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South Carolina Code > Title 44 > Chapter 22 - Rights Of Mental Health Patients

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§ 44-22-10	Definitions
§ 44-22-20	Right to writ of habeas corpus
§ 44-22-30	Right to counsel for involuntarily committed persons suffering from mental illness or chemical dependency
§ 44-22-40	Consent to electro-convulsive therapy or major medical treatment; determination of ability to give consent; who may give consent
§ 44-22-50	Treatment suited to needs; least restrictive care and treatment
§ 44-22-60	Explanation of rights with regard to admission to facility; individualized treatment plan
§ 44-22-70	Assessment of patient; establishment and review of individualized treatment plan; discharge plan; notice of discharge
§ 44-22-80	Patients' rights
§ 44-22-90	Communications with mental health professionals privileged; exceptions
§ 44-22-100	Confidentiality of records; exceptions; violations and penalties
§ 44-22-110	Access to medical records; appeal of denial of access
§ 44-22-120	Patients' rights; communication with outside; visitors; personal belongings and effects; clothing; religious practice; limits on rights made part of record and valid no more
§ 44-22-130	Physical examination of involuntarily committed patient to rule out physical condition mimicking mental illness
§ 44-22-140	Authorization of, and responsibility for, treatment and medication; guidelines for medication; rights with respect to refusal of treatment
§ 44-22-150	Restraint; seclusion; physical coercion
§ 44-22-160	Employment within facility; compensation; right to refuse nontherapeutic employment
§ 44-22-170	Education of school-aged residents
§ 44-22-180	Exercise and exercise facilities; right to go outdoors
§ 44-22-190	Finding employment for mentally disabled citizens
§ 44-22-200	Move of patient to less restrictive setting; court approval required for move to more restrictive setting
§ 44-22-210	Temporary leaves of absence
§ 44-22-220	Grievances concerning patient rights; penalties for denial of patient rights