§ 25.5-10-227. Right to Personal Property
Each person receiving services has the right to the possession and use of such person’s own clothing and personal effects. If the service agency holds any of such person’s personal effects for any reason, such retention shall be promptly recorded in such person’s record and the reason for retention shall also be recorded. Upon the […]
§ 25.5-10-303. Administration – Duties of Department
Subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly, the state department shall administer the family support services program and shall coordinate family support services with other existing services provided to families and individuals. Family support services must be provided in a manner that develops comprehensive, responsive, and flexible support to families in their role as […]
§ 25.5-10-228. Right to Influence Policy
The persons receiving services of a service agency are entitled to establish a committee to hear the views and represent the interests of all such persons served by the agency and to attempt to influence the policies of the agency to the extent that they influence provision of services and supports. Source: L. 2013: Entire […]
§ 25.5-10-304. Family Support Councils
[ Editor’s note: This version of subsection (1) is effective until July 1, 2024.] The state department shall ensure that each community-centered board establishes a family support council in each community-centered board designated service area. The family support councils shall consist of professionals, interested citizens, family members of persons with an intellectual and developmental disability, […]
§ 25.5-10-229. Right to Notification
Each person receiving services has the right to read or have explained, in each person’s or family’s native language, any rules adopted by the service agency and pertaining to such person’s activities. Source: L. 2013: Entire article added with relocations, (HB 13-1314), ch. 323, p. 1777, § 1, effective March 1, 2014. Editor’s note: This […]
§ 25.5-10-305. Authorized Family Support Services
The family support services included in this program include, but are not limited to, family support grants, family support services coordination, information and referral, educational materials, emergency and outreach services, and other person- and family-centered assistance services such as: Medical and dental expenses not covered by medical or health insurance or other programs; Insurance expenses; […]
§ 25.5-10-230. Discrimination
No person who has received services or supports under any provision of this article shall be discriminated against because of such status. For purposes of this section, “discrimination” means the giving of any unfavorable weight to the fact that a person has received such services or supports. Source: L. 2013: Entire article added with relocations, […]
§ 25.5-10-215. Compliance With Local Government Zoning Regulations – Notice to Local Governments – Provisional Licensure
The state department shall require any community residential home seeking licensure pursuant to section 25.5-10-214 to comply with any applicable zoning regulations of the municipality, city and county, or county where the home is situated. Failure to comply with applicable zoning regulations shall constitute grounds for the denial of a license to a home; except […]
§ 25.5-10-216. Imposition of Legal Disability – Removal of Legal Right
Any interested person may petition the court to impose a legal disability on or to remove a legal right from a person with an intellectual and developmental disability as defined in section 25.5-10-202. The petition must set forth the disability to be imposed or the legal right to be removed and the reasons therefor. The […]
§ 25.5-10-217. Conduct of Court Proceedings
All court proceedings arising under section 25.5-10-216 shall be conducted by the district attorney of the county where the proceeding is held or by a qualified attorney acting for the district attorney appointed by the district court for that purpose; except that, in any county or in any city and county having a population exceeding […]