An agency shall ensure that clients' rights are protected. The agency shall give each client a copy of the clients' rights and responsibilities, in writing, or in an accessible format, upon admission, and shall discuss the rights and responsibilities with the client or the client's advocate.

The clients' rights and responsibilities must be posted in a place accessible to clients. Copies must be available in locations where clients can access them, without making a request to agency staff. The agency shall make a copy of the clients' rights and responsibilities available to the department. The agency shall provide services to each client in a manner that is responsive to the client's need in the areas of age, gender, social support, cultural orientation, psychological characteristics, sexual orientation, physical situation, and spiritual beliefs.

Source: 43 SDR 80 , effective December 5, 2016; 50 SDR 63, effective November 27, 2023 .

General Authority: SDCL 1-36-25 , 34-20A-27 .

Law Implemented: SDCL 34-20A-27 .

Prior versions effective: 2016-12-05.