Rights of persons receiving services

Any person with a developmental disability receiving services has the right to: (1) Communicate freely and privately with others of the person's own choosing; (2) Receive and send sealed, unopened correspondence. No person's incoming or outgoing correspondence shall be opened, delayed, held, or censored by any person; (3) Receive and send packages. No person's outgoing packages may be opened, delayed, held, or censored by any person; (4) Reasonable access to telephones, both to make and to receive calls in privacy, and reasonable and frequent opportunities to meet with visitors; and (5) Suitable opportunities for interaction with others of the person's own choosing. Source: SL 2000, ch 131 , § 90.