048-5 Wyo. Code R. §§ 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).
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