Iowa Admin. Code r. 481-58.47 - Communications
Each resident may communicate, associate, and meet privately with persons of the resident's choice, unless to do so would infringe upon the rights of other residents, and may send and receive personal mail unopened. (II)
(1) Residents shall be permitted
to receive visitors in accordance with
42 CFR
483.10(f)(4) and the federal
interpretive guidelines. A particular visitor may be restricted by the facility
if the visitor's behavior is unreasonably disruptive to the functioning of the
facility (this judgment must be made by the administrator and the reasons shall
be documented and kept on file). (II)
(2) Decisions to restrict a visitor are
reviewed and reevaluated: each time the medical orders are reviewed by the
physician, at least quarterly by the facility's staff, or at the resident's
request. (II)
(3) Space shall be
provided for residents to receive visitors in reasonable comfort and privacy.
(II)
(4) Telephones shall be
available and accessible for residents to make and receive calls with privacy
in accordance with 42 CFR
483.10(g)(6) and (7).
Residents who need help shall be assisted in using the telephone.
(II)
(5) Arrangements shall be made
to provide assistance to residents who require help in reading or sending mail.
(II)
(6) Residents shall be
permitted to leave the facility and environs at reasonable times unless there
are justifiable reasons established in writing by the attending physician,
qualified intellectual disabilities professional or facility administrator for
refusing permission. (II)
(7)
Residents shall not have their personal lives regulated beyond reasonable
adherence to meal schedules, bedtime hours, and other written policies which
may be necessary for the orderly management of the facility and as required by
these rules. However, residents shall be encouraged to participate in
recreational programs. (II)
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