Recipient Rights
As your rights office we are here to serve you and to ensure that you are treated with dignity and respect while receiving services at HealthWest. When you receive mental health services, Michigan’s Mental Health Code and other laws safeguard your rights. Staff are responsible to protect your rights when they provide services to you. You are free to ask questions about your treatment and about your rights and to make suggestions that you feel are in your best interest.
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- Larry Spataro-Recipient Rights Officer
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- Margaret Tietze-Recipient Rights Advisor
If you believe your rights have been violated, you should inform a Rights Officer or Rights Advisor. Contact: Lawrence Spataro at larry.spataro@healthwest.net or Margaret Tietze at margaret.tietze@healthwest.net. If you have a question, a concern, or a complaint please call: (231) 724-1107 or submit a complaint via fax: (231) 724-4445.
A complaint form can be downloaded here: Rights complaint form in Word Document or Rights complaint form in a PDF. You can download the “Your Rights” booklet that explains your rights by clicking here:
The State of Michigan also provides “podcasts” that explain your rights. You can find them by clicking here:
- Click this link to download “Your Rights When Receiving Mental Health Services in Michigan”, Part 1a (Podcast)
- Click this link to download “Your Rights When Receiving Mental Health Services in Michigan”, Part 1b (Podcast)
- Click this link to download “Your Rights When Receiving Mental Health Services in Michigan”, Part 2 (Podcast)
- Click this link to download “Your Rights When Receiving Mental Health Services in Michigan”, Part 3a (Podcast)
- Click this link to download “Your Rights When Receiving Mental Health Services in Michigan”, Part 3b (Podcast)
- Click this link to download “Your Rights When Receiving Mental Health Services in Michigan”, Part 4a (Podcast)
- Click this link to download “Your Rights When Receiving Mental Health Services in Michigan”, Part 4b (Podcast)