CMS Pub. 100-11, ch. 5, § 10

The PACE organization is required to have a written participant Bill of Rights designed

to protect and promote the rights of each participant. Those rights include; at a minimum,

those specified in 42 CFR § 460.112.

The PACE organization must inform a participant upon enrollment, in writing, of his or

her rights and responsibilities, and all rules and regulations governing participation. This

should include:

• Written policies: A PACE organization must have written policies and

implement procedures to ensure that the participant, his or her representative,

if any, and staff understand these rights;

• Explanation of rights: The PACE organization must fully explain the rights to

the participant and his or her representative, if any, at the time of enrollment

in a manner understood by the participant;

ο The participants rights must be available in writing in English and in any

other principal languages of the community;

ο The participant rights must be displayed in a prominent place within the

PACE center.

The PACE organization must protect and provide for the exercise of the participant’s

rights. The PACE organization must have established documented procedures to respond

to and rectify a violation of a participant’s rights. A template for the Bill of Rights may

be obtained from the following

link http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PACE/Downloads/participantrights.pdf.

[42 CFR §460.116]