Wisconsin § 51.01 - Definitions.

§ 51.01. Definitions.

As used in this chapter, except where otherwise expressly provided: 51.01(1d) (1d) “Active psychosis” means a severe mental condition where an individual’s mental reality is separated from the individual’s physical reality and the individual experiences symptoms such as hallucinations or delusions. 51.01(1h) (1h) “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. 51.01(2) (2) “Approved treatment facility” means any publicly or privately operated treatment facility or unit thereof approved by the department for treatment of alcoholic, drug dependent, mentally ill or developmentally disabled persons. 51.01(2c) (2c) “Approved tribal treatment facility” means a treatment agency that operates under the direction and control of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state and meets the standards prescribed for approved treatment facilities under s. 51.45 (8) (a) and is approved under s. 51.45 (8) (c) . 51.01(2g) (2g) 51.01(2g)(a) (a) “Brain injury” means any injury to the brain, regardless of age at onset, whether mechanical or infectious in origin, including brain trauma, brain damage and traumatic head injury, the results of which are expected to continue indefinitely, which constitutes a substantial handicap to the individual, and which directly results in any 2 or more of the following: 51.01(2g)(a)1. 1. Attention impairment. 51.01(2g)(a)2. 2. Cognition impairment. 51.01(2g)(a)3. 3. Language impairment. 51.01(2g)(a)4. 4. Memory impairment. 51.01(2g)(a)5. 5. Conduct disorder. 51.01(2g)(a)6. 6. Motor disorder. 51.01(2g)(a)7. 7. Any other neurological dysfunction. 51.01(2g)(am) (am) “Brain injury” includes any injury to the brain under par. (a) that is vascular in origin if received by a person prior to his or her attaining the age of 22 years. 51.01(2g)(b) (b) “Brain injury” does not include alcoholism, Alzheimer’s disease as specified under s. 46.87 (1) (a) , or degenerative brain disorder, as defined in s. 55.01 (1v) . 51.01(3) (3) “Center for the developmentally disabled” means any facility which is operated by the department and which provides services including, but not limited to, 24-hour treatment, consultation, training and education for developmentally disabled persons. 51.01(3n) (3n) “Community mental health program” means a program to provide community-based outpatient mental health services that is operated by or under contract with a county department of community programs or that requests payment for the services under the medical assistance program or under benefits required under s. 632.89 (2) . 51.01(3s) (3s) “Community support program” means a coordinated care and treatment system that provides a network of services through an identified treatment program and staff to ensure ongoing therapeutic involvement and individualized treatment in the community for individuals with serious and persistent mental illness. 51.01(4) (4) “Conditional transfer” means a transfer of a patient or resident to a less restrictive environment for treatment which is made subject to conditions imposed for the benefit of the patient or resident. 51.01(4g) (4g) “County of residence” means the county that is determined under s.