SB40-CSA1, s. 1799m 24Section 1799m. 50.135 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,817,2
150.135 (3) Exemption. The inpatient health care facilities under ss. 45.50,
248.62, 51.05, 51.06, 233.40, 233.41, 233.42 and 252.10 are exempt from this section.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1800 3Section 1800. 50.14 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,817,84 50.14 (2) (intro.) For the privilege of doing business in this state, there is
5imposed on all licensed beds of a facility an assessment that may not exceed $445 per
6calendar month per licensed bed of an intermediate care facility for the mentally
7retarded and an assessment that may not exceed $75
in the following amount per
8calendar month per licensed bed of a nursing home. the facility:
SB40-CSA1,817,11 9(2g) The assessment moneys collected under this section shall be deposited in
10the general fund, except amounts in excess of $13,800,000 shall be deposited in the
11Medical Assistance trust fund.
SB40-CSA1,817,12 12(2r) In determining the number of licensed beds, all of the following apply:
SB40-CSA1, s. 1801g 13Section 1801g. 50.14 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 50.14 (2r) (a).
SB40-CSA1, s. 1802 14Section 1802. 50.14 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-CSA1,817,1515 50.14 (2) (am) For nursing homes, an amount not to exceed $75.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1803m 16Section 1803m. 50.14 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 50.14 (2r) (b).
SB40-CSA1, s. 1804 17Section 1804. 50.14 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-CSA1,817,2218 50.14 (2) (bm) For intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded, an
19amount calculated by multiplying the projected annual gross revenues of all
20intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in this state by 0.055, dividing
21the product by the number of licensed beds of intermediate care facilities in this state
22and dividing the quotient by 12.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1805 23Section 1805. 50.14 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-CSA1,818,424 50.14 (2m) Prior to each state fiscal year, the department shall calculate the
25amount of the assessment under sub. (2) (bm) that shall apply during the fiscal year.

1The department may reduce the assessment amount during a state fiscal year to
2avoid collecting for the fiscal year an amount in bed assessment receipts under sub.
3(2) (bm) that exceeds 5.5 percent of the aggregate gross revenues for intermediate
4care facilities for the mentally retarded for the fiscal year.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1806 5Section 1806. 50.36 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1808 6Section 1808. 50.38 of the statutes is repealed.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1809 7Section 1809. 50.49 (6m) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-CSA1,818,108 50.49 (6m) (am) An entity with which a care management organization, as
9defined in s. 46.2805 (1), contracts for care management services under s. 46.284 (4)
10(d), for purposes of providing the contracted services.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1810 11Section 1810. 50.498 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,818,2012 50.498 (1m) If an individual who applies for a certificate of approval, license
13or provisional license under sub. (1) does not have a social security number, the
14individual, as a condition of obtaining the certificate of approval, license or
15provisional license, shall submit a statement made or subscribed under oath or
16affirmation to the department that the applicant does not have a social security
17number. The form of the statement shall be prescribed by the department of
18workforce development children and families. A certificate of approval, license or
19provisional license issued in reliance upon a false statement submitted under this
20subsection is invalid.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1810r 21Section 1810r. 51.03 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-CSA1,818,2322 51.03 (6) The department shall issue a request for proposals to provide
23pharmacy management services for all state treatment facilities.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1811 24Section 1811. 51.032 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,819,7
151.032 (1m) If an individual who applies for a certification or approval under
2sub. (1) does not have a social security number, the individual, as a condition of
3obtaining the certification or approval, shall submit a statement made or subscribed
4under oath or affirmation to the department that the applicant does not have a social
5security number. The form of the statement shall be prescribed by the department
6of workforce development children and families. A certification or approval issued
7in reliance upon a false statement submitted under this subsection is invalid.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1812 8Section 1812. 51.038 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,819,16 951.038 Outpatient mental health clinic certification. Except as provided
10in s. 51.032, if a facility that provides mental health services on an outpatient basis
11holds current accreditation from the council on accreditation of services for families
12and children, the department may accept evidence of this accreditation as equivalent
13to the standards established by the department, for the purpose of certifying the
14facility for the receipt of funds for services provided as a benefit to a medical
15assistance recipient under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 6. f. or 49.471 (11) (k), a community aids
16funding recipient under s. 51.423 (2) or as mandated coverage under s. 632.89.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1813 17Section 1813. 51.04 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,819,23 1851.04 Treatment facility certification. Except as provided in s. 51.032, any
19treatment facility may apply to the department for certification of the facility for the
20receipt of funds for services provided as a benefit to a medical assistance recipient
21under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 6. f. or 49.471 (11) (k) or to a community aids funding recipient
22under s. 51.423 (2) or provided as mandated coverage under s. 632.89. The
23department shall annually charge a fee for each certification.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1814 24Section 1814. 51.15 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,820,8
151.15 (9) Notice of rights. At the time of detention the individual shall be
2informed by the director of the facility or such person's designee, both orally and in
3writing, of his or her right to contact an attorney and a member of his or her
4immediate family, the right to have an attorney provided at public expense, as
5provided under s. 967.06 and ch. 977, if the individual is a child or is indigent, 51.60,
6and the right to remain silent and that the individual's statements may be used as
7a basis for commitment. The individual shall also be provided with a copy of the
8statement of emergency detention.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1815 9Section 1815. 51.20 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,820,1610 51.20 (3) Legal counsel. At the time of the filing of the petition the court shall
11assure that the subject individual is represented by adversary counsel . If the
12individual claims or appears to be indigent, the court shall refer the person to the
13authority for indigency determinations specified under s. 977.07 (1). If the
14individual is a child, the court shall refer that child
by referring the individual to the
15state public defender, who shall appoint counsel for the child individual without a
16determination of indigency, as provided in s. 48.23 (4) 51.60.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1816 17Section 1816. 51.20 (18) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,820,2418 51.20 (18) (c) Expenses of the proceedings from the presentation of the
19statement of emergency detention or petition for commitment to the conclusion of the
20proceeding shall be allowed by the court and paid by the county from which the
21subject individual is detained, committed, or released, in the manner that the
22expenses of a criminal prosecution are paid, as provided in s. 59.64 (1). Payment of
23attorney fees for appointed attorneys in the case of children and indigents shall be
24in accordance with ch. 977.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1817 25Section 1817. 51.30 (4) (b) 27. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,821,3
151.30 (4) (b) 27. For the purpose of entering information concerning the subject
2individual into the statewide automated child welfare information system
3established under s. 46.03 48.47 (7g).
SB40-CSA1, s. 1818 4Section 1818. 51.35 (1) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,821,135 51.35 (1) (e) 1. Whenever any transfer between different treatment facilities
6results in a greater restriction of personal freedom for the patient and whenever the
7patient is transferred from outpatient to inpatient status, the department or the
8county department specified under par. (a) shall inform the patient both orally and
9in writing of his or her right to contact an attorney and a member of his or her
10immediate family, the right to have counsel provided at public expense, as provided
11under s. 967.06 and ch. 977, if the patient is a child or is indigent 51.60, and the right
12to petition a court in the county in which the patient is located or the committing
13court for a review of the transfer.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1819 14Section 1819. 51.35 (1) (e) 2. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,821,1615 51.35 (1) (e) 2. c. The patient's right to have counsel provided at public expense,
16as provided under s. 967.06 and ch. 977, if the patient is a child or is indigent 51.60.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1819m 17Section 1819m. 51.42 (3) (ar) 4. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,821,2018 51.42 (3) (ar) 4. b. Comprehensive diagnostic and evaluation services,
19including assessment as specified under ss. 114.09 (2) (bm), 343.30 (1q) and 343.305
20(10) and assessments under ss. 48.295 (1) and 938.295 (1).
SB40-CSA1, s. 1820 21Section 1820. 51.42 (3) (as) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,822,2222 51.42 (3) (as) 1. A county department of community programs shall authorize
23all care of any patient in a state, local, or private facility under a contractual
24agreement between the county department of community programs and the facility,
25unless the county department of community programs governs the facility. The need

1for inpatient care shall be determined by the program director or designee in
2consultation with and upon the recommendation of a licensed physician trained in
3psychiatry and employed by the county department of community programs or its
4contract agency. In cases of emergency, a facility under contract with any county
5department of community programs shall charge the county department of
6community programs having jurisdiction in the county where the patient is found.
7The county department of community programs shall reimburse the facility for the
8actual cost of all authorized care and services less applicable collections under s.
946.036, unless the department of health and family services determines that a
10charge is administratively infeasible, or unless the department of health and family
11services, after individual review, determines that the charge is not attributable to the
12cost of basic care and services. Except as provided in subd. 1m., a county department
13of community programs may not reimburse any state institution or receive credit for
14collections for care received therein in a state institution by nonresidents of this
15state, interstate compact clients, transfers under s. 51.35 (3), and transfers from
16Wisconsin state prisons under s. 51.37 (5) (a), commitments under s. 975.01, 1977
17stats., or s. 975.02, 1977 stats., or s. 971.14, 971.17 or 975.06 or admissions under s.
18975.17, 1977 stats., or children placed in the guardianship of the department of
19health and family services children and families under s. 48.427 or 48.43 or under
20the supervision of the department of corrections under s. 938.183 or 938.355. The
21exclusionary provisions of s. 46.03 (18) do not apply to direct and indirect costs which
22that are attributable to care and treatment of the client.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1821 23Section 1821. 51.42 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,823,1324 51.42 (3) (e) Exchange of information. Notwithstanding ss. 46.2895 (9), 48.78
25(2) (a), 49.45 (4), 49.83, 51.30, 51.45 (14) (a), 55.22 (3), 146.82, 252.11 (7), 253.07 (3)

1(c) and 938.78 (2) (a), any subunit of a county department of community programs
2or tribal agency acting under this section may exchange confidential information
3about a client, without the informed consent of the client, with any other subunit of
4the same county department of community programs or tribal agency, with a
5resource center, a care management organization, or a family long-term care
6district, or with any person providing services to the client under a purchase of
7services contract with the county department of community programs or tribal
8agency or with a resource center, care management organization, or family
9long-term care district, if necessary to enable an employee or service provider to
10perform his or her duties, or to enable the county department of community
11programs or tribal agency to coordinate the delivery of services to the client. Any
12agency releasing information under this paragraph shall document that a request
13was received and what information was provided.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1821m 14Section 1821m. 51.423 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,824,715 51.423 (2) From the appropriations under s. 20.435 (7) (b) and (o), the
16department shall distribute the funding for services provided or purchased by county
17departments under s. 46.23, 51.42, or 51.437 to such county departments as provided
18under s. 46.40. County matching funds are required for the distributions under s.
1946.40 (2) and (9) (b). Each county's required match for the distributions under s.
2046.40 (2) for a year equals 9.89% of the total of the county's distributions under s.
2146.40 (2) for that year for which matching funds are required plus the amount the
22county was required by s. 46.26 (2) (c), 1985 stats., to spend for juvenile
23delinquency-related services from its distribution for 1987. Each county's required
24match for the distribution under s. 46.40 (9) (b) for a year equals 9.89% of that
25county's amounts described in s. 46.40 (9) (a) (ar) (intro.) for that year. Matching

1funds may be from county tax levies, federal and state revenue sharing funds, or
2private donations to the counties that meet the requirements specified in sub. (5).
3Private donations may not exceed 25% of the total county match. If the county match
4is less than the amount required to generate the full amount of state and federal
5funds distributed for this period, the decrease in the amount of state and federal
6funds equals the difference between the required and the actual amount of county
7matching funds.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1822 8Section 1822. 51.437 (4r) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,824,239 51.437 (4r) (b) Notwithstanding ss. 46.2895 (9), 48.78 (2) (a), 49.45 (4), 49.83,
1051.30, 51.45 (14) (a), 55.22 (3), 146.82, 252.11 (7), 253.07 (3) (c) and 938.78 (2) (a), any
11subunit of a county department of developmental disabilities services or tribal
12agency acting under this section may exchange confidential information about a
13client, without the informed consent of the client, with any other subunit of the same
14county department of developmental disabilities services or tribal agency, with a
15resource center, a care management organization, or a family long-term care
16district, or with any person providing services to the client under a purchase of
17services contract with the county department of developmental disabilities services
18or tribal agency or with a resource center, a care management organization, or a
19family long-term care district, if necessary to enable an employee or service provider
20to perform his or her duties, or to enable the county department of developmental
21disabilities services or tribal agency to coordinate the delivery of services to the
22client. Any agency releasing information under this paragraph shall document that
23a request was received and what information was provided.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1823 24Section 1823. 51.437 (4rm) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,826,3
151.437 (4rm) (a) A county department of developmental disabilities services
2shall authorize all care of any patient in a state, local, or private facility under a
3contractual agreement between the county department of developmental disabilities
4services and the facility, unless the county department of developmental disabilities
5services governs the facility. The need for inpatient care shall be determined by the
6program director or designee in consultation with and upon the recommendation of
7a licensed physician trained in psychiatry and employed by the county department
8of developmental disabilities services or its contract agency prior to the admission
9of a patient to the facility except in the case of emergency services. In cases of
10emergency, a facility under contract with any county department of developmental
11disabilities services shall charge the county department of developmental
12disabilities services having jurisdiction in the county where the individual receiving
13care is found. The county department of developmental disabilities services shall
14reimburse the facility, except as provided under par. (c), for the actual cost of all
15authorized care and services less applicable collections under s. 46.036, unless the
16department of health and family services determines that a charge is
17administratively infeasible, or unless the department of health and family services,
18after individual review, determines that the charge is not attributable to the cost of
19basic care and services. The exclusionary provisions of s. 46.03 (18) do not apply to
20direct and indirect costs which are attributable to care and treatment of the client.
21County departments of developmental disabilities services may not reimburse any
22state institution or receive credit for collections for care received therein in a state
23institution
by nonresidents of this state, interstate compact clients, transfers under
24s. 51.35 (3) (a), commitments under s. 975.01, 1977 stats., or s. 975.02, 1977 stats.,
25or s. 971.14, 971.17 or 975.06, admissions under s. 975.17, 1977 stats., children

1placed in the guardianship of the department of health and family services children
2and families
under s. 48.427 or 48.43 or juveniles under the supervision of the
3department of corrections under s. 938.183 or 938.355.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1824b 4Section 1824b. 51.437 (14) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-CSA1,826,95 51.437 (14) (i) Ensure that the matching-funds requirement for the state
6developmental disabilities councils grant, as received from the federal department
7of health and human services, is met by reporting to the federal department of health
8and human services expenditures made for the provision of developmental
9disabilities services under the basic county allocation distributed under s. 46.40 (2).
SB40-CSA1, s. 1827 10Section 1827. 51.45 (12) (b) (intro.), 1. and 3. of the statutes are consolidated,
11renumbered 51.45 (12) (b) and amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,826,1812 51.45 (12) (b) The physician, spouse, guardian, or a relative of the person
13sought to be committed, or any other responsible person, may petition a circuit court
14commissioner or the circuit court of the county in which the person sought to be
15committed resides or is present for commitment under this subsection. The petition
16shall: 1. State state facts to support the need for emergency treatment; 3. Be and
17be
supported by one or more affidavits which that aver with particularity the factual
18basis for the allegations contained in the petition.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1828 19Section 1828. 51.45 (12) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1829 20Section 1829. 51.45 (12) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,827,221 51.45 (12) (c) 2. Assure that the person sought to be committed is represented
22by counsel and, if the person claims or appears to be indigent, refer the person to the
23authority for indigency determinations specified under s. 977.07 (1) or, if the person
24is a child, refer that child
by referring the person to the state public defender, who

1shall appoint counsel for the child person without a determination of indigency, as
2provided in s. 48.23 (4) 51.60.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1830 3Section 1830. 51.45 (13) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,827,114 51.45 (13) (b) 2. Assure that the person is represented by counsel and, if the
5person claims or appears to be indigent, refer the person to the authority for
6indigency determinations specified under s. 977.07 (1) or, if the person is a child, refer
7that child
by referring the person to the state public defender, who shall appoint
8counsel for the child person without a determination of indigency, as provided in s.
948.23 (4) 51.60. The person shall be represented by counsel at the preliminary
10hearing under par. (d). The person may, with the approval of the court, waive his or
11her right to representation by counsel at the full hearing under par. (f).
SB40-CSA1, s. 1831 12Section 1831. 51.45 (13) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,828,213 51.45 (13) (d) Whenever it is desired to involuntarily commit a person, a
14preliminary hearing shall be held under this paragraph. The purpose of the
15preliminary hearing shall be to determine if there is probable cause for believing that
16the allegations of the petition under par. (a) are true. The court shall assure that the
17person shall be is represented by counsel at the preliminary hearing and, if the
18person is a child or is indigent,
by referring the person to the state public defender,
19who shall appoint
counsel shall timely be appointed at public expense, as provided
20in s. 967.06 and ch. 977
for the person without a determination of indigency, as
21provided in s. 51.60
. Counsel shall have access to all reports and records, psychiatric
22and otherwise, which have been made prior to the preliminary hearing. The person
23shall be present at the preliminary hearing and shall be afforded a meaningful
24opportunity to be heard. Upon failure to make a finding of probable cause under this

1paragraph, the court shall dismiss the petition and discharge the person from the
2custody of the county department.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1832 3Section 1832. 51.45 (13) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,828,124 51.45 (13) (j) Upon the filing of a petition for recommitment under par. (h), the
5court shall fix a date for a recommitment hearing within 10 days, and assure that the
6person sought to be recommitted is represented by counsel and, if the person is
7indigent, appoint
by referring the person to the state public defender, who shall
8appoint
counsel for him or her, unless waived for the person without a determination
9of indigency, as provided in s. 51.60
. The provisions of par. (e) relating to notice and
10to access to records, names of witnesses, and summaries of their testimony shall
11apply to recommitment hearings under this paragraph. At the recommitment
12hearing, the court shall proceed as provided under pars. (f) and (g).
SB40-CSA1, s. 1833 13Section 1833. 51.45 (16) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1834 14Section 1834. 51.60 of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-CSA1,828,19 1551.60 Appointment of counsel. (1) Adults. (a) In any situation under this
16chapter in which an adult individual has a right to be represented by counsel, the
17individual shall be referred as soon as practicable to the state public defender, who
18shall appoint counsel for the individual under s. 977.08 without a determination of
19indigency.
SB40-CSA1,828,2120 (b) Except as provided in s. 51.45 (13) (b) 2., par. (a) does not apply if the
21individual knowingly and voluntarily waives counsel.
SB40-CSA1,828,24 22(2) Minors. In any situation under this chapter in which a minor has a right
23to be represented by counsel, counsel for the minor shall be appointed as provided
24in s. 48.23 (4).
SB40-CSA1,829,3
1(3) Retained counsel. Notwithstanding subs. (1) and (2), an individual subject
2to proceedings under this chapter is entitled to retain counsel of his or her own
3choosing at his or her own expense.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1835 4Section 1835. 51.605 of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-CSA1,829,14 551.605 Reimbursement for counsel provided by the state. (1) Inquiry.
6At or after the conclusion of a proceeding under this chapter in which the state public
7defender has provided counsel for an adult individual, the court may inquire as to
8the individual's ability to reimburse the state for the costs of representation. If the
9court determines that the individual is able to make reimbursement for all or part
10of the costs of representation, the court may order the individual to reimburse the
11state an amount not to exceed the maximum amount established by the public
12defender board under s. 977.075 (4). Upon the court's request, the state public
13defender shall conduct a determination of indigency under s. 977.07 and report the
14results of the determination to the court.
SB40-CSA1,829,21 15(2) Payment. Reimbursement ordered under this section shall be made to the
16clerk of courts of the county where the proceedings took place. The clerk of courts
17shall transmit payments under this section to the county treasurer, who shall deposit
1825 percent of the payment amount in the county treasury and transmit the
19remainder to the secretary of administration. Payments transmitted to the
20secretary of administration shall be deposited in the general fund and credited to the
21appropriation account under s. 20.550 (1) (L).
SB40-CSA1,829,25 22(3) Report. By January 31st of each year, the clerk of courts for each county
23shall report to the state public defender the total amount of reimbursements ordered
24under sub. (1) in the previous calendar year and the total amount of reimbursements
25paid to the clerk under sub. (2) in the previous year.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1835c
1Section 1835c. 51.62 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,830,52 51.62 (3m) Funding. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (md), the
3department may not shall distribute more than $75,000 in each fiscal year to the
4protection and advocacy agency for performance of community mental health
5protection and advocacy services.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1836 6Section 1836. 55.10 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,830,257 55.10 (4) (a) Counsel; costs . The individual sought to be protected has the right
8to counsel whether or not the individual is present at the hearing on the petition.
9The court shall require representation by full legal counsel whenever the petition
10alleges that the individual is not competent to refuse psychotropic medication under
11s. 55.14, the individual sought to be protected requested such representation at least
1272 hours before the hearing, the guardian ad litem or any other person states that
13the individual sought to be protected is opposed to the petition, or the court
14determines that the interests of justice require it. If the individual sought to be
15protected or any other person on his or her behalf requests but is unable to obtain
16legal counsel, the court shall appoint refer the individual to the state public defender
17as provided under s. 55.105 for appointment of
legal counsel. Counsel shall be
18provided at public expense, as provided under s. 967.06 and ch. 977, if the individual
19is indigent. If the individual sought to be protected is an adult who is indigent, and
20if counsel was not appointed under s. 977.08, the county in which the hearing is held
21is liable for any fees due the individual's legal counsel.
If the individual sought to
22be protected is represented by counsel appointed under s. 977.08 in a proceeding for
23the appointment of a guardian under s. 880.33 ch. 54, the court shall order the
24counsel appointed under s. 977.08 to represent under this section the individual
25sought to be protected.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1837
1Section 1837. 55.105 of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-CSA1,831,6 255.105 Appointment of counsel. (1) In any situation under this chapter in
3which an adult individual has a right to be represented by legal counsel, the
4individual shall be referred as soon as practicable to the state public defender, who
5shall appoint counsel for the individual under s. 977.08 without a determination of
6indigency.
SB40-CSA1,831,9 7(2) In any situation under this chapter in which a minor has a right to be
8represented by legal counsel, legal counsel for the minor shall be appointed as
9provided in s. 48.23 (4).
SB40-CSA1,831,12 10(3) Notwithstanding subs. (1) and (2), an individual subject to proceedings
11under this chapter is entitled to retain counsel of his or her own choosing at his or
12her own expense.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1838 13Section 1838. 55.107 of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-CSA1,831,23 1455.107 Reimbursement of counsel provided by the state. (1) At or after
15the conclusion of a proceeding under this chapter in which the state public defender
16has provided legal counsel for an adult individual, the court may inquire as to the
17individual's ability to reimburse the state for the costs of representation. If the court
18determines that the individual is able to make reimbursement for all or part of the
19costs of representation, the court may order the individual to reimburse the state an
20amount not to exceed the maximum amount established by the public defender board
21under s. 977.075 (4). Upon the court's request, the state public defender shall
22conduct a determination of indigency under s. 977.07 and report the results of the
23determination to the court.
SB40-CSA1,832,5 24(2) Reimbursement ordered under this section shall be made to the clerk of
25courts of the county where the proceedings took place. The clerk of courts shall

1transmit payments under this section to the county treasurer, who shall deposit 25
2percent of the payment amount in the county treasury and transmit the remainder
3to the secretary of administration. Payments transmitted to the secretary of
4administration shall be deposited in the general fund and credited to the
5appropriation account under s. 20.550 (1) (L).
SB40-CSA1,832,9 6(3) By January 31st of each year, the clerk of courts for each county shall report
7to the state public defender the total amount of reimbursements ordered under sub.
8(1) in the previous calendar year and the total amount of reimbursements paid to the
9clerk under sub. (2) in the previous year.
SB40-CSA1, s. 1839 10Section 1839. 55.135 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-CSA1,833,711 55.135 (1) If, upon a credible report to or, from personal observation of, or a
12reliable report made by a person who identifies himself or herself to, a sheriff, police
13officer, fire fighter, guardian, if any, or authorized representative of a county
14department or an agency with which it contracts under s. 55.02 (2), it appears
15probable that an individual is so totally incapable of providing for his or her own care
16or custody as to create a substantial risk of serious physical harm to himself or herself
17or others as a result of developmental disabilities, degenerative brain disorder,
18serious and persistent mental illness, or other like incapacities if not immediately
19placed, the individual under this paragraph who received the credible report or who
20personally made the observation or to whom the report is made may take into custody
21and transport the individual to an appropriate medical or protective placement
22facility. The person making emergency protective placement shall prepare a
23statement at the time of detention providing specific factual information concerning
24the person's observations or reports made to the person and the basis for emergency
25placement. The statement shall be filed with the director of the facility and with any

1petition under s. 55.075. At the time of emergency protective placement the
2individual shall be informed by the director of the facility or the director's designee,
3orally and in writing, of his or her right to contact an attorney and a member of his
4or her immediate family and the right to have an attorney provided at public
5expense, as provided under s. 967.06 and ch. 977, if the individual is a minor or is
6indigent
s. 55.105. The director or designee shall also provide the individual with
7a copy of the statement by the person making emergency protective placement.
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