Community Grievance Decision Digest

Client Choices, Respecting

The decision summaries regarding this law may be found in the document:
  Community Grievance Decision Digest: Decisions. (PDF, 512KB)  

THE LAW:

Each patient shall: "Have a right to a humane psychological... environment within the hospital facilities..."

ss. 51.61(1)(m), Wis. Stats. [Emphasis added]

Each patient shall: "Have the right to be treated with respect and recognition of the patient's dignity and individuality by all employees of the treatment facility or community mental health program and by licensed, certified, registered or permitted providers of health care with whom the patient comes in contact."

ss. 51.61(1)(x), Wis. Stats. [Emphasis added.]

"Patients have the right to be free from having arbitrary decisions made about them. To be non-arbitrary, a decision about a client must be rationally based upon a legitimate treatment, management or security interest."

DHS 94.24(3)(h), Wis. Admin. Code [Emphasis added.]

Last Updated: November 10, 2009