Community Grievance Decision Digest

LIBERTY / LEVEL ISSUES

THE LAW:

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

§ 51.61(1)(m), 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.”  

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

DECISIONS:

[None at this time.]

Last Updated: November 08, 2006