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Community Grievance Decision Digest

SECURITY MEASURES

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

THE LAW:

“Inpatient and residential treatment facilities shall identify security measures in their policies and procedures and shall specify criteria for the use of each security-related procedure.”

DHS 94.07(4), Wis. Admin. Code [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.”  

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

[Note: This is a new section of this digest. See also the Risk Reduction, Searches and Treatment - Security Issues sections of this digest.]

DECISIONS:

[None at this time.]

Last Updated: June 18, 2009