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"SEC. 1112. (a) The facility should be located within,

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"(b) The facility should not be isolated from society

or community by factors such as:

"(1) difficulty of access, due to distance or lack

of public transportation;

"(2) architectural features;

"(3) socio-cultural or psychological features; and

"(4) rules, regulations, customs, and habits.

13 "(c) Protection devices (such as fences and security 14 windows), where necessary, should be inconspicuous, and 15 should preserve as normal an environmental appearance as 16 possible, so as to permit the pursuit of normal activities.

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"(d) The facility should be in scale with the commu18 nity in which it is located.

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"(e) The facility and the surrounding community 20 should be encouraged to share their services and resources on

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a reciprocal basis.

"(f) The community in which the facility is located

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"(g) The community in which the facility is located

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"(h) The facility shall have available a current descrip

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"SEC. 1113. (a) Residents should be integrated to the 6 greatest possible extent with the general population. To this 7 end, generic and specialized community services, rather than 8 facility services, should be used extensively or, if possible, 9 completely. For example, the residents should

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"(1) attend (special) classes or programs in regular schools;

"(2) attend religious instruction and worship in the community;

"(3) utilize medical, dental, and all other professional services located in the community;

"(4) use community rather than facility recreation resources, such as bowling alleys, swimming pools, movies, and gymnasia;

"(5) shop in community stores, rather than in fa

cility stores and canteens; and

"(6) work in as integrated a fashion as possible: sheltered employment should be in regular industry, and among nonretarded workers; sheltered workshops should be in the community; and work that must be on

the campus of the facility should afford maximal contact with nonretarded persons.

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cation to facilitate the integration of residents, as outlined

above.

"(b) The facility should be divided into groupings of program and residence units, based upon a rational plan to meet the needs of the residents and fulfill the purposes of

the facility.

"SEC. 1114. The facility shall make every attempt to

move residents from

"(1) more to less structured living;

"(2) larger to smaller facilities;

"(3) larger living units to smaller living units;

"(4) group to individual residence;

"(5) dependent to independent living; and

"(6) segregated to integrated living.

"Subchapter II-General Policies and Practices

"SEC. 1115. (a) The facility shall have a written out

18 line of the philosophy, objectives, and goals it is striving to 19 achieve, that is available for distribution to staff, consumer 20 representatives, and the interested public, and that shall in21 clude but need not be limited to:

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"(1) its role in the State comprehensive program

for the mentally retarded;

"(2) its concept of the rights of its residents;

"(3) its goals for its residents;

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"(4) its concept of its relationship to the parents

of its residents, or to their surrogates;

"(5) its concept of its relationship to the community, zone, or region from which its residents come;

"(6) its concept of its responsibility (through research, training, and education) for improving methods, understanding, and support for the mental retardation

field;

"(7) the facility shall have a plan for evaluation and modification to maintain:

"(A) the consistency of its philosophy, objectives, and goals with advancements in knowl

edge and professional practices; and

"(B) the consistency of its practices with its philosophy, objectives, and goals.

"(b) The facility shall have a manual on policies and

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"(c) The facility shall have a written statement of poli

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"(1) assure the civil rights of all residents;

"(2) are in accordance with general and special

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"(3) define the means of making legal counsel available to residents for the protection of their rights.

"SEC. 1116. (a) The facility shall have a written state4 ment of policies and procedures that protect the financial 5 interests of residents and that provide for-

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"(1) determining the financial benefits for which the resident is eligible;

"(2) assuring that the resident receives the funds for incidentals and for special needs (such as specialized equipment) that are due him under public and private financial support programs; and

"(3) when large sums accrue to the resident, providing for counseling of the resident concerning their use, and for appropriate protection of such funds.

"(b) Procedures in the major operating units of the 16 facility shall be described in manuals that are current, rele17 vant, available, and followed.

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"(c) The facility shall have a summary of the laws

19 and regulations relevant to mental retardation and to the

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"(d) The facility shall have a plan for a continuing

management audit to insure compliance with State laws and

regulations and the effective implementation of its stated

policies and procedures.

"SEC. 1117. (a) A public facility shall have documents

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