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Short Title. This article shall be known as the Patient’s Rights Act. The rights set forth in this article shall be afforded every person receiving assessment, evaluation, care or treatment at an evaluation or treatment facility, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, inpatient or outpatient. Source: PL 8-38, § 1. Commission Comment: PL 8-38 took effect January 7, 1994. Certain terms used in this article are defined in 3 CMC § 2501; see the comment to that section. For additional provisions concerning patient’s rights in cases of involuntary criminal commitment, see 6 CMC § 6601 et seq.