(a)
- (1) Residents shall be examined or treated in a manner that maintains and ensures privacy.
- (2) A closed door or a drawn curtain shall shield the resident from passers-by.
- (3) People not involved in the care of the residents are not to be present during examination or treatment without the residents' consents.
(b) Privacy will be afforded residents during:
- (1) Toileting;
- (2) Bathing; and
- (3) Other activities of personal hygiene.
- (c) Residents may associate or communicate privately with persons of their choice, and may send or receive personal mail unopened, unless medically contraindicated and documented by the physician in the medical record.