Rhode Island General Laws 40.1-24.5-6. Qualified rights of residents
Except to the extent that the director as defined in § 40.1-24.5-1 determines that a limitation or a denial of one of the following rights would be in the resident‘s best interests and, further, unless the director documents the good-cause reasons for the denial or limitations in the resident’s individualized service plan, the resident shall be entitled to the following:
(1) To wear one’s own clothes and to keep and use one’s own personal possessions;
(2) To keep and be allowed to spend a reasonable sum of one’s own money for consumer purchases;
(3) To have reasonable access to a telephone to make and receive confidential calls;
(4) To have opportunities for physical exercise and outdoor recreation;
(5) To have reasonable, prompt access to current newspapers, magazines, and radio and television programming; and
(6) To receive visitors of one’s own choosing at all reasonable times. Posted reasonable visiting hours must be maintained in each community residence, with a minimum of six (6) hours daily.
History of Section.
P.L. 1982, ch. 363, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 40.1-24.5-6
- Community residence: means a place, such as a group home, however named, licensed pursuant to chapter 24 of this title for the purpose of providing rehabilitation, psychological support, skills training, social guidance, and living accommodations to individuals who are mentally disabled, as defined by Rhode Island General Laws 40.1-24.5-1
- Director: means the head or the chief administrative officer of the community residence, or the director's designee. See Rhode Island General Laws 40.1-24.5-1
- Individualized service plan: means the document that sets forth specific services, such as vocational, social, medical, psychiatric, and rehabilitative, that are structured to accomplish and express short- and long-term goals and objectives responsive to the individual needs of the resident. See Rhode Island General Laws 40.1-24.5-1
- Resident: means an individual of lawful age admitted to a community residence. See Rhode Island General Laws 40.1-24.5-1