
Your Rights Are Assured, shall
be made available for each patient access in each patient living
area.
(b)
Current
patients. All current patients shall be given a copy of either the
Manual of Rights, or Patient Rights Handbook entitled Your Rights Are
Assured (PWPE # 606), as in subsection (a). Existing supplies of
previously printed forms and manuals may be utilized.
(c)
Manual of rights. Upon
request, a complete copy of the Manual of Rights shall be made available to the
family, guardian, attorney, and other interested parties.
