1. A. The ICF/MR will establish written policies that safeguard clients' rights and define their responsibilities. The ICF/MR chief executive officer and ICF/MR staff will be trained in, and will adhere to, client rights policies and procedures. ICF/MR personnel will protect and promote clients' civil rights and rights to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication with and access to persons and services inside and outside the facility and to exercise their legal rights. The chief executive officer will be responsible for staff compliance with client rights policies.

Authority Note

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 46:153, R.S. 28.390, 42 CFR 483.420 and 483.410 (1), (2), (3), Title XIX of the Social Security Act, Section 601 of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; and Age Discrimination Act of 1975.

Historical Note

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Office of Family Security, LR 13:578 (October 1987), amended by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of the Secretary, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 25:694 (April 1999), repromulgated LR 31:2242 (September 2005).