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Rights of Residents in Adult Care Facilities – N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 461-d
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Current as of June 2015
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The rights of adult care facility residents include the following:
- “[T]he right to independent personal decisions and knowledge…”
- The right to communicate, privately, with any person including their physician and attorney.
- “[T]he right to privacy in treatment and in caring form personal needs.”
- “[T]he right to confidentiality in the treatment of personal, social, financial and medical records…”
Current as of June 2015
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