CHAPTER 253
MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
253.02 Department; powers and duties.
253.03 State plan; reports.
253.06 State supplemental food program for women, infants and children.
253.08 Pregnancy counseling services.
253.085 Outreach to low-income pregnant women.
253.09 Abortion refused; no liability; no discrimination.
253.10 Voluntary and informed consent for abortions.
253.12 Birth and developmental outcome monitoring program.
253.13 Tests for congenital disorders.
253.14 Sudden infant death syndrome.
Ch. 253 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See definitions in s.
250.01.
253.01
253.01
Definition. In this chapter, "division" means the division within the department that has primary responsibility for health issues.
253.01 History
History: 1993 a. 27.
253.02
253.02
Department; powers and duties. 253.02(1)(a)
(a) "Children with special health care needs" means children who have health problems that require intervention beyond routine and basic care, including children with or at risk for disabilities, handicapping conditions, chronic illnesses and conditions, health-related educational problems and health-related behavioral problems.
253.02(1)(b)
(b) "Preventive health services for children" includes assessment and appropriate follow-up regarding a child's growth and development, immunization status, nutrition, vision and hearing.
253.02(2)
(2) The department shall maintain a maternal and child health program within the division, to promote the reproductive health of individuals and the growth, development, health and safety of infants, children and adolescents. The program shall include all of the following:
253.02(2)(a)
(a) Reproductive health services, including health services prior to conception and family planning services.
253.02(2)(b)
(b) Pregnancy-related services to pregnant women from the time of confirmation of the pregnancy through the maternal postpartum period, including pregnancy information, referral and follow-up, early identification of pregnancy and prenatal services.
253.02(2)(c)
(c) Infant and preschool health services to children from birth to 5 years of age, including neonatal health services, preventive health services for children and parent education and support services.
253.02(2)(d)
(d) Child and adolescent health services to promote the physical and psychosocial health of children and adolescents, including preventive health services for children, adolescent health services, teen pregnancy prevention services, alcohol and other drug abuse prevention and mental health-related services.
253.02(2)(e)
(e) General maternal and child health services, including health education, oral health, nutrition, childhood and adolescent injury prevention and family health benefits counseling.
253.02(2)(f)
(f) Health services to children with special health care needs.
253.02(2)(g)
(g) Maternal and child health system coordination services that promote coordination of public and private sector activities in areas of the maternal and child health program described in
pars. (a) to
(f).
253.02(2m)
(2m) Nothing in this section authorizes the performance, promotion or encouragement of voluntary termination of pregnancy.
253.02(3)
(3) The department shall designate a subunit within the division to have responsibility for the maternal and child health program. The subunit shall be comprised of an adequate number of interdisciplinary professional staff with expertise in maternal and child health who will assume responsibility for all of the following:
253.02(3)(a)
(a) Planning, coordination, data collection and evaluation of the program.
253.02(3)(b)
(b) Providing consultation and technical assistance to local health professionals.
253.02(3)(c)
(c) Coordinating the program activities with related activities conducted under the authority of other state and federal agencies.
253.02 History
History: 1993 a. 27.
253.03
253.03
State plan; reports. The department shall prepare and submit to the proper federal authorities a state plan for maternal and child health services. The plan shall conform with all requirements governing federal aid for this purpose and shall be designed to secure for this state the maximum amount of federal aid which can be secured on the basis of the available state, county, and local appropriations. The department shall make such reports, in such form and containing such information, as may from time to time be required by the federal authorities and shall comply with all provisions that may be prescribed to assure the correctness and verification of the reports. The secretary may appoint a maternal and child health program advisory committee under
s. 15.04 (1) (c) to assist the department in meeting the requirements of this section.
253.03 History
History: 1993 a. 27 s.
369.
253.04
253.04
Private rights. No official, agent or representative of the department may, under this section, enter any home over the objection of the owner or take charge of any child over the objection of the parent or of the person standing in the place of a parent or having custody of the child. Nothing in this section may be construed to limit the power of a parent, guardian or person standing in the place of a parent to determine what treatment or correction shall be provided for a child or the agency to be employed for that purpose.
253.04 History
History: 1993 a. 27 s.
370.
253.05
253.05
Federal funds. The department shall use sufficient funds from the appropriation under
s. 20.435 (1) (a) for the promotion of the welfare and hygiene of maternity and infancy to match federal funds received by the state.
253.05 History
History: 1993 a. 27 s.
371.
253.06
253.06
State supplemental food program for women, infants and children. From the appropriation under
s. 20.435 (1) (em), the department shall supplement the provision of supplemental foods, nutrition education and other services, including nutritional counseling, to low-income women, infants and children who meet the eligibility criteria under the federal special supplemental food program for women, infants and children authorized under
42 USC 1786. To the extent that funds are available under this section and to the extent that funds are available under
42 USC 1786, the department shall provide the supplemental food, nutrition education and other services authorized under this section and shall administer that provision in every county. The department may enter into contracts for this purpose.
253.06 History
History: 1985 a. 29;
1987 a. 27; 1989 a 31;
1993 a. 27 s.
373; Stats. 1993 s. 253.06;
1995 a. 407.
253.07
253.07
Family planning. 253.07(1)(a)
(a) "Family planning" means voluntary action by individuals to prevent or aid conception but does not include the performance, promotion or encouragement of voluntary termination of pregnancy.
253.07(1)(b)
(b) "Family planning services" mean counseling by trained personnel regarding family planning; distribution of information relating to family planning; and referral to licensed physicians or local health departments for consultation, examination, medical treatment and prescriptions for the purpose of family planning, but does not include the performance of voluntary termination of pregnancy.
253.07(2)(a)(a) The department shall provide for delivery of family planning services throughout the state by developing and by annually reviewing and updating a state plan for community-based family planning programs.
253.07(2)(b)
(b) The department shall allocate state and federal family planning funds under its control in a manner which will promote the development and maintenance of an integrated system of community health services. It shall maximize the use of existing community family planning services by encouraging local contractual arrangements.
253.07(2)(c)
(c) The department shall coordinate the delivery of family planning services by allocating family planning funds in a manner which maximizes coordination between the agencies.
253.07(2)(d)
(d) The department shall encourage maximum coordination of family planning services between county social services departments, family planning agencies and local health departments to maximize the use of health, social service and welfare resources.
253.07(2)(e)
(e) The department shall promulgate all rules necessary to implement and administer this section.
253.07(3)
(3) Individual rights, medical privilege. 253.07(3)(a)(a) The request of any person for family planning services or his or her refusal to accept any service shall in no way affect the right of the person to receive public assistance, public health services or any other public service. Nothing in this section may abridge the right of the individual to make decisions concerning family planning, nor may any individual be required to state his or her reason for refusing any offer of family planning services.
