Section 11. The administrator of each facility shall keep a record of the treatment afforded each patient, which shall be confidential and shall be made available only upon proper judicial order, whether in connection with pending judicial proceedings or otherwise.
Any patient shall have the right to have a physician retained by him examine him, consult privately with his attorney, receive visitors, and send and receive communications by mail, telephone and telegraph. Such communications shall not be censored or read without consent of such patient. The foregoing shall not limit the right of the administrator, subject to reasonable rules and regulations of the department, to prescribe reasonable rules governing visiting hours and the use of telephone and telegraph facilities.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Section 2 - Application of Chapter
Section 5 - Powers and Duties of Department
Section 6 - Licensing and Approval of Facilities
Section 6a - Licensing and Approval of Halfway Houses
Section 6b - Licensing and Approval of Treatment Program Units
Section 8 - Incapacitated Persons; Assistance to Facility or Protective Custody
Section 9 - Powers of Administrator
Section 10 - Juvenile Patients or Juveniles Held in Protective Custody
Section 11 - Treatment Record; Patient's Rights
Section 12 - Service Forces; Establishment; Nature; Duties
Section 13 - Civil and Criminal Liability of Certain Persons Performing Duties Under This Chapter