Ala. Admin. Code r. 580-8-38-.03

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 580-8-38-.03 - Purpose

(1) The Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation recognizes and accepts its responsibility to help safeguard the civil rights of individuals served in its state facilities and community-based programs certified and/or under contract with the Department; and further, its responsibility to promulgate reasonable rules, regulations and standards safeguarding recipient rights of protection from abuse and quality individualized and least restrictive treatment and care as established by state and federal laws.

(2) The purpose of the Department's Rights Protection and Advocacy Office is to actively assist in safeguarding the rights of recipients served directly by the Department or through contracts with the Department, by providing a program of nonlegal advocacy services. These services provide for individual advocacy to include information, referral, rights complaint investigation and resolution services, and individual representation; and systems advocacy services to include rights education and training program and rights certification and monitoring reviews.

Author: Office of Advocacy Services, DMH/MR

Ala. Admin. Code r. 580-8-38-.03

Filed February 17, 1987. Repealed and Replaced: Filed March 24, 1997; effective April 28, 1997.

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, § 22-50-11.