Md. Code, Health - General § 10-703
This is the official text of Md. Code, Health - General § 10-703, part of Maryland’s Code, Health - General — covers public health regulation.
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§10–703.
Official statutory text
(a) Each individual in a facility shall be entitled to converse privately with and receive visits:
(1) At all reasonable hours, from a lawyer that the individual chooses;
(2) At all reasonable hours, from a clergyman that the individual chooses; and
(3) During reasonable visiting hours that the facility sets, from any other visitor if the individual wishes to see the visitor.
(b) If an individual refuses to see a visitor, the refusal shall be made a permanent part of the individual’s record.
(c) (1) If, for medically justified reasons, visits or private conversations are restricted, the restriction and the reasons for the restriction shall be:
(i) Signed by a physician;
(ii) Dated as to when the restriction expires;
(iii) Made a permanent part of the individual’s record; and
(iv) Reviewed every 30 days if the restriction remains in effect.
(2) Visits of an individual’s lawyer or clergyman may not be restricted during reasonable hours.
(1) At all reasonable hours, from a lawyer that the individual chooses;
(2) At all reasonable hours, from a clergyman that the individual chooses; and
(3) During reasonable visiting hours that the facility sets, from any other visitor if the individual wishes to see the visitor.
(b) If an individual refuses to see a visitor, the refusal shall be made a permanent part of the individual’s record.
(c) (1) If, for medically justified reasons, visits or private conversations are restricted, the restriction and the reasons for the restriction shall be:
(i) Signed by a physician;
(ii) Dated as to when the restriction expires;
(iii) Made a permanent part of the individual’s record; and
(iv) Reviewed every 30 days if the restriction remains in effect.
(2) Visits of an individual’s lawyer or clergyman may not be restricted during reasonable hours.
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