Amendment SSA1-SB40

SB40-SSA1, s. 1784 Section 1784. 50.04 (2h) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1,804,11 50.04 (2h) (a) 4. For a person who seeks admission or is about to be admitted on a private pay basis and who waives the requirement for a financial screen and cost-sharing screening under s. 46.283 (4) (g), the referral under this subsection may not include performance of a financial screen and cost-sharing screening under s. 46.283 (4) (g), unless the person is expected to become eligible for medical assistance within 6 months.

SB40-SSA1, s. 1792 Section 1792. 50.06 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1,804,23 50.06 (7) An individual who consents to an admission under this section may request that an assessment be conducted for the incapacitated individual under the long-term support community options program under s. 46.27 (6) or, if the secretary has certified under s. 46.281 (3) that a resource center is available for the individual, a functional screening and a financial screen and cost-sharing screening to determine eligibility for the family care benefit under s. 46.286 (1). If admission is sought on behalf of the incapacitated individual or if the incapacitated individual is about to be admitted on a private pay basis, the individual who consents to the admission may waive the requirement for a financial screen and cost-sharing screening under s. 46.283 (4) (g), unless the incapacitated individual is expected to become eligible for medical assistance within 6 months.

SB40-SSA1, s. 1799m Section 1799m. 50.135 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1,805,2 50.135 (3) Exemption. The inpatient health care facilities under ss. 45.50, 48.62, 51.05, 51.06, 233.40, 233.41, 233.42 and 252.10 are exempt from this section.

SB40-SSA1, s. 1800 Section 1800. 50.14 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1,805,8 50.14 (2) (intro.) For the privilege of doing business in this state, there is imposed on all licensed beds of a facility an assessment that may not exceed $445 per calendar month per licensed bed of an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded and an assessment that may not exceed $75 in the following amount per calendar month per licensed bed of a nursing home. the facility:

SB40-SSA1,805,11 (2g) The assessment moneys collected under this section shall be deposited in the general fund, except amounts in excess of $13,800,000 shall be deposited in the Medical Assistance trust fund.

SB40-SSA1,805,12 (2r) In determining the number of licensed beds, all of the following apply:

SB40-SSA1, s. 1801g Section 1801g. 50.14 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 50.14 (2r) (a).

SB40-SSA1, s. 1802 Section 1802. 50.14 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-SSA1,805,15 50.14 (2) (am) For nursing homes, an amount not to exceed $127.

SB40-SSA1, s. 1803m Section 1803m. 50.14 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 50.14 (2r) (b).

SB40-SSA1, s. 1804 Section 1804. 50.14 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-SSA1,805,22 50.14 (2) (bm) For intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded, an amount calculated by multiplying the projected annual gross revenues of all intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in this state by 0.055, dividing the product by the number of licensed beds of intermediate care facilities in this state and dividing the quotient by 12.

SB40-SSA1, s. 1805 Section 1805. 50.14 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-SSA1,806,4 50.14 (2m) Prior to each state fiscal year, the department shall calculate the amount of the assessment under sub. (2) (bm) that shall apply during the fiscal year. The department may reduce the assessment amount during a state fiscal year to avoid collecting for the fiscal year an amount in bed assessment receipts under sub. (2) (bm) that exceeds 5.5 percent of the aggregate gross revenues for intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded for the fiscal year.

SB40-SSA1, s. 1806 Section 1806. 50.36 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

SB40-SSA1, s. 1807 Section 1807. 50.375 of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-SSA1,806,10 50.375 Assessment. (1) Beginning in 2007, for the privilege of doing business in this state, there is imposed on each hospital an annual assessment, based on the hospital's gross revenue that each hospital shall pay before December 1. The assessments shall be deposited into the health care quality fund.

SB40-SSA1,806,13 (2) The department shall verify the amount of each hospital's gross revenue and determine the amount of each hospital's assessment, based on claims information that shall be provided to the department under s. 153.46 (5).

SB40-SSA1,806,17 (3) Although the department may consider the revenue received by a hospital for services or items provided as benefits under subch. IV of chapter 49, the department's determination under sub. (2) shall be based on a rate not to exceed 1 percent of the hospital's gross revenue, as adjusted by the department.

SB40-SSA1,806,22 (4) Sections 77.59 (1) to (5), (6) (intro.), (a), and (c), and (7) to (10), 77.60 (1) to (7), (9), and (10), 77.61 (9) and (12) to (14), and 77.62, as they apply to the taxes under subch. III of ch. 77, apply to the assessment under this section, except that the amount of any assessment collected under sub. (1) shall be deposited in the health care quality fund.

SB40-SSA1,806,24 (5) The department shall levy, enforce, and collect the assessment under this section and shall develop and distribute forms necessary for levying and collection.

SB40-SSA1,807,4 (6) An affected hospital may contest an action by the department of health and family services under this section by submitting a written request for a hearing to the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration within 30 days after the date of the department's action.

SB40-SSA1,807,7 (7) Any order or determination made by the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration under a hearing as specified in sub. (6) is subject to judicial review as prescribed under ch. 227.

SB40-SSA1, s. 1808 Section 1808. 50.38 of the statutes is repealed.

SB40-SSA1, s. 1809 Section 1809. 50.49 (6m) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-SSA1,807,12 50.49 (6m) (am) An entity with which a care management organization, as defined in s. 46.2805 (1), contracts for care management services under s. 46.284 (4) (d), for purposes of providing the contracted services.

SB40-SSA1, s. 1810 Section 1810. 50.498 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1,807,22 50.498 (1m) If an individual who applies for a certificate of approval, license or provisional license under sub. (1) does not have a social security number, the individual, as a condition of obtaining the certificate of approval, license or provisional license, shall submit a statement made or subscribed under oath or affirmation to the department that the applicant does not have a social security number. The form of the statement shall be prescribed by the department of workforce development children and families. A certificate of approval, license or provisional license issued in reliance upon a false statement submitted under this subsection is invalid.

SB40-SSA1, s. 1811 Section 1811. 51.032 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1,808,5 51.032 (1m) If an individual who applies for a certification or approval under sub. (1) does not have a social security number, the individual, as a condition of obtaining the certification or approval, shall submit a statement made or subscribed under oath or affirmation to the department that the applicant does not have a social security number. The form of the statement shall be prescribed by the department of workforce development children and families. A certification or approval issued in reliance upon a false statement submitted under this subsection is invalid.

SB40-SSA1, s. 1812 Section 1812. 51.038 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1,808,14 51.038 Outpatient mental health clinic certification. Except as provided in s. 51.032, if a facility that provides mental health services on an outpatient basis holds current accreditation from the council on accreditation of services for families and children, the department may accept evidence of this accreditation as equivalent to the standards established by the department, for the purpose of certifying the facility for the receipt of funds for services provided as a benefit to a medical assistance recipient under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 6. f. or 49.471 (11) (k), a community aids funding recipient under s. 51.423 (2) or as mandated coverage under s. 632.89.

SB40-SSA1, s. 1813 Section 1813. 51.04 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1,808,21 51.04 Treatment facility certification. Except as provided in s. 51.032, any treatment facility may apply to the department for certification of the facility for the receipt of funds for services provided as a benefit to a medical assistance recipient under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 6. f. or 49.471 (11) (k) or to a community aids funding recipient under s. 51.423 (2) or provided as mandated coverage under s. 632.89. The department shall annually charge a fee for each certification.

SB40-SSA1, s. 1814 Section 1814. 51.15 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1,809,5 51.15 (9) Notice of rights. At the time of detention the individual shall be informed by the director of the facility or such person's designee, both orally and in writing, of his or her right to contact an attorney and a member of his or her immediate family, the right to have an attorney provided at public expense, as provided under s. 967.06 and ch. 977, if the individual is a child or is indigent, 51.60, and the right to remain silent and that the individual's statements may be used as a basis for commitment. The individual shall also be provided with a copy of the statement of emergency detention.

SB40-SSA1, s. 1815 Section 1815. 51.20 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1,809,13 51.20 (3) Legal counsel. At the time of the filing of the petition the court shall assure that the subject individual is represented by adversary counsel . If the individual claims or appears to be indigent, the court shall refer the person to the authority for indigency determinations specified under s. 977.07 (1). If the individual is a child, the court shall refer that child by referring the individual to the state public defender, who shall appoint counsel for the child individual without a determination of indigency, as provided in s. 48.23 (4) 51.60.

SB40-SSA1, s. 1816 Section 1816. 51.20 (18) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1,809,21 51.20 (18) (c) Expenses of the proceedings from the presentation of the statement of emergency detention or petition for commitment to the conclusion of the proceeding shall be allowed by the court and paid by the county from which the subject individual is detained, committed, or released, in the manner that the expenses of a criminal prosecution are paid, as provided in s. 59.64 (1). Payment of attorney fees for appointed attorneys in the case of children and indigents shall be in accordance with ch. 977.

SB40-SSA1, s. 1817 Section 1817. 51.30 (4) (b) 27. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1,809,25 51.30 (4) (b) 27. For the purpose of entering information concerning the subject individual into the statewide automated child welfare information system established under s. 46.03 48.47 (7g).

SB40-SSA1, s. 1818 Section 1818. 51.35 (1) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1,810,10 51.35 (1) (e) 1. Whenever any transfer between different treatment facilities results in a greater restriction of personal freedom for the patient and whenever the patient is transferred from outpatient to inpatient status, the department or the county department specified under par. (a) shall inform the patient both orally and in writing of his or her right to contact an attorney and a member of his or her immediate family, the right to have counsel provided at public expense, as provided under s. 967.06 and ch. 977, if the patient is a child or is indigent 51.60, and the right to petition a court in the county in which the patient is located or the committing court for a review of the transfer.

SB40-SSA1, s. 1819 Section 1819. 51.35 (1) (e) 2. c. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1,810,13 51.35 (1) (e) 2. c. The patient's right to have counsel provided at public expense, as provided under s. 967.06 and ch. 977, if the patient is a child or is indigent 51.60.

SB40-SSA1, s. 1820 Section 1820. 51.42 (3) (as) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1,811,15 51.42 (3) (as) 1. A county department of community programs shall authorize all care of any patient in a state, local, or private facility under a contractual agreement between the county department of community programs and the facility, unless the county department of community programs governs the facility. The need for inpatient care shall be determined by the program director or designee in consultation with and upon the recommendation of a licensed physician trained in psychiatry and employed by the county department of community programs or its contract agency. In cases of emergency, a facility under contract with any county department of community programs shall charge the county department of community programs having jurisdiction in the county where the patient is found. The county department of community programs shall reimburse the facility for the actual cost of all authorized care and services less applicable collections under s. 46.036, unless the department of health and family services determines that a charge is administratively infeasible, or unless the department of health and family services, after individual review, determines that the charge is not attributable to the cost of basic care and services. Except as provided in subd. 1m., a county department of community programs may not reimburse any state institution or receive credit for collections for care received therein in a state institution by nonresidents of this state, interstate compact clients, transfers under s. 51.35 (3), and transfers from Wisconsin state prisons under s. 51.37 (5) (a), commitments under s. 975.01, 1977 stats., or s. 975.02, 1977 stats., or s. 971.14, 971.17 or 975.06 or admissions under s. 975.17, 1977 stats., or children placed in the guardianship of the department of health and family services children and families under s. 48.427 or 48.43 or under the supervision of the department of corrections under s. 938.183 or 938.355. The exclusionary provisions of s. 46.03 (18) do not apply to direct and indirect costs which that are attributable to care and treatment of the client.

SB40-SSA1, s. 1821 Section 1821. 51.42 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1,812,6 51.42 (3) (e) Exchange of information. Notwithstanding ss. 46.2895 (9), 48.78 (2) (a), 49.45 (4), 49.83, 51.30, 51.45 (14) (a), 55.22 (3), 146.82, 252.11 (7), 253.07 (3) (c) and 938.78 (2) (a), any subunit of a county department of community programs or tribal agency 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 tribal agency, with a resource center, a care management organization, or a family long-term care district, or with any person providing services to the client under a purchase of services contract with the county department of community programs or tribal agency or with a resource center, care management organization, or family long-term care district, if necessary to enable an employee or service provider to perform his or her duties, or to enable the county department of community programs or tribal agency to coordinate the delivery of services to the client. Any agency releasing information under this paragraph shall document that a request was received and what information was provided.

SB40-SSA1, s. 1821m Section 1821m. 51.423 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1,812,25 51.423 (2) From the appropriations under s. 20.435 (7) (b) and (o), the department shall distribute the funding for services provided or purchased by county departments under s. 46.23, 51.42, or 51.437 to such county departments as provided under s. 46.40. County matching funds are required for the distributions under s. 46.40 (2) and (9) (b). Each county's required match for the distributions under s. 46.40 (2) for a year equals 9.89% of the total of the county's distributions under s. 46.40 (2) for that year for which matching funds are required plus the amount the county was required by s. 46.26 (2) (c), 1985 stats., to spend for juvenile delinquency-related services from its distribution for 1987. Each county's required match for the distribution under s. 46.40 (9) (b) for a year equals 9.89% of that county's amounts described in s. 46.40 (9) (a) (ar) (intro.) for that year. Matching funds may be from county tax levies, federal and state revenue sharing funds, or private donations to the counties that meet the requirements specified in sub. (5). Private donations may not exceed 25% of the total county match. If the county match is less than the amount required to generate the full amount of state and federal funds distributed for this period, the decrease in the amount of state and federal funds equals the difference between the required and the actual amount of county matching funds.

SB40-SSA1, s. 1822 Section 1822. 51.437 (4r) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1,813,16 51.437 (4r) (b) Notwithstanding ss. 46.2895 (9), 48.78 (2) (a), 49.45 (4), 49.83, 51.30, 51.45 (14) (a), 55.22 (3), 146.82, 252.11 (7), 253.07 (3) (c) and 938.78 (2) (a), any subunit of a county department of developmental disabilities services or tribal agency 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 tribal agency, with a resource center, a care management organization, or a family long-term care district, or with any person providing services to the client under a purchase of services contract with the county department of developmental disabilities services or tribal agency or with a resource center, a care management organization, or a family long-term care district, if necessary to enable an employee or service provider to perform his or her duties, or to enable the county department of developmental disabilities services or tribal agency to coordinate the delivery of services to the client. Any agency releasing information under this paragraph shall document that a request was received and what information was provided.

SB40-SSA1, s. 1823 Section 1823. 51.437 (4rm) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1,814,20 51.437 (4rm) (a) A county department of developmental disabilities services shall authorize all care of any patient in a state, local, or private facility under a contractual agreement between the county department of developmental disabilities services and the facility, unless the county department of developmental disabilities services governs the facility. The need for inpatient care shall be determined by the program director or designee in consultation with and upon the recommendation of a licensed physician trained in psychiatry and employed by the county department of developmental disabilities services or its contract agency prior to the admission of a patient to the facility except in the case of emergency services. In cases of emergency, a facility under contract with any county department of developmental disabilities services shall charge the county department of developmental disabilities services having jurisdiction in the county where the individual receiving care is found. The county department of developmental disabilities services shall reimburse the facility, except as provided under par. (c), for the actual cost of all authorized care and services less applicable collections under s. 46.036, unless the department of health and family services determines that a charge is administratively infeasible, or unless the department of health and family services, after individual review, determines that the charge is not attributable to the cost of basic care and services. The exclusionary provisions of s. 46.03 (18) do not apply to direct and indirect costs which are attributable to care and treatment of the client. County departments of developmental disabilities services may not reimburse any state institution or receive credit for collections for care received therein in a state institution by nonresidents of this state, interstate compact clients, transfers under s. 51.35 (3) (a), commitments under s. 975.01, 1977 stats., or s. 975.02, 1977 stats., or s. 971.14, 971.17 or 975.06, admissions under s. 975.17, 1977 stats., children placed in the guardianship of the department of health and family services children and families under s. 48.427 or 48.43 or juveniles under the supervision of the department of corrections under s. 938.183 or 938.355.

SB40-SSA1, s. 1827 Section 1827. 51.45 (12) (b) (intro.), 1. and 3. of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 51.45 (12) (b) and amended to read:

SB40-SSA1,815,4 51.45 (12) (b) The physician, spouse, guardian, or a relative of the person sought to be committed, or any other responsible person, may petition a circuit court commissioner or the circuit court of the county in which the person sought to be committed resides or is present for commitment under this subsection. The petition shall: 1. State state facts to support the need for emergency treatment; 3. Be and be supported by one or more affidavits which that aver with particularity the factual basis for the allegations contained in the petition.

SB40-SSA1, s. 1828 Section 1828. 51.45 (12) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.

SB40-SSA1, s. 1829 Section 1829. 51.45 (12) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1,815,12 51.45 (12) (c) 2. Assure that the person sought to be committed is represented by counsel and, if the person claims or appears to be indigent, refer the person to the authority for indigency determinations specified under s. 977.07 (1) or, if the person is a child, refer that child by referring the person to the state public defender, who shall appoint counsel for the child person without a determination of indigency, as provided in s. 48.23 (4) 51.60.

SB40-SSA1, s. 1830 Section 1830. 51.45 (13) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1,815,21 51.45 (13) (b) 2. Assure that the person is represented by counsel and, if the person claims or appears to be indigent, refer the person to the authority for indigency determinations specified under s. 977.07 (1) or, if the person is a child, refer that child by referring the person to the state public defender, who shall appoint counsel for the child person without a determination of indigency, as provided in s. 48.23 (4) 51.60. The person shall be represented by counsel at the preliminary hearing under par. (d). The person may, with the approval of the court, waive his or her right to representation by counsel at the full hearing under par. (f).

SB40-SSA1, s. 1831 Section 1831. 51.45 (13) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1,816,11 51.45 (13) (d) Whenever it is desired to involuntarily commit a person, a preliminary hearing shall be held under this paragraph. The purpose of the preliminary hearing shall be to determine if there is probable cause for believing that the allegations of the petition under par. (a) are true. The court shall assure that the person shall be is represented by counsel at the preliminary hearing and, if the person is a child or is indigent, by referring the person to the state public defender, who shall appoint counsel shall timely be appointed at public expense, as provided in s. 967.06 and ch. 977 for the person without a determination of indigency, as provided in s. 51.60. Counsel shall have access to all reports and records, psychiatric and otherwise, which have been made prior to the preliminary hearing. The person shall be present at the preliminary hearing and shall be afforded a meaningful opportunity to be heard. Upon failure to make a finding of probable cause under this paragraph, the court shall dismiss the petition and discharge the person from the custody of the county department.

SB40-SSA1, s. 1832 Section 1832. 51.45 (13) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1,816,21 51.45 (13) (j) Upon the filing of a petition for recommitment under par. (h), the court shall fix a date for a recommitment hearing within 10 days, and assure that the person sought to be recommitted is represented by counsel and, if the person is indigent, appoint by referring the person to the state public defender, who shall appoint counsel for him or her, unless waived for the person without a determination of indigency, as provided in s. 51.60. The provisions of par. (e) relating to notice and to access to records, names of witnesses, and summaries of their testimony shall apply to recommitment hearings under this paragraph. At the recommitment hearing, the court shall proceed as provided under pars. (f) and (g).

SB40-SSA1, s. 1833 Section 1833. 51.45 (16) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

SB40-SSA1, s. 1834 Section 1834. 51.60 of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-SSA1,817,3 51.60 Appointment of counsel. (1) Adults. (a) In any situation under this chapter in which an adult individual has a right to be represented by counsel, the individual shall be referred as soon as practicable to the state public defender, who shall appoint counsel for the individual under s. 977.08 without a determination of indigency.

SB40-SSA1,817,5 (b) Except as provided in s. 51.45 (13) (b) 2., par. (a) does not apply if the individual knowingly and voluntarily waives counsel.

SB40-SSA1,817,8 (2) Minors. In any situation under this chapter in which a minor has a right to be represented by counsel, counsel for the minor shall be appointed as provided in s. 48.23 (4).

SB40-SSA1,817,11 (3) Retained counsel. Notwithstanding subs. (1) and (2), an individual subject to proceedings under this chapter is entitled to retain counsel of his or her own choosing at his or her own expense.

SB40-SSA1, s. 1835 Section 1835. 51.605 of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-SSA1,817,22 51.605 Reimbursement for counsel provided by the state. (1) Inquiry. At or after the conclusion of a proceeding under this chapter in which the state public defender has provided counsel for an adult individual, the court may inquire as to the individual's ability to reimburse the state for the costs of representation. If the court determines that the individual is able to make reimbursement for all or part of the costs of representation, the court may order the individual to reimburse the state an amount not to exceed the maximum amount established by the public defender board under s. 977.075 (4). Upon the court's request, the state public defender shall conduct a determination of indigency under s. 977.07 and report the results of the determination to the court.

SB40-SSA1,818,4 (2) Payment. Reimbursement ordered under this section shall be made to the clerk of courts of the county where the proceedings took place. The clerk of courts shall transmit payments under this section to the county treasurer, who shall deposit 25 percent of the payment amount in the county treasury and transmit the remainder to the secretary of administration. Payments transmitted to the secretary of administration shall be deposited in the general fund and credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.550 (1) (L).

SB40-SSA1,818,8 (3) Report. By January 31st of each year, the clerk of courts for each county shall report to the state public defender the total amount of reimbursements ordered under sub. (1) in the previous calendar year and the total amount of reimbursements paid to the clerk under sub. (2) in the previous year.

SB40-SSA1, s. 1835c Section 1835c. 51.62 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1,818,13 51.62 (3m) Funding. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (md), the department may not shall distribute more than $75,000 in each fiscal year to the protection and advocacy agency for performance of community mental health protection and advocacy services.

SB40-SSA1, s. 1836 Section 1836. 55.10 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1,819,8 55.10 (4) (a) Counsel; costs . The individual sought to be protected has the right to counsel whether or not the individual is present at the hearing on the petition. The court shall require representation by full legal counsel whenever the petition alleges that the individual is not competent to refuse psychotropic medication under s. 55.14, the individual sought to be protected requested such representation at least 72 hours before the hearing, the guardian ad litem or any other person states that the individual sought to be protected is opposed to the petition, or the court determines that the interests of justice require it. If the individual sought to be protected or any other person on his or her behalf requests but is unable to obtain legal counsel, the court shall appoint refer the individual to the state public defender as provided under s. 55.105 for appointment of legal counsel. Counsel shall be provided at public expense, as provided under s. 967.06 and ch. 977, if the individual is indigent. If the individual sought to be protected is an adult who is indigent, and if counsel was not appointed under s. 977.08, the county in which the hearing is held is liable for any fees due the individual's legal counsel. If the individual sought to be protected is represented by counsel appointed under s. 977.08 in a proceeding for the appointment of a guardian under s. 880.33 ch. 54, the court shall order the counsel appointed under s. 977.08 to represent under this section the individual sought to be protected.

SB40-SSA1, s. 1837 Section 1837. 55.105 of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-SSA1,819,14 55.105 Appointment of counsel. (1) In any situation under this chapter in which an adult individual has a right to be represented by legal counsel, the individual shall be referred as soon as practicable to the state public defender, who shall appoint counsel for the individual under s. 977.08 without a determination of indigency.

SB40-SSA1,819,17 (2) In any situation under this chapter in which a minor has a right to be represented by legal counsel, legal counsel for the minor shall be appointed as provided in s. 48.23 (4).

SB40-SSA1,819,20 (3) Notwithstanding subs. (1) and (2), an individual subject to proceedings under this chapter is entitled to retain counsel of his or her own choosing at his or her own expense.