South Carolina Code 44-24-270. Personal, civil, and property rights of child in treatment program
(1) receive special education and vocational training in addition to other forms of treatment from the State Department of Education as required by law;
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 44-24-270
- Child: means a person under the age of eighteen years. See South Carolina Code 44-24-10
- Department: means the State Department of Mental Health. See South Carolina Code 44-24-10
- Treatment team: means persons drawn from or representing the professional disciplines or service areas included in the development and implementation of a treatment plan. See South Carolina Code 44-24-10
(2) participate in play, recreation, physical exercise, and outdoor activity on a regular basis, in accordance with his needs;
(3) keep and use his own clothing and personal possessions under appropriate supervision;
(4) participate in religious worship;
(5) receive assistance as needed in sending and receiving correspondence and in making telephone calls at his own expense;
(6) receive visitors, under appropriate supervision;
(7) have access to individual storage space for his own use.
(B) No right enumerated in subsection (A) may be restricted without a written statement in the child’s treatment record by a member of the child’s treatment team. This statement must indicate the detailed reason for the restrictions. A written restriction is effective for not more than sixty days and may be renewed only by the child’s attending physician. Reason for renewal must be entered in the child’s treatment records. Renewed restrictions may not exceed thirty days.
(C) Except as otherwise provided by law, no child may be denied the right to:
(1) hold a driver’s license;
(2) marry or divorce.
(D) Unless adjudicated incompetent, no child may be denied any other rights specified by law.