§ 40.1-24.5-3 Legal rights and competenceof persons admitted – Informing person as to rights, obligations, andgrievance procedures. – (a) Continuation of rights, responsibilities, and obligations. Noresident as a consequence of admission to a community residence and ofreceiving an evaluation of mental disability shall lose any legal rights,responsibility, or obligation, or suffer any legal disability as a citizen,unless otherwise prescribed by law. Among others, no resident shall be presumedto be incompetent to manage his or her affairs, to contract, to hold or seek aprofessional, occupational, or vehicle operator's license, to make a will, tomarry or for any other purpose, unless otherwise prescribed by law. Neithershall any requirement be made, by rule, regulation, or otherwise, as acondition to admission and retention, that any individual applying foradmission shall have the legal capacity to contract, it being sufficient forsuch purpose, that the individual understand the nature and consequence ofmaking the application.
(b) Admission; requirements; duties of residencestaff. (1) As part of the procedure for the admission of an individual to acommunity residence, each prospective resident shall be fully informed of allrules, regulations, and policies governing resident conduct andresponsibilities, including grounds for dismissal and procedures for discharge.A written application acknowledging the disclosure shall be signed by theprospective resident in the presence of at least one witness, who shall attestto the application by placing his or her name and address thereon.
(2) Further, at the time of admission, each resident shall befully informed of residents' rights and a written copy of the residents' rightsshall be given to each resident who shall acknowledge receipt of the writtencopy by his or her signature upon the copy. This written copy of residents'rights shall include the working hours, address, and telephone number of themental health advocate.
(3) Further, at the time of admission each resident shall befully informed, orally and in writing, of the grievance procedure establishedwithin the community residence.
(4) Further, at the time of admission, each resident shall beinformed, in writing, of all anticipated financial charges, including all costsnot covered either under federal and/or state programs, by other third payersby the community residence's basic per diem rate.
§ 40.1-24.5-3 Legal rights and competenceof persons admitted – Informing person as to rights, obligations, andgrievance procedures. – (a) Continuation of rights, responsibilities, and obligations. Noresident as a consequence of admission to a community residence and ofreceiving an evaluation of mental disability shall lose any legal rights,responsibility, or obligation, or suffer any legal disability as a citizen,unless otherwise prescribed by law. Among others, no resident shall be presumedto be incompetent to manage his or her affairs, to contract, to hold or seek aprofessional, occupational, or vehicle operator's license, to make a will, tomarry or for any other purpose, unless otherwise prescribed by law. Neithershall any requirement be made, by rule, regulation, or otherwise, as acondition to admission and retention, that any individual applying foradmission shall have the legal capacity to contract, it being sufficient forsuch purpose, that the individual understand the nature and consequence ofmaking the application.
(b) Admission; requirements; duties of residencestaff. (1) As part of the procedure for the admission of an individual to acommunity residence, each prospective resident shall be fully informed of allrules, regulations, and policies governing resident conduct andresponsibilities, including grounds for dismissal and procedures for discharge.A written application acknowledging the disclosure shall be signed by theprospective resident in the presence of at least one witness, who shall attestto the application by placing his or her name and address thereon.
(2) Further, at the time of admission, each resident shall befully informed of residents' rights and a written copy of the residents' rightsshall be given to each resident who shall acknowledge receipt of the writtencopy by his or her signature upon the copy. This written copy of residents'rights shall include the working hours, address, and telephone number of themental health advocate.
(3) Further, at the time of admission each resident shall befully informed, orally and in writing, of the grievance procedure establishedwithin the community residence.
(4) Further, at the time of admission, each resident shall beinformed, in writing, of all anticipated financial charges, including all costsnot covered either under federal and/or state programs, by other third payersby the community residence's basic per diem rate.
§ 40.1-24.5-3 Legal rights and competenceof persons admitted – Informing person as to rights, obligations, andgrievance procedures. – (a) Continuation of rights, responsibilities, and obligations. Noresident as a consequence of admission to a community residence and ofreceiving an evaluation of mental disability shall lose any legal rights,responsibility, or obligation, or suffer any legal disability as a citizen,unless otherwise prescribed by law. Among others, no resident shall be presumedto be incompetent to manage his or her affairs, to contract, to hold or seek aprofessional, occupational, or vehicle operator's license, to make a will, tomarry or for any other purpose, unless otherwise prescribed by law. Neithershall any requirement be made, by rule, regulation, or otherwise, as acondition to admission and retention, that any individual applying foradmission shall have the legal capacity to contract, it being sufficient forsuch purpose, that the individual understand the nature and consequence ofmaking the application.
(b) Admission; requirements; duties of residencestaff. (1) As part of the procedure for the admission of an individual to acommunity residence, each prospective resident shall be fully informed of allrules, regulations, and policies governing resident conduct andresponsibilities, including grounds for dismissal and procedures for discharge.A written application acknowledging the disclosure shall be signed by theprospective resident in the presence of at least one witness, who shall attestto the application by placing his or her name and address thereon.
(2) Further, at the time of admission, each resident shall befully informed of residents' rights and a written copy of the residents' rightsshall be given to each resident who shall acknowledge receipt of the writtencopy by his or her signature upon the copy. This written copy of residents'rights shall include the working hours, address, and telephone number of themental health advocate.
(3) Further, at the time of admission each resident shall befully informed, orally and in writing, of the grievance procedure establishedwithin the community residence.
(4) Further, at the time of admission, each resident shall beinformed, in writing, of all anticipated financial charges, including all costsnot covered either under federal and/or state programs, by other third payersby the community residence's basic per diem rate.
