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Maryland Code, Health-General § 10-703

Current as of December 31, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(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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