2022 Revised Code of Washington
Title 71 - Behavioral Health
Chapter 71.40 - Office of Behavioral Health Consumer Advocacy.
71.40.070 - Access to behavioral health providers and facilities.
RCW 71.40.070
Access to behavioral health providers and facilities.
(1) The certified behavioral health consumer advocates shall have appropriate access to behavioral health providers or facilities to effectively carry out the provisions of this chapter, with provisions made for the privacy of patients, residents, and clients, according to the rules, policies, and procedures developed under RCW 71.40.030.
(2) Nothing in this chapter restricts, limits, or increases any existing right of any organizations or individuals not described in subsection (1) of this section to enter or provide assistance to patients, residents, and clients of behavioral health providers or facilities.
(3) Nothing in this chapter restricts any right or privilege of a patient, resident, or client of a behavioral health provider or facility to receive visitors of their choice.
[ 2021 c 202 ยง 7.]
