Arizona Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 17, 2016) |
Title 9. HEALTH SERVICES |
Chapter 21. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES |
Article 2. RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS |
Exhibit B. Notice of Legal Rights for Persons with Serious Mental Illness
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NOTICE
Discrimination Prohibited
Pursuant to A.R.S. § 36-506 and R9-21-101(B)
A. Persons undergoing evaluation or treatment pursuant to this Chapter shall not be denied any civil right, including, but not limited to, the right to dispose of property, sue and be sued, enter into contractual relationships and vote. Court-ordered treatment or evaluation pursuant to this Chapter is not a deter- mination of legal incompetency, except to the extent provided in A.R.S. § 36-512.
B. A person who is or has been evaluated or treated in an agency for a mental disorder shall not be discriminated against in any manner, including but not limited to:
1. Seeking employment.
2. Resuming or continuing professional practice or previous occupation.
3. Obtaining or retaining housing.
4. Obtaining or retaining licenses or permits, including but not limited to, motor vehicle licenses, motor vehicle oper-
ator’s and chauffeur’s licenses and professional or occu- pational licenses.
C. “Discrimination” for purposes of this Section means any denial of civil rights on the grounds of hospitalization or out- patient care and treatment unrelated to a person’s present capacity to meet the standards applicable to all persons. Appli- cations for positions, licenses and housing shall contain no requests for information which encourage such discrimination.
D. Upon discharge from any treatment or evaluation agency, the patient shall be given written notice of the provisions of this Section.
AVISO
Discriminacion Prohibida
Conforme a A.R.S. § 36-506 y R9-21-101(B)
A. A las personas que estan bajo evaluacion o tratamiento con- forme a este capitulo, no se les negara ningun derecho civil, incluyendo pero no limitado a, el derecho a disponer de propiedad, a demandar y ser demandado, a tomar parte en rela- ciones contractuales y a votar. El tratamiento o evaluacion ordenado por la corte conforme a este capitulo no es una deter- minacion de incompetencia legal, excepto hasta el punto proveido en la seccion 36-512.
B. No se haran discriminaciones de ninguna clase, en contra de una persona que ha sido o esta siendo evaluada o tratada en una agencia debido a un desorden mental, incluyendo pero no limitado a:
1. Buscar trabajo.
2. Reasumir o continuar una practica profesional u ocupa- cion previa.
3. Obtener o retener vivienda.
4. Obtener o retener licencias o permisos, incluyendo pero no limitado a, licencias para vehiculo de motor, licencias de operador de vehiculo de motor y de chofer, y licencias ocupacionales o profesionales.
C. “Discriminacion” para propositos de esta seccion quiere decir cualquier denegacion de derechos civiles por motives de hos- pitalizacion o tratamiento externo no relacionado a la capacidad actual de la persona para cumplir con las normas aplicables a toda persona. Las solicitudes para posiciones, licencias y vivienda no contendran peticion de informacion que pueda fomentar tal discriminacion.
D. Al ser dado de alta de cualquier agencia de tratamiento o eval- uacion, se dara al paciente notificacion por escrito sobre las provisiones de esta seccion.
Historical Note
Adopted under an exemption from A.R.S. Title 41, Chap- ter 6 pursuant to Laws 1992, Ch. 301, § 61, effective October 7, 1992; received in the Office of the Secretary of State October 14, 1992 (Supp. 92-4).