Client Rights

CLIENT RIGHTS
Clients have the right to:
(a) be treated with dignity;
(b) be free from potential harm or acts of violence;
(c) be free from discrimination;
(d) be free from abuse, neglect, mistreatment, exploitation, and fraud;
(e) privacy of current and closed records;
(f) communicate and visit with family, attorney, clergy, physician, counselor, or case manager, unless therapeutically contraindicated or court restricted; and
(g) be informed of agency policies and procedures that affect client or guardian’s ability to make informed decisions regarding client care, to include: program expectations, requirements, mandatory or voluntary aspects of the program; consequences for non-compliance; reasons for involuntary termination from the program and criteria for re-admission; program service fees and billing; and safety and characteristics of the physical environment where services will be provided.

DERECHOS DEL CLIENTE
Los clientes tienen derecho a:
(a) ser tratados con dignidad;
(b) estar libres de posibles daños o actos de violencia;
(c) estar libres de discriminación;
(d) estar libres de abuso, negligencia, maltrato, explotación y fraude;
(e) privacidad de registros actuales y cerrados;
(f) comunicarse y visitar a familiares, abogados, clérigos, médicos, consejeros o administradores de casos, a menos que esté contraindicado terapéuticamente o restringido por la corte; y
(g) estar informados de las políticas y procedimientos de la agencia que afectan la capacidad del cliente o tutor para tomar decisiones informadas con respecto a la atención del cliente, que incluyen:expectativas del programa, requisitos, aspectos obligatorios o voluntarios del programa;consecuencias del incumplimiento;razones para la terminación involuntaria del programa y criterios para la readmisión;tarifas y facturación del servicio del programa; yseguridad y características del medio físico donde se prestarán los servicios.

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