Section 0940-05-51-.07 - SERVICE RECIPIENT RIGHTS(1) Upon admission to the facility, each service recipient shall be provided an orientation which minimally includes minimally the following: (a) Explanation of the facility's services, activities, performance expectations, any rules and regulations and program descriptions;(b) Familiarizing the service recipient with the facility's premises, the neighborhood and public transportation systems; and(c) Explanation of service recipient rights and grievance procedures.(2) Service recipients shall not be denied adequate food, treatment/rehabilitative activities, religious activities, mail or other contacts with families as punishment.(3) A service recipient shall not be confined to his/her room or other place of isolation as punishment. This does not preclude requesting individuals to remove themselves from a potentially harmful situation in order to regain self-control.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0940-05-51-.07
Original rule filed November 9, 2009; effective February 7, 2010.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-4-103;4-5-204; 33-1-302; 33-1-305; 33-1-309; 33-2-301; 33-2-403; and 33-2-404.