253.07(1)(a)
(a) “Family planning" means voluntary action by individuals to prevent or aid conception. “Family planning" does not include the performance, promotion, encouragement or counseling in favor of, or referral either directly or through an intermediary for, voluntary termination of pregnancy, but may include the providing of nondirective information explaining any of the following:
253.07(1)(b)
(b) “Family planning services" mean counseling by trained personnel regarding family planning; distribution of information relating to family planning; and referral to licensed nurse practitioners within the scope of their practice, licensed physicians or local health departments for consultation, examination, medical treatment and prescriptions for the purpose of family planning. “Family planning" does not include the performance, promotion, encouragement or counseling in favor of, or referral either directly or through an intermediary for, voluntary termination of pregnancy, but may include the providing of nondirective information explaining any of the following:
253.07(1)(c)
(c) “Women's health funds" means state funds appropriated under
s. 20.435 (1) (f) or federal funds received by the state under Title V of the federal Social Security Act,
42 USC 701 to
713, that are allocated for the purposes described in this section.
253.07(2)(a)(a) The department shall provide for delivery of family planning services throughout the state by developing and by annually reviewing and updating a state plan for community-based family planning programs.
253.07(2)(b)
(b) The department shall allocate women's health funds under its control in a manner which will promote the development and maintenance of an integrated system of community health services. It shall maximize the use of existing community family planning services by encouraging local contractual arrangements.
253.07(2)(c)
(c) The department shall coordinate the delivery of family planning services by allocating women's health funds in a manner which maximizes coordination between the agencies.
253.07(2)(d)
(d) The department shall encourage maximum coordination of family planning services between county social services departments, family planning agencies and local health departments to maximize the use of health, social service and welfare resources.
253.07(2)(e)
(e) The department shall promulgate all rules necessary to implement and administer this section.
253.07(3)
(3) Individual rights, medical privilege. 253.07(3)(a)(a) The request of any person for family planning services or his or her refusal to accept any service shall in no way affect the right of the person to receive public assistance, public health services or any other public service. Nothing in this section may abridge the right of the individual to make decisions concerning family planning, nor may any individual be required to state his or her reason for refusing any offer of family planning services.
253.07(3)(b)
(b) Any employee of the agencies engaged in the administration of the provisions of this section may refuse to accept the duty of offering family planning services to the extent that the duty is contrary to his or her personal beliefs. A refusal may not be grounds for dismissal, suspension, demotion, or any other discrimination in employment. The directors or supervisors of the agencies shall reassign the duties of employees in order to carry out the provisions of this section.
253.07(3)(c)
(c) All information gathered by any agency, entity or person conducting programs in family planning, other than statistical information compiled without reference to the identity of any individual or other information which the individual allows to be released through his or her informed consent, shall be considered a confidential medical record.
253.07(4)
(4) Women's health block grant services. From the appropriation under
s. 20.435 (1) (f) and subject to
sub. (5), the department shall distribute the following amounts for all of the following:
253.07(4)(a)
(a) In each fiscal year, $225,000 to establish and maintain 2 city-based clinics for delivery of family planning services under this section, in the cities of Milwaukee, Racine, or Kenosha.
253.07(4)(b)
(b) In each fiscal year, $67,500 to subsidize the provision of papanicolaou tests to individuals with low income by entities that receive women's health funds. In this paragraph, “low income" means adjusted gross income that is less than 200 percent of the poverty line established under
42 USC 9902 (2).
253.07(4)(c)
(c) In each fiscal year, $54,000 to subsidize the provision of follow-up cancer screening by entities that receive women's health funds.
253.07(4)(d)
(d) In each fiscal year, $31,500 as grants for employment in communities of licensed registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified nurse-midwives, or licensed physician assistants who are members of a racial minority.
253.07(4)(e)
(e) In each fiscal year, $36,000 to initiate, in areas of high incidence of the disease chlamydia, education, and outreach programs to locate, educate, and treat individuals at high risk of contracting the disease chlamydia and their partners.
253.07(5)(a)(a) The department shall distribute women's health funds only to public entities. These funds may be allocated for any activities for which funds were provided under this section before July 1, 2011, including pregnancy testing; perinatal care coordination and follow-up; cervical cancer screening; sexually transmitted infection prevention, testing, treatment, and follow-up; and general health screening.
253.07(5)(b)
(b) Subject to
par. (c), a public entity that receives women's health funds under this section may provide some or all of the funds to other public or private entities provided that the recipient of the funds does not do any of the following:
253.07(5)(b)3.
3. Have an affiliate that provides abortion services or makes referrals for abortion services.
253.07(5)(c)
(c) Providing abortion services, making referrals for abortion services, or having an affiliate that provides abortion services or makes referrals for abortion services solely under the circumstances described in
s. 20.927 (2) does not disqualify an entity from receiving women's health funds from a public entity under
par. (b).
253.07 Annotation
Toward greater reproductive freedom: Wisconsin's new family planning act. 1979 WLR 509.
253.075
253.075
Family planning and related preventive health services grant. 253.075(1)(a)
(a) “AIDS" means acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
253.075(1)(c)
(c) “Family planning and related preventive health services funds" means federal funds received by the state under Title X of the federal Public Health Service Act,
42 USC 300 to
300a-6, that are allocated for the purposes described in this section.
253.075(1)(e)
(e) “Federally qualified health center" means a center that meets the requirements for federal funding under
42 USC 1396d (1) of the federal Public Health Service Act, and any amendments to that act, and that has been designated as a federally qualified health center by the federal government.
253.075(2)(a)(a) Beginning with the 2018 application deadline and before each subsequent application deadline thereafter for grant funds under Title X of the federal Public Health Service Act,
42 USC 300 to
300a-6, the department shall apply to the federal department of health and human services for grant funds under Title X of the federal Public Health Service Act,
42 USC 300 to
300a-6.
253.075(2)(b)
(b) The department shall promulgate all rules necessary to implement and administer this section.
253.075(3)
(3) Individual rights, medical privilege. 253.075(3)(a)(a) The request of any person for family planning services or his or her refusal to accept any service shall in no way affect the right of the person to receive public assistance, public health services, or any other public service. Nothing in this section may abridge the right of the individual to make decisions concerning family planning nor may any individual be required to state his or her reason for refusing any offer of family planning services.
253.075(3)(b)
(b) Any employee of the agencies engaged in the administration of the provisions of this section may refuse to accept the duty of offering family planning services to the extent that the duty is contrary to his or her personal beliefs. A refusal may not be grounds for dismissal, suspension, demotion, or any other discrimination in employment. The directors or supervisors of the agencies shall reassign the duties of employees in order to carry out the provisions of this section.
253.075(3)(c)
(c) All information gathered by any agency, entity, or person conducting programs in family planning, other than statistical information compiled without reference to the identity of any individual or other information that the individual allows to be released through his or her informed consent, shall be considered a confidential medical record.
253.075(4)
(4) Family planning and preventive health services. Subject to
sub. (5), the department shall distribute grants received under
sub. (2) that may be used for family planning and related preventive health services, including any of the following:
253.075(4)(a)
(a) Screening for cervical cancer and breast cancer.
253.075(4)(b)
(b) Screening for high blood pressure, anemia, and diabetes.
253.075(4)(c)
(c) Screening for sexually transmitted diseases and HIV or AIDS.
253.075(4)(i)
(i) Referrals for other health and social services.
253.075(5)
(5) Family planning and related preventive health services funds. 253.075(5)(a)(a) The department shall distribute family planning and related preventive health services funds to public entities, including state, county, and local health departments and health clinics, and the well-woman program under
s. 255.06. If any moneys remain, the department may then distribute grant funds under this section to nonpublic entities that are hospitals or federally qualified health centers that provide comprehensive primary and preventive care.
253.075(5)(b)
(b) Subject to
par. (c), a public entity that receives family planning and related preventive health services funds under this section may provide some or all of the funds to other public or private entities provided that the recipient of the funds does not do any of the following:
253.075(5)(c)
(c) Providing abortion services or having an affiliate that provides abortion services solely under the circumstances described in
s. 20.927 (2) does not disqualify an entity from receiving family planning and preventive health services grant funds from a public entity under
par. (b).
253.075 History
History: 2015 a. 151.
253.08
253.08
Pregnancy counseling services. The department shall award grants from the appropriation account under
s. 20.435 (1) (eg) to individuals and organizations to provide pregnancy counseling services. For a program to be eligible under this section, an applicant must demonstrate that moneys provided in a grant under this section will not be used to engage in any activity specified in
s. 20.9275 (2) (a) 1. to
3.
253.08 History
History: 1985 a. 29;
1993 a. 27 s.
377; Stats. 1993 s. 253.08;
1997 a. 27;
2009 a. 28.
253.085
253.085
Outreach to low-income pregnant women. 253.085(1)(1) The department shall conduct an outreach program to make low-income pregnant women aware of the importance of early prenatal and infant health care and of the availability of medical assistance benefits under
subch. IV of ch. 49 and other types of funding for prenatal and infant care, to refer women to prenatal and infant care services in the community and to make follow-up contacts with women referred to prenatal and infant care services.
253.085(2)
(2) In addition to the amounts appropriated under
s. 20.435 (1) (ev), the department shall distribute $250,000 for each fiscal year from moneys received under the maternal and child health services block grant program,
42 USC 701 to
709, for the outreach program under this section.
253.085 History
History: 1987 a. 399;
1991 a. 39;
1993 a. 27 s.
47; Stats. 1993 s. 253.085;
1995 a. 27;
1997 a. 27;
2009 a. 28.
253.09
253.09
Abortion refused; no liability; no discrimination. 253.09(1)(1) No hospital shall be required to admit any patient or to allow the use of the hospital facilities for the purpose of performing a sterilization procedure or removing a human embryo or fetus. A physician or any other person who is a member of or associated with the staff of a hospital, or any employee of a hospital in which such a procedure has been authorized, who shall state in writing his or her objection to the performance of or providing assistance to such a procedure on moral or religious grounds shall not be required to participate in such medical procedure, and the refusal of any such person to participate therein shall not form the basis of any claim for damages on account of such refusal or for any disciplinary or recriminatory action against such person.
253.09(2)
(2) No hospital or employee of any hospital shall be liable for any civil damages resulting from a refusal to perform sterilization procedures or remove a human embryo or fetus from a person, if such refusal is based on religious or moral precepts.
253.09(3)
(3) No hospital, school or employer may discriminate against any person with regard to admission, hiring or firing, tenure, term, condition or privilege of employment, student status or staff status on the ground that the person refuses to recommend, aid or perform procedures for sterilization or the removal of a human embryo or fetus, if the refusal is based on religious or moral precepts.
253.09(4)
(4) The receipt of any grant, contract, loan or loan guarantee under any state or federal law does not authorize any court or any public official or other public authority to require:
253.09(4)(a)
(a) Such individual to perform or assist in the performance of any sterilization procedure or removal of a human embryo or fetus if the individual's performance or assistance in the performance of such a procedure would be contrary to the individual's religious beliefs or moral convictions; or
253.09(4)(b)1.
1. Make its facilities available for the performance of any sterilization procedure or removal of a human embryo or fetus if the performance of such a procedure in such facilities is prohibited by the entity on the basis of religious beliefs or moral convictions; or
253.09(4)(b)2.
2. Provide any personnel for the performance or assistance in the performance of any sterilization procedure or assistance if the performance or assistance in the performance of such procedure or the removal of a human embryo or fetus by such personnel would be contrary to the religious beliefs or moral convictions of such personnel.
253.09 History
History: 1973 c. 159; Stats. 1973 s. 140.275;
1973 c. 336 s.
54; Stats. 1973 s. 140.42;
1979 c. 34;
1993 a. 27 s.
222; Stats. 1993 s. 253.09;
1993 a. 482.
253.095
253.095
Requirements to perform abortions. 253.095(2)
(2) Admitting privileges required. No physician may perform an abortion, as defined in
s. 253.10 (2) (a), unless he or she has admitting privileges in a hospital within 30 miles of the location where the abortion is to be performed.
253.095(3)
(3) Penalty. Any person who violates this section shall be required to forfeit not less than $1,000 nor more than $10,000. No penalty may be assessed against the woman upon whom the abortion is performed or induced or attempted to be performed or induced.
253.095(4)(a)(a) Any of the following individuals may bring a claim for damages, including damages for personal injury and emotional and psychological distress, against a person who performs, or attempts to perform, an abortion in violation of this section:
