51.03(1r)
(1r) The department through its authorized agents may visit or investigate any treatment facility to which persons are admitted or committed under this chapter.
51.03(2)
(2) No later than 14 days after the date of a death reported under
s. 51.64 (2) (a), the department shall investigate the death.
51.03(3)(a)(a) Beginning on September 1, 1996, the department shall collect and analyze information in this state on each of the following:
51.03(3)(a)3.
3. The number of, cost of and paying sources for days of inpatient mental health treatment that result from the commitments initiated under
subd. 1. or ordered under
subd. 2.
51.03(3)(a)5.
5. The number of persons who are receiving care and treatment under community support programs voluntarily or under commitments ordered under
s. 51.20 (13).
51.03(3)(a)6.
6. The number of individuals authorized to consent to involuntary administration of psychotropic medication under s.
55.14 (8) or for whom guardians were appointed under s.
880.33 (4m), 2003 stats.
51.03(3)(b)
(b) By April 1, 1997, and annually by that date for 3 years thereafter, the department shall submit a report to the legislature under
s. 13.172 (2) on the information collected under
par. (a).
51.03(4)
(4) Within the limits of available state and federal funds, the department may do all of the following:
51.03(4)(a)
(a) Promote the creation of coalitions among the state, counties, providers of mental health and alcohol and other drug abuse services, consumers of the services and their families and advocates for persons with mental illness and for alcoholic and drug dependent persons to develop, coordinate and provide a full range of resources to advance prevention; early intervention; treatment; recovery; safe and affordable housing; opportunities for education, employment and recreation; family and peer support; self-help; and the safety and well-being of communities.
51.03(4)(b)
(b) In cooperation with counties, providers of mental health and alcohol and other drug abuse services, consumers of the services, interested community members and advocates for persons with mental illness and for alcoholic and drug dependent persons, develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to reduce stigma of and discrimination against persons with mental illness, alcoholics and drug dependent persons.
51.03(4)(c)
(c) Develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to involve counties, providers of mental health and alcohol and other drug abuse services, consumers of the services and their families, interested community members and advocates for persons with mental illness and for alcoholic and drug dependent persons as equal participants in service system planning and delivery.
51.03(4)(d)
(d) Promote responsible stewardship of human and fiscal resources in the provision of mental health and alcohol and other drug abuse services.
51.03(4)(e)
(e) Develop and implement methods to identify and measure outcomes for consumers of mental health and alcohol and other drug abuse services.
51.03(4)(f)
(f) Promote access to appropriate mental health and alcohol and other drug abuse services regardless of a person's geographic location, age, degree of mental illness, alcoholism or drug dependency or availability of personal financial resources.
51.03(4)(g)
(g) Promote consumer decision making to enable persons with mental illness and alcohol or drug dependency to be more self-sufficient.
51.03(4)(h)
(h) Promote use by providers of mental health and alcohol and other drug abuse services of individualized service planning, under which the providers develop written individualized service plans that promote treatment and recovery, together with service consumers, families of service consumers who are children and advocates chosen by consumers.
51.03(5)
(5) The department shall ensure that providers of mental health and alcohol and other drug abuse services who use individualized service plans, as specified in
sub. (4) (h), do all of the following in using a plan:
51.03(5)(a)
(a) Establish meaningful and measurable goals for the consumer.
51.03(5)(b)
(b) Base the plan on a comprehensive assessment of the consumer's strengths, abilities, needs and preferences.
51.03(6)(a)(a) In this subsection, “licensed treatment professional" means a physician who has completed a residence in psychiatry; a psychologist or a private practice school psychologist licensed under
ch. 455; a marriage and family therapist licensed under
s. 457.10 or
457.11; a professional counselor licensed under
s. 457.12 or
457.13; an advanced practice social worker granted a certificate under
s. 457.08 (2); an independent social worker licensed under
s. 457.08 (3); a clinical social worker licensed under
s. 457.08 (4); or any of these individuals practicing under a currently valid training or temporary license or certificate granted under applicable provisions of
ch. 457. “Licensed treatment professional" does not include an individual whose license or certificate is suspended, revoked, or voluntarily surrendered, or whose license or certificate is limited or restricted, when practicing in areas prohibited by the limitation or restriction.
51.03(6)(b)
(b) The department may not require a mental health clinic or an individual licensed treatment professional who is otherwise authorized to provide outpatient mental health services at a school to designate the school site as a clinic office in order to provide outpatient mental health services at a school.
51.032
51.032
Denial and revocations of certification or approval based on delinquent taxes or unemployment insurance contributions. 51.032(1)
(1) Except as provided in
sub. (1m), the department shall require each applicant to provide the department with his or her social security number, if the applicant is an individual, or the applicant's federal employer identification number, if the applicant is not an individual, as a condition of issuing any of the following:
51.032(1m)
(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 children and families. A certification or approval issued in reliance upon a false statement submitted under this subsection is invalid.
51.032(2)
(2) The department may not disclose any information received under
sub. (1) to any person except to the department of revenue for the sole purpose of requesting certifications under
s. 73.0301 and to the department of workforce development for the sole purpose of requesting certifications under
s. 108.227.
51.032(3)
(3) Except as provided in
sub. (1m), the department shall deny an application for the issuance of a certification or approval specified in
sub. (1) if the applicant does not provide the information specified in
sub. (1).
51.032(4)
(4) The department shall deny an application for the issuance of a certification or approval specified in
sub. (1) or shall revoke a certification or approval specified in
sub. (1) if the department of revenue certifies under
s. 73.0301 that the applicant for or holder of a certification or approval is liable for delinquent taxes or if the department of workforce development certifies under
s. 108.227 that the applicant for or holder of a certification or approval is liable for delinquent unemployment insurance contributions.
51.038
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.
51.04
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.
51.04 History
History: 1975 c. 224; Stats. 1975 s. 51.44;
1975 c. 430 s.
53m; Stats. 1975 s. 51.04;
1983 a. 27;
1985 a. 29,
176;
1995 a. 27;
1997 a. 237;
2007 a. 20.
51.04 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also ch.
DHS 35, Wis. adm. code.
51.045
51.045
Availability of inpatient psychiatric beds. From the appropriation under
s. 20.435 (2) (cm), the department shall award a grant in the amount of $80,000 in fiscal year 2015-16 and $30,000 in each fiscal year thereafter to the entity under contract under
s. 153.05 (2m) (a) to develop and operate an Internet site and system to show the availability of inpatient psychiatric beds statewide. To receive the grant, the entity shall use a password protected Internet site to allow an inpatient psychiatric unit or hospital to enter all of the following information and to enable any hospital emergency department in the state to view all of the following information reported to the system:
51.045(1)
(1) The number of available child, adolescent, adult, and geriatric inpatient psychiatric beds, as applicable, currently available at the hospital at the time of reporting by the hospital or unit.
51.045(2)
(2) Any special information that the hospital or unit reports regarding the available beds under
sub. (1).
51.045(3)
(3) The date the hospital or unit reports the information under
subs. (1) and
(2).
51.045(4)
(4) The location of the hospital or unit that is reporting.
51.045(5)
(5) The contact information for admission coordination for the hospital or unit.
51.045 History
History: 2015 a. 153.
51.05
51.05
Mental health institutes. 51.05(1)
(1)
Designation. The mental health institute located at Mendota is known as the “Mendota Mental Health Institute" and the mental health institute located at Winnebago is known as the “Winnebago Mental Health Institute". Goodland Hall West, a facility located at Mendota Mental Health Institute, is designated as the “Maximum Security Facility at Mendota Mental Health Institute". The department shall divide the state by counties into 2 districts, and may change the boundaries of these districts, arranging them with reference to the number of patients residing in them at a given time, the capacity of the institutes and the convenience of access to them.
51.05(2)
(2) Admissions authorized by counties. The department may not accept for admission to a mental health institute any resident person, except in an emergency, unless the county department under
s. 51.42 in the county where the person has residence authorizes the care under
s. 51.42 (3) (as). Patients who are committed to the department under s.
975.01, 1977 stats., or s.
975.02, 1977 stats., or
s. 971.14,
971.17,
975.06, or
980.06, admitted by the department under s.
975.17, 1977 stats., or are transferred from a juvenile correctional facility or a secured residential care center for children and youth to a state treatment facility under
s. 51.35 (3) or from a jail or prison to a state treatment facility under
s. 51.37 (5) are not subject to this section.
51.05(3)
(3) Admissions authorized by department. Any person who is without a county responsible for his or her care and any person entering this state through the compact established under
s. 51.75 may be accepted by the department and temporarily admitted to an institute. Such person shall be transferred to the county department under
s. 51.42 for the community where the best interests of the person can best be served, as soon as practicable.
51.05(4)
(4) Transfers and discharges. The transfer or discharge of any person who is placed in a mental health institute shall be made subject to
s. 51.35.
51.05(5)
(5) School activities. If an individual over the age of 2 and under the age of 22 and eligible for special education and related services under
subch. V of ch. 115 is committed, admitted or transferred to or is a resident of the Mendota Mental Health Institute or Winnebago Mental Health Institute, the individual shall attend a school program operated by the applicable mental health institute or a school outside the applicable mental health institute which is approved by the department of public instruction. A school program operated by the Mendota Mental Health Institute or Winnebago Mental Health Institute shall be under the supervision of the department of public instruction and shall meet standards prescribed by that agency.
51.05(6)
(6) Hearing-impaired individuals. The department shall provide mental health services appropriate for hearing-impaired individuals who are residents of or are committed, admitted or transferred to a mental health institute.
51.06
51.06
Centers for the developmentally disabled. 51.06(1)(1)
Purpose. The purpose of the northern center for developmentally disabled, central center for developmentally disabled and southern center for developmentally disabled is to provide services needed by developmentally disabled citizens of this state that are otherwise unavailable to them, and to return those persons to the community when their needs can be met at the local level.
51.06(1m)
(1m) S
ervices. Services to be provided by the department at centers for the developmentally disabled shall include:
51.06(1m)(a)
(a) Education within the requirements of
sub. (2), training, habilitative and rehabilitative services to those persons placed in its custody.
51.06(1m)(b)
(b) Development-evaluation services to citizens through county departments under
ss. 51.42 and
51.437.
51.06(1m)(c)
(c) Assistance to such community boards in meeting the needs of developmentally disabled citizens.
51.06(1m)(d)
(d) Services for individuals with developmental disability who are also diagnosed as mentally ill or who exhibit extremely aggressive and challenging behaviors.
51.06(1r)(a)(a) In addition to services provided under
sub. (1m), the department may, when the department determines that community services need to be supplemented, authorize a center for the developmentally disabled to offer short-term residential services, dental and mental health services, therapy services, psychiatric and psychological services, general medical services, pharmacy services, and orthotics.
51.06(1r)(b)
(b) Services under this subsection may be provided only under contract between the department and a county department under
s. 46.215,
46.22,
46.23,
51.42, or
51.437, a school district, or another public or private entity within the state to persons referred from those entities, at the discretion of the department. The department shall charge the referring entity all costs associated with providing the services. Unless a referral is made, the department may not offer services under this subsection to the person who is to receive the services or to his or her family. The department may not impose a charge for services under this subsection upon the person receiving the services or upon his or her family. Any revenues received under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under
s. 20.435 (2) (g).
51.06(1r)(c)1.1. Services under this subsection are governed by subchapter XVI of
ch. 48 and
ss. 50.03,
50.032,
50.033,
50.034 (1) to
(3),
50.035,
50.04,
50.09,
51.04,
51.42 (7) (b), and
51.61, for the application of which the services shall be considered to be provided by a private entity, by rules promulgated under those statutes, and by the terms of the contract between the department, except that, in the event of a conflict between the contractual terms and the statutes or rules, the services shall comply with the contractual, statutory, or rules provision that is most protective of the service recipient's health, safety, welfare, or rights.
51.06(1r)(c)3.
3. The department may not be required, by court order or otherwise, to offer services under this subsection.
51.06(1r)(d)
(d) A residential facility operated by a center for the developmentally disabled that is authorized by the department under this subsection may not be considered to be a hospital, as defined in
s. 50.33 (2), an inpatient facility, a state treatment facility, or a treatment facility.
51.06(2)
(2) School activities. If an individual over the age of 2 years and under the age of 22 years and eligible for special education and related services under
subch. V of ch. 115 is admitted to, is placed in or is a resident of a center, the individual shall attend a school program operated by the center or a school outside the center which is approved by the department of public instruction. A school program operated by the center shall be under the supervision of the department of public instruction and shall meet standards prescribed by that agency.
51.06(3)(a)(a) Subject to
par. (b), individuals under the age of 22 years shall be placed only at the central center for the developmentally disabled unless the department authorizes the placement of the individual at the northern or southern center for the developmentally disabled.
51.06(3)(b)
(b) An individual may be placed at or transferred to a center for the developmentally disabled for services under
sub. (1m) (d) only after all of the following conditions are met:
51.06(3)(b)1.
1. The department determines that a licensed bed and other necessary resources are available to provide services to the individual.
51.06(3)(b)2.
2. The department and the county of residence of the individual agree on a maximum discharge date for the individual.
51.06(4)
(4) Transfer or discharge. The transfer or discharge of any person who is placed in a center for the developmentally disabled shall be made subject to
s. 51.35.
51.06(5)
(5) Surcharge for extended intensive treatment. The department may impose on a county a progressive surcharge for services under
sub. (1m) (d) that an individual receives after the maximum discharge date for the individual that was agreed upon under
sub. (3) (b) 2. The surcharge is 10 percent of the amount paid for the individual's services under
s. 49.45 during any part of the first 6-month period following the maximum discharge date, and increases by 10 percent of the amount paid for the individual's services under
s. 49.45 during any part of each 6-month period thereafter. Any revenues received under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under
s. 20.435 (2) (gL).
51.06(6)
(6) Sale of assets or real property at Northern Center for the Developmentally Disabled. The department may maintain the Northern Center for the Developmentally Disabled for the purpose specified in
sub. (1), but may sell assets or real property, of the Northern Center for the Developmentally Disabled, subject to any prior action under
s. 13.48 (14) (am) or
16.848 (1). If there is any outstanding public debt used to finance the acquisition, construction, or improvement of any property that is sold under this subsection, the department shall deposit a sufficient amount of the net proceeds from the sale of the property in the bond security and redemption fund under
s. 18.09 to repay the principal and pay the interest on the debt, and any premium due upon refunding any of the debt. If the property was purchased with federal financial assistance, the department shall pay to the federal government any of the net proceeds required by federal law. If there is no such debt outstanding and there are no moneys payable to the federal government, or if the net proceeds exceed the amount required to be deposited or paid under this subsection, the department shall credit the net proceeds or remaining net proceeds to the appropriation account under
s. 20.435 (2) (gk).
51.06(8)(a)1.
1. “Intermediate care facility for persons with an intellectual disability" has the meaning given for “intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded" under
42 USC 1396d (d).
