Grievance Procedure

(a)There shall be a one-step grievance procedure made available to patients on assisted outpatient treatment status.

(b)Grievances concerning treatment may be made to the medical director of each inpatient facility.

(c)Grievances about a patient’s treatment regimen may be brought by

(1)the patient or on the patient’s behalf by his or her legal guardian or conservator;

(2)his or her patient advocate;

(3)any party at a hearing for the institution of or renewal of assisted treatment; or

(4)his or her spouse, parent, adult child or,

(5)if there is no relative of such degree, his or her closest living relative.

(d)The grievance of a patient whose treating psychiatrist is the facility’s medical director shall be ruled on by a medical professional generally appointed for this purpose by the GBHWC or its designee. 2015 SOURCE: Subsection designations added pursuant to authority granted by 1 GCA § 1606.