Wisconsin 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 20 R · 5 D cosponsors

AB 633 — Relating to: transport for emergency detention.

Last action — Published 2-29-2020

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 02, 2019. Enacted.

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  • 37 sponsors

    37 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (20 R · 5 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

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Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to Assembly Bill 633 clarifies who can transport individuals for emergency detention. It now specifies that law enforcement agencies can contract with ambulance services or third-party vendors for this transport, making it easier to utilize various resources. However, the amendment also requires that any third-party vendor must meet specific criteria to qualify for reimbursement under the Medical Assistance program. This change matters because it streamlines the emergency transport process while ensuring accountability in how state funds are used.

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- 2020 LEGISLATURE LRBa0807/1 SWB&TJD:cjs ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 633 December 16, 2019 - Offered by RepresentatiORNB.
- 2020 LEGISLATURE LRB-1247/1 SWB:ahe&kjf ASSEMBLY BILL 633 December 2, 2019 - Introduced by RepresentativeORN , AMES, ALLEN, NDERSON , BROOKS , DITTRIC, DOYLE, EDMING, EMERSON , FELZKOWSKI, AGLER , ATSMA , K NODL, KRUG , KULP, LOUDENBECK , M AGNAFICI, MILROY, M URSAU, N OVAK, PETRYK, P LUMER, R OHRKASTE, SANFELIPPO, S KOWRONSKI, SNYDER , SPIROS, SPREITZER, STAFSHOLT, S TEFFEN, SUBECK , SUMMERFIELD , T ITT, T USLER, VANDER M EER, W ICHGERS and ZIMMERMAN , cosponsored by Senators PETROWSKI , B EWLEY, TESTIN, B ERNIER, C OWLES, M ARKLEIN, O LSEN, SCHACHTNER , SMITH and W ANGGAARD .
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
Referred to Committee on Mental Health.
A N A CT to amend 51.15 (2) (a) and 51.15 (3);
and to create 49.45 (29x) and 51.15 (2) (e) of the statutes;
relating to:
transport for emergency detention.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill clarifies current law regarding transport of individuals for emergency detention, expressly providing that a law enforcement agency may contract with another law enforcement agency, an ambulance service provider, or a third-party vendor to transport an individual for emergency detention if the agency, provider, or vendor agrees to provide the transport.
Under current law, certain individuals including a law enforcement officer or a person authorized to take a child into custody under certain circumstances may transport, or cause an individual to be transported, for emergency detention, if the county department of community programs in the county in which the individual was taken into custody approves the need for detention, and for evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment if permitted.
The bill also provides that an individual in custody being transported for emergency detention remains in the custody of the law enforcement officer or other authorized person who placed the individual in custody for purposes of emergency detention, except that if a law enforcement agency contracts with another law enforcement agency to transport an individual for the purposes of emergency detention, custody is transferred to the transporting law enforcement agency.
The bill does not change the current law provision that upon arrival at the facility for emergency detention, custody of the individual is then transferred to the facility.
Finally, the bill requires the Department of Health Services to request any federal approval required to provide reimbursement to counties for the costs of - 2020 Legislature - 2 - LRB-1247/1 SWB:ahe&kjf ASSEMBLY BILL 633 transporting for emergency detention recipients under the Medical Assistance program and to provide that reimbursement to counties if federal approval is granted or not required.
If federal approval is necessary but not granted, DHS may not provide reimbursement under the Medical Assistance program.
Under the bill, if DHS provides reimbursement, a county may obtain reimbursement if the individual transported is a medical assistance recipient and if the transport is provided by a law enforcement agency or an entity that contracts with a law enforcement agency to provide transport for emergency detention.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
S ECTION 1.
49.45 (29x) of the statutes is created to read:
49.45 (29x) E MERGENCY DETENTION TRANSPORT REIMBURSEMENT.
(a) Subject to par.
(b), the department shall provide reimbursement as provided under s.
49.46 (2) (b) 3.
to counties for transport of individuals who are recipients of medical assistance for purposes of emergency detention under s.
51.15 (2) as provided under s.
51.15 (2) (e).
(b) The department shall request any necessary federal approval required to provide reimbursement under par.
(a) and, if approval is granted or if no federal approval is required, the department shall provide reimbursement as provided under par.
(a).
If federal approval is necessary but not granted, the department may not provide reimbursement under par.
(a).
S ECTION 2.
51.15 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
51.15 (2) (a) Subject to par.
(b), the law enforcement officer or other person authorized to take a child into custody under ch.
48 or to take a juvenile into custody under ch.
938 shall transport the individual, or cause him or her to be transported, for detention, if the county department of community programs in the county in which the individual was taken into custody approves the need for detention, and for evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment if permitted under sub.
(8).
A law enforcement LRB-1247/1 - 2020 Legislature - 3 - SWB:ahe&kjf SECTION 2 ASSEMBLY BILL 633 agency may also contract with another law enforcement agency, an ambulance service provider, or a 3rd-party vendor to transport an individual for detention as set forth in this paragraph if the agency, provider, or vendor agrees to provide the transport.
SECTION 3.
51.15 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
51.15 (2) (e) Subject to s.
49.45 (29x), a county may obtain reimbursement through the Medical Assistance program under subch.
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IV of ch.
49 for transport of an individual for purposes of emergency detention if all of the following are true:
Page 2, line 6:
The individual transported is a medical assistance recipient.
after “(e)." insert “The department shall establish criteria that any 3rd-party vendor that is not a law enforcement agency or ambulance service provider must meet in order for the county to obtain reimbursement for transport provided by that 3rd-party vendor under the Medical Assistance program.".
Page 3, line 11:
The transport is provided by a law enforcement agency or an entity that contracts with a law enforcement agency under sub.
after that line insert:
(2) (a).
“3.
SECTION 4.
If the transport is provided by a 3rd-party vendor that is not a law enforcement agency or an ambulance service provider, the 3rd-party vendor meets criteria established for reimbursement by the department.”.
51.15 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
51.15 (3) CUSTODY.
An individual is in custody when the individual is under the physical control of the law enforcement officer, or other person authorized to take a child into custody under ch.
48 or to take a juvenile into custody under ch.
938, for the purposes of emergency detention.
The individual remains in the custody of the law enforcement officer or other person authorized to take a child into custody under ch.
48 or to take a juvenile into custody under ch.
938 for transport for the purposes of emergency detention, except that if a law enforcement agency contracts with another law enforcement agency to transport an individual as described under sub.
(2) (a) for the purposes of emergency detention, custody is transferred to the transporting law enforcement agency.
Upon arrival at the facility under sub.
(2), custody of the individual is transferred to the facility.
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Action History

  1. Published 2-29-2020

  2. Report approved by the Governor on 2-28-2020. 2019 Wisconsin Act 105

  3. Presented to the Governor on 2-25-2020

  4. Report correctly enrolled on 2-25-2020

  5. Received from Senate concurred in

  6. Ordered immediately messaged

  7. Read a third time and concurred in

  8. Rules suspended

  9. Ordered to a third reading

  10. Read a second time

  11. Placed on calendar 2-19-2020 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  12. Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  13. Available for scheduling

  14. Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  15. Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor

  16. Received from Assembly

  17. Ordered immediately messaged

  18. Read a third time and passed

  19. Rules suspended

  20. Ordered to a third reading

  21. Assembly Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 62, Noes 36

  22. Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representatives Subeck, C. Taylor and Sargent

  23. Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  24. Read a second time

  25. Placed on calendar 1-15-2020 by Committee on Rules

  26. Referred to committee on Rules

  27. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Ayes 11, Noes 0

  28. Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Ayes 11, Noes 0

  29. Executive action taken

  30. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Born

  31. Public hearing held

  32. Read first time and referred to Committee on Mental Health

  33. Introduced by Representatives Born, James, Allen, Anderson, Brooks, Dittrich, Doyle, Edming, Emerson, Felzkowski, Jagler, Katsma, Knodl, Krug, Kulp, Loudenbeck, Magnafici, Milroy, Mursau, Novak, Petryk, Plumer, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Skowronski, Snyder, Spiros, Spreitzer, Stafsholt, Steffen, Subeck, Summerfield, Tittl, Tusler, VanderMeer, Wichgers and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Petrowski, Bewley, Testin, Bernier, Cowles, Marklein, Olsen, Schachtner, Smith and Wanggaard

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Not signed on (95)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 633?
AB 633 is sponsored by Born, Mark (Republican), James, Allen, Scott (Republican), Doyle, Steve (Democrat), Edming, Felzkowski, Mary (Republican), Jagler, John (Republican), Katsma, Knodl, Daniel (Republican), Krug, Scott (Republican), Kulp, Loudenbeck, Magnafici, Milroy, Mursau, Jeffrey (Republican), Novak, Todd (Republican), Petryk, Plumer, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Skowronski, Snyder, Patrick (Republican), Spiros, John (Republican), Spreitzer, Mark (Democrat), Stafsholt, Rob (Republican), Steffen, David (Republican), Subeck, Lisa (Democrat), Summerfield, Rob (Republican), Dittrich, Barbara (Republican), Brooks, Robert (Republican), Tittl, Paul (Republican), Tusler, Ron (Republican), VanderMeer, Nancy (Republican), Wichgers, Chuck (Republican), Zimmerman, Shannon (Republican), Emerson, Jodi (Democrat), and Anderson, Clinton (Democrat).
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 02, 2019. Enacted.
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