Section 29-6346. VISITATION AND CONTACT

 

6346.1An independent living program shall develop and follow written rules for reasonable visitation, mail, and telephone contact between residents and the residents' families, friends, attorneys, and guardians ad litem, which shall be consistent with any court order and which shall include:

 

(a)Regular visiting hours and additional visiting hours for visitors who are unable to visit during regular visiting hours;

 

(b)Reasonable conditions of privacy;

 

(c)For the main facility, a designated space, separate from the residents' bedrooms, for visitation purposes;

 

(d)Procedures for restricting visitation, mail, or telephone contacts;

 

(e)A prohibition against overnight visits in residences except as permitted by the resident's ITILP or the contracting entity; and

 

(f)A prohibition against additional persons living in a residence beyond those permitted by the lease or who are participants in the independent living program.

 

6346.2An independent living program may restrict visitation, mail, or telephone contacts only:

 

(a)To comply with a court order; or

 

(b)To safeguard against a documented safety risk to residents or staff.

 

6346.3An independent living program shall timely inform the resident and, to the extent practicable, those affected outside the independent living program, of the nature of the restriction, the reasons for the restriction, and the duration of the restriction.

 

6346.4An independent living program shall document in the resident's case record the restriction, the reasons for the restriction, and the duration of the restriction.

 

source

Final Rulemaking published at 49 DCR 1591 (February 22, 2002).