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216.520 Supplementation of residents' rights.

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216.520 Supplementation of residents' rights. For the purpose of supplementing the rights of residents in long-term-care facilities, such <br>facilities shall take the following actions: <br>(1) Every long-term-care facility shall conspicuously post throughout the facility a listing of the residents' rights and responsibilities as defined in KRS 216.515 to <br>216.525. (2) Every long-term-care facility shall develop and implement a mechanism which will allow each resident and the responsible party or his responsible family member or <br>his guardian to participate in the planning of the resident's care. Each resident shall <br>be encouraged and provided assistance in the planning of his care. (3) All long-term-care facilities shall establish written procedures for the submission and resolution of complaints and recommendations by the resident and the <br>responsible party or his responsible family member or his guardian. Such policies <br>shall be conspicuously displayed throughout the facility pending approval of their <br>adequacy by the cabinet. (4) Every long-term-care facility shall prepare a written plan and provide appropriate staff training to implement each of the residents' rights as defined in KRS 216.515 <br>to 216.525. (5) All long-term-care facilities shall maintain in their facilities one (1) copy of the most recent inspection report as prepared by the Cabinet for Health and Family <br>Services. The cabinet shall provide all long-term-care facilities with one (1) copy of <br>the most recent inspection report. Effective: June 20, 2005 <br>History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 484, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 428, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1988 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 280, sec. 5, effective July 15, 1988. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 141, sec. 75, <br>effective July 1, 1982. -- Created 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 122, sec. 3, effective June 17, <br>1978. Note: 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 396, sec. 79 would have amended this section effective July 1, 1982. However, 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 396 was repealed by 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 141, <br>sec. 146, also effective July 1, 1982.