Authority: IC 16-28-1-7

Affected: IC 16-28

Sec. 25. "Exercising rights" means that the residents have autonomy and choice, to the maximum extent possible, about how they wish to live their everyday lives and receive care, subject to the facility's rules, as long as those rules do not violate a regulatory requirement.

(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 16.2-1.1-25; filed Jan 21, 2003, 8:34 a.m.: 26 IR 1905, eff Mar 1, 2003; readopted filed May 22, 2007, 1:44 p.m.: 20070613-IR-410070141RFA; readopted filed Sep 11, 2013, 3:19 p.m.: 20131009-IR-410130346RFA; readopted filed Nov 13, 2019, 3:14 p.m.: 20191211-IR-410190391RFA; readopted filed Nov 14, 2025, 11:18 a.m.: 20251210-IR-410240588RFA)