Chapter 146, MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH PROVISIONS
52 sections in this chapter.
Wis. Stat. § 146.001 Definitions
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146.001 Definitions. In this chapter unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Department” means the department of health services. (2) “Secretary” means the secretary of health services. History: 1973 c. 323; 1985 a. 120; 1995 a. 27 s. 9126 (19); 2007 a. 20 s. 9121 (6) (a).
Wis. Stat. § 146.0255 Testing infants for controlled substances or controlled substance analogs
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146.0255 Testing infants for controlled substances or controlled substance analogs. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Controlled substance” has the meaning given in s. 961.01 (4). (b) “Controlled substance analog” has the meaning given in s. 961.01 (4m). (2) TESTING. Any hos…
Wis. Stat. § 146.0257 Evaluation of infants for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
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146.0257 Evaluation of infants for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, “agency” has the meaning given in s. 48.981 (1) (ag). (2) EVALUATION. If a hospital employee who provides health care, social worker, or intake worker under ch. 48 suspects that …
Wis. Stat. § 146.085 Pay toilets prohibited
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146.085 Pay toilets prohibited. (1) PROHIBITION. The owner or manager of any public building shall not permit an admission fee to be charged for the use of any toilet compartment. (2) PENALTY. Any person who violates this section shall be fined not less than $10 nor more than $50…
Wis. Stat. § 146.15 Information
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146.15 Information. State officials, physicians of mining, manufacturing and other companies or associations, officers and agents of a company incorporated by or transacting business under the laws of this state, shall when requested furnish, so far as practicable, the department…
Wis. Stat. § 146.16 Expenses
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146.16 Expenses. Expenses incurred under this chapter, not made otherwise chargeable, shall be paid by the town, city or village. History: 1983 a. 27 s. 2202 (20); 1993 a. 27; 1995 a. 227.
Wis. Stat. § 146.17 Limitations
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146.17 Limitations. Nothing in the statutes shall be construed to authorize interference with the individual’s right to select his or her own physician or mode of treatment, nor as a limitation upon the municipality to enact measures in aid of health administration, consistent wi…
Wis. Stat. § 146.22 Flushing devices for urinals
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146.22 Flushing devices for urinals. The department shall not promulgate any rules which either directly or indirectly prohibit the use of manual flushing devices for urinals. The department shall take steps to encourage the use of manual flushing devices for urinals. History: 19…
Wis. Stat. § 146.25 Required implanting of microchip prohibited
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146.25 Required implanting of microchip prohibited. 146.25(1)(1) No person may require an individual to undergo the implanting of a microchip. 146.25(2)(2) Any person who violates sub. (1) may be required to forfeit not more than $10,000. Each day of continued violation constitut…
Wis. Stat. § 146.29 Access to toilet facility in retail establishment
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146.29 Access to toilet facility in retail establishment. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Eligible medical condition” means inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, or any other medical condition that periodically requires immediate access to a toilet facility…
Wis. Stat. § 146.31 Blood or tissue transfer services
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146.31 Blood or tissue transfer services. (1) It is unlawful to operate a blood bank for commercial profit. (2) The procurement, processing, distribution or use of whole blood, plasma, blood products, blood derivatives and other human tissues such as corneas, bones or organs for …
Wis. Stat. § 146.33 Blood donors
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146.33 Blood donors. Any person who is 17 years old or older may donate blood in any voluntary and noncompensatory blood program, and any person who is 16 years old may donate blood in such a program if his or her parent or legal guardian consents to the donation. History: 1971 c…
Wis. Stat. § 146.34 Donation of bone marrow by a minor
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146.34 Donation of bone marrow by a minor. 146.34(1)(1) Definitions. In this section: 146.34(1)(a)(a) “Bone marrow” means the soft material that fills human bone cavities. 146.34(1)(b)(b) “Bone marrow transplant” means the medical procedure by which transfer of bone marrow is mad…
Wis. Stat. § 146.343 Donation of newborn umbilical cord blood
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146.343 Donation of newborn umbilical cord blood. (1) In this section, “hospital” has the meaning given in s. 50.33 (2). (2) Notwithstanding s. 146.33, the principal prenatal health care provider of a woman who is known to be pregnant shall, before the woman’s 35th week of pregna…
Wis. Stat. § 146.345 Sale of human organs prohibited
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146.345 Sale of human organs prohibited. (1) In this section: (a) “Human organ” means a human kidney, liver, heart, lung, pancreas, bone marrow, cornea, eye, bone or skin or any other human organ specified by the department by rule. “Human organ” does not mean human whole blood, …
Wis. Stat. § 146.348 Reimbursement in cancer clinical trial programs
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146.348 Reimbursement in cancer clinical trial programs. (1) In this section: (a) “Cancer clinical trial” means a research study that tests a new cancer treatment regimen on patients, including chemotherapy and other new treatments. (b) “Inducement” means paying a person money, i…
Wis. Stat. § 146.35 Female genital mutilation prohibited
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146.35 Female genital mutilation prohibited. (1) In this section, “infibulate” means to clasp together with buckles or stitches. (2) Except as provided in sub. (3), no person may circumcise, excise or infibulate the labia majora, labia minora or clitoris of a female minor. (3) Su…
Wis. Stat. § 146.37 Health care services review; civil immunity
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146.37 Health care services review; civil immunity. (1) In this section: (a) “Health care provider” includes an ambulance service provider, as defined in s. 256.01 (3), and an emergency medical services practitioner, as defined in s. 256.01 (5), and an emergency medical responder…
Wis. Stat. § 146.38 Health care services review; confidentiality of information
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146.38 Health care services review; confidentiality of information. (1) In this section: (a) “Evaluator” means a medical director or a registered nurse who coordinates review of an emergency medical services program of a health care provider. (b) “Health care provider” means any …
Wis. Stat. § 146.40 Instructional programs for nurse aides; reporting client abuse
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146.40 Instructional programs for nurse aides; reporting client abuse. (1) In this section: (ad) “Client” means a person who receives services from an entity. (ag) “Credential” has the meaning given in s. 440.01 (2) (a). (as) “Entity” has the meaning given in s. 50.065 (1) (c). (…
Wis. Stat. § 146.60 Notice of release of genetically engineered organisms into the environment
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146.60 Notice of release of genetically engineered organisms into the environment. 146.60(1)(1) Definitions. In this section: 146.60(1)(a)(a) “Confidential information” means information entitled to confidential treatment under sub. (6) (a) 1. or 2. 146.60(1)(b)(b) “Coordinated f…
Wis. Stat. § 146.615 Advanced practice clinician training grants
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146.615 Advanced practice clinician training grants. (1) In this section: (a) “Advanced practice clinician” means a physician assistant or an advanced practice registered nurse licensed under s. 441.09. NOTE: Par. (a) is shown as amended eff. 9-1-26 by 2025 Wis. Act 17. Prior to …
Wis. Stat. § 146.616 Allied health professional education and training grants
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146.616 Allied health professional education and training grants. (1) In this section: (a) “Allied health professional” means any individual who is a health care provider other than a physician, dentist, pharmacist, chiropractor, or podiatrist and who provides diagnostic, technic…
Wis. Stat. § 146.618 Treatment program grants
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146.618 Treatment program grants. From s. 20.435 (5) (bg) or any available federal moneys, the department shall distribute a total of $750,000 in grants in each fiscal year to support treatment programs. Grant recipients shall use moneys awarded under this section for supervision…
Wis. Stat. § 146.62 Rural hospital loan program
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146.62 Rural hospital loan program. (1) DEFINITION. In this section: (a) “Hospital” has the meaning given under s. 50.33 (2). (b) “Rural” means outside a metropolitan statistical area, as specified under 42 CFR 412.62 (f) (ii) (A). (4) DEPARTMENTAL DUTIES. The department shall ne…
Wis. Stat. § 146.63 Grants to establish graduate medical training programs
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146.63 Grants to establish graduate medical training programs. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, “rural hospital” means a hospital, as defined under s. 50.33 (2), that is not located in a 1st class city. (2) DEPARTMENTAL DUTIES. (a) Subject to subs. (4) and (5), the department sha…
Wis. Stat. § 146.64 Grants to support graduate medical training programs
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146.64 Grants to support graduate medical training programs. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, “hospital” has the meaning given under s. 50.33 (2). (2) DEPARTMENTAL DUTIES. (a) Subject to par. (c) and sub. (4), the department shall distribute grants to hospitals to fund the additi…
Wis. Stat. § 146.645 Grants to support the establishment or operation of graduate medical training consortia
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146.645 Grants to support the establishment or operation of graduate medical training consortia. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Graduate medical training consortium” means an independent, nonprofit organization formed by 2 or more entities to operate as a sponsoring insti…
Wis. Stat. § 146.65 Rural health dental clinics
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146.65 Rural health dental clinics. (1) From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (1) (dm), the department shall distribute moneys as follows: (a) In each fiscal year, not more than $232,000, to the rural health dental clinic located in Ladysmith that provides dental service…
Wis. Stat. § 146.66 Low-income dental clinics
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146.66 Low-income dental clinics. (1) From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (1) (dk), in each fiscal year, the department shall award grants to no fewer than 9 nonprofit dental clinics that meet the eligibility requirements under sub. (2) and are located in this state. (…
Wis. Stat. § 146.68 Grant for colposcopies and other services
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146.68 Grant for colposcopies and other services. From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (1) (dg), the department shall provide $75,000 in each fiscal year to an entity that satisfies the following criteria to provide colposcopic examinations and to provide services to me…
Wis. Stat. § 146.69 Grants for the Surgical Collaborative of Wisconsin
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146.69 Grants for the Surgical Collaborative of Wisconsin. The department shall award grants totaling $150,000 per fiscal year to the Surgical Collaborative of Wisconsin to support surgical care quality improvements. History: 2025 a. 15.
Wis. Stat. § 146.71 Determination of death
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146.71 Determination of death. An individual who has sustained either irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions or irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem, is dead. A determination of death shall be made in accor…
Wis. Stat. § 146.81 Health care records; definitions
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146.81 Health care records; definitions. In ss. 146.81 to 146.84: (1) “Health care provider” means any of the following: (a) A nurse licensed under ch. 441. (b) A chiropractor licensed under ch. 446. (c) A dentist or dental therapist who is licensed under ch. 447 or who holds a c…
Wis. Stat. § 146.815 Contents of certain patient health care records
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146.815 Contents of certain patient health care records. (1) Patient health care records maintained for hospital inpatients shall include, if obtainable, the inpatient’s occupation and the industry in which the inpatient is employed at the time of admission, plus the inpatient’s …
Wis. Stat. § 146.816 Uses and disclosures of protected health information
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146.816 Uses and disclosures of protected health information. (1) In this section: (a) “Business associate” has the meaning given in 45 CFR 160.103. (b) “Covered entity” has the meaning given in 45 CFR 160.103. (c) “Disclosure” has the meaning given in 45 CFR 160.103 and includes…
Wis. Stat. § 146.817 Preservation of fetal monitor tracings and microfilm copies
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146.817 Preservation of fetal monitor tracings and microfilm copies. (1) In this section, “fetal monitor tracing” means documentation of the heart tones of a fetus during labor and delivery of the mother of the fetus that are recorded from an electronic fetal monitor machine. (2)…
Wis. Stat. § 146.819 Preservation or destruction of patient health care records
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146.819 Preservation or destruction of patient health care records. (1) Except as provided in sub. (4), any health care provider who ceases practice or business as a health care provider or the personal representative of a deceased health care provider who was an independent prac…
Wis. Stat. § 146.82 Confidentiality of patient health care records
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146.82 Confidentiality of patient health care records. (1) CONFIDENTIALITY. All patient health care records shall remain confidential. Patient health care records may be released only to the persons designated in this section or to other persons with the informed consent of the p…
Wis. Stat. § 146.83 Access to patient health care records
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146.83 Access to patient health care records. (1b) Notwithstanding s. 146.81 (5), in this section, a “person authorized by the patient” includes an attorney appointed to represent the patient under s. 977.08 if that attorney has written informed consent from the patient to view a…
Wis. Stat. § 146.835 Parents denied physical placement rights
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146.835 Parents denied physical placement rights. A parent who has been denied periods of physical placement under s. 767.41 (4) (b) or 767.451 (4) may not have the rights of a parent or guardian under this chapter with respect to access to that child’s patient health care record…
Wis. Stat. § 146.836 Applicability
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146.836 Applicability. Sections 146.815, 146.82, 146.83 (4) and 146.835 apply to all patient health care records, including those on which written, drawn, printed, spoken, visual, electromagnetic or digital information is recorded or preserved, regardless of physical form or char…
Wis. Stat. § 146.84 Violations related to patient health care records
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146.84 Violations related to patient health care records. (1) ACTIONS FOR VIOLATIONS; DAMAGES; INJUNCTION. (a) A custodian of records incurs no liability under par. (bm) for the release of records in accordance with s. 146.82 or 146.83 while acting in good faith. (b) Any person, …
Wis. Stat. § 146.87 Federal registration numbers for prescribers of controlled substances
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146.87 Federal registration numbers for prescribers of controlled substances. (1) In this section: (a) “Controlled substance” has the meaning given in s. 961.01 (4). (b) “Federal registration number” means the registration number required under 21 USC 822 for practitioners who pr…
Wis. Stat. § 146.89 Volunteer health care provider program
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146.89 Volunteer health care provider program. (1) In this section: (d) “Governing body” means the governing body of any of the following: 1. A charter school, as defined in s. 115.001 (1). 2. A private school, as defined in s. 115.001 (3r), that participates in the choice progra…
Wis. Stat. § 146.903 Disclosures required of health care providers and hospitals
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146.903 Disclosures required of health care providers and hospitals. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Ambulatory surgical center” has the meaning given in 42 CFR 416.2. (b) “Clinic” means a place, other than a residence or a hospital, that is used primarily for the provisio…
Wis. Stat. § 146.904 Hospital price transparency
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146.904 Hospital price transparency. (1) In this section, “federal hospital price transparency regulations” means the federal regulations set forth in 45 CFR part 180. (2) If the federal hospital price transparency regulations are repealed in their entirety, and no substantively …
Wis. Stat. § 146.905 Reduction in fees prohibited
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146.905 Reduction in fees prohibited. (1g) In this section: (a) “Disability insurance policy” has the meaning given in s. 632.895 (1) (a). (b) “Health care provider” has the meaning given in s. 146.81 (1) (a) to (p). (1r) Except as provided in sub. (2), a health care provider tha…
Wis. Stat. § 146.91 Long-term care insurance
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146.91 Long-term care insurance. (1) In this section, “long-term care insurance” means insurance that provides coverage both for an extended stay in a nursing home and home health services for a person with a chronic condition. The insurance may also provide coverage for other se…
Wis. Stat. § 146.95 Patient visitation
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146.95 Patient visitation. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Health care provider” has the meaning given in s. 155.01 (7). (b) “Inpatient health care facility” has the meaning given in s. 252.14 (1) (d). (c) “Treatment facility” has the meaning given in s. 51.01 (19). (2) PA…