225C.28B - RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH MENTAL RETARDATION, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, BRAIN INJURY, OR CHRONIC MENTAL ILLNESS.
225C.28B RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH MENTAL RETARDATION,
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, BRAIN INJURY, OR CHRONIC MENTAL
ILLNESS.
All of the following rights shall apply to a person with mental
retardation, a developmental disability, brain injury, or chronic
mental illness:
1. Wage protection. A person with mental retardation, a
developmental disability, brain injury, or chronic mental illness
engaged in work programs shall be paid wages commensurate with the
going rate for comparable work and productivity.
2. Insurance protection. Pursuant to section 507B.4,
subsection 7, a person or designated group of persons shall not be
denied insurance coverage by reason of mental retardation, a
developmental disability, brain injury, or chronic mental illness.
3. Due process. A person with mental retardation, a
developmental disability, brain injury, or chronic mental illness
retains the right to citizenship in accordance with the laws of the
state.
4. Participation in planning activities. If an individual
treatment, habilitation, and program plan is developed for a person
with mental retardation, a developmental disability, brain injury, or
chronic mental illness, the person has the right to participate in
the formulation of the plan. Section History: Recent Form
92 Acts, ch 1241, § 67
Referred to in § 225C.25, 225C.27, 225C.29