§ 37-4-110. [Effective Until July 1, 2023. See note.] Appeal Rights of Clients, Their Representatives, or Attorneys; Payment of Costs of Appeal; Right of Client to Subsequent Appeal and to Legal Counsel on Appeal
The client, the client’s representatives, or the client’s attorney may appeal any order of the probate court or administrative law judge rendered in a proceeding under this chapter to the superior court of the county in which the proceeding was held, except as otherwise provided in Article 6 of Chapter 9 of Title 15, and […]
§ 37-4-110. [Effective July 1, 2023. See note.] Appeal Rights of Clients, Their Representatives, or Attorneys; Payment of Costs of Appeal; Right of Client to Subsequent Appeal and to Legal Counsel on Appeal
The client, the client’s representatives, or the client’s attorney may appeal any order of the probate court or administrative law judge rendered in a proceeding under this chapter to the superior court of the county in which the proceeding was held, except as otherwise provided in Article 6 of Chapter 9 of Title 15, and […]
§ 37-4-100. Retention of Rights and Privileges by Clients Generally; Right to Due Process
Clients shall retain all rights and privileges granted other persons or citizens. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no person who is receiving or has received services for a developmental disability shall be deprived of any civil, political, personal, or property rights or be considered legally incompetent for any purpose without due […]
§ 37-4-101. Clients’ Right to Legal Counsel
It shall be the responsibility of the department to see that every client is given the opportunity to secure legal counsel at his own expense to represent him in connection with private, personal, domestic, business, civil, criminal, and all other legal matters in which he may be involved during habilitation in a facility. History. Code […]
§ 37-4-102. Right of Clients to Communicate With Persons Outside Facility and to Receive Visitors; Treatment of Client Correspondence; Establishment of Regulations Governing Visitation and Telephone Usage
Each client in a facility shall have the right to communicate freely and privately with persons outside the facility and to receive visitors inside the facility. Except as otherwise provided in this Code section, each client shall be allowed to receive and send sealed, unopened mail; and no client’s incoming or outgoing mail shall be […]
§ 37-4-103. Clients’ Rights in Regard to Personal Effects; Liability of Facility’s Employees and Staff Members for Loss of or Damage to Clients’ Personal Effects
A client’s rights to his personal effects shall be respected. The superintendent or regional state hospital administrator may take temporary custody of such effects when required for medical reasons. The facility shall make reasonable efforts to assure the safety of the client’s belongings, but no employee or staff member shall be responsible for loss of […]
§ 37-4-104. Clients’ Right to Vote
Each client in a facility who is eligible to vote shall be given his right to vote in primary, special, and general elections and in referendums. The superintendent or regional state hospital administrator of each facility shall permit and reasonably assist clients: To obtain voter registration forms, applications for absentee ballots, and absentee ballots; To […]
§ 37-4-105. Employment of Clients Outside Facilities
If a client wishes to be employed outside a facility and if such employment will aid in the client’s habilitation, he shall be assisted in his efforts to secure suitable employment and all benefits flowing from such employment. The department shall encourage such employment of clients and shall promote the training of clients for gainful […]
§ 37-4-106. Education of Children Who Are Clients
The rights of any child receiving habilitation in a facility to an appropriate education at public expense shall not be abridged during hospitalization, and the special educational needs of each child shall be individually considered and respected. The department and the State Department of Education shall ensure that education is provided for all clients of […]
§ 37-4-107. Appointment of Client Representatives and Guardians Ad Litem; Notification Provisions; Duration and Scope of Guardianship Ad Litem
At the time a client is admitted to any facility under this chapter, that facility shall make diligent efforts to secure the names and addresses of at least two representatives, which names and addresses shall be entered in the client’s clinical record. The client may designate one representative; the second representative or, in the absence […]