481—67.3 (231B,231C,231D) Tenant rights. All tenants have the following rights:
	 67.3(1) To be treated with consideration, respect, and full recognition of personal dignity and autonomy.
	 67.3(2) To receive care, treatment and services which are adequate and appropriate.
	 67.3(3) To receive respect and privacy in the tenant’s medical care program. Personal and medical records shall be confidential, and the written consent of the tenant shall be obtained for the records’ release to any individual, including family members, except as needed in case of the tenant’s transfer to a health care facility or as required by law or a third-party payment contract.
	 67.3(4) To be free from mental and physical abuse.
	 67.3(5) To receive from the manager and staff of the program a reasonable response to all requests.
	 67.3(6) To associate and communicate privately and without restriction with persons and groups of the tenant’s choice, including the tenant advocate, on the tenant’s initiative or on the initiative of the persons or groups at any reasonable hour.
	 67.3(7) To manage the tenant’s own financial affairs unless a tenant’s legal representative has been appointed for the purpose of managing the tenant’s financial affairs.
	 67.3(8) To present grievances and recommend changes in program policies and services, personally or through other persons or in combination with others, to the program’s staff or person in charge without fear of reprisal, restraint, interference, coercion, or discrimination.
[ARC 8174B, IAB 9/23/09, effective 1/1/10]