1995 WISCONSIN ACT 64
An Act to renumber 51.437 (4r); to amend 46.23 (3) (e), 51.42 (3) (e), 51.437 (10) (d) and 51.437 (10m) (h); and to create 46.215 (1m), 46.22 (1) (dm) and 51.437 (4r) (b) of the statutes; relating to: permitting exchange of certain confidential client information among subunits of the same county departments of social services and developmental disabilities services and expanding the exchange of certain confidential client information among subunits of county departments of human services and community programs.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
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Section 1
. 46.215 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
46.215 (1m) Exchange of information
. Notwithstanding ss. 48.78 (2) (a), 49.45 (4), 49.53 (1m), 51.30, 51.45 (14) (a), 55.06 (17) (c), 146.82, 252.11 (7) and 253.07 (3) (c), any subunit of the county department of social services acting under this section may exchange confidential information about a client, without the informed consent of the client, with any other subunit of the same county department of social services or with any person providing services to the client under a purchase of services contract with the county department of social services, if necessary to enable an employe or service provider to perform his or her duties, or to enable the county department of social services to coordinate the delivery of services to the client.
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Section 2
. 46.22 (1) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:
46.22 (1) (dm) Exchange of information. Notwithstanding ss. 48.78 (2) (a), 49.45 (4), 49.53 (1m), 51.30, 51.45 (14) (a), 55.06 (17) (c), 146.82, 252.11 (7) and 253.07 (3) (c), any subunit of the county department of social services acting under this subsection may exchange confidential information about a client, without the informed consent of the client, with any other subunit of the same county department of social services or with any person providing services to the client under a purchase of services contract with the county department of social services, if necessary to enable an employe or service provider to perform his or her duties, or to enable the county department of social services to coordinate the delivery of services to the client.
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Section 3
. 46.23 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.23 (3) (e) Exchange of information. Notwithstanding ss. 48.78 (2) (a), 49.45 (4), 49.53 (1m), 51.30, 51.45 (14) (a), 55.06 (17) (c), 146.82, 252.11 (7) and 253.07 (3) (c), any subunit of a county department of human services acting under this section may exchange confidential information about a client, without the informed consent of the client, with any other subunit of the same county department of human services or with any person providing services to the client under a purchase of services contract with the county department of human services, if necessary to enable an employe or service provider to perform his or her duties, or to enable the county department of human services to coordinate the delivery of services to the client.
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Section 4
. 51.42 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
51.42 (3) (e) Exchange of information. Notwithstanding ss. 48.78 (2) (a), 49.45 (4), 49.53 (1m), 51.30, 51.45 (14) (a), 55.06 (17) (c), 146.82 and, 252.11 (7) and 253.07 (3) (c), any subunit of a county department of community programs acting under this section may exchange confidential information about a client, without the informed consent of the client, with any other subunit of the same county department of community programs or with any person providing services to the client under a purchase of services contract with the county department of community programs, if necessary to enable an employe or service provider to perform his or her duties, or to enable the county department of community programs to coordinate the delivery of services to the client.
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Section 5
. 51.437 (4r) of the statutes is renumbered 51.437 (4r) (a).
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Section 6
. 51.437 (4r) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
51.437 (4r) (b) Notwithstanding ss. 48.78 (2) (a), 49.45 (4), 49.53 (1m), 51.30, 51.45 (14) (a), 55.06 (17) (c), 146.82, 252.11 (7) and 253.07 (3) (c), any subunit of the county department of developmental disabilities services acting under this section may exchange confidential information about a client, without the informed consent of the client, with any other subunit of the same county department of developmental disabilities services or with any person providing services to the client under a purchase of services contract with the county department of developmental disabilities services, if necessary to enable an employe or service provider to perform his or her duties, or to enable the county department of developmental disabilities services to coordinate the delivery of services to the client.
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Section 7
. 51.437 (10) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
51.437 (10) (d) After consultation with the county developmental disabilities services board administer the duties of the county department of disabilities services under sub. (4r) (b) (a) 2.
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Section 8
. 51.437 (10m) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
51.437 (10m) (h) After consultation with the county developmental disabilities services board administer the duties of the county department of disabilities services under sub. (4r) (b) (a) 2.
