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C.R.S. § 25.5-10-223

Rights to communications and visits

Known as the State Health Care Policy and Financing Act

The act spans §§ 25.5-10-101 to 25.5-5-804 (305 sections).

(1) Each person receiving services has the right to communicate freely and privately with others of the person’s own choosing. (2) Each person receiving services has the right to receive and send sealed, unopened correspondence. No such person’s incoming or outgoing correspondence shall be opened, delayed, held, or censored by any person. (3) Each person receiving services shall have the right to receive and send packages. No such person’s outgoing packages shall be opened, delayed, held, or censored by any person. (4) Each person receiving services must have reasonable access to telephones, both to make and to receive calls in privacy, and must be afforded reasonable and frequent opportunities to meet with visitors. (5) All service agencies shall ensure that persons receiving services have suitable opportunities for interaction with persons of their choice. Nothing in this section will limit the protections provided under article 3.1 of title 26 , C.R.S.

Digitized from: Public.Law — Colorado Revised Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Colorado statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.