Wis. Stat. § 55.23
This is the official text of Wis. Stat. § 55.23, part of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Statutes — the complete compiled statutory law of Wisconsin, organized into numbered chapters by subject.
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Patients’ rights.
Official statutory text
(1) The rights and limitations upon rights, procedures for enforcement of rights, and penalties prescribed in s. 51.61 apply to individuals who receive services under this chapter, whether on a voluntary or involuntary basis.
(2) A parent who has been denied periods of physical placement under s. 767.41 (4) (b) or 767.451 (4) may not have the rights of a parent or guardian with respect to access to a minor’s records under this chapter.
History: 1977 c. 428 ; 1987 a. 355 ; 2005 a. 264 s. 156 ; Stats. 2005 s. 55.23; 2005 a. 443 s. 265 .
(2) A parent who has been denied periods of physical placement under s. 767.41 (4) (b) or 767.451 (4) may not have the rights of a parent or guardian with respect to access to a minor’s records under this chapter.
History: 1977 c. 428 ; 1987 a. 355 ; 2005 a. 264 s. 156 ; Stats. 2005 s. 55.23; 2005 a. 443 s. 265 .
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