District of Columbia Statutes
§ 21-563 — Use of restraints or seclusion; record of use.
District of Columbia § 21-563
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 21Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]
Ch. 5Hospitalization of Persons with Mental Illness.
Subch. VRight to Communication; Exercise of Other Rights.
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Bluebook
D.C. Code § 21-563 (2026).
Text
A person who is hospitalized in a public or private hospital pursuant to this chapter has the right to be free from seclusion and restraint of any form that is not medically necessary or that is used as a means of coercion, discipline, convenience, or retaliation by staff, pursuant to § 7-1231.01 et seq. .
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Related
Charles C. Rouse v. Dale C. Cameron, Superintendent, Saint Elizabeths Hospital
373 F.2d 451 (D.C. Circuit, 1967)
Legislative History
Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 758, Pub. L. 89-183, § 1; Feb. 24, 1984, D.C. Law 5-48, § 11(a)(17), 30 DCR 5778; Apr. 4, 2003, D.C. Law 14-283, § 2(cc), 50 DCR 917
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District of Columbia § 21-563, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/dc/21-563.