Wisconsin Administrative Code

DHS 140.07 Local health officer qualifications. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, Xsimilar fieldY means a field of academic study, or combination of graduate-level courses that the state health officer determines provides the knowledge and skills required to adequately meet the re…

DHS 140.08 Local health department level designation. The department shall review the operations of each local health department at least every 5 years, and based on this review, the state health officer shall issue a written finding as to whether the local health department sati…

DHS 142.01 Authority and purpose. This chapter establishes procedures for controlling access to paper records of births, deaths, fetal deaths, marriages, divorces and annulments that are maintained on file in the offices of local registrars or the department, for the purpose of p…

DHS 142.02 Applicability. This chapter applies to the department, to local registrars, including county registers of deeds and city health officers in cities that are registration districts, and to all persons who wish to examine a vital record to which access is not prohibited u…

DHS 142.03 Definitions. In this chapter: (1) XDepartmentY means the Wisconsin department of health services. (2) XLocal registrarY means the county register of deeds or the city health officer in a city which is a registration district. (3) XPoor conditionY in reference to a vita…

DHS 142.04 General policy on access to vital records. A vital record is a multi-purpose document. It acts as a formal record of the occurrence of a vital event, serves as legal proof for the individual that a vital event occurred and provides medical information to serve the need…

DHS 142.05 Duties of registrars. Registrars shall: (1) Permit persons who want to examine and take notes from public indexes and examine and take notes from vital records to do those things but under the conditions set out in this chapter and subject to the restrictions in ch. 69…

DHS 142.06 Volunteers. Registrars may use trained volunteers to assist record users, do surveillance of record users and maintain and improve the order and condition of records and indexes. History: Cr. Register, June, 1991, 426, eff. 7-1-91. DHS 142.07 Conditions for users. (1) …

DHS 144.01 Introduction. (1) PURPOSE AND AUTHORThis rule implements s. 252.04, Stats., which requires the department to carry out a statewide immunization program to eliminate, immunize, and protect against certain diseases specified in statute or by department rule. This chapter…

DHS 144.02 Definitions. (1) XAdvanced practice nurse prescriberY has the meaning given in s. N 8.02 (2). (2) XChild care centerY has the meaning given in s. 49.136 (1) (ad), Stats. (3) XDepartmentY means the Wisconsin department of health services, unless otherwise specified. (4)…

DHS 144.03 Minimum immunization requirements. (1) INDIVIDUALS INCLUDED. The minimum immunization requirements authorized by s. 252.04, Stats., and required under this chapter, apply to any student admitted to a Wisconsin elementary, middle, junior or senior high school, or to a W…

DHS 144.04 Waiver for health reasons. Upon certification by a physician that an immunization required under s. 252.04, Stats., is or may be harmful to the health of a student, the requirements for that immunization shall be waived by the department. Written evidence of any requir…

DHS 144.05 Waiver for reason of religious or personal conviction. Immunization requirements under s. 252.04, Stats., shall be waived by the department upon presentation of a signed statement by the parent of a minor student or by the adult student which declares an objection to i…

DHS 144.06 Responsibilities of parents and adult students. The parent of any minor student, or the adult student, shall secure the immunizations required under s. 252.04, Stats., from available health care sources such as physicians[ offices, hospitals or local health departments…

DHS 144.07 Responsibilities of schools and child care centers. (1) The responsibilities of schools under these rules shall be those of the local school board and the school administrator. The licensee for each child care center shall be responsible for compliance with these rules…

DHS 144.08 Responsibilities of local health departments. (1) Each local health department shall make available the immunizations required under s. 252.04 (2), Stats., insofar as the vaccine is available without charge from the department under ch. DHS 146. Vaccines made available…

DHS 144.09 Responsibilities of the department. (1) (a) The department, in cooperation with local boards of health and health officers, local school boards and school and child care center administrators and other agencies, as appropriate, shall provide guidance to parents, physic…

DHS 145.01 Statutory authority.

DHS 145.02 Purpose and scope.

DHS 145.03 Definitions.

DHS 145.04 Reports of communicable diseases.

DHS 145.05 Investigation and control of communicable diseases.

DHS 145.06 General statement of powers for control of communicable disease.

DHS 145.07 Special disease control measures. Subchapter II — Tuberculosis

DHS 145.08 Definitions.

DHS 145.09 Laboratory procedures.

DHS 145.10 Restriction and management of patients and contacts.

DHS 145.11 Discharge from isolation or confinement. Note: Chapter HSS 145 was renumbered chapter HFS 145 under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 1., Stats., and corrections made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 6. and 7., Stats., Register, June, 1997, No. 498. Chapter HFS 145 was renumbered chapter DHS 1…

DHS 145.12 Certification of public health dispensaries. (1) A local health department or 2 or more local health departments jointly may be certified by the department as a public health dispensary under s. 252.10, Stats., if the public health dispensary provides or ensures provis…

DHS 145.14 Definitions.

DHS 145.15 Case reporting.

DHS 145.16 Reporting of cases delinquent in treatment.

DHS 145.17 Determination of sources and contacts.

DHS 145.18 Criteria for determination of suspects.

DHS 145.19 Examination of suspects.

DHS 145.20 Commitment of suspects.

DHS 145.21 Treatment of minors.

DHS 145.22 Treatment guidelines. (6) XConveyanceY means any publicly or privately owned vehicle used for providing transportation services. (7) XDate of onsetY means the day on which the case or suspected case experienced the first sign or symptom of the communicable disease. (8)…

DHS 146.01 Authority and purpose. This chapter is promulgated under the authority of s. 252.04 (1) and (10), Stats., to specify vaccine-preventable diseases in addition to those listed in s. 252.04 (1), Stats. The department is directed by s. 252.04 (1), Stats., to carry out a st…

DHS 146.02 Definitions. In this chapter: (1) XDepartmentY means the Wisconsin department of health services. (2) XLocal health departmentY has the meaning prescribed in s. 250.01 (4), Stats. (3) XPhysicianY means a person licensed under ch. 448, Stats., to practice medicine or os…

DHS 146.03 Vaccine-preventable diseases. All of the following are vaccine-preventable diseases for purposes of the statewide immunization program under s. 252.04 (1), Stats., including for purposes of purchasing and distributing vaccines without charge under s. 252.04 (8), Stats.…

DHS 146.04 Purchase and distribution of vaccines. (1) PURCHASE BY DEPARTMENT. The department shall purchase vaccines against the diseases listed in s. DHS 146.03 with federal or state funds, if funds are available for this purpose, and shall distribute the vaccines, in amounts to…

DHS 147.01 Authority and purpose. This chapter is promulgated under the authority of s. 255.05, Stats., for the purpose of establishing criteria and procedures for the award of annual project grants from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (cc), Stats., to institutions, nonprof…

DHS 147.02 Applicability. This chapter applies to the department and to applicants for and recipients of grants awarded under this chapter. History: Register, April, 1989, No. 400, eff. 5-1-89.

DHS 147.03 Definitions. In this chapter: (1) XApplicantY means an individual, institution, or organization applying for a grant under this chapter. (2) XContinuation grantY means a grant awarded to an applicant for continued support of a given project funded during the preceding …

DHS 147.04 Allocation of funds. The department shall annually allocate funds available for the support of cancer control and prevention projects according to priorities established by the department. These priorities shall be based upon such factors as, for example, social need, …

DHS 147.05 Application. (1) WHO MAY APPLY. An applicant for a grant may be: (a) A public agency; (b) A nonprofit corporation; (c) An institution; or (d) An individual. (2) SOLICITATION. (a) The department shall solicit applications for initial grants by preparing one or more RFPs…