46.24 Assistance to minors concerning parental consent for abortion.
46.245 Information for certain pregnant women.
46.247 Application of child support standard for certain children.
46.266 Treatment funds for mentally ill persons.
46.268 Relocation services for individuals with mental illness.
46.27 Long-term support community options program.
46.271 Long-term support pilot projects.
46.275 Community integration program for residents of state centers.
46.277 Community integration program for persons relocated or meeting reimbursable levels of care.
46.278 Community integration program and brain injury waiver program for persons with developmental disabilities.
46.2785 Community Opportunities and Recovery Program.
46.279 Restrictions on placements and admissions to intermediate and nursing facilities.
46.28 Revenue bonding for residential facilities.
46.2804 Managed care programs for long-term care services.
46.2805 Definitions; long-term care.
46.281 Powers and duties of the department and the secretary; long-term care.
46.282 Councils on long-term care.
46.284 Care management organizations.
46.285 Operation of resource center and care management organization.
46.286 Family care benefit.
46.2895 Family care district.
46.29 Council on physical disabilities.
46.293 Specialized programs for the blind and visually impaired.
46.295 Interpreters for the hearing-impaired.
46.297 Telecommunication aid for the hearing impaired.
46.298 Vehicle sticker for the hearing impaired.
46.30 Community action agencies.
46.33 Employee counseling referral programs.
46.34 Emission standards for hazardous air contaminants.
46.37 Certain water and sewerage service in Winnebago County.
46.40 Community aids funding.
46.45 Carry-over of community aids funds.
46.46 Expenditure of income augmentation services receipts.
46.48 Grants for community programs.
46.481 Grants for children's community programs.
46.485 Mental health services for severely emotionally disturbed children.
46.49 Allocation of federal funds for community aids and child welfare.
46.495 Distribution of community aids funds to counties.
46.50 State mental health authority.
46.51 Child abuse and neglect and unborn child abuse services.
46.513 Services for children and families.
46.515 Child abuse and neglect prevention program.
46.52 Systems change grants.
46.53 Mental health treatment provider training.
46.54 Consumer and family self-help and peer-support programs.
46.55 Grants for services to persons in treatment.
46.56 Integrated service programs for children with severe disabilities.
46.57 Grants for services to persons with epilepsy.
46.65 Treatment alternative program.
46.70 Delivery of services to American Indians.
46.71 American Indian drug abuse prevention, treatment and education.
46.75 Food distribution grants.
46.76 Department duties relating to hunger prevention.
46.766 Food pantry grants.
46.77 Food distribution administration.
46.81 Benefit specialist program.
46.85 Programs for older individuals.
46.856 Alzheimer's disease; training and information grants.
46.86 Treatment programs.
46.87 Alzheimer's family and caregiver support program.
46.90 Elder abuse reporting system.
46.95 Domestic abuse grants.
46.96 Independent living center grants.
46.972 Primary health for homeless individuals.
46.973 Drug dependence program.
46.975 Grant and funding program; services related to alcohol and other drug abuse.
46.976 Group home revolving loan fund.
46.977 Guardianship grants.
46.985 Family support program.
46.986 Respite care program.
46.99 Brighter futures initiative.
46.995 Tribal adolescent services.
46.997 Second-chance homes.
46.001
46.001
Purposes of chapter. The purposes of this chapter are to conserve human resources in Wisconsin; to provide a just and humane program of services to children and unborn children in need of protection or services, nonmarital children and the expectant mothers of those unborn children; to prevent dependency, mental illness, developmental disability, mental infirmity and other forms of social maladjustment by a continuous attack on causes; to provide effective aid and services to all persons in need thereof and to assist those persons to achieve or regain self-dependence at the earliest possible date; to avoid duplication and waste of effort and money on the part of public and private agencies; and to coordinate and integrate a social welfare program.
46.011(1)
(1) "Department" means the department of health and family services.
46.011(2)
(2) "Prisoner" means any person who is either arrested, incarcerated, imprisoned or otherwise detained in excess of 12 hours by any law enforcement agency of this state, except when detention is pursuant to
s. 51.15,
51.20,
51.45 (11) (b) or
55.135 (1) or
ch. 980. "Prisoner" does not include any person who is serving a sentence of detention under
s. 973.03 (4) unless the person is in the county jail under
s. 973.03 (4) (c).
46.011(3)
(3) "Secretary" means the secretary of health and family services.
46.011(4)
(4) "State health planning and development agency" means the department, as designated under
s. 250.04 (12).
