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§ 10-703. Visitors

MD Health-Gen Code § 10-703 (2019) (N/A)
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(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.

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