Wisconsin Statutes 51.07 – Outpatient services
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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 51.07
- State: when applied to states of the United States, includes the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the several territories organized by Congress. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Treatment: means those psychological, educational, social, chemical, medical or somatic techniques designed to bring about rehabilitation of a mentally ill, alcoholic, drug dependent or developmentally disabled person. See Wisconsin Statutes 51.01
(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 outpatient services only to patients contracted for with county departments under ss. 51.42 and 51.437 in accordance with s. 46.03 (18), except for those patients whom the department finds to be nonresidents of this state and persons receiving services under contracts under s. 46.043. The full and actual cost less applicable collections of services contracted for with county departments under s. 51.42 or 51.437 shall be charged to the respective county department under s. 51.42 or 51.437. The state shall provide the services required for patient care only if no outpatient services are funded by the department in the county or group of counties served by the respective county department under s. 51.42 or 51.437.