0940-05-19-.05
Client Rights In Supportive Living Facilities
Cite as Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0940-05-19-.05
(1)
Upon admission to the facility, each client must be provided an orientation which includes
minimally the following:
(a)
Explanation of the facility’s services, activities, performance expectations, any
rules and regulations and program descriptions;
(b)
Familiarizing the client with the facility’s premises, the neighborhood and public
transportation systems; and
(c)
Explanation of client rights and grievance procedures.
(2)
Clients must not be denied adequate food, treatment/rehabilitation activities, religious
activities, mail or other contacts with families as punishment.
(3)
A client must 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.