AB575,18,95 55.01 (1x) "Dementia" means deterioration or loss of intellectual faculties,
6reasoning power, memory, and will due to organic brain disease characterized by
7confusion, disorientation, apathy, or stupor of varying degrees that is not capable of
8being reversed and from which recovery is impossible. "Dementia" includes
9Alzheimer's disease.
AB575,14 10Section 14. 55.01 (1y) of the statutes is created to read:
AB575,18,1611 55.01 (1y) "Dementia crisis unit" means a unit or part of a unit of a public or
12private facility that has been designated by a county department under s. 55.55 as
13qualified and equipped to provide and competent in providing diagnosis, evaluation,
14and treatment of dementia and medical, psychiatric, and behavioral care to
15individuals who have dementia and that provides a therapeutic environment that is
16appropriate for and designed to prevent harm to individuals who have dementia.
Note: Creates a definition of "dementia crisis unit" for the purpose of ch. 55.
AB575,15 17Section 15. 55.02 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 55.02 (3) (intro.) and
18amended to read:
AB575,18,2219 55.02 (3) Corporation counsel. (intro.) The corporation counsel of the county
20in which the petition is brought may or, if requested by the court, shall assist in
21conducting proceedings under this chapter. The corporation counsel shall assist in
22conducting any proceedings under this chapter in which all of the following are true:
AB575,16 23Section 16. 55.02 (3) (a) and (b) of the statutes are created to read:
AB575,18,2424 55.02 (3) (a) The proceedings are initiated under s. 51.20 (7) (d) 1. or 51.67.
AB575,19,1
1(b) The subject individual has or appears to have dementia.
AB575,17 2Section 17. 55.10 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB575,19,163 55.10 (1) Time limits. A petition for protective placement or protective services
4shall be heard within 60 days after it is filed unless an extension of this time is
5requested by the petitioner, the individual sought to be protected or the individual's
6guardian ad litem, or the county department, in which case the court may extend the
7date for hearing by up to 45 days. The court shall hear a petition for protective
8placement that is filed under s. 55.59 (6) in conjunction with an emergency protective
9placement in a dementia crisis unit within 45 days after it is filed. The court may
10not extend the time for hearing a petition for protective placement that is filed under
11s. 55.59 (6) in conjunction with an emergency protective placement in a dementia
12crisis unit.
If an individual under s. 50.06 (3) alleges that another individual is
13making a health care decision under s. 50.06 (5) (a) that is not in the best interests
14of the incapacitated individual or if the incapacitated individual verbally objects to
15or otherwise actively protests the admission, the petition shall be heard as soon as
16possible within the 60-day period.
AB575,18 17Section 18. 55.12 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB575,20,1418 55.12 (2) Subject to s. 46.279, protective placement may be made to nursing
19homes, public medical institutions, centers for the developmentally disabled under
20the requirements of s. 51.06 (3), foster care services or other home placements, or to
21other appropriate facilities, but. Protective placement may not be made to units a
22unit
for the acutely mentally ill unless the unit is designated as a dementia crisis unit
23under s. 55.55 and appropriate procedures under subch. II are followed. A protective
24placement that is otherwise permissible under subch. I is not prohibited solely
25because the placement facility has one or more units or locations designated under

1s. 55.55 or is associated with a facility that is designated under s. 55.55
. An
2individual, other than an individual who has or, based on observation and currently
3available information, appears to have dementia,
who is subject to an order for
4protective placement or protective services may be detained on an emergency basis
5under s. 51.15 or involuntarily committed under s. 51.20 or . An individual who is
6subject to an order for protective placement or protective services
may be voluntarily
7admitted to a treatment facility or a dementia crisis unit for inpatient care under s.
851.10 (8). No individual who is subject to an order for protective placement or
9services may be involuntarily transferred to, detained in, or committed to a
10treatment facility for care except under s. 51.15 or 51.20. This subsection does not
11prohibit the placement or transfer of an individual who has or, based on currently
12available information, appears to have dementia in or to a dementia crisis unit as
13provided in s. 55.59 or 55.65.
Protective placement in a locked unit shall require a
14specific finding of the court as to the need for the action.
AB575,19 15Section 19. 55.13 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB575,20,1916 55.13 (6) For an individual who has or, based on observation and currently
17available information, appears to have dementia, involuntary administration of
18psychotropic medications may be provided as an emergency protective service only
19as provided under s. 55.70.
AB575,20 20Section 20. 55.135 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB575,21,1921 55.135 (1) If, from personal observation of, or a reliable report made by a person
22who identifies himself or herself to, a sheriff, police officer, fire fighter, guardian, if
23any, or authorized representative of a county department or an agency with which
24it contracts under s. 55.02 (2), it appears probable that an individual is so totally
25incapable of providing for his or her own care or custody as to create a substantial

1risk of serious physical harm to himself or herself or others as a result of
2developmental disability, degenerative brain disorder, serious and persistent mental
3illness, or other like incapacities if not immediately placed, the individual who
4personally made the observation or to whom the report is made may take into custody
5and transport the individual to an appropriate medical or protective placement
6facility. An individual may be transported to a dementia crisis unit for emergency
7protective placement only if the individual has or, based on observation and
8currently available information, appears to have dementia and only as provided
9under s. 55.59.
The person making emergency protective placement shall prepare
10a statement at the time of detention providing specific factual information
11concerning the person's observations or reports made to the person and the basis for
12emergency placement. The statement shall be filed with the director of the facility
13and with any petition under s. 55.075. At the time of emergency protective placement
14the individual shall be informed by the director of the facility or the director's
15designee, orally and in writing, of his or her right to contact an attorney and a
16member of his or her immediate family and the right to have an attorney provided
17at public expense, as provided under s. 55.105. The director or designee shall also
18provide the individual with a copy of the statement by the person making emergency
19protective placement.
AB575,21 20Section 21. 55.14 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB575,21,2421 55.14 (1) (b) 2. The individual is substantially incapable of applying an
22understanding of the advantages, and disadvantages of accepting treatment and the
23alternatives to accepting treatment to his or her condition in order to make an
24informed choice as to whether to accept or refuse psychotropic medication.
AB575,22 25Section 22. 55.14 (3) (e) (intro.) and (4) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB575,22,6
155.14 (3) (e) (intro.) Unless psychotropic medication is administered
2involuntarily, the individual will incur a substantial probability of physical harm,
3impairment, injury, or debilitation or will present a substantial probability of
4physical harm to others. The Except as provided in par. (em), the substantial
5probability of physical harm, impairment, injury, or debilitation shall be evidenced
6by one of the following:
AB575,22,16 7(4) A petition under this section must shall include a written statement signed
8by a physician who has personal knowledge of the individual that provides general
9clinical information regarding the appropriate use of psychotropic medication for the
10individual's condition and specific data that indicates that the individual's current
11condition necessitates the use of psychotropic medication. If the individual has or
12appears to have dementia, the statement shall state that the physician has
13determined and documented in writing that there is a reasonable probability that
14the behavior for which treatment with psychotropic medication is sought is not
15caused by a physical condition or illness that could be treated successfully by means
16other than psychotropic medication.
AB575,23 17Section 23. 55.14 (3) (em) and (4m) of the statutes are created to read:
AB575,22,2418 55.14 (3) (em) In the case of an individual who has or appears to have dementia,
19the substantial probability of physical harm, impairment, injury, or debilitation
20under par. (e) shall be shown by evidence of recent behavior of the individual or of
21recent acts or attempts or a pattern of recent acts or omissions by the individual or
22by evidence that the individual or others are placed at substantial risk of serious
23physical harm to them as evidenced by a recent overt act, attempt, or threat by the
24individual to do serious physical harm to them.
AB575,23,8
1(4m) In the case of an individual who has or appears to have dementia, and who
2resides in a nursing home, as defined in s. 50.01 (3), a community-based residential
3facility, as defined in s. 50.01 (1g), an adult family home, as defined in s. 50.01 (1),
4or a residential care apartment complex, as defined in s. 50.01 (6d), the petition shall
5also allege that reasonable efforts have been made to address or accommodate the
6behavior or condition for which treatment with psychotropic medication is sought.
7Evidence of the facility's response to the individual's behavior or condition, as
8documented in records maintained by the facility, shall be attached to the petition.
AB575,24 9Section 24. 55.15 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB575,23,1710 55.15 (1) Transfers authorized. An individual under a protective placement
11order may be transferred between protective placement units, between protective
12placement facilities, or from a protective placement unit to a medical facility. The
13individual may not be transferred, under the protective placement order, to any
14facility for which commitment procedures are required under ch. 51. This provision
15does not prohibit temporary transfer of an individual who has or, based on currently
16available information, appears to have dementia, to a dementia crisis unit as
17provided in s. 55.65.
AB575,25 18Section 25. 55.18 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB575,24,619 55.18 (1) (b) If, following an annual review of an individual's status under par.
20(a), the individual or the individual's guardian or guardian ad litem requests
21modification or termination of the individual's protective placement and a hearing
22under the requirements of s. 55.10 (2) to (4) is provided, or if a hearing under the
23requirements of s. 55.10 (2) to (4) is provided pursuant to a petition for modification
24or termination of the protective placement, the county is not required to initiate a
25subsequent review of the individual's status under par. (a) until the first day of the

111th month after the date that the court issues a final order after the hearing. A
2petition under s. 55.61, 55.65, or 55.67 is not a request for modification or
3termination of an individual's protective placement for purposes of this paragraph,
4and the fact that a hearing has been held at any time under any of those sections with
5respect to an individual does not affect the duty of the county to perform an annual
6review of the individual's protective placement as required under par. (a).
AB575,26 7Section 26. Subchapter II (title) of chapter 55 [precedes 55.50] of the statutes
8is created to read:
AB575,24,99 CHAPTER 55
AB575,24,1010 SUBCHAPTER II
AB575,24,1111 care and treatment for
AB575,24,1212 individuals with dementia
AB575,27 13Section 27. 55.50 of the statutes is created to read:
AB575,24,18 1455.50 Applicability. This subchapter applies to the provision of behavioral
15and psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, services, and treatment to individuals with
16dementia, which may be provided to address or alleviate symptoms or conditions
17associated with dementia or to address a mental illness or psychiatric condition of
18an individual with dementia that is not related to dementia.
AB575,28 19Section 28. 55.55 of the statutes is created to read:
AB575,24,24 2055.55 County designation of dementia crisis unit. (1) Subject to subs. (2),
21(3), and (4), the county department shall designate at least one unit or part of a unit
22of a public or private facility as a dementia crisis unit for the purpose of emergency
23and temporary protective placement of individuals who have dementia for
24psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, services, or treatment.
AB575,25,7
1(2) The county may not designate a dementia crisis unit under this section
2unless it finds that the facility in which the unit is located is qualified and equipped
3to provide, and competent in providing, diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of
4dementia and medical, psychiatric, and behavioral care to individuals who have
5dementia and the designated unit or part of a unit provides a therapeutic
6environment that is appropriate for, and designed to prevent harm to, individuals
7who have dementia.
AB575,25,10 8(3) To be designated as a dementia crisis unit under sub. (1), the facility shall
9make available the capability to obtain diagnoses and treatment for medical
10conditions but is not required to have medical facilities located on the premises.
AB575,25,16 11(4) The county department shall solicit information and advice from the public,
12including family caregivers of individuals with dementia, organizations concerned
13with Alzheimer's disease and dementia, the treatment of mental illness, or the
14provision of long-term care, and any other appropriate individuals or organizations,
15to aid it in carrying out its responsibility to designate one or more dementia crisis
16units under this section.
AB575,25,19 17(5) The county department shall implement a procedure to periodically review
18any designation made under sub. (1) as necessary and appropriate to ensure the
19facility continues to meet the criteria for designation.
Note: Requires a county department to identify at least one dementia crisis unit
for emergency and temporary protective placement for psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis,
or treatment. A unit that has not been so identified by the county may not be used for
emergency or temporary protective placements under the procedures created in the bill.
AB575,29 20Section 29. 55.59 of the statutes is created to read:
AB575,26,9 2155.59 Emergency or temporary protective placement in a dementia
22crisis unit.
(1) Emergency placement authorized; grounds. If, from personal
23observation by, or a reliable report made by a person who identifies himself or herself

1to, a sheriff, police officer, fire fighter, guardian, if any, or authorized representative
2of a county department or an agency with which the county department contracts
3under s. 55.02 (2), it appears probable that an individual is so totally incapable of
4providing for his or her own care or custody as to create a substantial risk of serious
5physical harm to himself or herself or others as a result of dementia, mental illness,
6or a psychiatric condition if not immediately placed, the person who personally made
7the observation or to whom the report is made may take an individual into custody
8and transport the individual to a medical facility or a dementia crisis unit if all of the
9following are true:
AB575,26,1110 (a) The individual has or, based on observation and currently available
11information, appears to have dementia.
AB575,26,1412 (b) The individual has engaged in behavior that creates a substantial risk of
13serious physical harm to himself or herself or others, as manifested by recent acts
14or omissions.
AB575,26,2315 (c) It appears probable that unless the individual is admitted to a dementia
16crisis unit for behavioral or psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, services, or treatment,
17the individual will incur a substantial probability of physical harm, impairment,
18injury, or debilitation or will present a substantial probability of physical harm to
19others. The substantial probability shall be shown by evidence of recent behavior of
20the individual or of recent acts or attempts or a pattern of recent acts or omissions
21by the individual or by evidence that the individual or others are placed at
22substantial risk of serious physical harm to them as evidenced by a recent overt act,
23attempt, or threat by the individual to do serious physical harm to them.
AB575,27,3
1(2) Emergency admission to dementia crisis unit. An individual who has been
2detained under sub. (1) may be admitted to a dementia crisis unit if all of the
3following are true:
AB575,27,104 (a) A physician has conducted a physical examination of the individual; has
5determined and documented in writing that there is a reasonable probability that
6the behavior described in sub. (1) is not caused by a physical condition or illness that
7could be treated safely and appropriately in a setting other than a dementia crisis
8unit; and recommends that the individual be placed in a dementia crisis unit for
9behavioral or psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, services, or treatment for the
10purpose of addressing the behavior.
AB575,27,1211 (b) The placement in a dementia crisis unit is in an environment that is
12appropriate for the individual.
AB575,27,16 13(3) Transportation to dementia crisis unit. A person who is authorized to
14detain and transport an individual under sub. (1) may transport an individual to a
15dementia crisis unit for admission under sub. (2) if the individual was detained at
16a different facility under sub. (1).
AB575,28,3 17(4) Statement; right to an attorney. A person who takes an individual into
18custody under sub. (1) shall prepare and sign a statement at the time of detention
19providing specific factual information concerning the person's observations or
20reports made to the person and the basis for taking the individual into custody under
21sub. (1). If the individual is admitted to a dementia crisis unit, the statement shall
22be filed with the director of the dementia crisis unit and with any petition under s.
2355.075. At the time of admission, the director of the dementia crisis unit or the
24director's designee shall inform the individual, orally and in writing, of his or her
25right to contact an attorney and a member of his or her immediate family and the

1right to have an attorney provided at public expense, as provided under s. 55.105.
2The director or designee shall provide the individual with a copy of the statement by
3the person making the emergency protective placement.
AB575,28,5 4(5) False statements. Whoever signs a statement under sub. (4) while knowing
5the information contained in the statement to be false is guilty of a Class H felony.
AB575,28,10 6(6) Petition; contents. When an individual is protectively placed under this
7section, the person making the emergency protective placement shall immediately
8file a petition under s. 55.075 with the court. In addition to the allegations required
9under s. 55.08 (1), the petition shall allege that the grounds under subs. (1) and (2)
10are true.
AB575,28,22 11(7) Hearing; conversion procedure. (a) The court shall hold a preliminary
12hearing within 96 hours of detention, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal
13holidays, to establish probable cause to believe the allegations of the grounds for
14protective placement under s. 55.08 (1) and the grounds under subs. (1) and (2). An
15individual is considered to be detained when he or she is taken into custody for the
16purpose of emergency protective placement. At the request of the subject individual
17or his or her counsel or guardian ad litem, the court may postpone the hearing, but
18in no case may the postponement exceed 7 days after the date the individual was
19admitted to the dementia crisis unit for emergency protective placement. At the
20probable cause hearing under this subsection, the court shall make a finding of
21whether the individual who is the subject of the hearing is likely to be found
22incompetent.
AB575,29,523 (b) If, under par. (a), the court finds that the individual has dementia but is not
24likely to be found incompetent or that protective placement is otherwise not
25appropriate, the court may treat the petition under this section as a petition for

1commitment under s. 51.20 or 51.45 (13). The court shall review the petition filed
2under this section under the standards under s. 51.20 (1) (a) or 51.45 (13) (a) to
3determine whether an order of detention shall be issued without further notice.
4Placement shall be made in a facility described under s. 51.20 (2) (d) or 51.45 (13) (h).
5The court shall schedule the full, final hearing under s. 51.20 (7) (c) or 51.45 (13) (e).
AB575,29,16 6(8) Order; temporary placement. Upon finding probable cause under sub. (7),
7the court may order temporary protective placement for up to 45 days in a dementia
8crisis unit, pending the hearing for permanent protective placement. If the court
9does not find probable cause for placement in a dementia crisis unit but does find
10probable cause for placement in a protective placement facility other than a
11dementia crisis unit, it shall so order. The court may order any protective services
12that may be required. The order, and any subsequent extension of the order under
13s. 55.61, shall state that the county in which the original order for protective
14placement of the individual was issued shall be responsible for transportation of the
15individual to any facility to which placement of the individual is ordered upon
16discharge of the individual from the dementia crisis unit.
AB575,30,2 17(9) Medication and treatment. When an individual is protectively placed in
18a dementia crisis unit under this section, or remains in a dementia crisis unit
19pursuant to an extension of an order issued under this section, the director and staff
20of the dementia crisis unit may evaluate, diagnose and treat the individual if the
21individual consents. The individual has a right to refuse medication and treatment
22except as provided in an order under s. 55.14 or 55.70 or in a situation in which
23medication or treatment is necessary to prevent serious physical harm to the
24individual or others. The director of the dementia crisis unit or his or her designee
25shall advise the individual of these rights. The court may order the involuntary

1administration of psychotropic medication as an emergency protective service to the
2individual only as provided in s. 55.70.
AB575,30,8 3(10) Transfer. When, upon the advice of the treatment staff, the director of
4a dementia crisis unit in which an individual has been placed for emergency or
5temporary protective placement under this section determines that the grounds for
6emergency or temporary protective placement no longer exist, he or she shall notify
7the county department in order to arrange for transfer of the individual to a facility
8described in s. 55.12.
AB575,30,15 9(11) Liability. Any individual who acts in accordance with this section,
10including making a determination whether an individual has dementia or whether
11an individual evidences a substantial probability of harm, is not liable for any actions
12taken in good faith. The good faith of the actor shall be presumed in any civil action.
13Whoever asserts that the individual who acts in accordance with this section has not
14acted in good faith has the burden of proving that assertion by evidence that is clear,
15satisfactory, and convincing.
AB575,30 16Section 30. 55.61 of the statutes is created to read:
AB575,30,20 1755.61 Extension of temporary protective placement in a dementia
18crisis unit.
(1) Extension authorized. The court may extend for up to 60 days an
19order for temporary protective placement in a dementia crisis unit under s. 55.59 (8)
20if the requirements of this section are met.
AB575,31,5 21(2) Petition. (a) Filing; service. Subject to par. (b), an individual under an
22order for temporary protective placement in a dementia crisis unit; the individual's
23guardian; the individual's legal counsel or guardian ad litem, if any; the department;
24the county department that placed the individual or provided the protective services
25under an order of the court; an agency with which the county department contracts

1under s. 55.02 (2); or any interested person may file a petition for extension of an
2order for temporary protective placement in a dementia crisis unit. The person filing
3the petition shall have the petition served on the individual, the individual's
4guardian, the individual's legal counsel and guardian ad litem, if any, and the county
5department.
AB575,31,126 (b) Time limit. Except in an emergency, if the petition described under par. (a)
7is being filed, the person filing the petition for extension of temporary protective
8placement in a dementia crisis unit shall file the petition no fewer than 10 days
9before the date of expiration of the period of temporary protective placement ordered
10under s. 55.59 (8). If an emergency makes it impossible to file a petition sooner, a
11petition may be filed up to 72 hours prior to expiration of the period of temporary
12protective placement ordered under s. 55.59 (8).
AB575,31,1513 (c) Allegations. A person filing the petition under par. (a) shall allege in the
14petition for extension of an order for temporary protective placement in a dementia
15crisis unit that all of the following are true:
AB575,31,1716 1. The individual continues to meet the standards for protective placement
17under s. 55.08 (1).
AB575,31,1818 2. The individual has dementia.
AB575,31,2119 3. The individual has engaged in behavior that creates a substantial risk of
20serious physical harm to himself or herself or others, as manifested by recent acts
21or omissions.
AB575,32,322 4. A physician has conducted a physical examination of the individual who is
23the subject of the petition; has determined and documented in writing that there is
24a reasonable probability that the behavior is not caused by a physical condition or
25illness that could be treated safely and appropriately in a setting other than a

1dementia crisis unit; and recommends that the individual continue placement in the
2dementia crisis unit for behavioral or psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, services, or
3treatment.
AB575,32,134 5. Unless the individual continues placement in the dementia crisis unit for
5behavioral or psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, services, or treatment, the
6individual will incur a substantial probability of physical harm, impairment, injury,
7or debilitation or will present a substantial probability of physical harm to others.
8The individual submitting the petition shall allege a substantial probability of
9physical harm to the individual or others by providing evidence of recent behavior
10of the individual or of recent acts or attempts or a pattern of recent acts or omissions
11by the individual or by evidence that the individual or others are placed at
12substantial risk of serious physical harm to them as evidenced by a recent overt act,
13attempt, or threat by the individual to do serious physical harm to them.
AB575,32,1514 6. Reasonable efforts have been made to locate an appropriate placement for
15the individual in a less restrictive setting.
AB575,32,24 16(3) Examination. (a) Appointment of examiners. Subject to par. (b), if a petition
17is filed under this section, the court shall appoint 2 licensed physicians specializing
18in psychiatry, or one licensed physician and one licensed psychologist, or 2 licensed
19physicians one of whom shall have specialized training in psychiatry, if available, or
202 licensed physicians to personally examine the individual. The court shall appoint
21examiners who have the specialized knowledge that the court determines to be
22appropriate to the needs of the individual. The examiners may not be related to the
23individual by blood, marriage, or adoption and may not have any interest in his or
24her property.
AB575,33,6
1(b) Choice of examiner. The individual to be examined may select one of the
2examiners appointed under par. (a) if the individual makes his or her selection
3known to the court within 24 hours after he or she receives the petition for extension
4of the temporary protective placement in the dementia crisis unit. The court may
5deny the individual's selection if the examiner does not meet the requirements of par.
6(a) or the individual's selection is not available.
AB575,33,147 (c) Right to additional examination. If the individual, the individual's attorney,
8or any other interested party with court permission requests, the individual who is
9the subject of the petition has a right to secure, at his or her own expense, an
10additional medical or psychological examination and to offer the evaluator's personal
11testimony as evidence at the hearing. If the individual who is the subject of the
12petition is indigent, requests an additional medical or psychological examination,
13and has approval of the court hearing the petition, the individual's county of legal
14residence shall pay a reasonable expense for the additional examination.
AB575,33,2215 (d) Notice to examinee; remaining silent. Before the examination, the
16individual who is the subject of the examination shall be informed that his or her
17statements can be used as a basis for an extension of the current temporary
18protective placement in the dementia crisis unit, that he or she has the right to
19remain silent, and that the examiner is required to make a report to the court even
20if the subject individual remains silent. The issuance of such a warning to the
21individual prior to each examination establishes a presumption that the individual
22understands that he or she need not speak to the examiner.
AB575,34,1123 (e) Examiner report; conclusions. The examiners shall personally observe and
24examine the individual at any suitable place and satisfy themselves, if reasonably
25possible, as to the individual's mental condition. Each examiner shall make an

1independent written report and file that report with the court. The report and
2testimony, if any, by the examiners shall be based on beliefs to a reasonable degree
3of medical certainty, or professional certainty if an examiner is a psychologist, in
4regard to the existence of the facts alleged in the petition and the appropriateness
5of various treatment modalities or facilities. If the examiners are unable to reach
6conclusions to a reasonable degree of medical or professional certainty, the
7examiners shall so state in their report and testimony, if any. The individual's
8treatment records shall be available to the examiners. The individual, the
9individual's attorney, and the individual's guardian ad litem shall have access to all
10psychiatric and other reports at least 72 hours in advance of the hearing under sub.
11(4).
AB575,34,1912 (f) Discovery. On motion of either party, all parties shall produce at a
13reasonable time and place designated by the court all physical evidence which each
14party intends to introduce in evidence. Any party shall be permitted to inspect, copy,
15photograph, or transcribe such physical evidence in the presence of a person
16designated by the court. The order shall specify the time, place and manner of
17making the inspection, copies, photographs, or transcriptions, and may prescribe
18such terms and conditions as are just. The court may, if the motion is made by the
19individual, delay the hearing for any period necessary for completion of discovery.
AB575,35,3 20(4) Hearing. A court shall hold a hearing on the petition for extension before
21the expiration of the order for temporary protective placement of the individual in
22a dementia crisis unit under s. 55.59 (8). A trial by a jury shall be held if demanded
23by the individual sought to be protected or his or her attorney or guardian ad litem.
24The hearing shall be held as part of the same proceedings in which the petition for
25permanent protective placement of the individual is heard. The petition shall be

1heard immediately after the order for permanent protective placement of the
2individual is made. If the court does not order permanent protective placement of the
3individual, the petition under this section shall be dismissed.
AB575,35,7 4(5) Order. After a hearing under sub. (4) on a petition for extension of an order
5for temporary protective placement in a dementia crisis unit, the court shall make
6one of the following orders and shall identify in the order the information relied on
7as a basis for that order:
AB575,35,118 (a) If the court finds that the individual meets the standards for protective
9placement under s. 55.08 (1) and the allegations under sub. (2) (c) are true, it shall
10order continued temporary placement in the dementia crisis unit for a period not to
11exceed 60 days from the date of expiration of the original order under s. 55.59 (8).
AB575,35,1712 (b) If the court finds that the individual meets the standards for protective
13placement under s. 55.08 (1) and the allegations under sub. (2) (c) are true, but that
14the individual would be better served in a different dementia crisis unit, it shall order
15transfer of the individual to that dementia crisis unit and temporary placement in
16that dementia crisis unit for a period not to exceed 60 days from the date of expiration
17of the original order under s. 55.59 (8).
AB575,35,2118 (c) If the court finds that the individual meets the standards for protective
19placement under s. 55.08 (1) but the allegations under sub. (2) (c) are not true, the
20court shall order transfer of the individual to a protective placement facility under
21s. 55.12.
AB575,35,2422 (d) If the court finds the individual no longer meets the standards for protective
23placement under s. 55.08 (1), it shall terminate the protective placement, as provided
24in s. 55.17.
AB575,36,14
1(6) Subsequent extensions. A court may extend an order under sub. (5) (a) or
2(b) in increments of no more than 60 days. For each such extension, a person
3described under sub. (2) (a) shall file a petition alleging that the individual meets the
4standards for protective placement under s. 55.08 (1) and that the allegations under
5sub. (2) (c) are true no later than 10 days prior to the expiration of the most-recently
6issued order for temporary placement. If an emergency makes it impossible to file
7a petition sooner, a petition may be filed up to 72 hours prior to expiration of the most
8recently-issued order for temporary placement ordered under sub. (5). The petition
9shall be served on the individual, the individual's guardian, the individual's legal
10counsel and guardian ad litem, if any, and the county department. Examination shall
11be conducted as provided in sub. (3). A hearing shall be held prior to the expiration
12of the most-recently issued order for temporary placement. A trial by a jury shall
13be held if demanded by the individual or his or her attorney or guardian ad litem.
14After hearing, the court shall issue an order issued as provided in sub. (5).
AB575,31 15Section 31. 55.65 of the statutes is created to read:
AB575,36,21 1655.65 Temporary transfer to dementia crisis unit. (1) Transfer
17authorized
. An individual who is under a protective placement order and has or,
18based on currently available information and observation, appears to have
19dementia, may be transferred to a dementia crisis unit for behavioral or psychiatric
20evaluation, diagnosis, services, or treatment for a period not to exceed 45 days if the
21requirements of this section are met.
AB575,37,5 22(2) Petition. An individual under protective placement; the individual's
23guardian; the individual's legal counsel or guardian ad litem, if any; the department;
24the county department that placed the individual or provided the protective services
25under an order of the court; an agency with which the county department contracts

1under s. 55.02 (2); or any interested person may file a petition at any time for
2temporary transfer of the individual to a dementia crisis unit for behavioral or
3psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, services, or treatment. The petition shall be
4served on the individual, the individual's guardian, the individual's legal counsel and
5guardian ad litem, if any, and the county department.
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