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MGD:wlj:jf
1999 - 2000 LEGISLATURE
February 23, 2000 - Introduced by Representatives Coggs, Young, Morris-Tatum,
Urban, Williams, Turner, Plale, Sinicki, J. Lehman, Kreuser, Miller,
Wasserman, Gunderson, Boyle, Seratti and Walker, cosponsored by
Senators Moore, Robson and Rosenzweig. Referred to Committee on
Corrections and the Courts.
AB795,1,2
1An Act to create 302.38 (6) of the statutes;
relating to: jail prisoner medical
2records.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, if a prisoner needs medical care, the sheriff, superintendent
or other keeper of the jail or house of correction in which the prisoner is confined must
provide the prisoner appropriate care or treatment. In addition, under current law,
the department of corrections (DOC) must establish, by rule, program standards for
jails and houses of correction, which must include certain policies and procedures
regarding the provision of medical care to prisoners.
This bill requires DOC to develop a standardized form for use in jails and
houses of correction for recording a prisoner's medical conditions and history. The
bill also requires jailers in Brown, Dane, Kenosha, Marathon, Milwaukee,
Outagamie, Racine, Rock, Waukesha and Winnebago counties to complete the form
for each prisoner being transferred to DOC or to another county's jail or house of
correction at the time of the transfer.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB795, s. 1
3Section
1. 302.38 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB795,2,2
1302.38
(6) (a) In this subsection, "jailer" means the sheriff, superintendent or
2other keeper of each jail or house of correction.
AB795,2,83
(b) The department shall provide to each jailer a standardized form for
4recording a prisoner's medical conditions and history. Jailers in Brown, Dane,
5Kenosha, Marathon, Milwaukee, Outagamie, Racine, Rock, Waukesha and
6Winnebago counties shall complete the form for each prisoner being transferred to
7the department or to another county's jail or house of correction and shall provide it
8to the jailer of the other jail or house of correction at the time of the transfer.
