55.21 – Centers for the developmentally disabled.
55.21 Centers for the developmentally disabled. Protective placements to centers for the developmentally disabled and discharges from such institutions shall be in compliance with s. 51.35 (4). History: 2005 a. 264 s. 153.
55.14 – Involuntary administration of psychotropic medication.
55.14 Involuntary administration of psychotropic medication. (1) In this section: (a) “Involuntary administration of psychotropic medication” means any of the following: 1. Placing psychotropic medication in an individual’s food or drink with knowledge that the individual protests receipt of the psychotropic medication. 2. Forcibly restraining an individual to enable administration of psychotropic medication. 3. Requiring […]
55.15 – Transfer of an individual under a protective placement order.
55.15 Transfer of an individual under a protective placement order. (1) Transfers authorized. An individual under a protective placement order may be transferred between protective placement units, between protective placement facilities, or from a protective placement unit to a medical facility. The individual may not be transferred, under the protective placement order, to any facility […]
55.16 – Modification of an order for protective placement or protective services.
55.16 Modification of an order for protective placement or protective services. (1) Use of transfer provisions. If a petitioner is an entity authorized under s. 55.15 (2) to transfer an individual under a protective placement and the modification sought is a transfer of an individual between protective placement units, between protective placement facilities, or from […]
55.075 – Protective services or protective placement; petition.
55.075 Protective services or protective placement; petition. Except as provided in s. 971.14 (6) (b): (1) Who may petition. The department, the county department or an agency with which the county department contracts under s. 55.02 (2), a guardian, or an interested person may file a petition for appointment of a guardian and for protective […]
55.08 – Protective services or protective placement: standards.
55.08 Protective services or protective placement: standards. (1) Protective placement. A court may under s. 55.12 order protective placement for an individual who meets all of the following standards: (a) The individual has a primary need for residential care and custody. (b) The individual is a minor who is not alleged to have a developmental […]
55.09 – Notice of petition and hearing for protective services or placement.
55.09 Notice of petition and hearing for protective services or placement. (1) Notice to individual. Notice of a petition for protective placement or protective services shall be served upon the individual sought to be protected, by personal service, at least 10 days before the time set for a hearing. The person serving the notice shall […]
55.10 – Hearing on petition for protective services or protective placement.
55.10 Hearing on petition for protective services or protective placement. (1) Time limits. A petition for protective placement or protective services shall be heard within 60 days after it is filed unless an extension of this time is requested by the petitioner, the individual sought to be protected or the individual’s guardian ad litem, or […]
55.105 – Appointment of counsel.
55.105 Appointment of counsel. (1) In any situation under this chapter in which an adult individual has a right to be represented by legal counsel, the individual shall be referred as soon as practicable to the state public defender, who shall appoint counsel for the individual under s. 977.08 without a determination of indigency. (2) […]
55.107 – Reimbursement of counsel provided by the state.
55.107 Reimbursement of counsel provided by the state. (1) At or after the conclusion of a proceeding under this chapter in which the state public defender has provided legal counsel for an adult individual, the court may inquire as to the individual’s ability to reimburse the state for the costs of representation. If the court […]