2014 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
46. Social services.
46.011 Definitions.

WI Stat § 46.011 (2014) What's This?

46.011 Definitions. In chs. 46, 50, 51, 54, 55, and 58:

46.011(1) (1) "Department" means the department of health services.

46.011(1g) (1g) "Disabled children's long-term support program" means the programs described under 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, section 9123 (16rs), and 2003 Wisconsin Act 33, section 9124 (8c).

46.011(1m) (1m) "Institution for mental diseases" has the meaning given in 42 CFR 435.1009.

46.011(1s) (1s) "Milwaukee County mental health board" means the Milwaukee County mental health board created under s. 51.41 (1d).

46.011(2) (2) "Prisoner" means any person who is either arrested, incarcerated, imprisoned or otherwise detained in excess of 12 hours by any law enforcement agency of this state, except when detention is pursuant to s. 51.15, 51.20, 51.45 (11) (b) or 55.135 (1) or ch. 980. "Prisoner" does not include any person who is serving a sentence of detention under s. 973.03 (4) unless the person is in the county jail under s. 973.03 (4) (c).

46.011(3) (3) "Secretary" means the secretary of health services.

46.011(4) (4) "State health planning and development agency" means the department, as designated under s. 250.04 (12).

History: 1975 c. 39, 430; 1977 c. 29; 1979 c. 221; 1985 a. 29 s. 3202 (23); 1987 a. 27; 1989 a. 31; 1993 a. 16, 27, 479; 1995 a. 27 ss. 2022, 9126 (19); 2005 a. 264, 387; 2007 a. 20 ss. 794, 795, 9121 (6) (a); 2013 a. 203.

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