Section 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.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Health Services DHS 94.16
Cr. Register, January, 1987, No. 373, eff. 2-1-87.