1. (1) The Agency with Choice owner, Administrator and Administrator's designee as applicable must ensure that the Agency with Choice recognizes and protects the rights of each Individual.

2. (2) The Agency with Choice must provide each Individual with a written notice of the Individual's rights as a part of the disclosure statement, prior to providing services to the Individual. The Individual’s rights notice must include:

   1. (a) The right to be treated with dignity and respect;
   2. (b) The right to be free from theft, damage, or misuse of one's personal property;
   3. (c) The right to be given the informed choice and to select or refuse service and to accept responsibility for the consequences;
   4. (d) The right to be free from neglect, verbal, mental, emotional, physical, and sexual Abuse;
   5. (e) The right to be free from financial exploitation;
   6. (f) The right to be free from physical and chemical restraints;
   7. (g) The right to be free from coercion and seclusion;
   8. (h) The right to privacy;
   9. (i) The right to voice Grievances or Complaints regarding services or any other issue without discrimination or reprisal for exercising such rights;
   10. (j) The right to be free from discrimination as to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or any other protected status under state and federal law;
   11. (k) The right and responsibility for the planning of the services to be furnished, the frequency of services to be provided, any changes in services, the Direct Support Workers schedule, and cessation of services;
   12. (l) The right to select or otherwise approve the Direct Support Workers who provide services to the Individual before the Direct Support Workers begin providing the services;
   13. (m) The right to train Direct Support Workers in the Individual’s specific service needs and in the provision services to the Individual;
   14. (n) The right to direct the Individual’s own services that are provided by Direct Support Workers;
   15. (o) The right to require an Agency with Choice to remove a Direct Support Worker from the Individual’s Services and Supports team;
   16. (p) The right to schedule a Direct Support Worker’s time in accordance with the Individual’s desires, needs and authorized hours;
   17. (q) The right to have access to their own records;
   18. (r) The right to have Individual information and records confidentially maintained by the Agency with Choice; and
   19. (s) The right to receive prior written notice before a Change of Ownership or a program closure.

Statutory/Other Authority

Or Laws 2024, ch. 37

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 124.050 & Or Laws 2024, ch. 37

History

APD 17-2025, adopt filed 12/10/2025, effective 12/15/2025