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DOC 316.02 Note “Nursing services" as defined in sub. (8) includes any practice permitted by a registered nurse, nurse practitioner, and licensed practical nurse under ch. 441, Stats.
DOC 316.02 History History: Cr. Register, October, 1995, No. 478, eff. 11-1-95; CR 02-123: am. (1) Register April 2003, No. 568, eff. 5-1-03.
DOC 316.03 DOC 316.03 Provision of medical, dental and nursing services. Health services staff shall provide necessary medical, dental or nursing services to an inmate or a juvenile. Health services staff shall determine the level of access to medical, dental or nursing services and the need to provide medical, dental or nursing services on-site or off-site. Health services staff may not deny an inmate or a juvenile medical, dental or nursing services based only on the inmate's or the juvenile's inability to pay a copayment. An inmate or a juvenile may be subject to a copayment under s. DOC 316.04.
DOC 316.03 Note Note: DOC 316.03 provides that health services staff shall determine the level of access to medical, dental or nursing services and the need to provide medical, dental or nursing services on-site or off-site. DOC 316.03 recognizes the responsibility of the health services staff to make the determination. Availability of resources may require some services to be provided off-site instead of on-site. Inmates have no right to see a health care provider of their choice.
DOC 316.03 History History: Cr. Register, October, 1995, No. 478, eff. 11-1-95; CR 02-123: am. Register April 2003, No. 568, eff. 5-1-03.
DOC 316.04 DOC 316.04 Copayment.
DOC 316.04(1)(1) Except for the exclusions listed under s. DOC 316.05, an inmate or a juvenile shall be charged a copayment for medical, dental or nursing services received at the request of the inmate or juvenile, including any face-to-face contact wherein the inmate or juvenile refuses to consent to a service offered in response to the inmate's or juvenile's request.
DOC 316.04(2)(a)(a) During the assessment and evaluation process, the inmate and juvenile shall sign a notice form acknowledging that the inmate and juvenile shall be charged a copayment for non-emergency medical, dental or nursing services received at the request of the inmate or juvenile.
DOC 316.04(2)(b) (b) The notice form shall include a statement identifying the medical, dental or nursing services for which the inmate or juvenile will and will not be charged a copayment.
DOC 316.04(2)(c) (c) If the inmate or juvenile refuses to sign the notice form, the health care provider shall make a notation that the inmate or juvenile refused to sign the notice form and the health care provider shall sign the notation.
DOC 316.04(3) (3) Staff shall charge a $7.50 copayment for each face-to-face contact for medical, dental or nursing services regardless of the number of services provided during the face-to-face contact. At the time of the face-to-face contact for medical, dental or nursing services, the inmate or juvenile shall sign a disbursement form acknowledging the receipt of health services. If the inmate or juvenile refuses to sign the disbursement form, the health care provider shall make a notation that the inmate or juvenile refused to sign the disbursement form and the health care provider shall sign the notation.
DOC 316.04 History History: Cr. Register, October, 1995, No. 478, eff. 11-1-95; emerg. am. (3), eff. 9-3-02; CR 02-123: am. Register April 2003, No. 568, eff. 5-1-03.
DOC 316.05 DOC 316.05Copayment exclusions. Health services staff shall not charge an inmate or a juvenile a copayment for any of the following:
DOC 316.05(1) (1) A medical, dental or nurse screening provided during the assessment and evaluation process.
DOC 316.05(2) (2) Treatment for an actual medical or dental emergency as determined by a physician, dentist or registered nurse.
DOC 316.05(3) (3) A follow-up medical, dental or nursing appointment determined and scheduled by a health care provider.
DOC 316.05(4) (4) Any other appointment determined and scheduled by a health care provider.
DOC 316.05(5) (5) A written referral from one health care provider to another health care provider.
DOC 316.05(6) (6) A review of medical records, except the inmate or juvenile may be charged for copies of medical records according to department policy and procedures.
DOC 316.05(7) (7) Medical, dental or nursing services provided to persons who reside in a s. 938.02 (15m), Stats., secured correctional facility and who do not have the opportunity to earn wages.
DOC 316.05 Note Note: Section 938.02 (15m), Stats., was renumbered to s. 938.02 (10p), Stats., by 2005 Wis. Act 344 and the term “secured correctional facility" was changed to “juvenile correctional facility".
DOC 316.05(8) (8) Any medical, dental or nursing services provided as a result of an injury sustained through an institution work assignment.
DOC 316.05 History History: Cr. Register, October, 1995, No. 478, eff. 11-1-95; CR 02-123: am. (intro.), cr. (7) and (8) Register April 2003, No. 568, eff. 5-1-03.
DOC 316.06 DOC 316.06 Copayment deduction from the inmate's or juvenile's general or trust account.
DOC 316.06(1) (1) Following the provision of medical, dental or nursing services, the business department staff shall deduct the $7.50 copayment from the general or trust account of the inmate or juvenile under procedures established by the department.
DOC 316.06(2) (2) If the inmate or juvenile has no funds in the inmate's or juvenile's general or trust account, the business department shall perform an accounting transaction that reflects that the inmate or juvenile owes the copayment.
DOC 316.06(3) (3) If an inmate or juvenile owes a copayment is released or discharged from a prison or a secured correctional facility, business department staff shall perform an accounting transaction that reflects that the inmate or juvenile owes the copayment. If the inmate or juvenile is recommited to prison or to a secured correctional facility, the copayment will be deducted from the inmate's or juvenile's general or trust account.
DOC 316.06(4) (4) The inmate or a juvenile may ask business department staff to correct a copayment deduction which the inmate believes has been improperly deducted. An inmate may file an inmate complaint concerning an improper copayment deduction.
DOC 316.06 History History: Cr. Register, October, 1995, No. 478, eff. 11-1-95; CR 02-123: am. (1) to (3) Register April 2003, No. 568, eff. 5-1-03.
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Published under s. 35.93, Stats. Updated on the first day of each month. Entire code is always current. The Register date on each page is the date the chapter was last published.