AB785, s. 14 17Section 14. 46.279 (4) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB785,31,1918 46.279 (4) (e) Within 90 days after extension of a temporary protective
19placement order by the court under s. 55.06 (11) (c) 55.135 (5).
Note: Changes a cross-reference to temporary protective placement, the
provisions of which are renumbered in this bill.
AB785, s. 15 20Section 15. 46.279 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB785,32,3
146.279 (5) Exceptions. Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply to an emergency
2protective placement under s. 55.06 (11) (a) 55.135 or to a temporary protective
3placement under s. 55.06 (11) (c) or (12) 55.135 (5) or 55.055 (5).
Note: Changes cross-references to emergency and temporary protective
placements, the provisions of which are renumbered under this bill.
AB785, s. 16 4Section 16 . 46.283 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB785,32,125 46.283 (7) (b) Notwithstanding ss. 48.78 (2) (a), 49.45 (4), 49.83, 51.30, 51.45
6(14) (a), 55.06 (17) (c) 55.22 (3), 146.82, 252.11 (7), 253.07 (3) (c) and 938.78 (2) (a),
7a resource center acting under this section may exchange confidential information
8about a client, as defined in s. 46.287 (1), without the informed consent of the client,
9under s. 46.21 (2m) (c), 46.215 (1m), 46.22 (1) (dm), 46.23 (3) (e), 46.284 (7), 46.2895
10(10), 51.42 (3) (e) or 51.437 (4r) (b) in the county of the resource center, if necessary
11to enable the resource center to perform its duties or to coordinate the delivery of
12services to the client.
AB785, s. 17 13Section 17 . 46.284 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB785,32,2214 46.284 (7) (b) Notwithstanding ss. 48.78 (2) (a), 49.45 (4), 49.83, 51.30, 51.45
15(14) (a), 55.06 (17) (c) 55.22 (3), 146.82, 252.11 (7), 253.07 (3) (c) and 938.78 (2) (a),
16a care management organization acting under this section may exchange
17confidential information about a client, as defined in s. 46.287 (1), without the
18informed consent of the client, under s. 46.21 (2m) (c), 46.215 (1m), 46.22 (1) (dm),
1946.23 (3) (e), 46.283 (7), 46.2895 (10), 51.42 (3) (e) or 51.437 (4r) (b) in the county of
20the care management organization, if necessary to enable the care management
21organization to perform its duties or to coordinate the delivery of services to the
22client.
Note: Sections 16 and 17 change cross-references to records in protective
placement and services proceedings, the provisions of which are renumbered in this bill.
AB785, s. 18
1Section 18 . 46.286 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB785,33,62 46.286 (1) Eligibility. (intro.) A person is eligible for, but not necessarily
3entitled to, the family care benefit if the person is at least 18 years of age; has a
4physical disability, as defined in s. 15.197 (4) (a) 2., a developmental disability, as
5defined in s. 51.01 (5) (a), or infirmities of aging degenerative brain disorder, as
6defined in s. 55.01 (3) (1v); and meets all of the following criteria:
AB785, s. 19 7Section 19 . 46.286 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB785,33,148 46.286 (3) (a) (intro.) Subject to pars. (c) and (d), a person is entitled to and may
9receive the family care benefit through enrollment in a care management
10organization if he or she is at least 18 years of age, has a physical disability, as defined
11in s. 15.197 (4) (a) 2., a developmental disability, as defined in s. 51.01 (5) (a), or
12infirmities of aging degenerative brain disorder, as defined in s. 55.01 (3) (1v), is
13financially eligible, fulfills any applicable cost-sharing requirements and meets any
14of the following criteria:
AB785, s. 20 15Section 20. 46.286 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB785,33,1916 46.286 (3) (a) 3. Is functionally eligible at the intermediate level and is
17determined by an agency under s. 46.90 (2) or specified by a county protective
18services agency, as defined
in s. 55.01 (1t), to be in need of protective services under
19s. 55.05
or protective placement under s. 55.06 ch. 55.
AB785, s. 21 20Section 21. 46.2895 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB785,34,321 46.2895 (10) Exchange of information. Notwithstanding sub. (9) and ss. 48.78
22(2) (a), 49.45 (4), 49.83, 51.30, 51.45 (14) (a), 55.06 (17) (c) 55.22 (3), 146.82, 252.11
23(7), 253.07 (3) (c) and 938.78 (2) (a), a family care district acting under this section
24may exchange confidential information about a client, as defined in s. 46.287 (1),
25without the informed consent of the client, under s. 46.21 (2m) (c), 46.215 (1m), 46.22

1(1) (dm), 46.23 (3) (e), 46.283 (7), 46.284 (7), 51.42 (3) (e) or 51.437 (4r) (b) in the
2jurisdiction of the family care district, if necessary to enable the family care district
3to perform its duties or to coordinate the delivery of services to the client.
AB785, s. 22 4Section 22 . 46.90 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB785,34,65 46.90 (1) (c) "Elder person" means a person who is age 60 or older or who is
6subject to the infirmities of aging degenerative brain disorder.
AB785, s. 23 7Section 23 . 46.90 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 46.90 (1) (bg) and
8amended to read:
AB785,34,109 46.90 (1) (bg) "Infirmities of aging Degenerative brain disorder" has the
10meaning provided under s. 55.01 (3) (1v).
Note: Sections 18 , 19, 22 and 23 delete the term "infirmities of aging" and replace
it with the more up-to-date term "degenerative brain disorder".
AB785, s. 24 11Section 24. 49.001 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB785,34,1712 49.001 (5m) "Prisoner" means any person who is either arrested, incarcerated,
13imprisoned or otherwise detained in excess of 12 hours by any law enforcement
14agency of this state, except when detention is pursuant to s. 51.15, 51.20, 51.45 (11)
15(b) or 55.06 (11) (a), 55.13, or 55.135 or ch. 980. "Prisoner" does not include any person
16who is serving a sentence of detention under s. 973.03 (4) unless the person is in the
17county jail under s. 973.03 (4) (c).
Note: Changes a cross-reference to emergency detention, the provisions of which
are renumbered in this bill.
AB785, s. 25 18Section 25. 49.001 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB785,35,219 49.001 (8) "Voluntary" means according to a person's individual's free choice,
20if competent, or, if incompetent, by choice of a guardian if incompetent, unless the
21individual is subject to a court-ordered placement under ch. 55, is placed by an
22agency having a court-ordered involuntary commitment of the individual under ch.

151, or is involuntarily committed to the department of corrections or to the
2department under ch. 971 or 980
.
Note: Amends the definition of "voluntary" in ch. 49.
AB785, s. 26 3Section 26 . 49.43 (10v) of the statutes is created to read:
AB785,35,54 49.43 (10v) "Serious and persistent mental illness" has the meaning given in
5s. 51.01 (14t).
AB785, s. 27 6Section 27. 49.45 (6m) (i) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB785,35,137 49.45 (6m) (i) 2. Payment for personal or residential care is available for a
8person in a facility certified under 42 USC 1396 to 1396p only if the person entered
9a facility before the date specified in subd. 1. and has continuously resided in a
10facility since the date specified in subd. 1. If the person has a primary diagnosis of
11developmental disabilities or chronic serious and persistent mental illness, payment
12for personal or residential care is available only if the person entered a facility on or
13before November 1, 1983.
AB785, s. 28 14Section 28 . 49.45 (25) (am) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB785,35,1615 49.45 (25) (am) 2. Has a chronic serious and persistent mental illness, as
16defined under s. 51.01 (3g)
.
Note: Sections 26 to 28 change the term "chronic mental illness" to "serious and
persistent mental illness", which is the more up-to-date term.
AB785, s. 29 17Section 29. 49.45 (30m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB785,36,218 49.45 (30m) (b) No payment under this section may be made for services
19specified under par. (a) or (am) unless the individual who receives the services is
20protectively placed provided protective placement under s. 55.06 (9) (a), 2003 stats.,
21or s. 55.12, is provided emergency protective services under s. 55.05 (4), 2003 stats.,
22or s. 55.13,
or is placed under provided an emergency protective placement under s.

155.06 (11) (a), 2003 stats., or s. 55.135 or a temporary protective placement under s.
255.06 (11) (c), 2003 stats., or s. 55.135 (5) or 55.055 (5).
Note: Changes cross-references to protective placement and emergency
protective placement proceedings, the provisions of which are renumbered in the draft.
AB785, s. 30 3Section 30. 49.45 (30m) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB785,36,74 49.45 (30m) (c) 2. For an individual who was protectively placed provided
5protective placement
under ch. 55 at any time, any annual review that is conducted
6under s. 55.06 (10) (a) 1. 55.18 (1) (a) (intro.) after April 30, 2005, complies with the
7requirements of s. 55.06 (10) (a) 2 55.18 (1) (ar).
Note: Changes cross-references to annual review of protective placement, the
provisions of which are are renumbered in the draft.
AB785, s. 31 8Section 31. 50.02 (2) (ad) of the statutes is created to read:
AB785,36,119 50.02 (2) (ad) The department shall promulgate rules that require each facility
10licensed under this subchapter to provide information necessary for the department
11to assess the facility's compliance with s. 55.14.
Note: Requires the DHFS to promulgate rules that require community-based
residential facilities, nursing homes, adult family homes, and residential care apartment
complexes to provide DHFS information necessary for DHFS to determine if those
facilities are in compliance with the provisions relating to involuntary administration of
psychotropic medication created by the bill.
AB785, s. 32 12Section 32. 50.03 (5m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB785,37,413 50.03 (5m) (c) Relocation. The department shall offer removal and relocation
14assistance to residents removed under this section, including information on
15available alternative placements. Residents shall be involved in planning the
16removal and shall choose among the available alternative placements, except that
17where an emergency situation makes prior resident involvement impossible the
18department may make a temporary placement until a final placement can be
19arranged. Residents may choose their final alternative placement and shall be given
20assistance in transferring to such place. No resident may be forced to remain in a

1temporary or permanent placement except pursuant to the procedures provided
2under s. 55.06, 2003 stats., or an order under s. 55.12 for protective placement. Where
3the department makes or participates in making the relocation decision,
4consideration shall be given to proximity to residents' relatives and friends.
AB785, s. 33 5Section 33. 50.06 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB785,37,86 50.06 (2) (c) A petition for guardianship for the individual under s. 880.07 and
7a petition under s. 55.075 for protective placement of the individual under s. 55.06
8(2)
are filed prior to the proposed admission.
Note: Changes a cross-reference to the petition for protective placement, the
provisions of which are renumbered in the draft.
AB785, s. 34 9Section 34. 50.06 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB785,37,1710 50.06 (2) (d) The incapacitated individual does not verbally object to or
11otherwise actively protest the admission. If he or she makes such an objection or
12protest, he or she may be admitted to the facility, but the person in charge of the
13facility shall immediately notify the county department under s. 55.02 (2) for the
14county in which the individual is living or the agency with which the county
15department contracts. Representatives of the county department or agency shall
16visit the individual as soon as possible, but not later than 72 hours after notification,
17and do all of the following:
AB785,37,2018 1. Determine whether the protest persists or has been voluntarily withdrawn
19and consult with the person who consented to the admission regarding the reasons
20for the admission.
AB785,38,221 2. Attempt to have the incapacitated individual released within 72 hours if the
22protest is not withdrawn and the individual does not satisfy all of the criteria under

1s. 55.08 (1) or 55.135 (1), and provide assistance in identifying appropriate
2alternative living arrangements.
AB785,38,73 3. Comply with s. 55.135 if the requirements of s. 55.135 (1) are met and
4emergency protective placement in that facility or another facility is necessary or file
5a petition for protective placement under s. 55.075. The court, with the permission
6of the facility, may order the incapacitated individual to remain in the facility
7pending the outcome of the protective placement proceedings.
Note: Creates a new provision in the statute relating to admissions of
incapacitated persons to facilities such as nursing homes and community-based
residential facilities. Currently, such admissions directly from a hospital to a facility may
be made if certain specified persons consent to the admission, if the incapacitated person
does not have a valid power of attorney for health care and has not been adjudicated
incompetent under ch. 880, if certain conditions apply. This Section adds another
condition, which requires that the incapacitated individual does not verbally object to or
otherwise actively protest the admission. This Section also sets out what procedure must
be followed if the person objects to or protests the admission.
AB785, s. 35 8Section 35 . 51.01 (2g) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB785,38,119 51.01 (2g) (b) "Brain injury" does not include alcoholism, Alzheimer's disease
10as specified under s. 46.87 (1) (a) or the infirmities of aging degenerative brain
11disorder,
as specified under s. 55.01 (3) defined in s. 55.01 (1v).
AB785, s. 36 12Section 36. 51.01 (3g) of the statutes is renumbered 51.01 (14t) and amended
13to read:
AB785,39,414 51.01 (14t) "Chronic Serious and persistent mental illness" means a mental
15illness which that is severe in degree and persistent in duration, which that causes
16a substantially diminished level of functioning in the primary aspects of daily living
17and an inability to cope with the ordinary demands of life, which that may lead to
18an inability to maintain stable adjustment and independent functioning without
19long-term treatment and support, and which that may be of lifelong duration.
20"Chronic Serious and persistent mental illness" includes schizophrenia as well as a

1wide spectrum of psychotic and other severely disabling psychiatric diagnostic
2categories, but does not include infirmities of aging degenerative brain disorder, as
3defined in s. 55.01 (1v),
or a primary diagnosis of mental retardation a developmental
4disability
or of alcohol or drug dependence.
AB785, s. 37 5Section 37. 51.01 (3s) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB785,39,106 51.01 (3s) "Community support program" means a coordinated care and
7treatment system which that provides a network of services through an identified
8treatment program and staff to ensure ongoing therapeutic involvement and
9individualized treatment in the community for persons individuals with chronic
10serious and persistent mental illness.
AB785, s. 38 11Section 38 . 51.01 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB785,39,1912 51.01 (5) (a) "Developmental disability" means a disability attributable to
13brain injury, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, autism, Prader-Willi syndrome, mental
14retardation, or another neurological condition closely related to mental retardation
15or requiring treatment similar to that required for mental retardation, which has
16continued or can be expected to continue indefinitely and constitutes a substantial
17handicap to the afflicted individual. "Developmental disability" does not include
18senility which that is primarily caused by the process of aging or the infirmities of
19aging
degenerative brain disorder, as defined in s. 55.01 (1v).
Note: Sections 35 to 38 revise the terms "chronic mental illness", "mental
retardation", and "infirmities of aging" to "serious and persistent mental illness",
"developmental disability", and "degenerative brain disorder".
AB785, s. 39 20Section 39. 51.03 (3) (a) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB785,39,2221 51.03 (3) (a) 6. The number of persons individuals for whom guardians are
22appointed under s. 55.14 or s. 880.33 (4m), 2003 stats.
AB785, s. 40 23Section 40. 51.10 (4m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB785,40,3
151.10 (4m) (a) (intro.) An adult who meets the criteria for voluntary admission
2under sub. (4) and whose admission is approved under sub. (1) or (2) may also be
3admitted to an inpatient treatment facility if:
Note: Deletes the requirement that the voluntary admission of an adult to an
inpatient treatment facility who does not indicate a desire to leave the facility be
approved by the treatment director of the treatment facility or the director of a center for
the developmentally disabled and the county department.
AB785, s. 41 4Section 41. 51.10 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB785,40,95 51.10 (8) An adult for whom, because of incompetency, a guardian of the person
6has been appointed under ch. 880 because of the subject's incompetency may be
7voluntarily admitted to an inpatient treatment facility under this section only if the
8guardian consents after the requirements of sub. (4m) (a) 1. are satisfied or if the
9guardian
and the ward consent to such the admission under this section.
Note: Provides that the guardian of an incompetent adult may provide consent to
the voluntary admission of the ward to an inpatient treatment facility, in cases where the
ward does not indicate a desire to leave the facility, if the procedures for voluntary
admission in ch. 51 are followed.
AB785, s. 42 10Section 42 . 51.15 (1) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB785,41,911 51.15 (1) (a) 4. Behavior manifested by a recent act or omission that, due to
12mental illness or drug dependency, he or she is unable to satisfy basic needs for
13nourishment, medical care, shelter, or safety without prompt and adequate
14treatment so that a substantial probability exists that death, serious physical injury,
15serious physical debilitation, or serious physical disease will imminently ensue
16unless the individual receives prompt and adequate treatment for this mental illness
17or drug dependency. No substantial probability of harm under this subdivision exists
18if reasonable provision for the individual's treatment and protection is available in
19the community and there is a reasonable probability that the individual will avail
20himself or herself of these services, if the individual can receive protective placement

1under s. 55.06
may be provided protective placement or protective services under ch.
255,
or, in the case of a minor, if the individual is appropriate for services or placement
3under s. 48.13 (4) or (11) or 938.13 (4). The individual's status as a minor does not
4automatically establish a substantial probability of death, serious physical injury,
5serious physical debilitation or serious disease under this subdivision. Food, shelter
6or other care provided to an individual who is substantially incapable of providing
7the care for himself or herself, by any person other than a treatment facility, does not
8constitute reasonable provision for the individual's treatment or protection available
9in the community under this subdivision.
AB785, s. 43 10Section 43. 51.15 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB785,42,511 51.15 (5) Detention procedure; other counties. In counties having a
12population of less than 500,000, the law enforcement officer or other person
13authorized to take a child into custody under ch. 48 or to take a juvenile into custody
14under ch. 938 shall sign a statement of emergency detention that shall provide
15detailed specific information concerning the recent overt act, attempt, or threat to
16act or omission on which the belief under sub. (1) is based and the names of persons
17observing or reporting the recent overt act, attempt, or threat to act or omission. The
18law enforcement officer or other person is not required to designate in the statement
19whether the subject individual is mentally ill, developmentally disabled, or drug
20dependent, but shall allege that he or she has cause to believe that the individual
21evidences one or more of these conditions. The statement of emergency detention
22shall be filed by the officer or other person with the detention facility at the time of
23admission, and with the court immediately thereafter. The filing of the statement
24has the same effect as a petition for commitment under s. 51.20. When, upon the
25advice of the treatment staff, the director of a facility specified in sub. (2) determines

1that the grounds for detention no longer exist, he or she shall discharge the
2individual detained under this section. Unless a hearing is held under s. 51.20 (7)
3or 55.06 (11) (b) 55.135, the subject individual may not be detained by the law
4enforcement officer or other person and the facility for more than a total of 72 hours,
5exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays.
AB785, s. 44 6Section 44 . 51.20 (1) (a) 2. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB785,42,217 51.20 (1) (a) 2. c. Evidences such impaired judgment, manifested by evidence
8of a pattern of recent acts or omissions, that there is a substantial probability of
9physical impairment or injury to himself or herself. The probability of physical
10impairment or injury is not substantial under this subd. 2. c. if reasonable provision
11for the subject individual's protection is available in the community and there is a
12reasonable probability that the individual will avail himself or herself of these
13services, if the individual is appropriate for protective placement under s. 55.06 may
14be provided protective placement or protective services under ch. 55,
or, in the case
15of a minor, if the individual is appropriate for services or placement under s. 48.13
16(4) or (11) or 938.13 (4). The subject individual's status as a minor does not
17automatically establish a substantial probability of physical impairment or injury
18under this subd. 2. c. Food, shelter or other care provided to an individual who is
19substantially incapable of obtaining the care for himself or herself, by a person other
20than a treatment facility, does not constitute reasonable provision for the subject
21individual's protection available in the community under this subd. 2. c.
AB785, s. 45 22Section 45. 51.20 (1) (a) 2. d. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB785,43,1623 51.20 (1) (a) 2. d. Evidences behavior manifested by recent acts or omissions
24that, due to mental illness, he or she is unable to satisfy basic needs for nourishment,
25medical care, shelter or safety without prompt and adequate treatment so that a

1substantial probability exists that death, serious physical injury, serious physical
2debilitation, or serious physical disease will imminently ensue unless the individual
3receives prompt and adequate treatment for this mental illness. No substantial
4probability of harm under this subd. 2. d. exists if reasonable provision for the
5individual's treatment and protection is available in the community and there is a
6reasonable probability that the individual will avail himself or herself of these
7services, if the individual is appropriate for protective placement under s. 55.06 may
8be provided protective placement or protective services under ch. 55,
or, in the case
9of a minor, if the individual is appropriate for services or placement under s. 48.13
10(4) or (11) or 938.13 (4). The individual's status as a minor does not automatically
11establish a substantial probability of death, serious physical injury, serious physical
12debilitation or serious disease under this subd. 2. d. Food, shelter or other care
13provided to an individual who is substantially incapable of obtaining the care for
14himself or herself, by any person other than a treatment facility, does not constitute
15reasonable provision for the individual's treatment or protection available in the
16community under this subd. 2. d.
AB785, s. 46 17Section 46. 51.20 (1) (a) 2. e. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB785,44,2018 51.20 (1) (a) 2. e. For an individual, other than an individual who is alleged to
19be drug dependent or developmentally disabled, after the advantages and
20disadvantages of and alternatives to accepting a particular medication or treatment
21have been explained to him or her and because of mental illness, evidences either
22incapability of expressing an understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of
23accepting medication or treatment and the alternatives, or substantial incapability
24of applying an understanding of the advantages, disadvantages, and alternatives to
25his or her mental illness in order to make an informed choice as to whether to accept

1or refuse medication or treatment; and evidences a substantial probability, as
2demonstrated by both the individual's treatment history and his or her recent acts
3or omissions, that the individual needs care or treatment to prevent further
4disability or deterioration and a substantial probability that he or she will, if left
5untreated, lack services necessary for his or her health or safety and suffer severe
6mental, emotional, or physical harm that will result in the loss of the individual's
7ability to function independently in the community or the loss of cognitive or
8volitional control over his or her thoughts or actions. The probability of suffering
9severe mental, emotional, or physical harm is not substantial under this subd. 2. e.
10if reasonable provision for the individual's care or treatment is available in the
11community and there is a reasonable probability that the individual will avail
12himself or herself of these services or if the individual is appropriate for protective
13placement under s. 55.06
may be provided protective placement or protective
14services under ch. 55
. Food, shelter, or other care that is provided to an individual
15who is substantially incapable of obtaining food, shelter, or other care for himself or
16herself by any person other than a treatment facility does not constitute reasonable
17provision for the individual's care or treatment in the community under this subd.
182. e. The individual's status as a minor does not automatically establish a substantial
19probability of suffering severe mental, emotional, or physical harm under this subd.
202. e.
AB785, s. 47 21Section 47. 51.20 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB785,45,2122 51.20 (1) (am) If the individual has been the subject of inpatient treatment for
23mental illness, developmental disability, or drug dependency immediately prior to
24commencement of the proceedings as a result of a voluntary admission or, a
25commitment or protective placement ordered by a court under this section or s. 55.06,

12003 stats.,
or s. 971.17 , or ch. 975, or a protective placement or protective services
2ordered under s. 55.12,
or if the individual has been the subject of outpatient
3treatment for mental illness, developmental disability, or drug dependency
4immediately prior to commencement of the proceedings as a result of a commitment
5ordered by a court under this section or, s. 971.17, or ch. 975, the requirements of a
6recent overt act, attempt or threat to act under par. (a) 2. a. or b., a pattern of recent
7acts or omissions under par. (a) 2. c. or e., or recent behavior under par. (a) 2. d. may
8be satisfied by a showing that there is a substantial likelihood, based on the subject
9individual's treatment record, that the individual would be a proper subject for
10commitment if treatment were withdrawn. If the individual has been admitted
11voluntarily to an inpatient treatment facility for not more than 30 days prior to the
12commencement of the proceedings and remains under voluntary admission at the
13time of commencement, the requirements of a specific recent overt act, attempt or
14threat to act, or pattern of recent acts or omissions may be satisfied by a showing of
15an act, attempt or threat to act, or a pattern of acts or omissions which took place
16immediately previous to the voluntary admission. If the individual is committed
17under s. 971.14 (2) or (5) at the time proceedings are commenced, or has been
18discharged from the commitment immediately prior to the commencement of
19proceedings, acts, attempts, threats, omissions, or behavior of the subject individual
20during or subsequent to the time of the offense shall be deemed recent for purposes
21of par. (a) 2.
AB785, s. 48 22Section 48 . 51.20 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB785,46,1423 51.20 (1m) Alternate grounds for commitment. For purposes of subs. (2) to
24(9), the requirement of finding probable cause to believe the allegations in sub. (1)
25(a) or (am) may be satisfied by finding probable cause to believe that the individual

1satisfies sub. (1) (a) 1. and evidences such impaired judgment, manifested by
2evidence of a recent act or omission, that there is a substantial probability of physical
3impairment or injury to himself or herself. The probability of physical impairment
4or injury may not be deemed substantial under this subsection if reasonable
5provision for the individual's protection is available in the community and there is
6a reasonable probability that the individual will avail himself or herself of the
7services or if the individual is appropriate for protective placement under s. 55.06
8may be provided protective placement or protective services under ch. 55. The
9individual's status as a minor does not automatically establish a substantial
10probability of physical impairment or injury under this subsection. Food, shelter or
11other care provided to an individual who is substantially incapable of obtaining the
12care for himself or herself, by any person other than a treatment facility, does not
13constitute reasonable provision for the individual's protection available in the
14community under this subsection.
Note: Sections 42 and 44 to 48 amend various standards in current law relating
to emergency detention and involuntary commitment for treatment, by providing that a
showing of a substantial probability of harm to the person does not exist if the person may
be provided protective placement or protective services under ch. 55.
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