Client Rights

The Office of Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities (OMHDD) is committed to enforcing your rights.

Additional Rights Protection Information

The OMHDD works with and can help you access many agencies, facilities, and programs. Below is a list of rights information that might apply to your situation.

Links to Client Rights:

• Bill of Rights for Persons Subject to Guardianship or Conservatorship
• Assisted Living Bill of Rights (state.mn.us)
• Family Education Rights and Privacy Act The federal law that protects the privacy of student educational records
• Know Your Rights
• Minnesota Health Care Bill of Rights M.S. 144.651 (Patient Bill of Rights) No health care facility may require a patient or resident to waive these rights as a condition of admission to the facility
• Minnesota Patient Bill of Rights(PDF)
• Minnesota Home Care Bill of Rights (PDF)
• Resident Rights and Basic Services for Children in Placement
• Rights of Patients Under Civil Commitment
• Student Rights Student Discipline, Section 504, Free and Reduced Cost Legal Resources/Legal Referral Services for MN Students
• You and Your Rights (PDF)

Vote

• ADA Checklist for Polling Places
• Voter Education Videos in American Sign Language (ASL)