Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A.
If the grievant requests a review by the residents' rights committee before the
CEO's review, the residents' rights committee shall:
(1) Meet within 15 working days of receipt of
the grievance;
(2) Review the
information obtained by the rights advisor;
(3) Review information presented by the
grievant;
(4) Review the decision
of the unit director;
(5) If
involved, review information presented by the LAP;
(6) Review all relevant data pertaining to
the grievance; and
(7) Forward
written recommendations to the CEO.
B. A review by the residents' rights
committee:
(1) May include further
investigation into the circumstances of the grievance;
(2) May not be limited to consideration of
the record of the grievance from prior proceedings; and
(3) At the request of the grievant, may be
waived.
C. The rights
advisor:
(1) Shall notify all interested
persons, including involved staff, the grievant, and, if involved, the
grievant's LAP of the time and location of the residents' rights committee
meetings;
(2) Shall present
information obtained at prior proceedings;
(3) Shall inform the grievant and, if
involved, the grievant's LAP of all recommendations made by the residents'
rights committee; and
(4) May not
be present during the residents' rights committee deliberations.
D. All interested persons
including involved staff, the grievant, and, if involved, the grievant's LAP:
(1) Shall be invited to attend the residents'
rights committee meeting to present information relating to the grievance;
and
(2) May not be present during
residents' rights committee deliberations.
E. Upon receipt of the residents' rights
committee's recommendations, the CEO or the CEO's designee shall:
(1) Determine what action, if any, is to be
taken; and
(2) Notify the
residents' rights committee in writing of any action taken.
F. Completion of time periods
specified within stage 3 are dependent upon the following:
(1) If the LAP is involved, the CEO or the
CEO's designee:
(a) Shall respond within 15
working days to the residents' rights committee's recommendations;
and
(b) May request an oral
presentation from the LAP, if the LAP submits a written summary of the
presentation before the meeting;
(2) If the LAP is not involved, the CEO or
the CEO's designee shall respond within 5 working days to the residents' rights
committee's recommendations.
G. The CEO or the CEO's designee shall write
and forward a decision to the rights advisor.
H. The rights advisor shall forward copies of
the decision of the CEO or the CEO's designee to:
(1) The grievant;
(2) If involved, the grievant's
LAP;
(3) The Director of the
RGS;
(4) If involved, the
residents' rights committee; and
(5) The unit director.
I. If the CEO or the CEO's designee
substantiates the grievance, the CEO or the CEO's designee shall identify in
the decision:
(1) The corrective action to
provide a complete remedy to the grievant for the violation; and
(2) Time frames, consistent with this
chapter, for implementing the corrective action.
J. If the grievant is:
(1) Satisfied with the action taken by the
CEO or the CEO's designee, the grievance ends at this stage; or
(2) Dissatisfied with the decision of the CEO
or the CEO's designee, the rights advisor shall inform the grievant of the
appeal process to the Central Review Committee.
K. If requested by the grievant, the rights
advisor shall file an appeal to the Central Review Committee within 5 working
days after receipt of the decision by the CEO or the CEO's designee.
