What Are My Rights?

It is the obligation of Compass to ensure that you are informed annually of your rights. Compass is responsible for ensuring that you are treated with dignity and respect, and that services are provided to you without violations of your rights.
Your rights:
1. You have the right to be treated humanely and to be protected from harm.
2. You have the right to meaningful and appropriate services.
3. You have the right to live and receive services in a safe, secure, and supportive environment.
4. You have the right for information to be confidential.
5. You have the right to complain about treatment or care and to have that complaint answered in a timely manner.
6. You have the right to be informed of your rights at least annually and in a manner in which you can understand.
7. You have the right to be free from abuse, neglect, exploitation or mistreatment. This includes but is not limited to being free from punishment, name calling and other verbal abuse, humiliation, intimidation, harassment, confinement,
deprivation, unauthorized use of your property or identity, and financial abuse or exploitation.
8. You have the right to not be placed in a room or other area from which exit is prevented.
9. You have the right to be treated with dignity and respect.
10. You have the right to be free from restrictions involving sleep, shelter, food, drink. Medical care, use of bathroom facilities, or prolonged restriction of movement, unless a doctor’s order is being followed.
11. You have the right to not work or perform chores without payment, except for normal chores in your home or for volunteer work that you have chosen.
12. You have the right to regularly see your doctor, at your own expense.
13. You have the right to regular developmental and behavioral assessments.
14. You have the right to refuse treatment.
15. You have the right to be informed of all risks of treatment.
16. You have the right to be free from unnecessary physical or chemical restraints.
17. You have the right to personal privacy.
18. You have the right to meet privately with and communicate with persons of your own choosing.
19. You have the right to send and receive unopened mail.
20. You have the right to make and receive telephone calls privately, at your own expense.
21. You have the right to participate in social, religious and community activities of your choice.
22. You have the right to have and use appropriate personal possessions and clothing.
23. You have the right to have personal funds and property protected from misuse or misappropriation.
24. You have the right to have all alleged violations of your rights reported and investigated.
25. You have the right to be free from unnecessary medications and physical restraints.
26. You are not required to perform any type of service or work for Compass. If you do choose to work for Compass, you will be compensated at the prevailing wage for the job, commensurate with your abilities.