Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 7 - Rights of Mentally Ill Individuals in Facilities
Section 10-703 - Visitors

(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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