SB916,2 3Section 2. 20.435 (5) (bw) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB916,3,34 20.435 (5) (bw) Child psychiatry and addiction medicine consultation
5programs Mental health consultation. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for

1operating the child psychiatry consultation program under s. 51.442 and the
2addiction medicine consultation program under s. 51.448
mental health consultation
3program under s. 51.443
.
SB916,3 4Section 3. 20.435 (5) (bx) of the statutes is created to read:
SB916,3,75 20.435 (5) (bx) Addiction medicine consultation program. Biennially, the
6amounts in the schedule for operating the addiction medicine consultation program
7under s. 51.448.
SB916,4 8Section 4. 20.435 (5) (ct) of the statutes is repealed.
SB916,5 9Section 5. 51.441 of the statutes is repealed.
SB916,6 10Section 6. 51.442 of the statutes is repealed.
SB916,7 11Section 7. 51.443 of the statutes is created to read:
SB916,3,12 1251.443 Mental health consultation program. (1) In this section:
SB916,3,1513 (a) “Organization” means the organization that provided consultation services
14through the child psychiatry consultation program under s. 51.442, 2019 stats., as
15of July 1, 2021.
SB916,3,1816 (b) “Participating clinicians” include physicians, nurse practitioners, physician
17assistants, and medically appropriate members of the care teams of physicians,
18nurse practitioners, and physician assistants.
SB916,3,2019 (c) “Program” means the mental health consultation program under this
20section.
SB916,3,25 21(2) The organization shall administer a mental health consultation program
22that incorporates a comprehensive set of mental health consultation services, which
23may include perinatal, child, adult, geriatric, pain, veteran, and general mental
24health consultation services, and may contract with any other entity to perform any
25operations and satisfy any requirements under this section for the program.
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1(3) As a condition of providing services through the program, the organization
2shall do all of the following:
SB916,4,103 (a) Ensure that all mental health care providers who are providing services
4through the program have the applicable credential from this state; if a psychiatric
5professional, that the provider is eligible for certification or is certified by the
6American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology for adult psychiatry, child and
7adolescent psychiatry, or both; and if a psychologist, that the provider is registered
8in a professional organization, including the American Psychological Association,
9National Register of Health Service Psychologists, Association for Psychological
10Science, or the National Alliance of Professional Psychology Providers.
SB916,4,1211 (b) Maintain the infrastructure necessary to provide the program's services
12statewide.
SB916,4,1413 (c) Operate the program on weekdays during normal business hours of 8 a.m.
14to 5 p.m.
SB916,4,1615 (d) Provide consultation services under the program as promptly as is
16practicable.
SB916,4,2017 (e) Have the capability to provide consultation services by, at a minimum,
18telephone and electronic mail. Consultation through the program may be provided
19by teleconference, video conference, voice over Internet protocol, electronic mail,
20pager, in-person conference, or any other telecommunication or electronic means.
SB916,4,2121 (f) Provide all of the following services through the program:
SB916,4,2322 1. Support for participating clinicians to assist in the management of mental
23health concerns.
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12. Triage-level assessments to determine the most appropriate response to
2each request, including appropriate referrals to any community providers and
3health systems.
SB916,5,44 3. When medically appropriate, diagnostics and therapeutic feedback.
SB916,5,65 4. Recruitment of other clinicians into the program as participating clinicians
6when possible.
SB916,5,77 (g) Report to the department any information requested by the department.
SB916,5,168 (h) Conduct annual surveys of participating clinicians who use the program to
9assess the quality of care provided, self-perceived levels of confidence in providing
10mental health services, and satisfaction with the consultations and other services
11provided through the program. Immediately after participating clinicians begin
12using the program and again 6 to 12 months later, the organization may conduct
13assessments of participating clinicians to assess the barriers to and benefits of
14participation in the program to make future improvements and to determine the
15participating clinicians' treatment abilities, confidence, and awareness of relevant
16resources before and after beginning to use the program.
SB916,5,19 17(4) Services provided under sub. (3) (b) to (h) are eligible for funding from the
18department. The organization also may provide any of the following services under
19the program that are eligible for funding from the department:
SB916,5,2220 (a) Second opinion diagnostic and medication management evaluations and
21community resource referrals conducted by either a psychiatrist or allied health
22professionals.
SB916,5,2523 (b) In-person or Internet site-based educational seminars and refresher
24courses on a medically appropriate topic within mental or behavioral health care
25provided to any participating clinician who uses the program.
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1(c) Data evaluation and assessment of the program.
SB916,8 2Section 8. 51.445 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB916,6,93 51.445 (3) The department shall provide moneys in the amount of $175,000 in
4each fiscal year in, at least, fiscal years 2020-21 and 2021-22 to an organization that
5provided consultation services through the child psychiatry consultation program
6under s. 51.442, 2019 stats., as of January 1, 2019, and the organization shall provide
7consultation services through the consultation pilot program under this section in
8Outagamie County in a manner that maximizes medically appropriate access and
9services as described under sub. (4).
SB916,9 10Section 9. Fiscal changes.
SB916,6,1411 (1) Mental health consultation program. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3)
12for the appropriation to the department of health services under s. 20.435 (5) (bw),
13the dollar amount for fiscal year 2022-23 is increased by $2,000,000 to fund the
14mental health consultation program under s. 51.443.
SB916,6,1915 (2) Addiction medicine consultation program. In the schedule under s. 20.005
16(3) for the appropriation to the department of health services under s. 20.435 (5) (bw),
17the dollar amount for fiscal year 2022-23 is decreased by $500,000 to reflect that
18expenditures for the addiction medicine consultation program are being paid from
19a different appropriation.
SB916,6,2020 (End)
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