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2017 Kentucky Revised Statutes
CHAPTER 202B - ADMISSION OF AN INDIVIDUAL WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY
.060 Rights of residents with an intellectual disability -- Adoption of regulations.

Universal Citation: KY Rev Stat § 202B.060 (2017)
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202B.060 Rights of residents with an intellectual disability -- Adoption of regulations. The secretary shall adopt administrative regulations for the proper administration and enforcement of this chapter. The regulations shall include, but shall not be limited to: (1) Rights of residents with an intellectual disability and their families to be adequately informed as to the individual treatment program of the resident; (2) Rights of residents and their families to assist in the planning of the treatment program of the resident; (3) Rights of residents and their families under certain conditions to refuse treatment offered to the resident by the hospital or ICF/ID; (4) Rights of residents to maintain, keep, and use personal possessions and money; (5) Rights of residents to meet with friends and relatives; (6) Rights of residents to receive payment for work performed on behalf of the hospital or ICF/ID; (7) Rights of residents to refuse intrusive treatments, including electroshock or psychosurgery; (8) Rights of residents to seek relief from participating in their treatment plans; (9) Rights of residents who are minors to seek relief from actions, approved by their parents or guardians, for or against admission and discharge; (10) The use of seclusion and other mechanical restraints in hospitals and ICF/IDs; (11) The release of residents to less restrictive alternative modes of treatment on convalescent status; and (12) Provisions for alternative methods for involuntary admission. Effective: July 12, 2012 History: Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 146, sec. 43, effective July 12, 2012. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 147, sec. 29, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 139, sec. 14, effective July 15, 1988. -- Created 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 328, sec. 7.
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