The State Public Defender has discretion under sec. 977.05(4)(j), Stats., to refuse appointment for indigents in conditions of confinement cases and in cases seeking post-conviction and post-commitment remedies where there is no absolute right to counsel. 71-211
Jail inmates
See Prisons and prisoners
Original records
Clerks of court are not authorized to send the original records of criminal cases to the public defender prior to the time an appeal has been taken unless an order signed by a judge of the court authorizes such release. 69-63
Prisons and prisoners, access to
The state public defender may be denied access to jail inmates who have not requested counsel, and jail authorities need only provide over the telephone that information necessary for the public defender to assess the need to make an indigency determination in person under section 977.07(1), Stats., for an inmate who has requested counsel and claims indigency. 78-133
Trial costs
Under sec. 977.08(5)(f), Stats., trial representation costs are incurred whenever services which give rise to a legal obligation to pay compensation are rendered between January 1 and June 30, 1981. 70-74
Wisconsin Indian Legal Services Center, Inc.
Wisconsin Indian Legal Services Center, Inc., is not a "local public defender organization," and the Public Defender Board has no authority to contract with such nonstock corporation for the furnishing of legal services to indigents pursuant to sec. 977.03, Stats. 66-334
PUBLIC EMPLOYES
See PUBLIC OFFICIALS
PUBLIC FUNDS
See FUNDS
PUBLIC HEALTH
Ambulance attendants
The Department of Health and Social Services has authority to establish standards for ambulance attendants under sec. 146.50, Stats. Discussion of malpractice liability of state officers and employes. 67-145
Ambulance service
Power of county to provide limited rescue functions in connection with ambulance service and to make reasonable charges therefor discussed in view of secs. 59.07(41), 146.35 and 146.50, Stats. 65-87
Chronic renal disease program
Responsibility for administration of chronic renal disease program under sec. 49.48, Stats., discussed. (Unpub.). 10-1978
City-county employes compensation
Section 140.09(5), (6), Stats., authorizes the county board of supervisors to determine compensation to be paid members of a city-county board of health and employes of a city-county health department. 72-33
Commitments
The responsibility for providing and funding facilities for protective placements under ch. 55, Stats., is primarily on the county. The statute does not require a county nursing home to accept such a placement. 66-249
Confidential reports
Before client information is released to another division within a county community human services department, a written and informed consent is necessary. The community human services board and the director may view client information without a written and informed consent for any purpose related to their powers and duties. 69-273
Counties
County may contract with city for the joint provision of public health nursing services under sec. 66.30(2), Stats. 66-54
County board
Since matters affecting health and welfare are of statewide concern, sec. 59.025(2)(3), Stats., created by ch. 118, Laws of 1973, does not authorize county boards to abolish county departments, boards or committees pertaining to health and welfare and required by existing state statutes nor does it authorize the transfer of their functions and duties of consolidation of them into a single "Community Human Services Board." 63-580
County infirmary, patient funds
Administrator or trustees of county infirmary cannot deposit funds of residents in interest bearing account and use interest to purchase items for common use of residents. (Unpub.). 42-1975
Crime victims compensation
Under ch. 949, Stats., DILHR is not authorized to direct payment of expenses incurred by victims of crime for dental, chiropractic, podiatric, or optometric services. (Unpub.). 84-1977
Emergency medical treatment
It would be inadvisable to treat individuals transported across state lines for emergency medical care differently than other individuals when determining whether emergency detention proceedings should be initiated pursuant to section 51.15, Stats. While section 51.15(7) does not authorize contractual agreements with counties outside of Wisconsin, sections 51.75(11), 51.87(3) and 66.30(5) each contain a legal mechanism through which financial or other responsibility for the care and treatment of individuals from such counties may be shared under certain specified circumstances. 78-59
.42 Board
A county board has the power to reduce membership on a sec. 51.42 Board from fifteen to nine, but must do so by abolishing the offices of specific members as their current terms expire. 65-40
Food preparation
Heating hot dogs is not food preparation. Use of dry ice is not wet storage. (Unpub.). 70-1978
Funeral directors and embalmers
Although sec. 156.03(2)(a), Stats., authorizes the state health officer and the examining council by joint action to make rules governing the business practices of funeral directors and embalmers; such rules, unless specifically exempted therefrom, should be enacted pursuant to the provisions of ch. 227, Stats., or otherwise, they could be subjected to a declaratory judgment proceeding and probably would be declared null and void. 63-154
Good Samaritans"
Interpretation of new law rendering "good Samaritans" immune from civil liability for good faith acts or omissions in giving emergency care at the scene of an emergency or accident. Statute excludes from protection health care practitioners who make their living or who specifically are paid for providing emergency care at the scene of an emergency or accident. 67-218
Groundwater pollution
To accomplish public health protection as well as prevention of groundwater pollution, a county health commission, where such activity is undertaken with the consent of the property owner, can authorize its staff to enter private property for the purpose of determining the location of an existing private sewage disposal system. If consent of the property owner to such activity on his premises is not obtained, it can only be undertaken by county health commission staff pursuant to a special inspection warrant obtained under sec. 66.122, Stats. 63-337
Health and Social Services, Department of
The provisions of secs. 146.37 and 146.38, Stats., do not apply to the health care review functions and practices of state agencies, particularly the Department of Health & Social Services. (Unpub.). 50-1979
Immunization records
Substantive principles of professional medical conduct are not breached by a doctor's disclosing to public health authorities information about the immunization status of his patients, as reflected in his records, without specific permission of the patients. 65-4
Liability, reimbursement and collection
Liability, reimbursement and collection for services provided under secs. 51.42 and 51.437, Stats., programs discussed. 63-560
65-49
Physical therapists
Discussion of circumstances under which a physical therapist may practice without a referral pursuant to section 448.04(1)(e), Stats. 75-217
Restaurants
Discussion of coverage of licensing requirements for restaurants under sec. 50.50(3), Stats., in light of amendments to sec. 97.28, Stats., regarding the licensing of delicatessen operations. (Unpub.). 85-1977
