BHA is a voluntary program with a handful of rules that are important to the health, safety and wellness of all residents. These rules include, but are not limited to:
- A resident should treat all persons with respect and in a polite manner and should expect the same from others;
- A resident may not use or posses alcohol, illicit drugs, non-prescribed medications, drug paraphernalia or clothing displaying “drug-related messages”, pornographic materials or weapons;
- A resident is not allowed to have any physical, romantic and/or sexual contact or involvement with another person;
- A resident may not leave the campus and is not allowed in another resident’s room without staff permission;
- A resident must refrain from profanity, off-color or ethnic comments, abusive language, bullying, threatening behavior and physical aggression;
- A resident much keep all prescribed and approved medications in locked locker in the staff office and must take all medications as prescribed;
- A resident is expected to maintain personal hygiene and to wear clean and activity-appropriate clothing;
- A resident is required to provide a urine screen and have his or her personal belongings and/or room search on both a regular and random basis as determined by staff;
- A resident is required to attend all meals and is not allowed to take food out of dining area and is not allowed to bring outside food onto the campus;
- A resident is required to attend all scheduled on-site and off-site meetings/groups/activities, to complete assigned chores and to maintain a clean bedroom;
- A resident may smoke cigarettes (no pipes, cigars or chewing tobacco) outside at designated times.
- A resident may use cell-phones, laptops and other electronic devices at designated times as determined by staff, once resident is approved to do so.
- A resident agrees to submit a notice in writing and wait at least 48 hours if he or she intends to leave treatment against the advice of BHA.
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