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Rights and Privileges as to Manner of Care and Treatment and as to Maintenance and Release of Clinical Records

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Section
37-3-160

Individual Dignity of Patients to Be Respected; Treatment of the Mentally Ill as Medical Patients; Use of Criminal Facilities and Procedures

Section
37-3-161

Securing of Least Restrictive Alternative Placement; Assisting Patient in Securing Placement in Noninstitutional Community Facilities and Programs

Section
37-3-162

Patients' Care and Treatment Rights

Section
37-3-163

Recognition of Patient's Physical Integrity; Rights to Refuse Medication; Obtaining Consent to Treatment and Surgery; Emergency Surgery; Immunity of Hospital or Physician; Direction of Notice of Actions Taken Under Code Section

Section
37-3-164

"Representative," "Substantial Change" Defined; Consultation by Patient's Representative With Treatment Facility; Notification of Treatment Change; Guardian's Consultation and Notification Rights

Section
37-3-165

Mistreatment, Neglect, or Abuse of Patients Prohibited; Use of Medication, Physical Restraints, or Seclusion Restricted; Standards for Use of Physical Restraint

Section
37-3-166

Treatment of Clinical Records; When Release Permitted; Scope of Privileged Communications; Liability for Disclosure; Notice to Sheriff of Discharge

Section
37-3-167

Right of Patient to Examine His Records and to Request Correction of Inaccuracies; Promulgation of Rules and Regulations; Judicial Supervision of Files and Records Relating to Proceedings Under This Chapter

Section
37-3-168

Right of Patient's Attorney to Interview Physicians, Psychologists, and Staff Attending Patient; Establishment of Regulations as to Release of Information to Patient's Attorney