California Office of Patients' Rights (COPR)
What does COPR do?
The California Office of Patients' Rights (COPR) is a unit within Disability Rights California. We are contracted through California's Department of Mental Health. More about COPR ... and an excerpt on COPR from our 2008 Annual Report ...
Advocacy resources:
- Informational Letters - advocacy tools to help you with your work
- PRA Memoranda - these memos cover a wide variety of subjects and clarify important issues
- 2008 Patients' Rights Advocacy Training (PRAT) materials
- 2005 Patients' Rights Advocacy Training (PRAT) materials
- 2004 Patients' Rights Advocacy Training (PRAT) materials
- 2003 Patients' Rights Advocacy Training (PRAT) materials
- FAQs - answers to some frequently asked questions
- Patients' Rights Manual - basic PRA information
- Advocacy Success - advocacy success stories
Other information:
- COPR Calendar of trainings, meetings and other important events
- COPR Staff at Disability Rights California, Atascadero State Hospital, Coalinga State Hospital, Metropolitan State Hospital, Napa State Hospital and Patton State Hospital
- PRA Directory lists all patients' rights advocatess throughout California
- Grievance form - to file a grievance against a state hospital or OPR
Advocacy sites:
- CAMHPRA - California Association of Mental Health Advocates
- JCAHO - Joint Commission of Healthcare Organization
- HCFA - Health Care Financing Agency
- DMH - California Department of Mental Health
- Disability Rights California
Laws and regulations:
- Laws
- Regulations
- All Rights Reserved @ 2005
- Last Updated:December 8, 2009
- Site Credits
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- 800.776.5746
- tty: 800.719.5798
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