59-29b55. Notice of right to communicate upon admission; notice of admission; notice of rights. (a) Whenever any person is involuntarily admitted to or detained at a facility pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) of K.S.A. 59-29b54 and amendments thereto, or pursuant to an ex parte emergency custody order issued pursuant to K.S.A. 59-29b58 and amendments thereto, the head of the facility shall:
(1) Immediately advise the person in custody that such person is entitled to immediately contact the person's legal counsel, legal guardian, personal physician or psychologist, minister of religion, including a Christian Science practitioner or immediate family as defined in subsection (b) or any combination thereof. If the person desires to make such contact, the head of the facility shall make available to the person reasonable means for making such immediate communication;
(2) provide notice of the person's involuntary admission including a copy of the document authorizing the involuntary admission to that person's attorney or legal guardian, immediately upon learning of the existence and whereabouts of such attorney or legal guardian, unless that attorney or legal guardian was the person who signed the application resulting in the patient's admission. If authorized by the patient pursuant to K.S.A. 65-5601 through 65-5605 and amendments thereto, the head of the facility also shall provide notice to the patient's immediate family, as defined in subsection (b), immediately upon learning of the existence and whereabouts of such family, unless the family member to be notified was the person who signed the application resulting in the patient's admission; and
(3) immediately advise the person in custody of such person's rights provided for in K.S.A. 59-29b78 and amendments thereto.
(b) "Immediate family" means the spouse, adult child or children, parent or parents and sibling or siblings, or any combination thereof.
History: L. 1998, ch. 134, § 11; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Article 29b - Care And Treatment For Persons With An Alcohol Or Substance Abuse Problem
59-29b45 Name and citation of act.
59-29b48 Civil rights of persons subject to the provisions of this act.
59-29b50 Discharge of a voluntary patient.
59-29b51 Right to discharge of voluntary patient; procedure.
59-29b52 Petition for involuntary commitment of a voluntary patient.
59-29b53 Investigation; emergency detention; authority and duty of law enforcement officers.
59-29b54 Emergency observation and treatment; authority of treatment facility's procedure.
59-29b55 Notice of right to communicate upon admission; notice of admission; notice of rights.
59-29b56 Emergency observation; discharge.
59-29b58 Ex parte emergency custody order.
59-29b59 Temporary custody order; request for; procedure.
59-29b60 Preliminary orders; continuances and advancement of trial.
59-29b61 Order for evaluation; procedure.
59-29b62 Evaluation; hearing in noncustodial circumstances.
59-29b64 Continuance of hearings; order of referral for short-term treatment.
59-29b65 Trial upon the petition; procedure.
59-29b66 Order for treatment; dismissal.
59-29b69 Hearing to review status of patient; procedure.
59-29b74 Notice of discharge; restoration of certain rights.
59-29b75 Unauthorized absence; procedure.
59-29b76 Administration of medications and other treatments.
59-29b77 Restraints; seclusion.
59-29b79 Disclosure of records.
59-29b80 Civil and criminal liability.
59-29b82 Notice of death of patients in treatment facilities.
59-29b83 Applicability to persons in custody on criminal charges.