2979 - Rights to be publicized.

§ 2979. Rights to be publicized. 1. The commissioners of mental health  and  mental  retardation  and developmental disabilities shall prepare a  statement summarizing the  rights,  duties,  and  requirements  of  this  article and shall require that a copy of such statement:    (a)  be  furnished  by  the  hospital to patients or to persons on the  surrogate list known to  the  hospital  at  or  prior  to  the  time  of  admission  to  the  hospital, and at the time of the first decision made  pursuant to sections twenty-nine hundred sixty-four, twenty-nine hundred  sixty-five,  twenty-nine  hundred  sixty-six,  or  twenty-nine   hundred  sixty-seven  of this article or as soon thereafter as practicable and to  each member of the hospital's staff involved in the provision of medical  care; and    (b) is posted in a public place in each hospital.    2. The statement of rights required by this section may be included in  any other statement of patient's rights required by other provisions  of  this chapter.