General Provisions

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  5. Rights and Privileges of Patients, Their Representatives, and Others Generally
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Section
37-7-140

Retention of Rights and Privileges by Patients Generally; Right to Due Process

Section
37-7-141

Patients' Right to Legal Counsel

Section
37-7-142

Right of Patients to Communicate With Persons Outside Facility and to Receive Visitors; Inspection, Restriction, and Censorship of Patient Correspondence; Establishment by Chief Medical Officer of Regulations Governing Visits and Use of Telephones

Section
37-7-143

Patients' Rights in Regard to Personal Effects; Liability of Facility's Employees and Staff Members for Loss of or Damage to Patients' Personal Effects

Section
37-7-144

Patients' Right to Vote

Section
37-7-145

Employment of Patients Outside Facilities

Section
37-7-146

Education of Children Undergoing Treatment in a Facility

Section
37-7-147

Appointment of Patient Representatives and Guardians Ad Litem; Notice Provisions; Duration and Scope of Guardianship Ad Litem

Section
37-7-148

Rights of Patients or Representatives to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and for Judicial Protection of Rights and Privileges Granted by This Chapter

Section
37-7-149

Establishment of Patients and Staff Complaint Procedures; Making of Final Decisions; Complaint Procedures as Alternative to Legal Remedies

Section
37-7-150

Right to Appeal Orders of Probate Court, Juvenile Court, or Hearing Examiner; Payment of Costs of Appeal; Right of Patient to Subsequent Appeal; Right of Patient to Legal Counsel on Appeal