| (a) The adult foster care client must:
(1) provide accurate information about his ability
to function in the community and in a foster home setting;
(2) pay the amount of room and board specified in the
client and provider agreement;
(3) report changes or occurrences that would affect
the client and/or provider; and
(4) participate in selecting an adult foster care home
in which to live.
(b) The client and his responsible person are entitled
to:
(1) receive in writing, before authorization of adult
foster care, a list of the client's rights and responsibilities;
(2) be informed of all available services in the home
and of the charges for services not paid for by the Texas Department
of Human Services (DHS);
(3) be informed that the client keeps a personal needs
allowance;
(4) file complaints with DHS staff about abuse, neglect,
exploitation, or inadequate care without discrimination or reprisal
for voicing grievances;
(5) privacy and confidentiality;
(6) have his physical person and property treated with
dignity and respect; and
(7) be free from physical or mental abuse, corporal
punishment, and any physical or chemical restraints imposed for purposes
of discipline or convenience.
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| Source Note: The provisions for this §271.159 adopted to be effective March 15, 1988, 13 TexReg 882; amended to be effective March 27, 1989, 14 TexReg 992; amended to be effective December 1, 1990, 15 TexReg 6318; amended to be effective May 15, 1992, 17 TexReg 2782; transferred effective September 15, 2023, as published in the August 18, 2023, issue of the Texas Register, 48 TexReg 4523 |
