DOC 314.02(10)
(10) “Registered nurse" means a person licensed to practice as a registered nurse in Wisconsin under
ch. 441, Stats.
DOC 314.02 History
History: Cr.
Register, November, 2000, No. 539, eff. 12-1-00;
correction in (3) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register June 2011 No. 666. DOC 314.03
DOC 314.03
Involuntary commitment. The department may file a petition for an inmate's involuntary commitment to a state treatment facility under s.
51.20, Stats., following consideration of voluntary treatment.
DOC 314.03 History
History: Cr.
Register, November, 2000, No. 539, eff. 12-1-00.
DOC 314.04(1)
(1) Before filing a commitment petition under
s. DOC 314.03 for an inmate's involuntary commitment for mental health care, a physician or psychologist shall inform the inmate about all of the following:
DOC 314.04(1)(b)
(b) The mental health services that are appropriate and available to the inmate, including a description of the appropriate voluntary treatment available in either a correctional institution or state treatment facility.
DOC 314.04(2)
(2) The correctional institution shall give the inmate an opportunity to consent to voluntary treatment, including voluntary placement in a state treatment facility or voluntary treatment with psychotropic medication.
DOC 314.04(3)
(3) Correctional institution staff shall tell the inmate that the inmate retains the status as an inmate upon commitment under s.
51.20, Stats., and that the inmate is subject to the same rules as other inmates of the department, which include for outpatients the grievance procedure under
ch. DOC 310 and for inpatients the grievance procedure required under s.
51.61 (5), Stats.
DOC 314.04(4)
(4) Any information conveyed under
subs. (1) to
(3) shall be in a manner that is reasonably calculated to best enable the inmate to understand the information.
DOC 314.04 History
History: Cr.
Register, November, 2000, No. 539, eff. 12-1-00.
DOC 314.05
DOC 314.05
Involuntary treatment. An inmate may be treated involuntarily with psychotropic medications only under the following circumstances:
DOC 314.05(1)
(1) While the inmate is in a state treatment facility under an involuntary commitment under
ch. 51, Stats., for the treatment of mental illness and the court has found the inmate not competent to refuse psychotropic medication under s.
51.61, Stats.
DOC 314.05(2)
(2) If the inmate is committed under s.
51.20, Stats., as an outpatient in a correctional institution, the court has found the inmate not competent to refuse psychotropic medication, and the inmate refuses to take the medication voluntarily. All of the following steps shall be followed:
DOC 314.05(2)(a)
(a) Psychotropic medication shall be administered by a registered nurse, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, physician, or a designee.
DOC 314.05(2)(b)
(b) The registered nurse, nurse practitioner, physician assistant or physician shall give the inmate an opportunity to take the medication voluntarily.
DOC 314.05(2)(c)
(c) When an inmate has been adjudicated under
ch. 54, Stats., to be incompetent to consent to treatment, the department of corrections shall obtain consent to voluntary treatment from the inmate's guardian.
DOC 314.05(2)(d)
(d) When the inmate refuses, the registered nurse, nurse practitioner, physician assistant or physician shall counsel the inmate and attempt to persuade the inmate to take the medication.
DOC 314.05(2)(e)
(e) If the inmate continues to refuse and there is a current physician order to involuntarily administer the psychotropic medication, the registered nurse, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant shall contact the physician who wrote the order to assess the situation. The physician shall decide the course of action to be taken. Possible actions may include all of the following:
DOC 314.05(2)(e)2.
2. Transfer the inmate to a special unit within the correctional institution for treatment of mental illness.
DOC 314.05(2)(f)
(f) If directed by the attending physician, the registered nurse, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant shall instruct the inmate to take the medication. If the inmate persists in refusing to take the medication, security staff will restrain the inmate while the registered nurse, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, or physician administers the psychotropic medication involuntarily.
DOC 314.05 History
History: Cr.
Register, November, 2000, No. 539, eff. 12-1-00;
correction in (2) (c) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register December 2006 No. 612.
DOC 314.06
DOC 314.06
Review of an inmate on psychotropic medication. The department of corrections staff psychiatrist or psychologist shall review the need to request an extension of the court order 60 days prior to the end of the court order.
DOC 314.06 History
History: Cr.
Register, November, 2000, No. 539, eff. 12-1-00.
