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WI Stat § 253.11 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 253 - Maternal and child health.|253.11 - Infant blindness.

253.11  Infant blindness. (1) For the prevention of ophthalmia neonatorum or infant blindness the attending physician or midwife shall use a prophylactic agent approved by the department. (2) In a confinement not attended by a physician or nurse-midwife, if one or both eyes of an infant become inflamed, swollen and red or show an unnatural discharge at any time within 2 weeks after birth, the nurse, parents, or other person in charge shall report the facts in writing within 6 hours to the local health officer who shall immediately warn the person of the danger. The local health officer shall employ at the expense of the local health department a competent physician to examine and treat the case. (3) Any person who violates this section may be required to forfeit not more than $1,000.History:  1979 c. 221; 1987 a. 332; 1993 a. 27 s. 314; Stats. 1993 s. 253.11.
WI Stat § 253.14 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 253 - Maternal and child health.|253.14 - Sudden infant death syndrome.

253.14  Sudden infant death syndrome. (1) The department shall prepare and distribute printed informational materials relating to sudden infant death syndrome. The materials shall be directed toward the concerns of parents of victims of sudden infant death syndrome and shall be distributed to maximize availability to the parents. (2) The department shall make available upon request follow-up counseling by trained health care professionals for parents and families of victims of sudden infant death syndrome.History:  1977 c. 246; Stats. 1977 s. 146.025; 1977 c. 447; Stats. 1977 s. 146.026; 1993 a. 27 s. 343; Stats. 1993 s. 253.14.
WI Stat § 253.165 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 253 - Maternal and child health.|253.165 - Right to breast-feed.

253.165  Right to breast-feed. A mother may breast-feed her child in any public or private location where the mother and child are otherwise authorized to be. In such a location, no person may prohibit a mother from breast-feeding her child, direct a mother to move to a different location to breast-feed her child, direct a mother to cover her child or breast while breast-feeding, or otherwise restrict a mother from breast-feeding her child as provided in this section. History:  2009 a. 148 s. 1; 2011 a. 260 s. 80.
WI Stat § 254.01 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 254 - Environmental health.|254.01 - Definitions.

254.01  Definitions. In this chapter: (1) “Environmental health" means the assessment, management, control and prevention of environmental factors that may adversely affect the health, comfort, safety or well-being of individuals. (2) “Human health hazard" means a substance, activity or condition that is known to have the potential to cause acute or chronic illness, to endanger life, to generate or spread infectious diseases, or otherwise injuriously to affect the health of the public.History:  1993 a. 27; 2007 a. 130.
WI Stat § 254.015 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 254 - Environmental health.|254.015 - Departmental power; designation.

254.015  Departmental power; designation. The department may designate a local health department to carry out a function of the department under this chapter.History:  1993 a. 27.
WI Stat § 254.02 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 254 - Environmental health.|254.02 - Health risk assessments.

254.02  Health risk assessments. (1) In this section:(a) “Adverse health effect" means a condition that results in human morbidity, mortality, impaired reproductive function or toxicity or teratogenic, carcinogenic or mutagenic effects.(b) “Health risk assessment" means the determination of the relationship between the magnitude of exposure to environmental hazards and the probability of occurrence of adverse health effects. (2) The department is the lead state agency for health risk assessment. (3) (a) The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, the department of corrections, the department of safety and professional services, and the department of natural resources shall enter into memoranda of understanding with the department to establish protocols for the department to review proposed rules of those state agencies relating to air and water quality, occupational health and safety, institutional sanitation, toxic substances, indoor air quality, or waste handling and disposal.(b) The department shall review proposed rules in the areas under par. (a) and make recommendations to the appropriate state agency if public health would be adversely impacted or if prevention of human health hazards or disease is not adequately addressed by the proposed rules. The department shall make recommendations for enforcement standards to address public health concerns of the proposed rules. (4) The department and the state laboratory of hygiene shall enter into a memorandum of understanding that delineates the public health testing and consultative support that the state laboratory of hygiene shall provide to local health departments. (5) The department shall assess the acute or chronic health effect from occupational or environmental human health hazards exposure as follows:(a) The chief medical officer for environmental health shall establish a system for assessment, collection and surveillance of disease outcome and toxic exposure data.(b) State agencies and local health departments shall report known incidents of environmental contamination to the department. The department shall investigate human health implications of an incident and determine the need to perform a health risk assessment. The department may require the party that is responsible for an incident to perform a health risk assessment. (6) State agencies that require health risk assessments as part of their permit issuance or regulatory responsibilities shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the department that permits the state health officer to establish a risk management protocol to review and make recommendations on the completeness of the health risk assessments.History:  1993 a. 27; 1995 a. 27 ss. 6327, 9116 (5); 2011 a. 32; 2015 a. 55.
WI Stat § 254.04 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 254 - Environmental health.|254.04 - Authority of department of safety and professional services.

254.04  Authority of department of safety and professional services. Nothing in this chapter affects the authority of the department of safety and professional services relative to places of employment, elevators, boilers, fire escapes, fire protection, or the construction of public buildings.History:  1975 c. 413 s. 13; Stats. 1975 s. 50.60; 1993 a. 27 s. 81; Stats. 1993 s. 254.78; 1995 a. 27 ss. 6344, 9116 (5); 2011 a. 32; 2015 a. 55 s. 4093; Stats. 2015 s. 254.04.
WI Stat § 254.05 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 254 - Environmental health.|254.05 - Joint employment.

254.05  Joint employment. The department and the department of safety and professional services may employ experts, inspectors or other assistants jointly.History:  1975 c. 413 s. 13; Stats. 1975 s. 50.61; 1993 a. 27 s. 82; Stats. 1993 s. 254.79; 1995 a. 27 ss. 6345, 9116 (5); 2011 a. 32; 2015 a. 55 s. 4094; Stats. 2015 s. 254.05.
WI Stat § 254.115 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 254 - Environmental health.|254.115 - Denial, nonrenewal and revocation of certification and permit based on delinquent taxes or unemployment insurance contributions.

254.115  Denial, nonrenewal and revocation of certification and permit based on delinquent taxes or unemployment insurance contributions. (1) Except as provided in sub. (1m), the department shall require each applicant to provide the department with the applicant's social security number, if the applicant is an individual, or the applicant's federal employer identification number, if the applicant is not an individual, as a condition of issuing or renewing any of the following:(a) Certification under s. 254.176.(b) A certification card under s. 254.20 (3) or (4). (1m) If an individual who applies for or to renew a certification, certification card or permit under sub. (1) does not have a social security number, the individual, as a condition of obtaining the certification, certification card or permit, shall submit a statement made or subscribed under oath or affirmation to the department that the applicant does not have a social security number. The form of the statement shall be prescribed by the department of children and families. A certification, certification card or permit issued or renewed in reliance upon a false statement submitted under this subsection is invalid. (2) The department may not disclose any information received under sub. (1) to any person except to the department of revenue for the sole purpose of requesting certifications under s. 73.0301 and to the department of workforce development for the sole purpose of requesting certifications under s. 108.227.  (3) Except as provided in sub. (1m), the department shall deny an application for the issuance or renewal of a certification, certification card or permit specified in sub. (1) if the applicant does not provide the information specified in sub. (1). (4) The department shall deny an application for the issuance or renewal of a certification, certification card or permit specified in sub. (1), or shall revoke the certification, certification card or permit specified in sub. (1), if the department of revenue certifies under s. 73.0301 that the applicant for or holder of the certification, certification card or permit is liable for delinquent taxes. (5) The department shall deny an application for the issuance or renewal of a certification, certification card or permit specified in sub. (1), or shall revoke the certification, certification card or permit specified in sub. (1), if the department of workforce development certifies under s. 108.227 that the applicant for or holder of the certification, certification card or permit is liable for delinquent unemployment insurance contributions. History:  1997 a. 237; 1999 a. 9; 2007 a. 20; 2013 a. 36; 2015 a. 55.
WI Stat § 254.12 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 254 - Environmental health.|254.12 - Use or sale of lead-bearing paints.

254.12  Use or sale of lead-bearing paints. (1) No person may apply lead-bearing paints:(a) To any exposed surface on the inside of a dwelling;(b) To the exposed surface of a structure used for the care of children; or(c) To any fixture or other object placed in or upon any exposed surface of a dwelling and ordinarily accessible to children. (2) No person may sell or transfer any fixture or other object intended to be placed upon any surface on the inside of a dwelling, containing a lead-bearing paint and ordinarily accessible to children.History:  1979 c. 221; 1993 a. 16; 1993 a. 27 s. 431; Stats. 1993 s. 254.12; 1993 a. 450.
WI Stat § 254.13 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 254 - Environmental health.|254.13 - Reporting requirements.

254.13  Reporting requirements. (1) Every physician who diagnoses lead poisoning or lead exposure, or any nurse, hospital administrator, director of a clinical laboratory or local health officer who has verified information of the existence of any person found or suspected to have lead poisoning or lead exposure, shall report to the department or to the local health officer of the region in which the person resides within 48 hours after verifying this information. The local health officer shall report to the department the name, address, laboratory results, date of birth and any other information about the person that the department considers essential. Any physician, nurse, hospital administrator, director of a clinical laboratory, local health officer or allied health professional making such a report in good faith shall be immune from any civil or criminal liability that otherwise might be incurred from making the report. (2) A person who screens a child under 6 years of age for lead poisoning or lead exposure under this subchapter, or any rule promulgated under this subchapter, shall report the results of the screening to the department within the time period for reporting by rule. The department shall promulgate rules specifying the form of the reports required under this subsection. A person making a report under this subsection in good faith is immune from civil or criminal liability that might otherwise be incurred from making the report.History:  1979 c. 221; 1989 a. 31; 1993 a. 27 s. 432; Stats. 1993 s. 254.13; 1993 a. 450.
WI Stat § 254.15 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 254 - Environmental health.|254.15 - Departmental duties.

254.15  Departmental duties. The department shall: (1) Develop and implement a comprehensive statewide lead poisoning or lead exposure prevention and treatment program that includes lead poisoning or lead exposure prevention grants under s. 254.151; any childhood lead poisoning screening requirement under rules promulgated under ss. 254.158 and 254.162; any requirements regarding care coordination and follow-up for children with lead poisoning or lead exposure required under rules promulgated under s. 254.164; responses to reports of lead poisoning or lead exposure under s. 254.166; any lead investigation requirements under rules promulgated under ss. 254.167 and 254.168; any lead hazard reduction requirements under rules promulgated under s. 254.172; certification, accreditation and approval requirements under ss. 254.176 and 254.178; any certification requirements and procedures under rules promulgated under s. 254.179; and any fees imposed under s. 254.181. (2) Provide laboratory testing of biological and environmental lead specimens for lead content to any physician, hospital, clinic, municipality or private organization that cannot secure or provide testing through other sources. The department may not assume responsibility for blood lead analysis required in programs in operation on April 30, 1980. (3) Develop or encourage the development of appropriate programs and studies to identify sources of lead poisoning or lead exposure, and assist other entities in the identification of lead in children's blood and of the sources of the lead poisoning or lead exposure. (4) Provide technical assistance and consultation to local, county or regional governmental or private agencies to promote and develop lead poisoning or lead exposure prevention programs that afford opportunities for employing residents of communities and neighborhoods affected by lead poisoning or lead exposure from lead-bearing paint, and that provide appropriate training, education and information to inform these residents of the opportunities for employment. (5) Provide recommendations for the identification and treatment of lead poisoning or lead exposure. (6) Develop educational programs to communicate to parents, educators and officials of local boards of health the health danger of lead poisoning or lead exposure from lead-bearing paint among children.History:  1979 c. 221; 1987 a. 399; 1989 a. 31; 1991 a. 39; 1993 a. 16; 1993 a. 27 ss. 434, 435; Stats. 1993 s. 254.15; 1993 a. 183; 1993 a. 450 ss. 21, 43; 1999 a. 113, 186; 2005 a. 25; 2007 a. 91.
WI Stat § 254.151 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 254 - Environmental health.|254.151 - Lead poisoning or lead exposure prevention grants.

254.151  Lead poisoning or lead exposure prevention grants. From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (1) (ef), the department shall: (1m) Award the following grants under criteria that the department shall establish in rules promulgated under this subsection:(a) To fund educational programs about the dangers of lead poisoning or lead exposure.(b) To fund lead poisoning or lead exposure screening, care coordination and follow-up services, including lead investigations, to children under age 6 who are not covered by a 3rd-party payer.(c) To fund administration or enforcement of responsibilities delegated under s. 254.152.(d) To fund other activities related to lead poisoning or lead exposure.(e) To fund any combination of the purposes under pars. (a) to (d).(f) To develop and implement outreach and education programs for health care providers to inform them of the need for lead poisoning or lead exposure screening and of the requirements of this subchapter relating to lead poisoning or lead exposure.(g) In each fiscal year, $175,000 to fund lead screening and outreach activities at a community-based human service agency that provides primary health care, health education and social services to low-income individuals in 1st class cities. (2m) Award grants for residential lead hazard abatement and residential lead hazard reduction.History:  1993 a. 450; 1995 a. 27; 1997 a. 27; 2007 a. 91; 2009 a. 28; 2019 a. 9; 2021 a. 58.
WI Stat § 254.152 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 254 - Environmental health.|254.152 - Delegation to local health departments.

254.152  Delegation to local health departments. Except with respect to the department's authority to promulgate rules under this chapter, the department may designate local health departments as its agents in administering and enforcing ss. 254.11 to 254.178 and any rules promulgated under those sections. The department may not designate a local health department as its agent unless the department provides a grant that the department determines to be sufficient for the local health department to carry out any responsibilities as an agent designated under this section.History:  1993 a. 450.
WI Stat § 254.154 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 254 - Environmental health.|254.154 - Local authority.

254.154  Local authority. This subchapter does not prohibit any city, village, town or other political subdivision from enacting and enforcing ordinances establishing a system of lead poisoning or lead exposure control that provides the same or higher standards than those set forth in this subchapter. Nothing in this subchapter may be interpreted or applied in any manner to impair the right of any person, entity, municipality or other political subdivision to sue for damages or equitable relief. Nothing in this subchapter may be interpreted or applied in any manner to impair the right of a municipality or other political subdivision to impose a penalty for or restrain the violation of an ordinance specified in this section.History:  1979 c. 221; 1989 a. 31; 1993 a. 27 s. 436; Stats. 1993 s. 254.16; 1993 a. 450 s. 48; Stats. 1993 s. 254.154; 1999 a. 113.
WI Stat § 254.156 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 254 - Environmental health.|254.156 - Definition of lead poisoning or lead exposure.

254.156  Definition of lead poisoning or lead exposure. Notwithstanding s. 254.11 (intro.) and (9), whenever the centers for disease control and prevention of the federal department of health and human services specifies a standard for the determination of lead poisoning or lead exposure that differs from that specified in s. 254.11 (9), the department shall promulgate a rule defining “lead poisoning or lead exposure" to correspond to the specification of the centers for disease control and prevention. Rules promulgated under this section supersede s. 254.11 (9) with respect to the requirements of this subchapter.History:  1993 a. 450; 2015 a. 55.
WI Stat § 254.158 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 254 - Environmental health.|254.158 - Screening recommendations.

254.158  Screening recommendations. The department may promulgate rules specifying recommended lead poisoning or lead exposure screening methods and intervals for children under 6 years of age. Any rules promulgated under this section: (1) Shall meet any federal requirements for the screening of children under 6 years of age. (1m) May include an appropriate questionnaire regarding potential exposure to lead and products containing lead. (2) Shall permit at least the following persons to provide screening services:(a) A person licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy under ch. 448.(b) A nurse permitted or licensed under ch. 441.(c) A public health nurse under s. 250.06 (1). (3) Shall exempt a child from the lead screening recommendations if the child's parent, guardian or legal custodian signs a written waiver objecting to the lead poisoning screening for reasons of health, religion or personal conviction. (4) Shall exempt a child from the lead poisoning screening recommendations if the child's parent, guardian or legal custodian presents written evidence of a lead screening that was conducted within the previous 6 months, or other time period specified by the department by rule, and that was conducted in accordance with the laws or rules of another state whose laws or rules the department determines to be at least as stringent as the screening methods and intervals recommended under this section.History:  1993 a. 450; 2017 a. 364.
WI Stat § 254.162 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 254 - Environmental health.|254.162 - Screening requirements.

254.162  Screening requirements. (1) Institutions and programs providing services to children under 6 years of age. The department may promulgate rules requiring the following institutions and programs to obtain written evidence that each child under 6 years of age participating in the institution or program has obtained a lead screening, or is exempt from obtaining one, under the recommended lead screening levels and intervals contained in the rules promulgated by the department under s. 254.158, within the time periods specified by the department:(a) Multidisciplinary evaluations for early intervention under s. 51.44.(b) Head start programs administered by a head start agency under 42 USC 9836.(c) Child care providers certified under s. 48.651 and child care centers licensed under s. 48.65, provisionally licensed under s. 48.69, or established or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14).(d) School-based programs serving children under 6 years of age, including kindergartens, special education and related services for children with disabilities, as defined in s. 115.76 (5), and other early childhood programs.(e) Health care programs that provide services to children under 6 years of age and that receive state funding.(f) Other institutions or programs that provide services to children under 6 years of age. (2)  Information requirement. If a program or institution is required to request written evidence of a lead screening under rules promulgated under sub. (1), the institution or program shall, at the time that it makes the request, inform the parent, guardian or legal custodian of the child in writing, in a manner that is prescribed by the department by rule, of the importance of lead screening, of how and where the lead screening may be obtained, and of the conditions under which a child is exempt from the recommended lead screening requirements under the department's rules.History:  1993 a. 450; 1997 a. 164; 2009 a. 185.