District of Columbia § 21-565 Statement of release and adjudication procedures and of other rights.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 21-565 — Statement of release and adjudication procedures and of other rights.

District of Columbia § 21-565

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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D.C. Code § 21-565 (2026).

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Upon the admission of a person to a hospital under a provision of this chapter, the administrator shall deliver to him, and to his spouse, domestic partner, parents, or other nearest known adult relative, a written statement outlining in simple, nontechnical language all release procedures provided by this chapter, setting out all rights accorded to patients by this chapter, and describing procedures provided by law for adjudication of incompetency and appointment of trustees or committees for the hospitalized person.

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Upon the admission of a person to a hospital under a provision of this chapter, the administrator shall deliver to him, and to his spouse, domestic partner, parents, or other nearest known adult relative, a written statement outlining in simple, nontechnical language all release procedures provided by this chapter, setting out all rights accorded to patients by this chapter, and describing procedures provided by law for adjudication of incompetency and appointment of trustees or committees for the hospitalized person.