51.0451.04 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 HistoryHistory: 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.

51.042(1)(a)(a) “Crisis” means a situation caused by an individual’s apparent mental disorder that results in a high level of stress or anxiety for the individual, persons providing care for the individual, or the public and that is not resolved by the available coping methods of the individual or by the efforts of those providing ordinary care or support for the individual.

51.042(1)(b)(b) “Youth crisis stabilization facility” is a treatment facility with a maximum of 8 beds that admits a minor to prevent or de-escalate the minor’s mental health crisis and avoid admission of the minor to a more restrictive setting.

51.042(2)(a)(a) No person may operate a youth crisis stabilization facility without a certification from the department. The department may limit the number of certifications it grants to operate a youth crisis stabilization facility.

51.042(2)(b)(b) A youth crisis stabilization facility that has a certification from the department under this section is not subject to facility regulation under ch. 48.

51.042(3)(3) Admission of minors. A minor may be admitted to a youth crisis stabilization facility under this section by a court order under s. 51.20 (13) (a) 3. or through the procedure under s. 51.13. No person may transport a minor to a youth crisis stabilization facility for detention under s. 51.15.

51.043(1)(a)(a) “Crisis hostel” means a mental health stabilization program with a maximum of 15 beds that provides crisis stabilization services to an adult individual to prevent or de-escalate the individual’s mental health crisis and avoid admission of the individual to a more restrictive setting.

51.043(1)(b)(b) “Crisis stabilization services” means optional emergency mental health services that provide short-term, intensive, community-based services to avoid the need for inpatient hospitalization.

51.043(2)(a)(a) Except as provided in par. (b), no person may operate a crisis hostel without a certification from the department.

51.043(2)(b)(b) If a county has, by March 31, 2024, established a crisis hostel and operates the crisis hostel pursuant only to certification under ch. DHS 34, Wis. Adm. Code, where individuals whose anticipated length-of-stay is longer than 23 hours due to needs outside of crisis stabilization, and crisis stabilization services are provided in a distinct and separate area from where an individual may spend the night, the county may continue to provide crisis stabilization services without obtaining additional residential licensure and is not required to receive a certification under this section. Needs outside of crisis stabilization may include housing insecurity or stability issues necessitating coordination of transportation, advocacy, and housing assistance.

51.043(2)(c)(c) The department may not limit the number of certifications it issues to operate a crisis hostel.

51.043(2)(d)(d) The department shall establish application fees and biennial certification fees.

51.043(2)(e)(e) A crisis hostel operated under par. (a) or (b) is not subject to facility regulation under ch. 50.

51.043(3)(a)(a) An individual 18 years of age or older may be admitted to a crisis hostel to receive crisis stabilization services.

51.043(3)(b)(b) Crisis stabilization services may only be provided at a crisis hostel on a voluntary basis to individuals who are 18 years of age or older. Crisis hostel staff may not admit an individual who is transported to the hostel involuntarily for emergency detention under s. 51.15.