2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 51 - State alcohol, drug abuse, developmental disabilities and mental health act.
51.045 - Availability of inpatient psychiatric and other beds.

51.045 Availability of inpatient psychiatric and other beds.

(1m) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (2) (cm), the department shall award a grant in the amount of $80,000 in fiscal year 2021-22 and $50,000 in each fiscal year thereafter to the entity under contract under s. 153.05 (2m) (a) to develop and operate an Internet site and system to show the availability of inpatient psychiatric beds, peer run respite beds, and crisis stabilization beds statewide. To receive the grant, the entity shall use a password protected Internet site to allow an inpatient psychiatric unit or hospital or a facility, center, or program that has inpatient psychiatric, peer run respite, or crisis stabilization beds to enter all of the following information and to enable any hospital emergency department or person who approves emergency detentions under s. 51.15 (2) (c) in the state to view all of the following information reported to the system:

(a) The number of available child, adolescent, adult, and geriatric beds, as applicable, that are inpatient psychiatric, peer run respite, or crisis stabilization beds and that are currently available at the hospital, unit, facility, center, or program at the time of reporting.

(b) Any special information that the hospital, unit, facility, center, or program reports regarding the available beds under par. (a).

(c) The date the hospital, unit, facility, center, or program reports the information under pars. (a) and (b).

(d) The location of the hospital, unit, facility, center, or program that is reporting.

(e) The contact information for admission coordination for the hospital, unit, facility, center, or program.

History: 2015 a. 153; 2021 a. 58.