Current through November, 2024
Section 11-175-55 - Right to have visitors(a) Psychiatric facilities and residential treatment facilities shall establish policies and procedures for consumer's exercise of the right of consumers to have visitors, which include: (1) Daily visiting hours of not less than one hour which apply to all consumers;(2) The consumer's option not to see-any visitor.(3) Visits by the consumer's legal guardian or legal representative are not to be limited at any time:(4) Limiting a consumer's right to have visitors only if: (A) The consumer poses a danger to others;(B) A visitor poses a danger to the consumer or others or is disruptive to the program;(C) A visitor refuses to be searched for contraband, upon request when there is reasonable cause to believe the visitor has contraband; or(D) A voluntary consumer agrees to a temporary limitation of the right as a condition of a treatment program for which informed consent has been obtained.(b) Psychiatric facilities which provide long-term care and treatment shall allow leaves of absence or provide privacy for conjugal visits upon the request of a consumer unless the consumer poses a danger to others.[Eff. and comp DEC 30 1988; Comp OCT 19 2007] (Auth: HRS § 321-9) (Imp: HRS § 334E-2)