2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE

2019 Assembly BILL 858

February 3, 2020 - Introduced by Representatives Plumer, Nygren, Loudenbeck, Sanfelippo, Kolste, Billings, Born, Dittrich, Hebl, Katsma, Krug, Kulp, Magnafici, Mursau, Ohnstad, Petersen, Rodriguez, Sargent, Spiros, Spreitzer, Subeck and Wichgers, cosponsored by Senators LeMahieu, Fitzgerald, Nass, Johnson, Bernier, Darling, Feyen, Kooyenga, Larson, Olsen, Petrowski, Testin and Wanggaard. Referred to Committee on Substance Abuse and Prevention.

AB858,1,3 An Act to create subchapter III of chapter 153 [precedes 153.85] of the statutes; relating to: opioid and methamphetamine data system and making an appropriation.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires the Department of Administration to issue a request for proposals, subject to approval by the Joint Committee on Finance under its passive review process, to establish and maintain an opioid and methamphetamine data system to collect, format, analyze, and disseminate information on opioid and methamphetamine use as specified in the bill. DOA must collaborate with and collect data from the Department of Health Services, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Justice, the Department of Safety and Professional Services, and the Department of Children and Families and any other applicable agencies for the opioid and methamphetamine data system. Under the bill, DOA administers the contract with a vendor to operate the opioid and methamphetamine data system, has access to the data contained in the opioid and methamphetamine data system, and works with the vendor to disseminate information and advanced analytics from the opioid and methamphetamine data system in as close to real time as possible. The opioid and methamphetamine data system must allow the state agencies that submit data to the opioid and methamphetamine data system access to the data in the opioid and methamphetamine data system as appropriate for the agency to fulfill its functions and as allowed by state and federal confidentiality laws. The bill requires DOA to submit a report to JCF summarizing the information from the opioid and methamphetamine data system and analyzing trends in that information across years of data collection.

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:

AB858,1 Section 1 . Subchapter III of chapter 153 [precedes 153.85] of the statutes is created to read:

AB858,2,3 Chapter 153

AB858,2,4 Subchapter III

AB858,2,6 Opioid and METHAMPHETAMINE data

AB858,2,9 153.85 Definition; opioid and methamphetamine data. In this subchapter, “vendor” means a person awarded the contract following a request for proposals described under s. 153.87.

AB858,2,14 153.87 Opioid and methamphetamine data system. (1) Subject to sub. (3), the department of administration shall issue a request for proposals to establish and maintain an opioid and methamphetamine data system to collect, format, analyze, and disseminate information on opioid and methamphetamine use, which shall include all of the following:

AB858,2,16 (a) Hospital discharge data from visits and stays related to opioid use or overdose.

AB858,2,18 (b) Hospital discharge data from visits and stays related to methamphetamine use or overdose.

AB858,2,20 (c) Records of hospitals diverting patients to other facilities to address opioid use or overdose.

AB858,3,2 (d) Records of hospitals diverting patients to other facilities to address methamphetamine use or overdose.

AB858,3,3 (e) Ambulance service run data related to opioid use or overdose.

AB858,3,6 (f) The number of opioid-related overdoses in the state, the number of individuals who overdose on opioids, and the opioids on which the individuals overdose.