Guam § 82601 - Enumeration of Rights; Posting of List in English, Chamorro
Full text of Guam Guam Code Annotated § 82601 — Enumeration of Rights; Posting of List in English, Chamorro, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 82601. Enumeration of Rights; Posting of List in English, Chamorro
and Tagalog.
Each person involuntarily detained for evaluation or treatment under the
provisions of this Chapter shall have the following rights, a list of which
shall be prominently posted in English, Chamorro and Tagalog in all
facilities providing such services and otherwise brought to his attention by
such additional means as the Attorney General may require:
(a) Every patient shall be entitled to humane care and treatment
and, to the extend that facilities, equipment, and personnel are
available, to medical care and treatment in accordance with the highest
standards accepted in medical practice.
(b) To the fullest extend possible, all treatment proposed to be
administered shall be planned in consultation with the patient and he
shall be kept informed as to the nature, purpose and possible
consequences of his treatment.
(c) The patient's attorney shall have the right at all times to
examine all records of and plans for the treatment of the patient and,
upon request and reimbursement to the treating facility for reasonable
costs of copying, to a photocopy of all or any part of such records and
plan.
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(d) Within twenty-four (24) hours of the signing of any order for
commitment for 28-day treatment and continuously thereafter, the
detained person's record at the treatment facility shall contain detailed,
written information stating the mental health treatment being provided
and the specific objectives of such treatment.
(e) Within five (5) days after the entry of an order committing a
person to ninety (90) day treatment, the qualified mental health
professional staff in charge of the patient's treatment shall prepare an
individual treatment plan.
(f) Every patient, or his attorney, has the right to refuse
electroconvulsive therapy, Insulin Shock, Psycho Surgery, or any other
measure which requires the physical invasion of the patient's body.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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