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200.508 Rights of children with an emotional disability and their parents, custodians, or guardians.

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200.508 Rights of children with an emotional disability and their parents, custodians, or guardians. A child with an emotional disability and the parent, person exercising custodial control or <br>supervision, or guardian of that child shall have the right to: <br>(1) Be adequately informed as to priorities, philosophy, and policies of the regional interagency council; (2) Be informed in advance of scheduled regional or local interagency council and interagency service planning meetings relevant to services to the child; (3) Participate in the development of the interagency service plan and revisions thereto; <br>(4) Be adequately informed as to the interagency service plan and any revisions thereto and receive a written copy of the plan; (5) Refuse the interagency service plan; <br>(6) Access and utilize established grievance procedures without discontinuation or delay of needed services while the grievance is pending; (7) Access all child-specific pertinent records and information accumulated by the regional interagency council, provided that the release of the information is not <br>prohibited by existing state and federal laws or regulations governing <br>confidentiality; (8) Consult with existing advocacy groups for consultation and representation; and <br>(9) Receive an orderly transition to other available services if eligibility for regional interagency council services is ending. Effective: July 14, 1992 <br>History: Created 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 6, effective July 14, 1992.