Section DOC 346.23 - Health screening and care(1) The facility shall provide necessary medical and mental health care and emergency dental care while the juvenile is in custody. Consent of a juvenile's parent, guardian or legal custodian shall be required for treatment, except in the event of an emergency during which a parent, guardian or legal custodian is not available.(2) The facility shall review the current health of every juvenile admitted to the facility in accordance with all of the following:(a) The facility shall perform health screening upon admission.(b) The facility shall use a health screening form which has been developed in conjunction with health care professionals.(c) The health screening form shall be designed to obtain health information, including the juvenile's medical, mental, and dental condition, current medications, medical illnesses or disabilities, mental illnesses, developmental disabilities, substance abuse problems, and suicide risk.(3) The operational plan under s. DOC 346.04 shall contain policies and procedures for juvenile health care, including all of the following components: (a) The names of staff who are designated with the authority to make health care decisions, including emergency medical and dental care.(b) The completion of health screening in a manner which ensures the privacy of a juvenile and confidentiality of information.(c) Names, addresses and telephone numbers of health care professionals who provide emergency and other health care services, including counseling, shall be listed and available to staff.(d) Referral of juveniles to health care professionals or to agencies which provide health care or counseling at the time of admission and throughout the period of detention.(e) Provision of non-emergency health care, including use of a juvenile's personal physician.(f) A schedule of access to routine health care which is provided to juveniles.(g) Submission, processing, and disposition of requests for health care by juveniles.(h) Provision of a special diet if ordered by a health care professional.(4) The superintendent shall maintain agreements with health care professionals.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Corrections § DOC 346.23
CR 09-039: cr. Register October 2010 No. 658, eff. 11-1-10.