(a) Subject to reasonable rules regarding hours of visitation which the Director may adopt, with the approval of the Commissioner, patients in any approved treatment facility shall be granted opportunities for adequate consultation with counsel, and for continuing contact with family and friends consistent with an effective treatment program.
(b) Neither mail nor other communication to or from a patient in any approved treatment facility may be intercepted, read, or censored unless the Director, Administrator or other person in a position of authority has cause to believe that the mail or other communication contains contraband, information regarding an unlawful event or activity or otherwise warrants interception, in which case the mail or other communication shall be forwarded to the Department of Justice for appropriate action. The Director may adopt reasonable rules regarding the use of telephone by patients in approved treatment facilities.