Section 202B.060 - Rights of residents with an intellectual disability - Adoption of regulationsThe 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.Amended by 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 146,§ 43, eff. 7/11/2012. Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 147, sec. 29, effective 7/13/1990. -- Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 139, sec. 14, effective 7/15/1988. -- Created 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 328, sec. 7.