Iowa Admin. Code r. 481—67 § 481—67.3

All tenants have the following rights:
67.3(1) To be treated with consideration, respect, and full recognition of personal dignity and
autonomy.
67.3(2) To receive care, treatment and services that are adequate and appropriate.
67.3(3) To receive respect and privacy in the tenant’s medical care program. Personal and medical
records shall be confidential, and the written consent of the tenant obtained for the records’ release to any

individual, including family members, except as needed in case of the tenant’s transfer to a health care
facility or as required by law or a third-party payment contract.
67.3(4) To be free from mental and physical abuse.
67.3(5) To receive from the manager and staff of the program a reasonable response to all requests.
67.3(6) To associate and communicate privately and without restriction with persons and groups of
the tenant’s choice, including the tenant advocate, on the tenant’s initiative or on the initiative of the
persons or groups at any reasonable hour.
67.3(7) To manage the tenant’s own financial affairs unless a tenant’s legal representative has been
appointed for the purpose of managing the tenant’s financial affairs.
67.3(8) To present grievances and recommend changes in program policies and services, personally
or through other persons or in combination with others, to the program’s staff or person in charge without
fear of reprisal, restraint, interference, coercion, or discrimination.
67.3(9) To be free from restraints.