250.041(1)(d) (d) An approval under s. 254.178 (2) (a).
250.041(1)(e) (e) A permit under s. 254.47 (1), 254.64 (1) (a) or (b) or 255.08 (2).
250.041(1)(f) (f) A certificate under s. 254.71 (2).
250.041(2) (2) The department of health and family services may not disclose any information received under sub. (1) to any person except to the department of workforce development for the purpose of making certifications required under s. 49.857.
250.041(3) (3) The department of health and family services shall deny an application for the issuance or renewal of a registration, license, certification, approval, permit or certificate specified in sub. (1) or may, under a memorandum of understanding under s. 49.857 (2), suspend or restrict a registration, license, certification, approval, permit or certificate specified in sub. (1) if the department of workforce development certifies under s. 49.857 that the applicant for or holder of the registration, license, certification, approval, permit or certificate is delinquent in the payment of court-ordered payments of child or family support, maintenance, birth expenses, medical expenses or other expenses related to the support of a child or former spouse or fails to comply, after appropriate notice, with a subpoena or warrant issued by the department of workforce development or a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and related to paternity or child support proceedings.
250.041 History History: 1997 a. 191.
250.045 250.045 Drugs; department order authority.
250.045(1) (1) In this section, "drug" has the meaning given under s. 450.01 (10).
250.045(2) (2) Except in cases of emergency, or if consent to entry for inspection purposes has been granted, the department may enter only upon obtaining a special inspection warrant under s. 66.122 and at reasonable hours, any premises in the state where drugs are manufactured, processed, packaged or held for sale or any vehicle being used to transport or hold drugs. The department may inspect the premises or vehicle, secure samples or specimens of drugs, examine and copy relevant documents and records and obtain photographic or other evidence needed to carry out its authority under this section. The department shall pay or offer to pay the market value of any samples of drugs taken. The department shall examine the samples and specimens secured and shall conduct other inspections and examinations needed to determine whether the drugs constitute an immediate danger to health or the operations or methods of operation on the premises cause the drugs to create an immediate danger to health.
250.045(3) (3)
250.045(3)(a)(a) Whenever the department has reasonable cause to believe that drugs constitute an immediate danger to health or that the operations or methods of operation on the premises or vehicle where the drugs are manufactured, processed, packaged or held cause the drugs to create an immediate danger to health, the administrator of the division of the department responsible for public health may issue and cause to be delivered to the owner or custodian of the drugs, premises or vehicle a temporary order which prohibits the sale or movement of the drugs for any purpose or prohibits the operations or methods of operation which create the immediate danger, or both. The temporary order may be effective for a period of no longer than 14 days from the time of its delivery, but it may be reissued for one additional 14-day period if necessary to complete the analysis or examination of samples, specimens or other evidence.
250.045(3)(b) (b) No drugs described in a temporary order issued and delivered under par. (a) may be sold or moved and no operation or method of operation prohibited by the temporary order may be resumed without the approval of the department until the order has terminated or the time period specified in par. (a) has run out, whichever is earlier. If the department, upon completed analysis and examination, determines that the drugs, operations or methods of operation do not create an immediate danger to health, the owner or custodian of the drugs, premises or vehicle shall be promptly notified, in writing, and the temporary order shall terminate upon receipt of the written notice.
250.045(3)(c) (c) Where the analysis or examination shows that the drugs, operations or methods of operation constitute an immediate danger to health, the owner or custodian shall be notified within the effective period of the temporary order under par. (a). Upon receipt of the notice, no drugs described in the temporary order may be sold or moved and no operation or method of operation prohibited by the order may be resumed without the approval of the department pending the issuance of a final decision under sub. (4).
250.045(4) (4) A notice issued under sub. (3) (c) shall be accompanied by notice of a hearing as provided in s. 227.44. The hearing shall be held no later than 15 days after the service of the notice unless both parties agree, in writing, to a later date. A final decision shall be issued under s. 227.47 within 10 days of the hearing. If a finding is made that the drugs, operations or methods of operation constitute a danger to health, the decision may order the destruction of the drugs, the diversion of the drugs to uses which do not pose a danger to health, modification of the drugs so that they do not create a danger to health or changes in or the cessation of operations or methods of operation to remove the danger to health.
250.045(5) (5)
250.045(5)(a)(a) Any person who violates this section or an order issued under this section may be fined not more than $10,000 plus the retail value of any drugs moved, sold or disposed of in violation of this section or an order issued under this section or imprisoned not more than one year in the county jail or both.
250.045(5)(b) (b) Any person who does either of the following may be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than one year in the county jail or both:
250.045(5)(b)1. 1. Assaults, restrains, threatens, intimidates, impedes, interferes with or otherwise obstructs a department inspector, employe or agent in the performance of his or her duties under this section.
250.045(5)(b)2. 2. Gives false information to a department inspector, employe or agent with the intent to mislead the inspector, employe or agent in the performance of his or her duties under this section.
250.045 History History: 1983 a. 271; 1985 a. 146 s. 8; 1985 a. 182 s. 57; 1993 a. 27 s. 185; Stats. 1993 s. 250.045.
250.05 250.05 Sanitarians; qualifications, duties, registration.
250.05(1)(1)Definitions. In this section:
250.05(1)(a) (a) "Municipality" means a county, city or village.
250.05(1)(b) (b) "Sanitarian" means an individual who, through education, training or experience in the natural sciences and their application and through technical knowledge of prevention and control of preventable diseases, is capable of applying environmental control measures so as to protect human health, safety and welfare.
250.05(2) (2)Registration qualifications. In order to safeguard life, health and property, to promote public welfare and to establish the status of those persons whose duties in environmental sanitation call for knowledge of the natural sciences, the department may establish minimum standards and qualifications for the registration of sanitarians.
250.05(3) (3)Sanitarians; employment or contractual services. Any agency of the state may employ or contract for the services of sanitarians, registered under this section, who shall enforce the public health statutes or rules.
250.05(5) (5)Registration. Except as provided in sub. (8m) and s. 250.041, the department, upon application on forms prescribed by it and payment of the prescribed fee, shall register as a sanitarian any person who has presented evidence satisfactory to the department that standards and qualifications of the department, as established by rule, have been met.
250.05(6) (6)Fees: renewal of registration; delinquency and reinstatement. A fee fixed by rule of the department shall accompany the application under sub. (5) and, beginning January 1, 1988, a biennial fee of $25 shall be paid by every registered sanitarian who desires to continue registration. The amounts of the fees may be adjusted by the department by rule. All certificates of registration shall expire on December 31 in each odd-numbered year. Except as provided in sub. (8m) and s. 250.041, the department may renew registrations upon application made after January 1 of each even-numbered year if it is satisfied that the applicant has good cause for not making application in December of the immediately preceding year and upon payment of the biennial fee and any additional fees prescribed by the department.
250.05(7) (7)Reciprocity. The department may by rule set standards for sanitarians registered in other states to practice as registered sanitarians in this state.
250.05(8) (8)Revocation of registration. The department may, after a hearing held in conformance with ch. 227, except as provided in sub. (8m) (e), revoke or suspend under this section the registration of any sanitarian for practice of fraud or deceit in obtaining the registration or any gross professional negligence, incompetence or misconduct.
250.05(8m) (8m)Registration denial, nonrenewal and revocation based on tax delinquency.
250.05(8m)(a)(a) The department shall require each applicant for registration under this section to provide the department with the applicant's social security number as a condition of issuing or renewing the registration.
250.05(8m)(b) (b) The department may not disclose any information received under par. (a) to any person except to the department of revenue for the purpose of requesting certifications under s. 73.0301.
250.05(8m)(c) (c) The department shall deny an application for the issuance or renewal of registration under this section if the applicant does not provide the information specified in par. (a).
250.05(8m)(d) (d) The department shall deny an application for the issuance or renewal of registration under this section or shall revoke a registration issued under this section, if the department of revenue certifies under s. 73.0301 that the applicant or holder of the registration is liable for delinquent taxes.
250.05(8m)(e) (e) The only hearing rights available for a denial, revocation or nonrenewal of registration under this section based on tax delinquency are those set forth in s. 73.0301 (5).
250.05(9) (9)Penalty. No person not registered under this section may claim to be a registered sanitarian nor append to his or her name the initials "R.S.". Any person violating this subsection may be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned not more than 6 months.
250.05 History History: 1975 c. 414 s. 28; 1977 c. 29, 418; 1983 a. 189; 1985 a. 182 s. 57; 1987 a. 27; 1993 a. 27 s. 223; Stats. 1993 s. 250.05; 1997 a. 191, 237.
250.06 250.06 Public health nurses.
250.06(1) (1) The qualifications of all public health nurses shall be prescribed by rules promulgated by the department. All public health nurses shall be registered nurses. Licensed practical nurses licensed under ch. 441 may be employed by local health departments under the supervision of a public health nurse to perform services for which licensed. Public health nurses shall work under the direction of the local board of health and the local health officer and shall conduct a generalized public health nursing program in cooperation with the department.
250.06(3) (3) The department shall examine the practice of public health nurses and make recommendations for the improvement and the development of public health nursing.
250.06(6) (6) This section shall not apply to school nurses, as defined in s. 115.001 (11), while acting in the employ of a public school.
250.06 History History: 1971 c. 42; 1975 c. 115; 1977 c. 29 ss. 1157, 1157m, 1657 (18) (f); 1983 a. 189 s. 329 (17); 1985 a. 281; 1989 a. 56 s. 259; 1993 a. 27 ss. 272, 273, 275; Stats. 1993 s. 250.06.
250.07 250.07 Public health planning. The department shall:
250.07(1) (1) At least once every 10 years, develop a successor document to healthier people in Wisconsin, a public health agenda for the year 2000, published by the department in February 1990.
250.07(2) (2) Initiate, conduct and periodically evaluate a process for planning to use the resources of the state to meet the health needs of residents and, in conjunction with other state agencies, to implement the objectives that relate to state government in statutes or in public health rules promulgated by the department. The process shall involve representatives from public health organizations, governmental agencies and the general public.
250.07(3) (3) Provide technical assistance to local units of government for the development of local public health plans.
250.07(4) (4) Serve as the state lead agency in coordinating the activities within state government involving the collection, retrieval, analysis, reporting and publication of statistical information and other information related to health and health care.
250.07 History History: 1993 a. 27.
250.10 250.10 Grant for dental services. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (de), the department shall provide funding in each fiscal year to the Marquette University School of Dentistry for the provision of dental services by the Marquette University School of Dentistry in Waushara County and Monroe County, in correctional centers in Milwaukee County and in clinics in the city of Milwaukee.
250.10 History History: 1989 a. 336; 1991 a. 39; 1993 a. 16; 1993 a. 27 s. 258; Stats. 1993 s. 250.10; 1995 a. 27; 1997 a. 27, 221.
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