(A) A child who is a patient of a treatment program has the right to:
(1) receive special education and vocational training in addition to other forms of treatment from the State Department of Education as required by law;
(2) participate in play, recreation, physical exercise, and outdoor activity on a regular basis, in accordance with his needs;
(3) keep and use his own clothing and personal possessions under appropriate supervision;
(4) participate in religious worship;
(5) receive assistance as needed in sending and receiving correspondence and in making telephone calls at his own expense;
(6) receive visitors, under appropriate supervision;
(7) have access to individual storage space for his own use.
(B) No right enumerated in subsection (A) may be restricted without a written statement in the child's treatment record by a member of the child's treatment team. This statement must indicate the detailed reason for the restrictions. A written restriction is effective for not more than sixty days and may be renewed only by the child's attending physician. Reason for renewal must be entered in the child's treatment records. Renewed restrictions may not exceed thirty days.
(C) Except as otherwise provided by law, no child may be denied the right to:
(1) hold a driver's license;
(2) marry or divorce.
(D) Unless adjudicated incompetent, no child may be denied any other rights specified by law.
HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 88, Section 1.
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