Title: Explain client/resident rights identified in OBRA and HIPAA.
Course: Nurse Aide (14051) > Section: Unit VI: Client Rights

Explanation should include

- provisions of OBRA related to resident rights
  - right to a dignified existence
  - right to self-determination
  - right to be fully informed (i.e., of changes to plan of care, living arrangements, etc.)
  - right to raise grievances
  - right of access (i.e., to visitors, personal records, assistance for sensory impairment, community activities)
  - rights regarding financial affairs
  - right to privacy
  - rights during discharge/transfer
- provisions of HIPAA
  - identifies protected health information that must remain confidential
  - sets standards for use of individually identifiable health information and electronic records
  - sets standards for reporting violations.