Alaska Statutes: AS 47.37.220. Visitation and Communication of Patients.

Alaska Statutes. Title 47. Welfare, Social Services and Institutions Chapter 37. Uniform Alcoholism and Intoxication Treatment Act Section 220. Visitation and Communication of Patients.

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AS 47.37.220. Visitation and Communication of Patients.

(a) Patients in any approved treatment facility under this chapter shall be granted reasonable opportunities for adequate consultation with counsel, and for continuing contact with family and friends including the use of telephone facilities, consistent with an effective treatment program.
(b) Mail or other communication to or from a patient in any approved treatment facility may not be intercepted, read, or censored.

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