Wis. Admin. Code Department of Health Services DHS 94.16 - Religious worship
(1) All inpatients shall be allowed to
exercise their right to religious worship as specified under s.
51.61(1) (L),
Stats., and this section.
(2) The
director of each treatment facility serving inpatients shall seek clergy to be
available to meet the religious needs of the inpatients.
(3) The director or designee shall make
reasonable provision for inpatients to attend religious services either inside
or outside the facility, except for documented security reasons, and shall
honor any reasonable request for religious visitation by the representative of
any faith or religion.
(4) Visiting
clergy shall have the same access to inpatients as staff clergy except that
visiting clergy may be required to work with and be accompanied by staff
clergy.
(5) A patient whose
disruptive behavior interferes with other patients' right to worship shall be
removed from worship services.
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