YOUR BASIC RIGHTS

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All recipients of mental health services are entitled to the following rights:

1. To be notified of the rights protected by the MMHC.
2. To receive mental health services suited to his/her condition; to have services provided in a safe, sanitary, and humane treatment environment; to have the least restrictive services appropriate and available; and to be treated with dignity and respect.
3. To have family members treated with dignity and respect.
4. To have a person-centered plan of services.
5. To have his/her choice of mental health professionals.
6. To be informed of his/her clinical status and progress at reasonable intervals.
7. To see his/her mental health professional at reasonable times.
8. To not have surgery unless consent in obtained from the recipient or his/her guardian.
9. To have the side effects of psychotropic medication explained in writing before starting the medication.
10. To be protected from abuse and neglect.
11. To not be photographed, fingerprinted, audiotaped, or viewed behind one-way glass without prior written consent.
12. To unimpeded, private, and uncensored communication by mail and telephone, as well as in-person visits.
13. To receive, possess, and use all personal property, unless limitations are in place.
14. To have easy access to his/her money in an account in a facility.
15. To have labor compensated, other than necessary personal housekeeping in a small group arrangement.
16. To not be restrained, except under certain conditions.
17. To not be secluded, except under certain conditions.
18. To not have his/her freedom of movement restricted more than is necessary to prevent harm to self or others.
19. To have all information in his/her record kept confidential, with some exceptions.
20. To insert a statement into his/her record correcting or amending the information in the record.