Section 0940-05-17-.10 - SERVICE RECIPIENT RIGHTS(1) Service recipients must be allowed to use their personal funds directly or allow the service recipient's representative payee or other legally authorized person acting on behalf of the service recipient to purchase incidentals and special needs items.(2) Each service recipient must be allowed to possess and use his/her own money unless otherwise indicated by the service recipient's Plan of Care.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0940-05-17-.10
Original rule filed May 26, 1988; effective July 11, 1988. Amendment filed December 30, 2002; effective March 15, 2003.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-4-103, 4-5-202, 4-5-204, 33-1-302, 33-1-305, 33-1-309, 33-2-301, and 33-2-302.