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51.001 - Legislative policy. - 51.001 Legislative policy. (1) It is the policy of the...
51.01 - Definitions. - 51.01 Definitions. As used in this chapter, except where otherwise...
51.02 - Council on mental health. - 51.02 Council on mental health. (1) The council on mental...
51.025 - Office of children's mental health. - 51.025 Office of children's mental health. (1) The office of...
51.03 - Department; powers and duties. - 51.03 Department; powers and duties. (1g) In this section: (a)...
51.032 - Denial and revocations of certification or approval based on delinquent taxes or unemployment insurance contributions. - 51.032 Denial and revocations of certification or approval based on...
51.038 - Outpatient mental health clinic certification. - 51.038 Outpatient mental health clinic certification. Except as provided in...
51.04 - Treatment facility certification. - 51.04 Treatment facility certification. Except as provided in s. 51.032,...
51.042 - Youth crisis stabilization facilities. - 51.042 Youth crisis stabilization facilities. (1) Definitions. In this section:...
51.045 - Availability of inpatient psychiatric and other beds. - 51.045 Availability of inpatient psychiatric and other beds. (1m) From...
51.047 - Mental health services. - 51.047 Mental health services. From the appropriation under s. 20.435...
51.05 - Mental health institutes. - 51.05 Mental health institutes. (1) Designation. The mental health institute...
51.06 - Centers for the developmentally disabled. - 51.06 Centers for the developmentally disabled. (1) Purpose. The purpose...
51.07 - Outpatient services. - 51.07 Outpatient services. (1) The department may establish a system...
51.08 - Milwaukee County Mental Health Complex. - 51.08 Milwaukee County Mental Health Complex. Any county having a...
51.09 - County hospitals. - 51.09 County hospitals. Any county having a population of less...
51.10 - Voluntary admission of adults. - 51.10 Voluntary admission of adults. (1) With the approval of...
51.13 - Admission of minors. - 51.13 Admission of minors. (1) Admission for treatment. (a) Minors...
51.138 - Emergency outpatient treatment for minors. - 51.138 Emergency outpatient treatment for minors. (1) In this section,...
51.14 - Review of outpatient mental health treatment of minors aged 14 or older. - 51.14 Review of outpatient mental health treatment of minors aged...
51.15 - Emergency detention. - 51.15 Emergency detention. (1) Basis for detention; purpose. (ag) The...
51.17 - Warning of dangerousness. - 51.17 Warning of dangerousness. (1) Definition. In this section, “health...
51.20 - Involuntary commitment for treatment. - 51.20 Involuntary commitment for treatment. (1) Petition for examination. (a)...
51.22 - Care and custody of persons. - 51.22 Care and custody of persons. (1) Except as provided...
51.30 - Records. - 51.30 Records. (1) Definitions. In this section: (ag) “Health care...
51.35 - Transfers and discharges. - 51.35 Transfers and discharges. (1) Transfer of patients and residents....
51.37 - Criminal commitments; mental health institutes. - 51.37 Criminal commitments; mental health institutes. (1) All commitments under...
51.375 - Honesty testing of sex offenders. - 51.375 Honesty testing of sex offenders. (1) In this section:...
51.38 - Nonresident patients on unauthorized absence. - 51.38 Nonresident patients on unauthorized absence. The circuit court may...
51.39 - Resident patients on unauthorized absence. - 51.39 Resident patients on unauthorized absence. If any patient who...
51.40 - Determination of residence for certain adults; county of responsibility. - 51.40 Determination of residence for certain adults; county of responsibility....
51.41 - Milwaukee County mental health; Milwaukee County mental health board. - 51.41 Milwaukee County mental health; Milwaukee County mental health board....
51.42 - Community mental health, developmental disabilities, alcoholism and drug abuse services. - 51.42 Community mental health, developmental disabilities, alcoholism and drug abuse...
51.421 - Community support programs. - 51.421 Community support programs. (1) Purpose. In order to provide...
51.422 - Opioid and methamphetamine treatment programs. - 51.422 Opioid and methamphetamine treatment programs. (1) Program creation. The...
51.4223 - Reporting by methadone treatment programs. - 51.4223 Reporting by methadone treatment programs. (1) Annually, a treatment...
51.4224 - Opioid treatment. - 51.4224 Opioid treatment. (1) Definitions. In this section: (a) “Narcotic...
51.423 - Grants-in-aid. - 51.423 Grants-in-aid. (1) The department shall fund, within the limits...
51.437 - Developmental disabilities services. - 51.437 Developmental disabilities services. (1) Definition. In this section, “services"...
51.44 - Early intervention services. - 51.44 Early intervention services. (1) In this section: (ag) “Case...
51.441 - Comprehensive mental health consultation program. - 51.441 Comprehensive mental health consultation program. The department shall convene...
51.442 - Child psychiatry consultation program. - 51.442 Child psychiatry consultation program. (1) In this section, “participating...
51.445 - School-based mental health consultation pilot program. - 51.445 School-based mental health consultation pilot program. (1) In this...
51.448 - Addiction medicine consultation program. - 51.448 Addiction medicine consultation program. (1) In this section, “participating...
51.45 - Prevention and control of alcoholism and drug dependence. - 51.45 Prevention and control of alcoholism and drug dependence. (1)...
51.46 - Priority for pregnant women for private treatment for alcohol or other drug abuse. - 51.46 Priority for pregnant women for private treatment for alcohol...
51.47 - Alcohol and other drug abuse treatment for minors without parental consent. - 51.47 Alcohol and other drug abuse treatment for minors without...
51.48 - Alcohol and other drug testing, assessment, and treatment of minor without minor's consent. - 51.48 Alcohol and other drug testing, assessment, and treatment of...
51.49 - Pretrial intoxicated driver intervention grant program. - 51.49 Pretrial intoxicated driver intervention grant program. (1) In this...
51.59 - Incompetency not implied. - 51.59 Incompetency not implied. (1) No person is deemed incompetent...
51.60 - Appointment of counsel. - 51.60 Appointment of counsel. (1) Adults. (a) In any situation...
51.605 - Reimbursement for counsel provided by the state. - 51.605 Reimbursement for counsel provided by the state. (1) Inquiry....
51.61 - Patients rights. - 51.61 Patients rights. (1) In this section, “patient" means any...
51.62 - Protection and advocacy system. - 51.62 Protection and advocacy system. (1) Definitions. In this section:...
51.63 - Private pay for patients. - 51.63 Private pay for patients. Any person may pay, in...
51.64 - Reports of death required; penalty; assessment. - 51.64 Reports of death required; penalty; assessment. (1) In this...
51.65 - Segregation of tuberculosis patients. - 51.65 Segregation of tuberculosis patients. The department shall make provision...
51.67 - Alternate procedure; protective services. - 51.67 Alternate procedure; protective services. If, after a hearing under...
51.75 - Interstate compact on mental health. - 51.75 Interstate compact on mental health. The interstate compact on...
51.76 - Compact administrator. - 51.76 Compact administrator. Pursuant to the interstate compact on mental...
51.77 - Transfer of patients. - 51.77 Transfer of patients. (1) In this section “relatives" means...
51.78 - Supplementary agreements. - 51.78 Supplementary agreements. The compact administrator may enter into supplementary...
51.79 - Transmittal of copies. - 51.79 Transmittal of copies. Duly authorized copies of ss. 51.75...
51.80 - Patients' rights. - 51.80 Patients' rights. Nothing in the interstate compact on mental...
51.81 - Uniform extradition of persons of unsound mind act; definitions. - 51.81 Uniform extradition of persons of unsound mind act; definitions....
51.82 - Delivery of certain nonresidents. - 51.82 Delivery of certain nonresidents. A person alleged to be...
51.83 - Authentication of demand; discharge; costs. - 51.83 Authentication of demand; discharge; costs. (1) Whenever the executive...
51.84 - Limitation of time to commence proceeding. - 51.84 Limitation of time to commence proceeding. Any proceedings under...
51.85 - Interpretation. - 51.85 Interpretation. Sections 51.81 to 51.85 shall be so interpreted...
51.87 - Interstate contracts for services under this chapter. - 51.87 Interstate contracts for services under this chapter. (1) Purpose...
51.90 - Antidiscrimination. - 51.90 Antidiscrimination. No employee, prospective employee, patient or resident of...
51.91 - Supplemental aid. - 51.91 Supplemental aid. (1) Declaration of policy. The legislature recognizes...
51.95 - Short title. - 51.95 Short title. This chapter shall be known as the...