DHS 95.06(2)(c)1.a.
a. Two members designated by the secretary, one of whom shall be a member of the public and one of whom shall be a member of the department staff. The department staff member designated by the secretary shall serve as chairperson.
DHS 95.06(2)(c)1.b.
b. Two members designated by the administrator, one of whom shall be a member of central office staff and one of whom shall be a member of the public.
DHS 95.06(2)(c)1.c.
c. One member designated by the director of the facility, center or unit where the incident occurred, who is a member of the institution staff.
DHS 95.06(2)(c)2.
2. The panel shall submit a written report to the secretary. The report shall include a description of the incident and the panel's conclusion regarding whether the use of force complied with the policies and procedures adopted under this chapter.
DHS 95.06(4)
(4) Hostages. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a staff member taken hostage has no authority to order use of force or any other action or inaction by staff.
DHS 95.06 History
History: CR 01-045: cr.
Register January 2002 No. 553, eff. 2-1-02;
CR 02-112: am. (1) (b) (intro.) and (3) (d)
Register March 2003 No. 567, eff. 4-1-03;
CR 18-066: am. (1) (title), (a), r. (3) Register March 2020 No. 771, eff. 4-1-20. DHS 95.07
DHS 95.07 Documentation. The director shall adopt written policies and procedures to ensure that all uses of force are documented in a manner approved by the department.
DHS 95.07 History
History: CR 01-045: cr.
Register January 2002 No. 553, eff. 2-1-02.
DHS 95.08(1)
(1) The director shall adopt written policies and procedures to ensure that facility staff who may be called upon to use force under
s. DHS 95.06 are properly trained and regularly updated on the intervention options model of force policies and procedures adopted under
s. DHS 95.06 (1) (a).
DHS 95.08(2)
(2) Staff authorized to use firearms under
s. DHS 95.06 (1) (c) and
(2) shall attend a department-approved training and qualification program that includes instruction on all of the following:
DHS 95.08(2)(e)
(e) In situations where firearms may be used, the manner in which they must be used, including the use of verbal warnings and warning shots.
DHS 95.10
DHS 95.10 Escorted leaves for chapter 980 patients. DHS 95.10(1)(1) Pursuant to s.
980.067, Stats., the director of the secure mental health facility established under s.
46.055, Stats., the Wisconsin resource center established under s.
46.056, Stats., or any secure mental health unit or facility provided by the department of corrections under s.
980.065 (2), Stats., may, at his or her discretion, allow a patient detained or committed under ch.
980, Stats., to leave the grounds of a facility and be escorted by staff to a location within the state of Wisconsin for a purpose consistent with the therapeutic interests of the patient and the security interests of the facility and the community, including any of the following:
DHS 95.10(1)(a)
(a) To visit a dying or deceased relative under security conditions imposed by the facility director.
DHS 95.10(1)(b)
(b) To receive medically necessary health services that are not available at the facility.
DHS 95.10(1)(c)
(c) To engage in pre-placement or pre-discharge activities when the patient has a proposed or approved supervised release plan under s.
980.08, Stats., or a discharge plan.
DHS 95.10(2)
(2) If the patient requests a visit under
sub. (1) (a), the director shall base his or her decision upon consideration of all issues deemed pertinent by the director, including any of the following:
DHS 95.10(2)(a)
(a) The degree of kinship between the patient and the person the patient is visiting.
DHS 95.10(2)(b)
(b) The meaningfulness of the relationship between the patient and the person the patient is visiting.
DHS 95.10(2)(f)
(f) The recommendations of the patient's treatment team and the security director.
DHS 95.10(3)
(3) The director shall determine the maximum duration of escorted leave and may impose other conditions appropriate to the safety of the community, security of the facility, or therapeutic interests of the patient.
DHS 95.10 History
History: CR 02-112: cr.
Register March 2003 No. 567, eff. 4-1-03;
CR 18-066: am. (1) (intro.), (c) Register March 2020 No. 771, eff. 4-1-20.
