From: Kathi Stringer
[mailto:kathistringer@earthlink.net]
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007
6:26 PM
To: Iacino, Jean (CDPH-DIR);
Lincer, Jackie (CDPH-L&C)
Cc: Royall, Leslie L. (CMS/WC);
Kathi Stringer
Subject: 3rd Request
Hi Jackie or Jean,
This is my 3rd request:
I have not yet received a
response for the 3rd request sent almost 3 weeks
days ago.
The log dates are as follows:
1st Request: Tuesday, September
18, 2007 10:02 PM
2nd Request: Sent: Tuesday,
October 16, 2007 10:32 PM
3rd Request: Sent: Friday,
November 9, 2007
Almost everyday, patients are
being DENIED their civil and statuary rights
in a LOCKED facility against
their will, and it is putting the County and
State at risk for civil and/or a
class action law suit. Imagine if
an
attorney decided to represent
every patient that was held over the 23 hour,
59 minute limit.
The courtroom would be packed with patients.
It is a
great liability at the current
time. After the 24 hour minute
mark, many of
the patients' civil and statuary
rights are DENIED. My request is
continued
below....thanks much.
My Mailing Address is:
Kathi Stringer
PO BOX 731
Beaumont, CA
92223-0731
Thanks,
Kathi Stringer
REQUEST: I am requesting the
following:
1. A letter of correction from
the State that explains that the August 9,
2007 letter is incorrect and
does not clearly the State's position.
2. The correct findings, status,
and estimated completion date for the
complaint # CA000114563 filed on
May 4, 2007.
Complete Letter below for Ref.
RE: Problem: L&C Letter dated
Aug 9, 2007
-----Original Message-----
From: Kathi Stringer
[mailto:kathistringer@earthlink.net]
Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007
10:32 PM
To: Iacino, Jean (CDPH-DIR);
Lincer, Jackie (CDPH-L&C)
Cc: Royall, Leslie L. (CMS/WC);
Kathi Stringer
Subject: RE: Problem: L&C Letter
dated Aug 9, 2007
Dear Jackie or Jean,
I have not yet received a
response for the request sent almost 30 days ago.
The request is below.
This is my second request.
My Mailing Address is:
Kathi Stringer
PO BOX 731
Beaumont, CA
92223-0731
Thannnnnnnnk Youuuuuuuuuuuuu,
Kathi Stringer
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REQUEST: I am requesting the
following:
1. A letter of correction from
the State that explains that the August 9,
2007 letter is incorrect and
does not clearly the State's position.
2. The correct findings, status,
and estimated completion date for the
complaint # CA000114563 filed on
May 4, 2007.
Complete Letter below for Ref.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Kathi Stringer
[mailto:kathistringer@earthlink.net]
Sent: Tuesday, September 18,
2007 10:02 PM
To: Iacino, Jean (CDPH-DIR);
Lincer, Jackie (CDPH-L&C)
Cc: Kathi Stringer; Royall,
Leslie L. (CMS/WC)
Subject: RE: Problem: L&C Letter
dated Aug 9, 2007
On Monday, September 17, 2007
11:02 AM, Jackie sent the following email to
me (Kathi Stringer) and Bonnie
Holle.
"Can you please handle as I
don't have the files," Jackie
The Next Day:
Today at 2:00PM I received a
call from Bonnie Holle, the local L&C.
She
indicated that she was calling
me to clear up the confusion, per Jackie's
request.
I asked Bonnie before she started to clear up the confusion
verbally, would she please do so
in writing so that there is a record of the
State's official position, so
that we could all be clear. Bonnie
indicated
that she would not do that, and
verbal clarification would be the only
method of communicating with me.
August 9, 2007 Letter extract in
question:
Paragraph #3
"L&C validated the complaint
allegation during the onsite visit.
Pursuant
to our investigation, L&C sent
the facility a statement of deficiencies, and
the facility submitted an
acceptable Plan of Correction to the Department
(see enclosed form)."
Paragraph #4
"If L&C issued a statement of
deficiencies form, the facility was required
to submit a plan of correction
that met federal and state requirements.
The
same federal form, known as a
"CMS 2567," is used for both purposes"
Bonnie indicated that the letter
dated August 9, 2007 doesn't really mean
what it says.
This very fustrating. Again,
the third paragraph in the
letter states, "L&C validated
the complaint allegation during the onsite
visit.
Pursuant to our investigation, L&C sent the facility a statement of
deficiencies, and the facility
submitted an acceptable Plan of Correction to
the Department (see enclosed
form)." Bonnie indicated that
was incorrect
and that no Plan of Correction
exists from ETS/hospital. I asked
why the
letter stated otherwise.
Bonnie indicated that the following paragraph,
number four, clouds the meaning
of paragraph three. To be clear,
lets go
over the following paragraph.
The following paragraph states: "If L&C
issued a statement of
deficiencies form, the facility was required to submit
a plan of correction that met
federal and state requirements."
Notice it
begins with "If L&C issued a
statement of deficiencies.." Of
course L&C
issued a statement of
deficiencies because the previous paragraph (#3)
states, "L&C sent the facility a
statement of deficiencies." and that
validated there is now a Plan of
Correction, according to this letter. To me
it is as clear as can be. It
states, "L&C validated the complaint allegation
during the onsite visit.
Pursuant to our investigation, L&C sent the
facility a statement of
deficiencies, and the facility submitted an
acceptable Plan of Correction to
the Department (see enclosed form)."
I filed my complaint #
CA000114563 on May 4, 2007. It has been over 4 months
and now I have a letter from the
State dated, August 9, 2007, and it is said
to be ambiguous per Bonnie
Holle, and doesn't mean what it says.
For the
record, I would like a letter
from the State that DOES'S mean what it says.
I think I am entitled to that
per code and regs. Also, L&C sent a
letter
May 14, 2007 when I first filed
this complaint a second time, and this
letter indicated, "We anticipate
that you will receive the L&C Program's
findings within (60) days.
Again, it has been twice that long.
For the record: Clients/patients
need to be OUT of ETS/Hospital in 23 hours
and 59 minutes, because if they
are still "involuntary" held, they are
denied their State and Federal
rights. Some of those rights
include:
The right to have visitors. (ETS
does not allow visitors)
The right to have a bed.
(ETS has a massive bed shortage)
The right to privacy. (Clients
do not have a room.)
The right to a comprehensive
treatment plan. (ETS does not have group and
individual therapy. Nor does ETS
have a planned program structured with
therapeutic activities.)
The list goes on and on (See
Complaint # CA2500037635)
I've been on ETS and clients are
packed in there like sardines in a sardine
can.
In my view, at this time, the ONLY Plan of Correction would be a new
ETS and Intensive Treatment
Facility (ITF) with a reasonable COMPLETION
date, This way ETS can transfer
their patients to a larger bed facility in
the new ITF. Otherwise, I
suggest consideration to revoke their license,
and/or impose fines.
Time is of the essence.
Patients are at risk. All of
these problems have
been previously identified in
the year 2005 (per Complaint # CA2500037635)
and that Plan of Correction has
FAILED and the State did NOT follow-up on
that Plan of Correction and
therefore put patients at risk.
REQUEST: I am requesting the
following:
1. A letter of correction from
the State that explains that the August 9,
2007 letter is incorrect and
does not clearly the State's position.
2. The correct findings, status,
and estimated completion date for the
complaint # CA000114563 filed on
May 4, 2007.
Thank you,
Kathi Stringer, Advocate
Kathi's Mental Health Review
http://www.toddlertime.com