Develop and Implement Policies and Procedures to ensure Grantee, their staff, and volunteers are specifically prohibited from the following acts:
i. Under the influence or impaired by the use of alcohol, or mood-altering substances, including prescription medications not used in accordance with a physician's order while performing any job duties or having any interaction with participants, family members, or supportive allies;
ii. illegal, unprofessional or unethical acts (including acts constituting abuse, neglect, or exploitation);
iii. assisting or knowingly allow another person to commit an illegal, unprofessional, or unethical act;
iv. falsifying, altering, destroying, or omitting significant information from required reports, records, or interfering with their preservation;
v. retaliation against anyone who reports a violation of these prohibitions, or who cooperates during a review, inspection, investigation, hearing, or other related activity;
vi. interfering with Grantee reviews, inspections, investigations, hearings, or related activities, which includes taking action to discourage or prevent someone else from cooperating with the activity;
vii. entering into a personal or business relationship of any type with a participant, family members, or supportive allies;
viii. intimidating, harassing, or retaliating against participants who try to exercise their rights or make a complaint;
ix. allowing unqualified persons or entities to provide services;
x. hiring or using known sex offenders in a RSS program;
xi. Failing to take immediate action to prevent or stop any abuse, neglect, or exploitation, or provide appropriate care.
xii. Grantee or any staff member who receives an allegation or has reason to suspect that a participant, family member, or supportive ally has been, is, or will be abused, neglected, or exploited by any person failing to immediately inform Grantee Consumer Services and Rights Protection.
xiii. Grantee or Xxxxxxx’s staff member failing to report allegations of abuse or neglect of a child, elderly, or disabled individual to DFPS.
xiv. Retaliate against Participants who exercise their rights or file a complaint.
xv. Restrict, discourage, or interfere with participant communication with Grantee staff or any entity the participant chooses to communicate.
