51.39 Resident patients on unauthorized absence. If any patient who is admitted, transferred, or placed under s. 55.06, 2003 stats., or s. 51.13, 51.15, 51.20, 51.35 (3), 51.37, or 51.45 (11) (b), (12) or (13) or ch. 55, 971, 975, or 980 is on unauthorized absence from a treatment facility, the sheriff or any other law enforcement agency in the county in which the patient is found or in which it is believed the patient may be present, upon the request of the director, shall take charge of and return the patient to the facility. The costs incident to the return shall be paid out of the facility's operating funds and be charged back to the patient's county of residence.
History: 1975 c. 430; 1977 c. 428; 1979 c. 336; 1993 a. 479; 2005 a. 264.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 51 - State alcohol, drug abuse, developmental disabilities and mental health act.
51.02 - Council on mental health.
51.025 - Office of children's mental health.
51.03 - Department; powers and duties.
51.038 - Outpatient mental health clinic certification.
51.04 - Treatment facility certification.
51.042 - Youth crisis stabilization facilities.
51.045 - Availability of inpatient psychiatric and other beds.
51.047 - Mental health services.
51.05 - Mental health institutes.
51.06 - Centers for the developmentally disabled.
51.08 - Milwaukee County Mental Health Complex.
51.10 - Voluntary admission of adults.
51.138 - Emergency outpatient treatment for minors.
51.14 - Review of outpatient mental health treatment of minors aged 14 or older.
51.17 - Warning of dangerousness.
51.20 - Involuntary commitment for treatment.
51.22 - Care and custody of persons.
51.35 - Transfers and discharges.
51.37 - Criminal commitments; mental health institutes.
51.375 - Honesty testing of sex offenders.
51.38 - Nonresident patients on unauthorized absence.
51.39 - Resident patients on unauthorized absence.
51.40 - Determination of residence for certain adults; county of responsibility.
51.41 - Milwaukee County mental health; Milwaukee County mental health board.
51.42 - Community mental health, developmental disabilities, alcoholism and drug abuse services.
51.421 - Community support programs.
51.422 - Opioid and methamphetamine treatment programs.
51.4223 - Reporting by methadone treatment programs.
51.437 - Developmental disabilities services.
51.44 - Early intervention services.
51.441 - Comprehensive mental health consultation program.
51.442 - Child psychiatry consultation program.
51.445 - School-based mental health consultation pilot program.
51.448 - Addiction medicine consultation program.
51.45 - Prevention and control of alcoholism and drug dependence.
51.46 - Priority for pregnant women for private treatment for alcohol or other drug abuse.
51.47 - Alcohol and other drug abuse treatment for minors without parental consent.
51.48 - Alcohol and other drug testing, assessment, and treatment of minor without minor's consent.
51.49 - Pretrial intoxicated driver intervention grant program.
51.59 - Incompetency not implied.
51.60 - Appointment of counsel.
51.605 - Reimbursement for counsel provided by the state.
51.62 - Protection and advocacy system.
51.63 - Private pay for patients.
51.64 - Reports of death required; penalty; assessment.
51.65 - Segregation of tuberculosis patients.
51.67 - Alternate procedure; protective services.
51.75 - Interstate compact on mental health.
51.76 - Compact administrator.
51.78 - Supplementary agreements.
51.79 - Transmittal of copies.
51.81 - Uniform extradition of persons of unsound mind act; definitions.
51.82 - Delivery of certain nonresidents.
51.83 - Authentication of demand; discharge; costs.
51.84 - Limitation of time to commence proceeding.
51.87 - Interstate contracts for services under this chapter.