Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Section 709.30 - Client rightsThe project shall develop written policies and procedures on client rights and document written acknowledgement by clients that they have been notified of those rights.
(1) A client receiving care or treatment under section 7 of the act (71 P. S. § 1690.107) shall retain civil rights and liberties except as provided by statute. No client may be deprived of a civil right solely by reason of treatment.(2) The project may not discriminate in the provision of services on the basis of age, race, creed, sex, ethnicity, color, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, handicap or religion.(3) Clients have the right to inspect their own records. The project, facility or clinical director may temporarily remove portions of the records prior to the inspection by the client if the director determines that the information may be detrimental if presented to the client. Reasons for removing sections shall be documented in the record.(4) Clients have the right to appeal a decision limiting access to their records to the director.(5) Clients have the right to request the correction of inaccurate, irrelevant, outdated or incomplete information in their records.(6) Clients have the right to submit rebuttal data or memoranda to their own records.The provisions of this § 709.30 amended October 17, 2014, effective 10/18/2014, 44 Pa.B. 6660.The provisions of this § 709.30 amended under section 2301-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 613.1).