{"data":{"id":"us-de/16-del.-c.-5632","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"16 Del. C. § 5632","heading":"General provisions [For application of this section, see 85 Del. Laws, c. 461, § 12].","body":"(a) The rights enumerated in this subchapter are in addition to and not a derogation of other constitutional, statutory, or regulatory rights.\n(b) A client is entitled to assert the client’s rights, including through a complaint made to a provider organization, the Division, the Department, the protection and advocacy system, the Attorney General, or through another grievance process established under this chapter.\n(c) Whenever a client cannot exercise a right under this subchapter, the right devolves to the client’s representative.\n(d) A provider organization may not require a client to waive the client’s rights as a condition of admission or treatment.\n(e) Whenever a provider organization limits a client’s right under this subchapter for clinical, safety, or legal reasons permitted under applicable law, the treating practitioner shall document the limitation and the rationale in the client’s clinical record. A limitation under this subsection must be for the shortest duration feasible.\n(f) A client is entitled to the rights enumerated under this chapter regardless of the licensing status of the entity providing services to the client.","path":["Title 16. Health and Safety","Part V. Mental Health","Chapter 56. Behavioral Health [For application of this chapter, see 85 Del. Laws, c. 461, § 12]","Subchapter IV. Client Rights and Provider Duties [For application of this subchapter, see 85 Del. Laws, c. 461, § 12]"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title16/title16.pdf","current_through":"2026-10-01 (85 Del. Laws, c. 550)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-21T05:49:39Z","sha256":"ead9bdce1e1277e02672dc7518a320463496348de14f45d93745660c63583761","source_id":"us-de","stale":false,"prev":"us-de/16-del.-c.-5631","next":"us-de/16-del.-c.-5633"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}