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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Madison
June 19, 2008
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Included with this correspondence, I am submitting the reports from the Department of Administration, Division of Gaming (Gaming), for the first, second and third quarters of fiscal year 2008 (July 1, 2007 through September 30, 2007; October 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007 and January 1, 2008 through March 31, 2008, respectively). As required by s.
562.02(1)(g), Wis. Stats., the attached materials contain pari‐mutuel wagering and racing statistical information, as well as the revenues for the program areas of Racing, Charitable Gaming, Bingo and Indian Gaming.
If you have any questions or comments regarding this report, please do not hesitate to contact Rachel Meek at (608) 270‐2535.
Sincerely,
Robert W. Sloey
Administrator
Referred to committee on State Affairs.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Corrections
Madison
June 23, 2008
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
The following information is provided for your consideration and review pursuant to 301.03(6m) Wis. Stats. The figures below pertain to calendar year 2007.
1) There were seventy‐one Chapter
51 mental health commitments within the Department of Corrections. Of these, thirty‐one were initial commitments and forty were extensions of commitments from previous years.
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Sixty of the seventy‐one commitments were obtained at the Wisconsin Resource Center (male inmates). Of these, twenty‐seven were initial commitments and thirty‐three were renewals of commitments from previous years. Eleven of the seventy‐one commitments were obtained at Taycheedah Correctional Institution (female inmates). Of these, four were initial commitments and seven were recommitments from previous years.
After a Chapter
51 commitment, male inmates were treated at the Wisconsin Resource Center (WRC). The average length of stay for WRC inmates was 309 days. One male inmate was transferred from WRC to Mendota Mental Health Institute on an involuntary basis.
After a chapter 51 commitment, four females were transferred to Winnebago Mental Health Institute (WMHI) and seven were treated at Taycheedah. In addition, two females were transferred to WMHI and received treatment on a voluntary basis. The average length of stay was 26.5 days.
2) The total number of inmates who were treated with psychotropic medication in 2007 was 8022. This number includes inmates who were incarcerated for short‐term stays as well as long‐term stays. The number of inmates who were treated with psychotropic medication on any specific date is estimated at approximately 4200. Of these, the number treated on an involuntary basis was the same as the number of involuntary commitments (seventy‐one). Major classes of medication included antidepressants, antipsychotics, and mood stabilizers.
3) Mental Health Services are available at all of the major institutions. Services include crisis intervention, individual counseling, and group therapy. Specific programs include sex offender treatment, anger management, domestic violence, substance abuse treatment, and cognitive interventions. Psychiatrists are available at all major institutions to provide evaluations for psychotropic medication and management of these medications. In addition, consultation is available from both psychologists and psychiatrists to evaluate competency to consent to psychotropic medication and for medical treatment.
If you have any questions or need further information, please let me know.
Sincerely,
Rick Raemisch
Secretary
Referred to committee on Corrections and the Courts.
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Wisconsin Hospital Association
Inpatient Hospital Quality Indicators Report
Madison
June 24, 2008
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Enclosed is a copy of the 2006 Wisconsin Inpatient Hospital Quality Indicators Report produced by WHA Information Center pursuant to s.
153.22, Wis. Stats. The report was posted on our Web site in March 2008. Please feel free to download and print additional copies.
If you have any question regarding the report you may contact me at 608‐274‐1820, 800‐321‐8340 or
jkachelski@wha.org.
Sincerely,
Joseph Kachelski
Vice President
Referred to committee on Health and Health Care Reform.
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Wisconsin Hospital Association
2006 Uncompensated Health Care Report
Madison
June 24, 2008
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Enclosed is a hard copy of the fiscal year 2006 Uncompensated Health Care Report produced by WHA Information Center pursuant to s.
153.22, Wis. Stats. The report was posted on our Web site in March 2008. Please feel free to download and print additional copies.
If you have any questions regarding the report you may contact me at 608‐274‐1820, 800‐231‐8340 or
jkachelski@wha.org.
Sincerely,
Joseph Kachelski
Vice President
Referred to committee on Health and Health Care Reform.
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Wisconsin Hospital Association
2006 Health Care Data Report
Madison
June 24, 2008
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Enclosed is a copy of the 2006 Health Care Data Report produced by WHA Information Center pursuant to s.
153.22, Wis. Stats. The report was posted on our Web site in March 2008. Please feel free to download and print additional copies.
If you have any question regarding the report you may contact me at 608‐274‐1820, 800‐321‐8340 or
jkachelski@wha.org.
Sincerely,
Joseph Kachelski
Vice President
Referred to committee on Health and Health Care Reform.
Wisconsin Hospital Association
2006 Guide to Wisconsin Hospitals
Madison
June 24, 2008
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Enclosed is a hard copy of the 2006 Guide to Wisconsin Hospitals produced by WHA Information Center pursuant to s.
153.22, Wis. Stats. The report was posted on our Web site in February 2008. Please feel free to download and print additional copies.
If you have any question regarding the report you may contact me at 608‐274‐1820, 800‐321‐8340 or
jkachelski@wha.org.
Sincerely,
Joseph Kachelski
Vice President
Referred to committee on Health and Health Care Reform.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
Madison
June 25, 2008
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
The Department of Health and Family Services is pleased to submit to the Governor and the Legislature the Wisconsin Tobacco Prevention and Control Program, 2007 Annual Report. The report is required by
2003 Wis. Act 33, SB 44, Section 2462, 255.15 (4).
Wisconsin continued its success during 2007 in preventing youth tobacco use and promoting tobacco addiction treatment, the elimination of tobacco‐related disparities and exposure to secondhand smoke. Highlights include:
• Smoking among high school students decreased from 38 percent in 1999 to 20 percent in 2006. This equals over 47,000 fewer high school smokers in 2006 than in 1999.
• Youth access to tobacco products declined substantially from 24.6 percent of establishments selling to minors in 2000 to 4.5 percent selling to youth in 2007.
• The Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line received over 70,000 calls since its beginning in May 2001, through December 2007. Smokers who use Quit Line services are four to five times more likely to quit successfully than a smoker who quits “cold turkey."
• The First Breath Program, administered by the Wisconsin Women's Health Foundation in partnership with the Division of Public Health, provided 6,211 pregnant women on public assistance programs with intensive tobacco addiction treatment counseling and support at 114 sites in 63 counties from 2003 through December 2007. In 2007, 1,490 women were enrolled in the program.
• Tobacco consumption declined from 80.1 packs per capita in 2000 to 69.0 in 2007.
These accomplishments mark the continued importance of tobacco prevention and control in Wisconsin.
Under the leadership of Governor Doyle, the Tobacco Prevention and Control Program achieved great success in the 2007‐09 Biennial Budget. The Program's budget was increased by $5 million annually, bringing the program's total funding to $15 million annually. The Program will use the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's revised 2007 Best Practices for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs to guide its enhancement of existing efforts in Wisconsin.
In addition, the Biennial Budget included a $1 increase in the state's tobacco excise tax, effective January 1, 2008. This tax increase is a proven best practice strategy that will significantly increase the quit attempts by Wisconsin smokers. In order to provide treatment to these tobacco users, Quit Line services will be expanded and nicotine replacement therapy medications will be provided in conjunction with free coaching.
These successful milestones demonstrate the continuous progress that is being made in tobacco and control efforts in Wisconsin as well as the significance of these efforts.
Sincerely,
Karen E. Timberlake
Secretary
Referred to committee on Health and Health Care Reform.
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