46.48(29) (29)ARC Community Services, Inc. The department shall distribute $175,000 in each fiscal year to ARC Community Services, Inc., for a program to provide substance abuse day treatment services for pregnant and postpartum women and their infants.
46.48(30) (30)Substance abuse treatment grants.
46.48(30)(a)(a) From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (5) (bc), the department shall distribute grants on a competitive basis to county departments of social services and to private nonprofit organizations, as defined in s. 103.21 (2), for the provision of alcohol and other drug abuse treatment services in counties with a population of 750,000 or more. Grants distributed under this subsection may be used only to provide treatment for alcohol and other drug abuse to individuals who are eligible for federal temporary assistance for needy families under 42 USC 601 et. seq. and who have a family income of not more than 200 percent of the poverty line, as defined in s. 49.001 (5).
46.48(30)(b) (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), the department may distribute grants under par. (a) only to the extent that the distribution meets the maintenance-of-effort requirement under the federal temporary assistance for needy families program under 42 USC 601 et. seq.
46.48(31) (31)Peer run respite centers. The department may distribute not more than $1,200,000 in each fiscal year, beginning in fiscal year 2014-15, to regional peer run respite centers for individuals with mental health and substance abuse concerns.
46.48(32) (32)Peer-run respite center contracts. The department shall contract with a peer-run organization to establish peer-run respite centers for individuals experiencing mental health conditions or substance abuse. Notwithstanding sub. (1), the department may make payments to an organization that establishes peer-run respite centers that provide services to veterans from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (kp).
46.482 46.482 Coordination of care in substance use overdose.
46.482(1)(1)In this section:
46.482(1)(a) (a) “Overdose treatment provider” means an entity, including an emergency department of a hospital, that offers treatment or other services to individuals in response to or following a substance use overdose.
46.482(1)(b) (b) “Peer recovery coach” means an individual described under s. 49.45 (30j) (a) 2. who has completed the training requirements specified under s. 49.45 (30j) (b) 4.
46.482(2) (2)The department shall establish and maintain a program to facilitate overdose treatment providers to do all of the following:
46.482(2)(a) (a) Use peer recovery coaches to encourage individuals to seek treatment for a substance use disorder following an overdose.
46.482(2)(b) (b) Provide access to medications to reverse overdose, as appropriate.
46.482(2)(c) (c) Coordinate and continue care and treatment of individuals after an overdose, including through referrals to treatment services, to peer support, to community organizations that support recovery, to education, training, and employment services, to housing services, and to child welfare agencies. An overdose treatment provider may coordinate and continue care and treatment under this paragraph by establishing an integrated model of care for patients who have experienced an overdose that may include assessment, follow-up services, and transportation to and from treatment.
46.482(2)(d) (d) Provide education to patients and families on preventing and reversing an overdose.
46.482(2)(e) (e) Provide follow-up services for patients after overdose to ensure continued recovery and connection to support services.
46.482(2)(f) (f) Collect and evaluate data on the outcomes of patients receiving peer recovery coach services and coordination and continuation of care services under this section.
46.482(3) (3)The department may establish policies and procedures to provide guidance on any of the following:
46.482(3)(a) (a) The provision of medications that reverse an overdose and any other medications or biological products used to treat a substance use disorder.
46.482(3)(b) (b) Continuation of, or referral to, evidence-based treatment services for patients with a substance use disorder who have experienced an overdose, for the purpose of supporting long-term treatment and preventing relapse or future overdoses.
46.482(4) (4)The department shall seek any funding available from the federal government, including grant funding under 42 USC 290dd-4, to establish and maintain the program under sub. (2) or establish the policies and procedures under sub. (3). The department may satisfy the requirement under sub. (2) by encouraging or facilitating or providing funding to programs operated by nongovernmental overdose treatment providers.
46.482 History History: 2019 a. 122; 2021 a. 240 s. 30.
46.485 46.485 Mental health services for severely emotionally disturbed children.
46.485(1)(1)In this section:
46.485(1)(a) (a) “Inpatient facility" has the meaning given in s. 51.01 (10).
46.485(1)(b) (b) “Limited service health organization" has the meaning given in s. 609.01 (3).
46.485(1)(c) (c) “Serious emotional disturbance" has the meaning given in 42 USC 290ff-4 (d) (4).
46.485(1)(d) (d) “Severely emotionally disturbed child" has the meaning given in s. 49.45 (25) (a).
46.485(2g) (2g)From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (4) (b), the department may in each fiscal year transfer funds to the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (5) (kc) for distribution under this section and from the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (7) (mb) the department may not distribute more than $1,330,500 in each fiscal year to applying counties in this state that meet all of the following requirements, as determined by the department:
46.485(2g)(a) (a) Any of the following applies to the county:
46.485(2g)(a)1. 1. The county receives a grant under 42 USC 290ff to 290ff-4 for community mental health services for children with serious emotional disturbances.
46.485(2g)(a)2. 2. The county receives any grant for services to severely emotionally disturbed children.
46.485(2g)(a)3. 3. The county is in compliance with the requirements of s. 46.56, except that the county need not receive funding under s. 46.56 (15).
46.485(2g)(b) (b) Any of the following applies to the county:
46.485(2g)(b)1. 1. The county submits to the department a plan that specifies the proposed use of funds to implement the program under this section, including, at the time of termination of funding under this section, enrollment of children served under the program in a limited service health organization that covers both inpatient and outpatient expenses.
46.485(2g)(b)2. 2. The county provides service coordination, as defined in s. 46.56 (1) (L), on behalf of a child with a serious emotional disturbance and the child's family in the county.
46.485(3g) (3g)The amount that the department may transfer under sub. (2g) for counties may not exceed the estimated state share of payments under s. 49.45, 49.46, 49.47, or 49.471 for mental health care and treatment that is provided in inpatient facilities for children with severe emotional disturbances.
46.485(3m) (3m)Funds that are distributed under sub. (2g) may be used for all of the following:
46.485(3m)(a) (a) Mental health care and treatment, other than care and treatment under s. 51.35 (3), in an inpatient facility for children with severe emotional disturbances.
46.485(3m)(b) (b) Community mental health services for children with severe emotional disturbances.
46.485(3r) (3r)Funds from the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (5) (kc) that the department does not distribute to a county before 24 months after June 30 of the fiscal year in which the department allocated the funds to the county under sub. (2g) lapse to the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (4) (b). A county may at any time expend funds that the department distributes to the county, consistent with the requirements under sub. (3m).
46.485(4) (4)The county receiving funds under sub. (2g) is not liable for payment for any care and treatment of the type authorized to be paid under sub. (3m) that is above the amount transferred under sub. (2g) (intro.).
46.49 46.49 Allocation of federal funds for community aids.
46.49(1)(1)If the department receives unanticipated federal community mental health services block grant funds under 42 USC 300x to 300x-9 or federal prevention and treatment of substance abuse block grant funds under 42 USC 300x-21 to 300x-35 and if the department proposes to allocate the unanticipated funds so that an allocation limit in s. 46.40 is exceeded, the department shall submit a plan for the proposed allocation to the secretary of administration. If the secretary of administration approves the plan, he or she shall submit it to the joint committee on finance. If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the secretary of administration that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the plan within 14 working days after the date of his or her submittal, the department may implement the plan, notwithstanding any allocation limits under s. 46.40. If within 14 working days after the date of the submittal by the secretary of administration the cochairpersons of the committee notify him or her that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the plan, the department may implement the plan, notwithstanding s. 46.40, only with the approval of the committee.
46.49(2) (2)If the department receives unanticipated federal social services block grant funds under 42 USC 1397 to 1397e, the department shall deposit the moneys in the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (o), unless the funds are for a specified purpose that is not included in s. 20.435 (7) (o), in which case the department shall deposit the moneys in the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (md) or (me), as appropriate.
46.495 46.495 Distribution of community aids funds to counties.
46.495(1)(1)
46.495(1)(am) (am) The department shall reimburse each county from the appropriations under s. 20.435 (7) (b) and (o) for social services as approved by the department under ss. 46.215 (1), (2) (c) 1., and (3) and 46.22 (1) (b) 1. d. and (e) 3. a. except that no reimbursement may be made for the administration of or aid granted under s. 49.02, 2009 stats.
46.495(1)(d) (d) From the appropriations under s. 20.435 (7) (b) and (o), the department shall distribute the funding for social services to county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, and 46.23 as provided under s. 46.40. County matching funds are required for the distributions under s. 46.40 (2), (8), and (9) (b). Each county's required match for the distribution under s. 46.40 (2) shall be specified in a schedule established annually by the department. Each county's required match for the distribution under s. 46.40 (8) for a year equals 9.89 percent of the total of the county's distributions under s. 46.40 (8) for that year for which matching funds are required plus the amount the county was required by s. 46.26 (2) (c), 1985 stats., to spend for juvenile delinquency-related services from its distribution for 1987. Each county's required match for the distribution under s. 46.40 (9) (b) for a year equals 9.89 percent of that county's amounts described in s. 46.40 (9) (ar) (intro.) for that year. Matching funds may be from county tax levies, federal and state revenue sharing funds, or private donations to the county that meet the requirements specified in s. 51.423 (5). Private donations may not exceed 25 percent of the total county match. If the county match is less than the amount required to generate the full amount of state and federal funds distributed for this period, the decrease in the amount of state and federal funds equals the difference between the required and the actual amount of county matching funds.
46.495(1)(dc) (dc) The department shall prorate the amount allocated to any county department under s. 46.215 or 46.22 under par. (d) to reflect actual federal funds available.
46.495(1)(f)1.1. If any state matching funds allocated under par. (d) to match county funds are not claimed, the funds shall be redistributed for the purposes the department designates.
46.495(1)(f)2. 2. The county allocation to match aid increases shall be included in the contract under s. 46.031 (2g) and approved by January 1 of the year for which funds are allocated, in order to generate state aid matching funds. All funds allocated under par. (d) shall be included in the contract under s. 46.031 (2g) and approved.
46.495(2) (2)
46.495(2)(a)(a) The county treasurer and each director of a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 shall monthly certify under oath to the department in such manner as the department prescribes the claim of the county for state reimbursement under this section and if the department approves such claim it shall certify to the department of administration for reimbursement to the county for amounts due under this subsection and payment claimed to be made to the counties monthly. The department may make advance payments prior to the beginning of each month equal to one-twelfth of the contracted amount.
46.495(2)(b) (b) To facilitate prompt reimbursement the certificate of the department may be based on the certified statements of the county officers filed under par. (a). Funds recovered from audit adjustments from a prior fiscal year may be included in subsequent certifications only to pay counties owed funds as a result of any audit adjustment. By September 30 of each year the department shall submit a report to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3) on funds recovered and paid out during the previous calendar year as a result of audit adjustments.
46.50 46.50 State mental health authority. In order to promote coordination and efficient development of mental health services by the state and by municipalities in the state, the department is declared to be the state mental health authority of Wisconsin and as such is authorized to receive federal grants in aid and to cooperate with the federal government in promoting the extension of such services.
46.52 46.52 Systems change grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (md), the department shall distribute funds to each grant recipient under this section so as to permit initial phasing in of recovery-oriented system changes, prevention and early intervention strategies, and consumer and family involvement for individuals with mental illness. At least 10 percent of the funds distributed shall be for children with mental illness.
46.53 46.53 Mental health treatment provider training. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (md), the department may not distribute more than $182,000 in each fiscal year to provide training for mental health treatment professionals on new mental health treatment approaches in working with special populations, including seriously mentally ill individuals and children with serious emotional disturbances, and on the use of new mental health treatment medications.
46.53 History History: 1995 a. 27; 1997 a. 27; 2013 a. 20.
46.535 46.535 Crisis intervention training grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (cd), the department shall award grants in the total amount of $1,000,000 in each fiscal biennium for mental health crisis intervention team training for law enforcement agencies, as described in s. 165.77 (1) (c), and correctional officers, as defined in s. 102.475 (8) (a).
46.535 History History: 2013 a. 126; 2021 a. 58.
46.536 46.536 Crisis program enhancement grants.
46.536(1)(1)From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (cf), the department shall award grants in the total amount of $250,000 in each fiscal biennium to counties or regions comprised of multiple counties to establish or enhance crisis programs to serve individuals having crises in rural areas or counties, municipalities, or regions comprised of multiple counties or municipalities to establish and enhance law enforcement and behavioral health services emergency response collaboration programs. Grant recipients under this section shall match at least 25 percent of the grant amount awarded for the purpose that the grant is received. The department may not award any single grant in an amount greater than $100,000.
46.536(2) (2)By June 30 of each odd-numbered year, the department shall collect information from counties, municipalities, and regions comprised of multiple counties and municipalities receiving a grant under sub. (1) and submit a report to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) on all of the following topics:
46.536(2)(a) (a) The uses that the grants were directed towards.
46.536(2)(b) (b) Outcomes generated as a result of enhancing relationships between law enforcement and crisis response services.
46.536(2)(c) (c) Any other accountability measures determined relevant by the department.
46.536 History History: 2013 a. 132; 2019 a. 9; 2021 a. 184.
46.54 46.54 Consumer and family self-help and peer-support programs. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (md), the department shall distribute $874,000 in each fiscal year to increase support for mental health family support projects, employment projects operated by consumers of mental health services, mental health crisis intervention and drop-in projects, and public mental health information activities.
46.545 46.545 Individual placement and support.
46.545(1)(1)
46.545(1)(a) (a) The department shall create all of the following regional centers for individual placement and support for employment of individuals experiencing mental illness.
46.545(1)(a)1. 1. A northwestern Wisconsin region.
46.545(1)(a)2. 2. A south-central Wisconsin region.
46.545(1)(a)3. 3. A region consisting of a consortium of counties in northeastern Wisconsin.
46.545(1)(a)4. 4. A region consisting of a consortium of counties in central Wisconsin.
46.545(1)(a)5. 5. A region consisting of a consortium of counties in southeastern Wisconsin.
46.545(1)(b) (b) The department shall ensure that each county in the state is served by one of the regional centers created under par. (a).
46.545(1)(c) (c) The department may contract with existing organizations or consortiums to create any regional center.
46.545(2) (2)The department shall ensure that each regional center created under sub. (1) (a) has access to the services of all of the following:
46.545(2)(a) (a) An individual placement and support trainer or mentor, who is responsible for the duties required of a trainer or mentor by an evidence-based individual placement and support model of supported employment.
46.545(2)(b) (b) An individual placement and support supervisor who is responsible for the duties required of a supervisor by an evidence-based individual placement and support model of supported employment.
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2021-22 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2023 Wis. Act 71 and through all Supreme Court and Controlled Substances Board Orders filed before and in effect on February 14, 2024. Published and certified under s. 35.18. Changes effective after February 14, 2024, are designated by NOTES. (Published 2-14-24)