Community Grievance Decision Digest

MANAGEMENT OF FACILITIES

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

THE LAW:

“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.]

DECISIONS

1. A man complained on his wife’s behalf that she was given a new therapist without consulting her first.  A treating facility has the right to change therapists for business management reasons. It is good practice to consult with the patient first, but it does not rise to the level of a rights violation not to do so. (Level IV decision in Case No. 02-SGE-07 on 3/10/04, reversing the Level III decision)

Last Updated: June 18, 2009