{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-10-703","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Health - General § 10–703","heading":"","body":"(a) Each individual in a facility shall be entitled to converse privately with and receive visits:\n(1) At all reasonable hours, from a lawyer that the individual chooses;\n(2) At all reasonable hours, from a clergyman that the individual chooses; and\n(3) During reasonable visiting hours that the facility sets, from any other visitor if the individual wishes to see the visitor.\n(b) If an individual refuses to see a visitor, the refusal shall be made a permanent part of the individual’s record.\n(c) (1) If, for medically justified reasons, visits or private conversations are restricted, the restriction and the reasons for the restriction shall be:\n(i) Signed by a physician;\n(ii) Dated as to when the restriction expires;\n(iii) Made a permanent part of the individual’s record; and\n(iv) Reviewed every 30 days if the restriction remains in effect.\n(2) Visits of an individual’s lawyer or clergyman may not be restricted during reasonable hours.","path":["Article - Health - General"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ghg\u0026section=10-703","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:48Z","sha256":"34779377d875bcf2d3278b1b663d16f1e0ab1810189cad816451cec98aa3fc12","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-10-702","next":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-10-704"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}