Patient's rights to privacy and to personal possessions, A.R.S. § 36-507

“Patient’s rights to privacy and to personal possessions”
 
Persons that receive mental health treatment or evaluation—either voluntary or court-ordered—have the right to not be fingerprinted or photographed. However, a mental health agency may take a photograph for administrative purposes or if the person consents. Persons receiving such mental health services have the right to access an individual storage space, to wear their own clothing, and maintain personal possessions unless denial of these rights is necessary to protect the patient’s safety. A denial of personal possessions must be documented in the person’s clinical record. Persons receiving mental health services have the right to access their medical records and written treatment program unless access is contraindicated. Denial of such access must be documented in the person’s medical record.