Section He-M 315.07 - Personal Rights(a) Persons receiving services from a PSA shall have the right to be treated by PSA staff, volunteers, and consultants with dignity and respect at all times.(b) Staff, volunteers, and consultants of a PSA shall not abuse, neglect, or exploit agency members or participants.(c) Staff, volunteers, and consultants of a PSA shall respect the privacy of members and participants.(d) A PSA shall maintain the confidentiality of membership records except as in (e) below.(e) A PSA may disclose to law enforcement personnel that information necessary to report a crime committed at the agency.(f) The PSA shall disclose the information specified in (e) above: (1) To the department of health and human services;(2) When required to report abuse or neglect of a child pursuant to RSA 169-C;(3) When required to report abuse, neglect or exploitation of an adult pursuant to RSA 161-F; and(4) As otherwise required by law.(g) Members and participants of a PSA shall have the right to privacy including the following: (1) The right to courtesies such as knocking on closed doors before entering; and(2) The right to have reasonable access to a telephone and a computer, if one is available for use, with such privacy as agency facilities allow, provided that members and participants may be required to pay for long distance calls.N.H. Admin. Code § He-M 315.07
Amended by Volume XXXVII Number 23, Filed June 8, 2017, Proposed by #12191, Effective 5/26/2017, Expires 5/26/2027.