This report excerpts regulatory text from 22 states that focus on resident choice through Quality of Life, Resident Rights, or other sections of their regulations.  The source is NH Regulations Plus, an easy-to-use comparison of state regulations, including comparison by topics in terms of meeting or exceeding the federal regulations in various areas (http://www.hpm.umn.edu/nhregsPlus/category_search.htm)

o       The website includes all state regulations by topic areas.  The full texts of all state’s Quality of Life regulations is available on that

        website at: http://www.hpm.umn.edu/nhregsPlus/category_attachments/category_quality_of_life.pdf

o       The full texts of all state’s Resident Rights regulations is available on that website at

http://www.hpm.umn.edu/nhregsPlus/category_attachments/category_resident_rights.pdf

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NOTE:  Rhode Island suggests this report and the regulatory process are dynamic and ever changing.  At

the time of completion, we believe the report summarizes from a variety of states their language that supports and promotes Quality of Life and Resident Rights.

This report is a product of RI's Individualized Care Piolot that is funded in part through a grant from

The Commonwealth Fund, Inc. and supported by the RI Department of Health.

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