59-2948. Civil rights of persons subject to the provisions of this act.
59-2948
59-2948. Civil rights of persons subject to theprovisions of this act.(a) The fact that a person may have voluntarilyaccepted any form of psychiatric treatment, or become subject toa court order entered under authority of this act, shall not beconstrued to mean that such person shall have lost any civilright they otherwise would have as a resident or citizen, anyproperty right or their legal capacity, except as may bespecified within any court order or as otherwise limited by theprovisions of this act or the reasonable rules and regulationswhich the head of a treatment facility may for good cause find necessary tomake for the orderlyoperations of that facility. No person held in custody under theprovisions of this act shall be denied the right to apply for awrit of habeas corpus.
(b) There shall be no implication or presumption that apatient within the terms of this act is for that reason alone aperson in need of aguardian or a conservator as provided for in K.S.A. 59-3050 through 59-3095, and amendments thereto.
(c) A person who is a mentally ill person subject to involuntarycommitment for care and treatmentas defined in K.S.A. 59-2946, and amendments thereto, or a person with analcohol or substance abuse problem subject to involuntary commitment for careand treatment as defined in K.S.A. 59-29b46, and amendments thereto,shall be subject to K.S.A. 21-4204, andamendments thereto.
History: L. 1996, ch. 167, § 4;L. 2002, ch. 114, § 63;L. 2006, ch. 210, § 15; July 1, 2007.