51.001 Legislative policy. (1) It is the policy of the state to assure the provision of a full range of treatment and rehabilitation services in the state for all mental disorders and developmental disabilities and for mental illness, alcoholism and other drug abuse. There shall be a unified system of prevention of such conditions and […]
51.01 Definitions. As used in this chapter, except where otherwise expressly provided: (1) “Alcoholic” means a person who is suffering from alcoholism. (1m) “Alcoholism” is a disease which is characterized by the dependency of a person on the drug alcohol, to the extent that the person’s health is substantially impaired or endangered or his or […]
51.02 Council on mental health. (1) The council on mental health shall have the following duties: (a) Advise the department, the legislature and the governor on the use of state and federal resources and on the provision and administration of programs for persons who are mentally ill or who have other mental health problems, for […]
51.025 Office of children’s mental health. (1) The office of children’s mental health shall study and recommend ways, and coordinate initiatives, to improve the integration across state agencies of mental health services provided to children and monitor the performance of programs that provide those services. (2) By January 1, 2015, and by January 1 of […]
51.03 Department; powers and duties. (1g) In this section: (a) “Early intervention” means action to hinder or alter a person’s mental disorder or abuse of alcohol or other drugs in order to reduce the duration of early symptoms or to reduce the duration or severity of mental illness or alcohol or other drug abuse that […]
51.032 Denial and revocations of certification or approval based on delinquent taxes or unemployment insurance contributions. (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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
51.042 Youth crisis stabilization facilities. (1) Definitions. In this section: (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 […]
51.045 Availability of inpatient psychiatric and other beds. (1m) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (2) (cm), the department shall award a grant in the amount of $80,000 in fiscal year 2021-22 and $50,000 in each fiscal year thereafter to the entity under contract under s. 153.05 (2m) (a) to develop and operate an Internet […]
51.047 Mental health services. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (fr), the department may not award more than $45,000 in each fiscal year to applying public or nonprofit private entities for the costs of providing certain mental health services to homeless individuals with serious and persistent mental illness. Entities that receive funds awarded by […]
51.05 Mental health institutes. (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 […]
51.06 Centers for the developmentally disabled. (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 […]
51.07 Outpatient services. (1) The department may establish a system of outpatient clinic services in any institution operated by the department. (2) It is the purpose of this section to: (a) Provide outpatient diagnostic and treatment services for patients and their families. (b) Offer precommitment and preadmission evaluations and studies. (3) The department may provide […]
51.08 Milwaukee County Mental Health Complex. Any county having a population of 750,000 or more may, pursuant to s. 46.17, establish and maintain a county mental health complex. The county mental health complex shall be a hospital devoted to the detention and care of drug addicts, alcoholics, chronic patients, and mentally ill persons whose mental […]
51.09 County hospitals. Any county having a population of less than 750,000 may establish a hospital or facilities for the detention and care of mentally ill persons, alcoholics, and drug addicts; and in connection therewith a hospital or facility for the care of cases afflicted with pulmonary tuberculosis. County hospitals established pursuant to this section […]
51.10 Voluntary admission of adults. (1) With the approval of the treatment director of the treatment facility or the director’s designee, or in the case of a center for the developmentally disabled, the director of the center or the director’s designee, and the approval of the director of the appropriate county department under s. 51.42 […]
51.13 Admission of minors. (1) Admission for treatment. (a) Minors under 14 years of age. Except as provided in par. (c) and ss. 51.45 (2m) and 51.47, the application for admission of a minor who is under 14 years of age to an approved inpatient treatment facility for the primary purpose of treatment for mental […]
51.138 Emergency outpatient treatment for minors. (1) In this section, “outpatient mental health treatment” has the meaning given in s. 51.14 (1). (2) Subject to sub. (4), a treatment director of an outpatient mental health treatment provider may provide outpatient mental health treatment to a minor for 30 days without first obtaining informed consent if […]
51.14 Review of outpatient mental health treatment of minors aged 14 or older. (1) Definitions. In this section, “outpatient mental health treatment” means treatment and social services for mental illness, except 24-hour care, treatment, and custody that is provided by a treatment facility. (2) Mental health review officer. Each court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under […]
