46.973(2)
(2) A drug dependence and drug abuse program is established in the department. The secretary may develop and carry out programs concerned with education about and prevention of drug dependence and drug abuse, and programs concerned with treatment and rehabilitation of drug dependent persons and persons who abuse drugs. The secretary shall appoint a drug dependence program coordinator to handle liaison with other departments and agencies, including the state council on alcohol and other drug abuse. These programs may include, but are not limited to:
46.973(2)(a)
(a) Education regarding use of drugs and the prevention of drug dependence and drug abuse.
46.973(2)(b)
(b) Diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of patients who are drug dependent persons or persons who abuse drugs.
46.973(2)(c)
(c) Development of standards and provision of consultation for local drug dependence and drug abuse programs.
46.973(2)(d)
(d) Evaluation of programs conducted pursuant to the authority of this subsection as to their effectiveness and relationship to the public health, safety and welfare and the development of improved techniques for the prevention and treatment of drug dependence and drug abuse.
46.973(2)(e)
(e) Promotion and establishment of cooperative relationship with public and private agencies which have a responsibility for the prevention and treatment of drug dependence and drug abuse.
46.973(2m)
(2m) Within the availability of funding, the department shall establish a program that includes, but is not limited to all of the following:
46.973(2m)(a)
(a) Collection and analysis of data on drug abuse treatment from all approved public and private treatment facilities as defined in
s. 51.45 (2) (b) and
(c) which shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following information:
46.973(2m)(a)1.
1. The total number of persons who received treatment for drug abuse statewide.
46.973(2m)(a)2.
2. The type and amount of treatment that persons receive from alcohol and other drug abuse provider facilities.
46.973(2m)(a)3.
3. The primary drug of abuse, the primary means of administration of drugs and the diagnosis of clients.
46.973(2m)(a)4.
4. The number of persons on waiting lists for alcohol and other drug abuse provider facilities.
46.973(2m)(a)6.
6. The sources and amounts of federal, state, local, insurance and private financing of alcohol and other drug abuse treatment programs.
46.973(2m)(b)
(b) Collection of data which indicates the extent of illicit drug use, the prevalence of drug abuse and which illicit drugs are available and being abused. Data shall be collected from law enforcement agencies, courts, criminal justice agencies, emergency medical treatment providers, other medical care facilities and agencies designated by the department.
46.973(2m)(c)
(c) A report summarizing the data collected under
pars. (a) and
(b) which shall be written annually and submitted to the state council on alcohol and other drug abuse by June 30 of every year and which shall include all of the following:
46.973(2m)(c)1.
1. The nature and extent of this state's drug abuse problems.
46.973(2m)(c)2.
2. The use and abuse of each controlled substance or controlled substance analog specified in
ch. 961.
46.973(2m)(c)3.
3. The changes in the use and abuse of drugs noted by the facilities specified in
par. (a) (intro.) including those changes resulting from initiatives of the state council on alcohol and other drug abuse or other state agencies.
46.973(3)
(3) The department may accept, receive, administer, and expend any money, material, or other gifts or grants of any description for purposes related to those set forth in this section. Moneys and grants received under this section shall be deposited with the secretary of administration and shall be credited to the department under
s. 20.435 (2) (i) and expended by the department or the state council on alcohol and other drug abuse for the purposes specified.
46.975
46.975
Grant and funding program; services related to alcohol and other drug abuse. 46.975(1)
(1)
Definition. In this section, "organization" means a nonprofit corporation or a public agency that proposes to provide services for individuals with alcohol or other drug abuse problems.
46.975(2)
(2) Distribution of funds. The department shall allocate funds for programs as follows:
46.975(2)(a)
(a) The department shall make grants to applying community-based organizations to provide in-home and community-based alcohol and other drug abuse intervention, treatment or family support services directed at low-income Hispanics and Black Americans in urban areas and make funds available to any of the federally recognized tribal governing bodies in this state to increase the capacity of reservations to provide outpatient, intervention, treatment or family support services for alcohol and other drug abusers.
46.975(2)(b)
(b) The department shall make a grant to an applying organization to implement an alcohol and other drug abuse treatment program which meets the special needs of women with alcohol or other drug abuse problems.
46.975(2)(c)
(c) The department shall make grants to applying organizations for the purpose of organizing community initiatives to combat alcohol and other drug abuse in youth.
46.975 History
History: 1987 a. 339.
46.977
46.977
Guardianship grants. 46.977(2)(a)(a) From the appropriation under
s. 20.435 (7) (cg), the department may under this section, based on the criteria under
par. (c), award grants to applying organizations for the purpose of training and assisting guardians for individuals found incompetent under
ch. 54. No grant may be paid unless the awardee provides matching funds equal to 10% of the amount of the award.
46.977(2)(b)
(b) Organizations awarded grants under
par. (a) shall do all of the following:
46.977(2)(b)2.
2. Provide training and technical assistance on guardianship issues.
46.977(2)(b)4.
4. Provide technical assistance to recruited guardians in performing their duties.
46.977(2)(c)
(c) In reviewing applications for grants, the department shall consider the extent to which the proposed program will effectively train and assist guardians for individuals found incompetent under
ch. 54.
46.985
46.985
Family support program. 46.985(1)(a)
(a) "Administering agency" means a county department or a human service agency that administers the program under a contract with a county department.
46.985(1)(b)
(b) "Child" means a person under 24 years of age.
46.985(1)(d)
(d) "Disabled" means having a severe physical, emotional or mental impairment which is diagnosed medically, behaviorally or psychologically, which is characterized by the need for individually planned and coordinated care, treatment, vocational rehabilitation or other services and which has resulted or is likely to result in a substantial limitation on the ability to function in at least 3 of the following areas:
46.985(1)(e)
(e) "Family" means a group that lives together and that consists of at least one disabled child and his or her parent.
46.985(1)(f)
(f) "Parent" means a parent, guardian, legal custodian, or a person acting in the place of a parent, but does not include a foster parent or any other paid care provider.
46.985(1)(g)
(g) "Program" means the family support program in a service area.
46.985(1)(h)
(h) "Service area" means a county or group of counties served by a county department.
46.985(2)
(2) Departmental powers and duties. In order to enable the parents of disabled children to care for their disabled children in their homes rather than placing the children in institutions or other out-of-home placements, thereby enhancing the quality of family life; to improve the availability and coordination of community services to families; and to increase the control of families over the types of services and goods provided to them, the department shall:
46.985(2)(a)
(a) After consulting with county departments under
ss. 46.215,
46.22,
46.23,
51.42 and
51.437, providers of educational programs and services to families and representatives of families, promulgate rules for implementing the program, including all of the following:
46.985(2)(a)1.
1. Criteria for participation in the family support program and application procedures for county departments.
46.985(2)(a)3.
3. Methods for ensuring the accountability of the program in each service area.
46.985(2)(a)4.
4. Procedures for coordinating the family support program and the use of its funds, throughout this state and in each service area, with other publicly funded programs including the community options program under
s. 46.27; a community integration program under
ss. 46.275,
46.277, and
46.278; the Community Opportunity and Recovery Program under
s. 46.2785; the social services, mental health, and developmental disabilities programs under
ss. 46.495,
51.42, and
51.437; the independent living center program under
s. 46.96; and the Medical Assistance program under
subch. IV of ch. 49.
46.985(2)(a)5.
5. Criteria for determining family eligibility for the program, in addition to the requirements specified in
sub. (5).
46.985(2)(a)6.
6. Procedures for applying to an administering agency for family participation in the program.
46.985(2)(a)7.
7. Procedures for performing family needs assessments and developing service plans.
46.985(2)(a)8.
8. Criteria for determining a family's ability to bear the cost of the services and goods it needs which shall take into account the family's size, family income, the number of disabled children in the family and the medical and other expenses related to the exceptional needs of the disabled child.
46.985(2)(a)9.
9. Types of services and goods that may be approved for funding through the program.
46.985(2)(a)10.
10. Criteria for determining whether to provide a family with funding in excess of the amount specified in
sub. (6) (g).
46.985(2)(a)11.
11. Criteria for determining approval of funding for a family in which the disabled child is 21 years of age or over.
46.985(2)(b)
(b) Select participants from among the county departments that apply based on the criteria promulgated under
par. (a) 1. and on the availability of funding.
46.985(2)(c)
(c) Specify the required content of the annual county department program plan.
46.985(2)(d)
(d) Review and approve or disapprove each program plan submitted under
sub. (3) (c).
46.985(2)(e)
(e) Annually submit to the governor and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under
s. 13.172 (3), a report on the family support program.
46.985(2)(f)
(f) Establish criteria for priority of services that take into account urgency of need, statewide consistency, developmental impact on eligible children, and other factors, so as to ensure that available funds are used consistently and effectively.
46.985(3)
(3) Duties of participating county departments. Each participating county department shall do all of the following:
46.985(3)(a)
(a) Appoint members to a family support advisory committee or appoint an existing committee in the service area as the family support advisory committee to assist in developing the program plan and to monitor the program. The committee shall include, but need not be limited to, the following members:
46.985(3)(a)1.
1. Parents of disabled children including, if possible, parents from families that participate in the program. To the maximum extent possible, the parents shall be representative of the various disability, racial and ethnic groups in the service area. The members specified under this subdivision shall constitute a majority of the membership of the committee.
46.985(3)(a)2.
2. Persons from the service area representing the county department under
s. 46.23,
51.42 or
51.437 and the county department under
s. 46.215 or
46.22, school districts and local health departments, as defined in
s. 250.01 (4). At least one of the committee members selected under this subdivision shall be a person providing community social services to disabled children or families eligible for the program.
46.985(3)(a)3.
3. Persons in the service area who provide social or educational services to disabled children other than the providers specified in
subd. 2.
46.985(3)(b)
(b) Cooperate with the committee appointed under
par. (a) to prepare a program plan. The program plan shall include all of the following:
46.985(3)(b)2.
2. The estimated number of families that will be assessed and served.
46.985(3)(b)3.
3. A list of specific groups, if any, that will be given priority for available funding.
46.985(3)(b)4.
4. A description of the outreach procedures that will be used to ensure that the program will be made available to children with physical, emotional and mental impairments.
46.985(3)(b)5.
5. The procedures that will be used to determine family needs.
46.985(3)(b)6.
6. A description of the methods that will be used for the development and monitoring of service plans and for coordinating the provision of services and goods to participating families.
46.985(3)(b)7.
7. A description of the methods that will be used to promote the creation of informal support and advocacy systems for families.
46.985(3)(b)8.
8. A description of the method that will be used to monitor the program.
46.985(3)(c)
(c) Submit the proposed program plan to the county board of supervisors in each county in the service area for review. After approval by the county board of supervisors in each county in which families are eligible to participate in the program, the county department shall submit the proposed program plan to the department.
