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Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 048 - Health, Department ofSubagency 0018 - Community Program - Mental Health and Substance Abuse Program
Chapter 5 - CLIENT RIGHTS
Section 5-2 - Policies

048-5 Wyo. Code R. § 5-2

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Current through April 27, 2019
Section 5-2 - Policies

The program shall have written policies that describe the rights of clients and the means by which these rights are protected and exercised. These rights shall include the following.

(a) Persons shall have impartial access to treatment, regardless of race, religion, sex, ethnicity, age, physical handicap, type of mental health or substance abuse disorder, or sources of financial support.

(b) Each clients personal dignity and privacy shall be recognized and respected in the provision of care and treatment.

(c) Written and verbal communications between clients and staff and the content of clinical records shall be held in confidence by all staff.

  • (i) Except as limited by 42 CFR, Part 2, for substance abuse clients, the fact of being a consumer of mental health and/or substance abuse services is to be held as confidential information.
  • (ii) Except as limited by 42 CFR, Part 2, for substance abuse clients, confidential client information shall be revealed or released only with the clients informed and written consent except in cases of imminent life-threatening physical danger to the client or others, instances of legally reportable child or adult abuse and neglect, and to qualified state and federal personnel and to authorized peer reviewers under written oath of confidentiality, per Chapter X, Section 1(b)(ii) and (iii).

048-5 Wyo. Code R. § 5-2