This regulation requires licensed drug and alcohol recovery houses to develop written policies and procedures for notifying a resident's emergency contact (with the resident's consent) in circumstances such as hospitalization, death, or unexpected absence. The licensee must make at least one notification attempt within 12 hours if a resident ends residency or fails to return, with an exception when domestic abuse by the emergency contact is known or suspected. Residents retain the right to revoke consent for such notifications.
View official source28 Pa. Code § 717.27 - Notification to family member or emergency contact State Regulations Compare (a) The licensee shall develop and implement written policies and procedures that specify the methods and circumstances, including the resident's hospitalization or death, for notifying the resident's emergency contact with the resident's consent. The resident may revoke consent to provide notice to the emergency contact. (b) The licensee shall make at least one attempt to notify the resident's emergency contact in accordance with subsection (a) immediately and in no event more than 12 hours after the resident decides to end residency or does not return to the drug and alcohol recovery house as expected. This subsection shall not apply if the licensee knows or has reason to know of allegations of domestic abuse on the resident by the emergency contact. Notes 28 Pa. Code § 717.27 This section cited in 28 Pa. Code § 717.6 (relating to application and renewal). State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare. No prior version found. State Regulations Toolbox