SB577, s. 4 16Section 4 . 55.01 (4k) of the statutes is created to read:
SB577,4,1717 55.01 (4k) "Least restrictive" has the meaning given in s. 54.01 (18).
SB577, s. 5 18Section 5. 55.01 (4p) of the statutes is created to read:
SB577,4,2019 55.01 (4p) "Most integrated setting" means a setting that enables the
20individual to interact with persons without disabilities to the fullest extent possible.
SB577, s. 6 21Section 6. 55.01 (6r) (intro.) and (k) of the statutes are consolidated,
22renumbered 55.01 (6r) (intro.) and amended to read:
SB577,5,423 55.01 (6r) (intro.) "Protective services" includes means any of the following:
24(k) Any
services that, when provided to an individual with developmental
25disabilities, degenerative brain disorder, serious and persistent mental illness, or

1other like incapacity, keep the individual safe from abuse, financial exploitation,
2neglect, or self-neglect or prevent the individual from experiencing deterioration or
3from inflicting harm on himself or herself or another person. including any of the
4following:
SB577, s. 7 5Section 7. 55.01 (6r) (km) of the statutes is created to read:
SB577,5,66 55.01 (6r) (km) Any other service ordered by the court.
SB577, s. 8 7Section 8. 55.01 (6y) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB577,5,108 55.01 (6y) "Voluntary" means according to an individual's free choice, if
9competent, or by choice of a an individual's guardian, if adjudicated incompetent or
10by choice of a person having authority under a power of attorney for health care
.
SB577, s. 9 11Section 9. 55.043 (1r) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB577,5,1312 55.043 (1r) (b) 5. A review of the treatment and patient health care records of
13the adult at risk if provided under s. 51.30 (4) (b) 17. or 146.82 (2) (a) 7.
SB577, s. 10 14Section 10. 55.05 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB577,5,1815 55.05 (2) Conditions required. (intro.) The department or a county
16department or agency with which the county department contracts designated under
17s. 55.02 (2) that provides protective services may provide the services under any of
18the following conditions:
SB577, s. 11 19Section 11. 55.055 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB577,6,220 55.055 (1) (a) The guardian of an individual who has been adjudicated
21incompetent may consent to the individual's admission to a foster home, group home,
22or community-based residential facility, as defined under s. 50.01 (1g), without a
23protective placement order under s. 55.12 if the home or facility is licensed for fewer
24than 16 beds. Prior to providing that consent, and annually thereafter, the guardian

1shall review the ward's right to the least restrictive residential environment and may
2consent only to admission only to a home or facility that implements that right.
SB577, s. 12 3Section 12. 55.06 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB577,6,17 455.06 Protective services and protective placement; eligibility. To be
5eligible for court-ordered protective placement or protective services, an individual
6shall have filed a petition to transfer a foreign guardianship, whether present in the
7state or not, or shall be a resident of the state; and shall have a need for protective
8placement or protective services. The individual shall have attained the age of 18,
9but an individual who is alleged to have a developmental disability may receive
10protective placement or protective services upon attaining the age of 14. Protective
11placement or protective services may be ordered under this chapter only for an
12individual who is adjudicated incompetent in this state or for a minor who is alleged
13to have a developmental disability, and only if there is a finding of a need for
14protective placement under s. 55.08 (1) or for protective services under s. 55.08 (2),
15and ss. s. 55.055 (5), 55.13, and 55.135 are is inappropriate or do does not apply. A
16procedure for court-ordered protective placement or protective services may be
17initiated 6 months before a minor attains age 18.
SB577, s. 13 18Section 13. 55.075 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB577,6,2419 55.075 (1) Who may petition. The department, the county department or an
20agency with which the county department contracts designated under s. 55.02 (2),
21a guardian, or an interested person may file a petition for appointment of a guardian
22and for protective services or protective placement for an individual. The department
23shall provide for a schedule of reimbursement for the cost of the proceedings based
24upon the ability to pay of the proposed ward or individual to be protected.
SB577, s. 14 25Section 14. 55.075 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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155.075 (4) (b) If a person seeking to be the guardian of a proposed ward requests
2the assistance of a county department or an agency with which it contracts
3designated under s. 55.02 (2) in petitioning for guardianship or for protective
4services or protective placement, the assistance may be considered a service and may
5be charged for based upon the ability of the person to pay for the service.
SB577, s. 15 6Section 15. 55.075 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB577,7,167 55.075 (5) (a) A petition under sub. (1) shall be filed in the county of residence
8of the individual to be protected, as determined under s. 51.40 or by the individual's
9guardian
or where the individual is physically present due to extraordinary
10circumstances including those specified under s. 51.22 (4). If an individual has not
11received services under this chapter or ch. 46 or 51 or if an individual has received
12services under this chapter or ch. 46 or 51 that have been terminated and has
13established residence in a county other than that in which the individual resided
14when the services were received, the court may determine the individual's county of
15residence. The county of residence under this paragraph is the county of
16responsibility
.
SB577, s. 16 17Section 16. 55.075 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB577,8,818 55.075 (5) (b) The If s. 51.40 applies, the county of responsibility under s. 51.40
19is the county of residence. At the request of an interested party, the
court in which
20a petition is first filed under par. (a) shall determine venue residence under s. 51.40.
21The court shall direct that proper written notice be given of the proceeding be sent
22by certified mail
to the county's clerk and corporation counsel of any potentially
23responsible or affected county. Proper notice is given to a potentially responsible or
24affected county if written notice of the proceeding is sent by certified mail to the
25county's clerk and corporation counsel. After all potentially responsible or affected

1counties and parties have been given an opportunity to be heard, the court shall
2determine that venue lies in the county in which the petition is filed under par. (a)
3or in another county, as appropriate.
If the court determines that venue lies in
4another
the individual to be protected is a resident of a county other than the one in
5which the petition is filed
, the court shall may order the entire record certified to the
6proper court. A court in which a subsequent petition is filed shall, upon being
7satisfied of an earlier filing in another court, summarily dismiss the subsequent
8petition.
SB577, s. 17 9Section 17. 55.075 (5) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB577,8,2510 55.075 (5) (bm) The court in which a petition is first filed under par. (a) shall
11determine venue. The court shall direct that proper written notice be given of the
12proceeding be sent by certified mail
to the county clerk and corporation counsel of any
13potentially responsible or affected county. Proper notice is given to a potentially
14responsible or affected county if written notice of the proceeding is sent by certified
15mail to the county's clerk and corporation counsel.
After all potentially responsible
16or affected counties and parties have been given an opportunity to be heard, the court
17shall determine that venue lies in the county in which the petition is filed under par.
18(a) or in another county, as appropriate. If the court determines that venue lies in
19another county, the court shall order the entire record certified to the proper court.
20A court in which a subsequent petition is filed shall, upon being satisfied of an earlier
21filing in another court, summarily dismiss the subsequent petition. If any
22potentially responsible or affected county or party objects to the court's finding of
23venue, the court may refer the issue to the department for a determination of the
24county of residence under s. 51.40 (2) (g) and may suspend ruling on the motion for
25change of venue until the determination under s. 51.40 (2) (g) is final.
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1Section 18. 55.08 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB577,9,52 55.08 (1) (b) The individual is a minor 14 years of age or older who is not alleged
3to have a developmental disability and on whose behalf a petition for guardianship
4has been submitted,
or is an adult who has been determined to be incompetent by a
5circuit court.
SB577, s. 19 6Section 19. 55.08 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB577,9,97 55.08 (2) (a) The individual has been determined to be incompetent by a circuit
8court or is a minor 14 years of age or older who is alleged to have a developmental
9disability and on whose behalf a petition for a guardianship has been submitted.
SB577, s. 20 10Section 20. 55.08 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB577,9,1511 55.08 (2) (b) As a result of developmental disability, degenerative brain
12disorder, serious and persistent mental illness, or other like incapacities, the
13individual will incur a substantial risk of physical harm or deterioration or will
14present a substantial risk of physical harm to others if protective services are not
15provided.
SB577, s. 21 16Section 21. 55.09 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 55.09 (2) (am), and 55.09
17(2) (am) (intro.) and 4., as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB577,9,2018 55.09 (2) (am) (intro.) In addition to the notice required under sub. (1) and
19except as provided in par. (bm)
, notice shall be served, personally or by mail, at least
2010 days before the time set for a hearing, upon all of the following:
SB577,9,2321 4. Other persons who have physical custody of the individual sought to be
22protected whose names and addresses are known to the petitioner or can with
23reasonable diligence be ascertained
.
SB577, s. 22 24Section 22. 55.09 (2) (am) 10. of the statutes is created to read:
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155.09 (2) (am) 10. If the individual sought to be protected is receiving a family
2care benefit under s. 46.286, or other public benefit, using a case management
3organization, care management organization, or other organization, the
4organization.
SB577, s. 23 5Section 23. 55.09 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB577,10,96 55.09 (2) (bm) 1. The court may waive the notice requirement under par. (am)
7for a person under par. (am) 2., 3., 4., or 6. if the identity of the person is unknown
8and not reasonably ascertainable or the address of the person is unknown and not
9reasonably ascertainable.
SB577,10,1110 2. Any person under par. (am) may waive the requirement under par. (am) to
11receive notice.
SB577, s. 24 12Section 24. 55.10 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 55.10 (2) (a) and amended
13to read:
SB577,10,1614 55.10 (2) (a) The petitioner shall ensure that make reasonable arrangements
15for the transportation of
the individual sought to be protected attends to the hearing
16on the petition.
SB577,10,24 17(b) The individual sought to be protected shall attend the hearing under this
18section
unless, after a personal interview, the guardian ad litem waives the
19attendance and so certifies in writing to the court the specific reasons why the
20individual is unable to attend. In determining whether to waive attendance by the
21individual, the guardian ad litem shall consider the ability of the individual to
22understand and meaningfully participate, the effect of the individual's attendance
23on his or her physical or psychological health in relation to the importance of the
24proceeding, and the individual's expressed desires.
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1(c) If the individual is unable to attend a hearing on a petition under this section
2only because of residency in a nursing home or other facility, physical inaccessibility,
3or lack of a reasonable means of transportation, the court shall, if requested by the
4individual, the individual's guardian ad litem, the individual's counsel, or any other
5interested person, hold the hearing in a place where the individual is able to attend.
SB577, s. 25 6Section 25. 55.10 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB577,11,87 55.10 (2) (d) Notwithstanding par. (b), the court may order the individual
8sought to be protected to attend the hearing on the petition under this section.
SB577, s. 26 9Section 26. 55.10 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB577,11,1410 55.10 (3) Hearing to be open closed. The hearing shall be open closed, unless
11the individual sought to be protected, or his or her attorney acting with the consent
12of the individual sought to be protected, requests that it be closed open. If the hearing
13is closed, only persons in interest, including representatives of providers of service
14and their attorneys and witnesses, may be present.
SB577, s. 27 15Section 27. 55.11 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB577,11,2416 55.11 (1) (intro.) Before ordering protective placement or protective services for
17any individual, the court shall require a comprehensive evaluation of the individual
18sought to be protected, if such an evaluation has not already been made. The court
19may utilize available multidisciplinary resources in the community in determining
20the need for protective placement or protective services. The county department or
21an agency with which it contracts designated under s. 55.02 (2) shall cooperate with
22the court in securing available resources. The court or the cooperating agency
23obtaining the evaluation shall request appropriate information which shall include
24at least the following:
SB577, s. 28 25Section 28. 55.11 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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155.11 (3) A copy of the comprehensive evaluation and any independent
2comprehensive evaluation shall be provided to the individual sought to be protected,
3the
individual's guardian or proposed guardian, the individual's agent under any
4activated health care power of attorney, and the individual's guardian ad litem, and
5to the individual or the individual's attorney at least 96 hours in advance of the
6hearing to determine protective placement or protective services.
SB577, s. 29 7Section 29. 55.11 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB577,12,118 55.11 (4) Where applicable by reason of the particular disability, the county
9department or an agency with which it contracts designated under s. 55.02 (2) that
10has responsibility where the individual has legal residence shall make a
11recommendation for protective placement or protective services.
SB577, s. 30 12Section 30 . 55.12 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB577,12,1813 55.12 (1) When Subject to sub. (11), when ordering protective placement under
14the standards specified in s. 55.08 (1) or protective services under the standards
15specified in s. 55.08 (2), the court, on the basis of the evaluation and other relevant
16evidence, shall order the county department or agency with which it contracts
17designated under s. 55.02 (2) to provide protective placement or protective services
18to the individual.
SB577, s. 31 19Section 31. 55.12 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB577,13,620 55.12 (2) Subject to s. 46.279, protective placement may be made to nursing
21homes, public medical institutions, centers for the developmentally disabled under
22the requirements of s. 51.06 (3), foster care services or other home placements, or to
23other appropriate facilities, but may not be made to units for the acutely mentally
24ill. An individual who is subject to an order for protective placement or protective
25services may be detained on an emergency basis under s. 51.15 or involuntarily

1committed under s. 51.20 or may be voluntarily admitted to a treatment facility for
2inpatient care under s. 51.10 (8). No individual who is subject to an order for
3protective placement or services may be involuntarily transferred to, detained in, or
4committed to a treatment facility an inpatient facility, as defined in s. 51.01 (10), for
5care except under s. 51.15 or, 51.20 , or 51.45 (13). Protective placement in a locked
6unit shall require a specific finding of the court as to the need for the action.
SB577, s. 32 7Section 32. 55.12 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB577,13,128 55.12 (3) Protective placement or protective services provided by a county
9department or an agency with which it contracts designated under s. 55.02 (2) are
10subject to s. 46.279 and shall be provided in the least restrictive environment and in
11the least restrictive manner consistent with the needs of the individual to be
12protected and with the resources of the county department.
SB577, s. 33 13Section 33. 55.12 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 55.12 (4) (intro.) and
14amended to read:
SB577,13,1715 55.12 (4) (intro.) Factors that a A county department or an agency designated
16under s. 55.02 (2)
shall consider in, when providing protective placement or
17protective services shall include, consider the following factors:
SB577,13,19 18(a) The needs of the individual to be protected for health, social, or
19rehabilitative services; the.
SB577,13,20 20(b) The level of supervision needed; the.
SB577,13,22 21(c) The reasonableness of the placement or services given the cost and the
22actual benefits in the level of functioning to be realized by the individual; the.
SB577,13,24 23(d) The limits of available state and federal funds and of county funds required
24to be appropriated to match state funds; and the.
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1(e) The reasonableness of the protective placement or protective services given
2the number or projected number of individuals who will need protective placement
3or protective services and given the limited funds available.
SB577, s. 34 4Section 34. 55.12 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB577,14,95 55.12 (5) Except as provided in s. 49.45 (30m), the county may not be required
6to provide funding, in addition to its funds that are required to be appropriated to
7match state funds, in order to provide protective placement or protective services to
8an individual. Protective placement under this section does not replace commitment
9of an individual in need of acute psychiatric treatment under s. 51.20 or 51.45 (13).
SB577, s. 35 10Section 35. 55.12 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB577,14,2211 55.12 (6) If the county department or agency with which it contracts designated
12under s. 55.02 (2) proposes to provide protective placement to an individual who has
13a developmental disability in an intermediate facility or a nursing facility under an
14order under this section, the county department or agency, or, if s. 46.279 (4m) applies
15to the individual, the department or the department's contractor shall develop a plan
16under s. 46.279 (4) and furnish the plan to the county department or agency and to
17the individual's guardian. The county department or agency with which it contracts
18designated under s. 55.02 (2) shall provide protective placement to the individual in
19a noninstitutional community setting in accord with the plan unless the court finds
20that protective placement in the intermediate facility or nursing facility is the most
21integrated setting, as defined in s. 46.279 (1) (bm), that is appropriate to the needs
22of the individual, taking into account information presented by all affected parties.
SB577, s. 36 23Section 36. 55.12 (11) of the statutes is created to read:
SB577,15,824 55.12 (11) If the individual subject to a protective placement or protective
25services order receives the family care benefit under s. 46.286, or a benefit under

1another managed long-term care program that is funded by the Medical Assistance
2program, the aging and disability resource center and care management
3organization responsible for administering or providing benefits or services to the
4individual under the family care program, or the organization responsible for
5administering or providing benefits or services to the individual under the managed
6long-term care program, shall comply with all court orders to ensure that the
7individual is placed in the least restrictive environment and receives services in the
8least restrictive manner consistent with the individual's needs.
SB577, s. 37 9Section 37. 55.13 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB577,15,1510 55.13 (1) Emergency protective services may be provided for not more than 72
11hours
without the consent of the individual when there is reason to believe that, if
12the emergency protective services are not provided, the individual entitled to the
13services or others will incur a substantial risk of serious physical harm. Emergency
14protective services may be provided initially for not more than 72 hours unless a
15preliminary hearing is scheduled on a petition filed under sub. (2).
SB577, s. 38 16Section 38. 55.13 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB577,16,317 55.13 (2) If the county department or agency with which the county
18department contracts
designated under s. 55.02 (2) that is providing emergency
19protective services to an individual under sub. (1) has reason to believe that the
20individual meets the criteria for protective services under s. 55.08 (2), the county
21department or agency may file a petition under s. 55.075. If a petition is filed, a
22preliminary hearing shall be held within 72 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays,
23and legal holidays, to establish probable cause that the criteria under s. 55.08 (2) are
24present. The county department or agency shall provide the individual with written
25notice and orally inform the individual of the time and place of the preliminary

1hearing. If the individual is not under guardianship, a petition for guardianship
2shall accompany the petition under s. 55.08 (2), except in the case of a minor who is
3alleged to have a developmental disability.
SB577, s. 39 4Section 39. 55.13 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
SB577,16,65 55.13 (6) A person is not liable for any actions performed in good faith in
6accordance with this section.
SB577, s. 40 7Section 40. 55.135 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB577,17,38 55.135 (1) If, from personal observation of, or a reliable report made by a person
9who identifies himself or herself to, a sheriff, police officer, fire fighter, guardian, if
10any, or authorized representative of a county department or an agency with which
11it contracts
designated under s. 55.02 (2), it appears probable that an individual is
12so totally incapable of providing for his or her own care or custody as to create a
13substantial risk of serious physical harm to himself or herself or others as a result
14of developmental disability, degenerative brain disorder, serious and persistent
15mental illness, or other like incapacities if not immediately placed, the individual
16who personally made the observation or to whom the report is made may take into
17custody and transport the individual to an appropriate medical or protective
18placement facility. The person making emergency protective placement shall
19prepare a statement at the time of detention providing specific factual information
20concerning the person's observations or reports made to the person and the basis for
21emergency placement. The statement shall be filed with the director of the facility
22and with any petition under s. 55.075. At the time of emergency protective placement
23the individual shall be informed by the director of the facility or the director's
24designee, orally and in writing, of his or her right to contact an attorney and a
25member of his or her immediate family and the right to have an attorney provided

1at public expense, as provided under s. 55.105. The director or designee shall also
2provide the individual with a copy of the statement by the person making emergency
3protective placement.
SB577, s. 41 4Section 41. 55.135 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB577,17,165 55.135 (4) When an individual is detained under this section, a petition shall
6be filed under s. 55.075 by the person making the emergency protective placement
7and a preliminary hearing shall be held within 72 hours of detention, excluding
8Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, to establish probable cause to believe the
9grounds for protective placement under s. 55.08 (1). The sheriff or other person
10making emergency protective placement under sub. (1) shall provide the individual
11with written notice and orally inform him or her of the time and place of the
12preliminary hearing. If the detainee is not under guardianship, a petition for
13guardianship shall accompany the protective placement petition, except in the case
14of a minor who is alleged to have a developmental disability. In the event that
15protective placement is not appropriate, the court may elect to treat a petition for
16protective placement as a petition for commitment under s. 51.20 or 51.45 (13).
SB577, s. 42 17Section 42. 55.135 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB577,17,2418 55.135 (6) A law enforcement agency, fire department, or county department
19or agency with which it contracts designated under s. 55.02 (2) shall designate at
20least one employee authorized to take an individual into custody under this section
21who shall attend the in-service training on emergency detention and emergency
22protective placement offered by a county department of community programs under
23s. 51.42 (3) (ar) 4. d., if the county department of community programs serving the
24designated employee's jurisdiction offers an in-service training program.
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