PART 7 - PROTECTION OF PATIENTS' RIGHTS

Division 1 - Patients' rights generally
156. Explanation of patient's rights to be given
157. Copy of explanation to be given to another person
158. Responsibility for giving explanation etc.
159. Affected person to be given copy of order
160. Access to personal records
161. Exceptions to section 160
162. Offence of ill-treatment


Division 2 - Further rights of in-patients
163. Definition
164. Patient to be afforded interview
165. Personal possessions
166. Letters of patients and other postal articles
167. Access to telephone
168. Visitors
169. Restriction or denial of entitlement
170. Application to Board
171. Restriction or denial of right to be reported on review

 

 

 

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