Section 420-D:15 Right to Organize and to Obtain Outside Consultation.
I. All residents have the right to self-organize, the right to be represented by an individual of their own choice, and the right to engage in concerted activities for their own purposes. They shall have the right both individually and severally to obtain outside advice and consultation of their own choosing on any matter, including, but not limited to, medical, legal, and financial matters.
II. A provider shall be available for meetings at least once each quarter of the year with residents or their representative. The meetings shall be for the purpose of providing a forum for free and open discussion of any point either wishes to discuss. If requested, the manager of a facility shall be present at such meetings, and the residents' organization may also request that an owner, partner, director, or other official of the provider operating the facility be present. Residents shall be given at least 2 weeks' notice of each such meeting.
Source. 1988, 44:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1989.