DOA:......Kirschbaum, BB0495 - Statewide Clinician Wellness Program
For 2025-2027 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
An Act ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
SAFETY AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Statewide clinician wellness program
This bill allows DSPS to provide a statewide clinician wellness program to provide support to healthcare workers in this state in maintaining their physical and mental health and ensuring long-term vitality and effectiveness for their patients and their profession.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. 20.165 (1) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
20.165 (1) (e) Statewide clinician wellness program The amounts in the schedule for the statewide clinician wellness program under s. 440.03 (18).
****Note: This Section involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
Section 2. 440.03 (18) of the statutes is created to read:
440.03 (18) The department may provide a statewide clinician wellness program to provide support to healthcare workers in this state in maintaining their physical and mental health and ensuring long-term vitality and effectiveness for their patients and their profession. The department shall ensure that the program is coordinated with the procedure under sub. (1c).
****Note: I added some of the language from what you provided. I didn’t include “at risk...” and “detection, evaluation, treatment and continuing care monitoring” as I wasn’t sure what the object(s) of these were (i.e., at risk of what?) and whether it’s only for people who have a mental health condition or if it could be for people with a physical condition, or if it may be for people who have not had any formal diagnosis at all. Again, let me know if the program should be limited to credential holders.
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