Every Lionsgate Recovery Resident has a right to:
- Protection of his/her fundamental civil, constitutional, and statutory rights.
- Freedom from discrimination, impartial access to treatment regardless of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, age or handicap in accordance with Lionsgate Recovery admission criteria and ability to serve their individual needs.
- Considerate, humane, respectful care, and to be treated with dignity, regardless of the source(s) of financial support.
- Meet the professional staff members responsible for treatment and be informed of the staff’s professional status and relationship to Lionsgate Recovery.
- Be informed of, and consent to, the nature of care, procedures, and treatment he/she will receive while at Lionsgate Recovery and during Continuing Care.
- Be informed of, consent to, and be given the right and opportunity to revoke such consent, for the release of information present and future, for the use of products of special observation and audio-visual techniques such as audio-visual tape recordings and photographs when being taken by Lionsgate Recovery staff, a fellow resident, or residents’ family member.
- Be informed of the risks, side effects, and benefits of all medications and treatment procedures and the alternative treatment procedures that are available.
- Refuse to participate in any research project without compromising access to Lionsgate Recovery’s services.
- Refuse, to the extent permitted by law, specific medication or treatment procedures.
10.Be informed of any proposed change, and the reason for such change, by the professional staff responsible for his/her care regarding any transfer of him/her, within or outside of Lionsgate Recovery, be given explanation for reasons for involuntary termination, and the discussion of criteria for re-admission to Lionsgate Recovery.
11.Be informed, in advance, of the cost, itemized when possible, of services rendered to him/her, and to have fees explained and reviewed with Lionsgate Recovery personnel.
12.Be informed of the rules of conduct, receive a copy of those rules, responsibilities, tasks, privileges, and regulations applicable to his/her conduct, including limitations of telephone use and violations while a resident at Lionsgate Recovery.
13.Be informed of the reason for the order and justification for a body search that will only be conducted by a staff member of the same sex.
14.Be informed of and actively participate in the formation of his/her individualized treatment plan and have the plan reviewed periodically with the professional staff.
15.Be informed of and participate in the formation of his/her own individualized discharge/continuing care plan for meeting continuing mental and physical health requirements following discharge.
16.Request the opinion of a consultant at his/her expense or to request a review of his/her individual treatment plan.
17.Protection of his/her confidentiality and privacy of information. To be informed of, and consent to in writing, except when required by law, the disclosure of any information pertaining to his/her current or closed records in accordance with Federal and State law. See Department of Health and Human Services, Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records 2.22 and 2.23 Subpart C (on hand in the Lionsgate Recovery admissions/business office).
18.To be free from potential harm or acts of violence, mistreatment, abuse, neglect, and exploitation and have the right to a humane and safe environment affording reasonable protection from harm and appropriate privacy.
19.To send and receive mail, providing that security, general health, and safety requirements are met. Mail will be subject to opening by or with Lionsgate Recovery Counselor or appropriate staff member.
20.Be informed of the reasons for any restrictions placed on communications with others, visitors, or ability and participation in routine activities.
21.Be informed of his/her right to initiate a complaint or grievance procedure and the appropriate means of requesting a hearing or review. The Primary Counselor will refer you to the resident advocate who will assist you with questions, complaints or the grievance procedure.
22.Within 24 hours of admission to be informed verbally and in writing, of his/her rights as a resident at Lionsgate Recovery in simple, non-technical terms and in a language he/she understands.
23.To be provided or referred for professional services by a licensed independent practitioner when appropriately needed.
24.To assess and treat pain while at Lionsgate Recovery. Medication for pain will be limited to those approved by the Lionsgate Recovery medical staff. To provide alternatives to medication whenever possible, including but not limited to ice, heat, over the counter medication, and physical therapy.
25.To, within program guidelines, communicate by telephone or in writing, with family, attorney, physician, clergyman, counselor, or case manager, except when contraindicated by a licensed clinical professional at Lionsgate Recovery.
26.To, within program guidelines, have weekly visiting hours, unless specific individuals have been restricted by the courts.
27.To receive a copy of resident rules, behavior contract, and the consequences reviewed and approved by the Office.
28.To voice any grievances or complaints (see Grievance & Redress process information below).
Grievance & Redress Process:
If a concern cannot be resolved directly between the involved persons, you may, 1) Report to any staff (verbally, in writing, or anonymously); 2) Ask for a process group during which the individual will be confronted (or care-fronted so to speak); 3) Inform staff and then take it to the next process group. You may inform staff using any of the above mentioned methods. Your grievance will then be forwarded to a supervisor; and Fill out grievance form and place it in designated box.
HIPAA DISCLAIMER
To take advantage of some features of our Website technology, we may need to collect protected health information (PHI) from you. To comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, more commonly known as HIPAA, we will treat your PHI as confidential information and not disclose it to anyone other than as necessary to provide you with products and services.
We may at times create a case report (a non-personal summary of your, PHI) to be shared with healthcare professionals for medical education purposes. If we create a case report, we will strictly follow HIPAA regulations, which require us to either 1) get a prior signed authorization from you or 2) to make sure what is included in the case report does not contain any of the 18 health information identifiers noted in HIPAA regulations. A prior signed authorization from you is not required if none of the 18 identifiers, as listed and described below are used in the case report.
These identifiers include:
1. Your name
2. Your address, except that we can use your state as well as the initial 3 digits of a zip code unless the resulting aggregate of people living in zip codes beginning with those 3 digits is less than 20,000 people, in which case we will use 000.
3. The month and day of any dates directly related to you, including such things as your birthday and admission and discharge dates; and all ages over 89 and all elements of dates (including year) indicative of such age, except that such ages and elements may be aggregated into a single category of age 90 or older
4. Your phone numbers
5. Your fax numbers
6. Your email addresses
7. Your social security number
8. Your medical record numbers
9. Your health insurance plan number
10. Any account numbers
11. Any certificate and/or license numbers
12. Any vehicle identification numbers (VINs) or license plate numbers
13. Any device identification numbers or serial numbers
14. Any URLs (website addresses)
15. Any IP numbers
16. Any biometric readings or identifiers
17. Any photos or related images showing the face of any associated individual
18. Any other unique identifying number, characteristic, or code other than a reference number for the case file itself.
Lions Gate Lodge understands that our client’s records are protected under Federal Confidentiality regulations (42 CFR Part 2) published August 10, 1987, and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-191), 42 U.S.C. Section 1320d, et. Seq and cannot be disclosed without my written consent unless otherwise provided for in the regulations.
Lions Gate Lodge understands that the client’s medical record may contain information concerning my psychiatric, psychological, drug or alcohol abuse, HIV/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and/or related conditions.
Lions Gate Lodge understands that our clients have the right to revoke the authorization at any time. Lions Gate Lodge understands that if our clients revoke an authorization, they must do so in writing and present written revocation to the Medical Records Department. Lions Gate Lodge understands that the revocation will not apply to the client’s insurance company when the law provides their insurer with the right to contest a claim under their policy. Unless otherwise revoked, the authorization will expire on the specified date, event, or condition or if not specified this release will expire 90 days after client’s services are terminated.