CHAPTER 51
STATE ALCOHOL, DRUG ABUSE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
AND MENTAL HEALTH ACT
51.001 Legislative policy.
51.02 Council on mental health.
51.025 Office of children's mental health.
51.03 Department; powers and duties.
51.032 Denial and revocations of certification or approval based on delinquent taxes or unemployment insurance contributions.
51.038 Outpatient mental health clinic certification.
51.04 Treatment facility certification.
51.042 Youth crisis stabilization facilities.
51.045 Availability of inpatient psychiatric and other beds.
51.047 Mental health services.
51.05 Mental health institutes.
51.06 Centers for the developmentally disabled.
51.07 Outpatient services.
51.08 Milwaukee County Mental Health Complex.
51.10 Voluntary admission of adults.
51.13 Admission of minors.
51.138 Emergency outpatient treatment for minors.
51.14 Review of outpatient mental health treatment of minors aged 14 or older.
51.15 Emergency detention.
51.17 Warning of dangerousness.
51.20 Involuntary commitment for treatment.
51.22 Care and custody of persons.
51.35 Transfers and discharges.
51.37 Criminal commitments; mental health institutes.
51.375 Honesty testing of sex offenders.
51.38 Nonresident patients on unauthorized absence.
51.39 Resident patients on unauthorized absence.
51.40 Determination of residence for certain adults; county of responsibility.
51.41 Milwaukee County mental health; Milwaukee County mental health board.
51.42 Community mental health, developmental disabilities, alcoholism and drug abuse services.
51.421 Community support programs.
51.422 Opioid and methamphetamine treatment programs.
51.4223 Reporting by methadone treatment programs.
51.4224 Opioid treatment.
51.437 Developmental disabilities services.
51.44 Early intervention services.
51.441 Comprehensive mental health consultation program.
51.442 Child psychiatry consultation program.
51.448 Addiction medicine consultation program.
51.45 Prevention and control of alcoholism and drug dependence.
51.46 Priority for pregnant women for private treatment for alcohol or other drug abuse.
51.47 Alcohol and other drug abuse treatment for minors without parental consent.
51.48 Alcohol and other drug testing, assessment, and treatment of minor without minor's consent.
51.49 Pretrial intoxicated driver intervention grant program.
51.59 Incompetency not implied.
51.60 Appointment of counsel.
51.605 Reimbursement for counsel provided by the state.
51.62 Protection and advocacy system.
51.63 Private pay for patients.
51.64 Reports of death required; penalty; assessment.
51.65 Segregation of tuberculosis patients.
51.67 Alternate procedure; protective services.
51.72 Suicide prevention programming grants.
51.75 Interstate compact on mental health.
51.76 Compact administrator.
51.77 Transfer of patients.
51.78 Supplementary agreements.
51.79 Transmittal of copies.
51.81 Uniform extradition of persons of unsound mind act; definitions.
51.82 Delivery of certain nonresidents.
51.83 Authentication of demand; discharge; costs.
51.84 Limitation of time to commence proceeding.
51.87 Interstate contracts for services under this chapter.
51.90 Antidiscrimination.
Ch. 51 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See s.
46.011 for definitions applicable to chs.
46,
50,
51,
54,
55, and
58.
51.001
51.001
Legislative policy. 51.001(1)(1)
It is the policy of the state to assure the provision of a full range of treatment and rehabilitation services in the state for all mental disorders and developmental disabilities and for mental illness, alcoholism and other drug abuse. There shall be a unified system of prevention of such conditions and provision of services which will assure all people in need of care access to the least restrictive treatment alternative appropriate to their needs, and movement through all treatment components to assure continuity of care, within the limits of available state and federal funds and of county funds required to be appropriated to match state funds.
51.001(2)
(2) To protect personal liberties, no person who can be treated adequately outside of a hospital, institution or other inpatient facility may be involuntarily treated in such a facility.
51.001 History
History: 1975 c. 430;
1995 a. 92.
51.01
51.01
Definitions. As used in this chapter, except where otherwise expressly provided:
51.01(1)
(1) “Alcoholic" means a person who is suffering from alcoholism.
51.01(1m)
(1m) “Alcoholism" is a disease which is characterized by the dependency of a person on the drug alcohol, to the extent that the person's health is substantially impaired or endangered or his or her social or economic functioning is substantially disrupted.
