Rights of persons with a developmental disability – Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.62

“Rights of persons with a developmental disability”

Persons with mental retardation or a developmental disability have the following rights:

• The right to be treated at all times with courtesy and respect and with full recognition of their dignity and individuality
• The right to a safe and appropriate living environment, food, to practice a religion of their choosing, access to medical care, right to therapy, the right to appropriate care, the right to privacy, among many other fundamental rights
• To participate in decisions that affect their lives;
• To select a parent or advocate to act on their behalf;
• To confidential treatment of all information in their personal and medical records, except to the extent that disclosure is legally permitted; and
• To refuse to participate in medical, psychological, or other research or experiments.