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2020 Indiana Code
Title 12. Human Services
Article 27. Rights of Individuals Being Treated for Mental Illness or Developmental Disabilities
Chapter 3. Conditional Rights of Patients in Residential Settings
12-27-3-1. Reasonable Means of Communication Defined
Universal Citation: IN Code § 12-27-3-1 (2020)
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "reasonable means of communication" includes the following rights:
(1) To be visited at reasonable times.
(2) To send and receive sealed mail.
(3) To have access to a reasonable amount of letter writing materials and postage.
(4) To place and receive telephone calls at the patient's own expense.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-1.6-3(a)(2).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.21.
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