Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 51 - State alcohol, drug abuse, developmental disabilities and mental health act.
51.64 - Reports of death required; penalty; assessment.

51.64 Reports of death required; penalty; assessment.
(1) In this section:
(a) “Physical restraint" includes all of the following:
1. A locked room.
2. A device or garment that interferes with an individual's freedom of movement and that the individual is unable to remove easily.
3. Restraint by a treatment facility staff member of a person admitted or committed to the treatment facility, by use of physical force.
(b) “Psychotropic medication" means an antipsychotic, antidepressant, lithium carbonate or a tranquilizer.
(2)
(a) No later than 24 hours after the death of a person admitted or committed to a treatment facility, the treatment facility shall report the death to the department if one of the following applies:
1. There is reasonable cause to believe that the death was related to the use of physical restraint or a psychotropic medication.
3. There is reasonable cause to believe that the death was a suicide.
History: 1989 a. 336.

Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Chapter 51 - State alcohol, drug abuse, developmental disabilities and mental health act.

51.001 - Legislative policy.

51.01 - Definitions.

51.02 - Council on mental health.

51.025 - Office of children's mental health.

51.03 - Department; powers and duties.

51.032 - Denial and revocations of certification or approval based on delinquent taxes or unemployment insurance contributions.

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.

51.07 - Outpatient services.

51.08 - Milwaukee County Mental Health Complex.

51.09 - County hospitals.

51.10 - Voluntary admission of adults.

51.13 - Admission of minors.

51.138 - Emergency outpatient treatment for minors.

51.14 - Review of outpatient mental health treatment of minors aged 14 or older.

51.15 - Emergency detention.

51.17 - Warning of dangerousness.

51.20 - Involuntary commitment for treatment.

51.22 - Care and custody of persons.

51.30 - Records.

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.

51.4224 - Opioid treatment.

51.423 - Grants-in-aid.

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.

51.61 - Patients rights.

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.

51.77 - Transfer of patients.

51.78 - Supplementary agreements.

51.79 - Transmittal of copies.

51.80 - Patients' rights.

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.

51.85 - Interpretation.

51.87 - Interstate contracts for services under this chapter.

51.90 - Antidiscrimination.

51.91 - Supplemental aid.

51.95 - Short title.