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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 10.21.09.03" title_num="10" subtitle_num="21" chapter_num="09" heading="Facility Visitation and Visiting Hours.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>All facilities shall provide a conspicuously posted notice to patients, family members, and friends of the hours allowed for visiting on facility grounds and the conditions under which visiting is permitted.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Visitation procedures and visiting hours shall be reasonable and each facility shall allow for visiting hours for at least 1 hour per day for each day of the week.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Each facility administrator shall be responsible for ensuring that these regulations are available for review and shall post notice of the facility's visiting hours in a prominent location.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Visiting hours do not apply to the patient's clergy or attorney who may visit the patient at any reasonable hour.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Visiting hours do not apply during those times a person visits the patient at the request of the treatment team.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Patients who wish to visit with children under the age of 12 may request a suitable location from the staff for the visit.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>