Section DHS 94.12 - Drastic treatment procedures(1) Drastic treatment procedures may only be used in an inpatient treatment facility or a center for the developmentally disabled as defined in s. 51.01(3), Stats. No patient may be subjected to drastic treatment procedures except as specified under s. 51.61(1) (k), Stats., and this section.(2) The patient shall be informed that he or she has a right to consult with legal counsel, legal guardian, if any, and independent specialists prior to giving informed consent for drastic treatment procedures.(3) The treatment facility shall notify the program director prior to the planned use of drastic treatment procedures on county department patients.(4) Each county department shall report monthly to the department the type and number of drastic treatment procedures used on county department patients.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Health Services DHS 94.12
Cr. Register, January, 1987, No. 373, eff. 2-1-87.Reports required under sub. (4) should be sent to the area administrator in the appropriate Department regional office. The addresses of all regional offices are available from the Office of Policy Initiatives and Budget, P.O. Box 7850, Madison, WI 53707.