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2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 244 - Uniform power of attorney for finances and property. › 244.46 - Stocks and bonds.

244.46
Stocks and bonds.
Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to stocks and bonds authorizes the agent to do all of the following:
(1)
Buy, sell, and exchange stocks and bonds.
(2)
Establish, continue, modify, or terminate an account with respect to stocks and bonds.
(3)
Pledge stocks and bonds as security to borrow, pay, renew, or extend the time of payment of a debt of the principal.
(4)
Receive certificates and other evidences of ownership with respect to stocks and bonds.
(5)
Exercise voting rights with respect to stocks and bonds in person or by proxy, enter into voting trusts, and consent to limitations on the right to vote.
(6)
Exercise in person or by proxy, or enforce by litigation or otherwise, a right, power, privilege, or option the principal has or claims to have as the holder of stocks and bonds.
(7)
Initiate, participate in, submit to alternative dispute resolution, settle, oppose, or propose or accept a compromise with respect to litigation to which the principal is a party concerning stocks and bonds.
History:  2009 a. 319.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 244 - Uniform power of attorney for finances and property. › 244.47 - Commodities and options.

244.47
Commodities and options.
Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to commodities and options authorizes the agent to do all of the following:
(1)
Buy, sell, exchange, assign, settle, and exercise commodity futures contracts and call or put options on stocks or stock indexes traded on a regulated option exchange.
(2)
Establish, continue, modify, and terminate option accounts.
History:  2009 a. 319.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 244 - Uniform power of attorney for finances and property. › 244.48 - Banks and other financial institutions.

244.48
Banks and other financial institutions.
Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to banks and other financial institutions authorizes the agent to do all of the following:
(1)
Continue, modify, and terminate an account or other banking arrangement made by or on behalf of the principal.
(2)
Establish, modify, and terminate an account or other banking arrangement with a bank, trust company, savings and loan association, credit union, thrift company, brokerage firm, or other financial institution selected by the agent.
(3)
Contract for services available from a financial institution, including renting a safe deposit box or space in a vault.
(4)
Withdraw, by check, order, electronic funds transfer, or otherwise, money or property of the principal deposited with or left in the custody of a financial institution.
(5)
Receive statements of account, vouchers, notices, and similar documents from a financial institution and act with respect to them.
(6)
Enter a safe deposit box or vault and withdraw or add to the contents.
(7)
Borrow money and pledge as security personal property of the principal necessary to borrow money or pay, renew, or extend the time of payment of a debt of the principal or a debt guaranteed by the principal.
(8)
Make, assign, draw, endorse, discount, guarantee, and negotiate promissory notes, checks, drafts, and other negotiable or nonnegotiable paper of the principal or payable to the principal or the principal's order; transfer money, receive the cash or other proceeds of those transactions; and accept a draft drawn by a person upon the principal and pay it when due.
(9)
Receive for the principal and act upon a sight draft, warehouse receipt, or other document of title whether tangible or electronic, or other negotiable or nonnegotiable instrument.
(10)
Apply for, receive, and use letters of credit, credit and debit cards, electronic transaction authorizations, and traveler's checks from a financial institution and give an indemnity or other agreement in connection with letters of credit.
(11)
Consent to an extension of the time of payment with respect to commercial paper or a financial transaction with a financial institution.
History:  2009 a. 319.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 244 - Uniform power of attorney for finances and property. › 244.50 - Insurance and annuities.

244.50
Insurance and annuities.
Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to insurance and annuities authorizes the agent to do all of the following:
(1)
Continue, pay the premium or make a contribution on, modify, exchange, rescind, release, or terminate a contract procured by or on behalf of the principal which insures or provides an annuity to either the principal or another person, whether or not the principal is a beneficiary under the contract.
(2)
Procure new, different, and additional contracts of insurance and annuities for the principal and the principal's spouse or domestic partner, children, and other dependents, and select the amount, type of insurance or annuity, and mode of payment.
(3)
Pay the premium or make a contribution on, modify, exchange, rescind, release, or terminate a contract of insurance or annuity procured by the agent.
(4)
Apply for and receive a loan secured by a contract of insurance or annuity.
(5)
Surrender and receive the cash surrender value on a contract of insurance or annuity.
(6)
Exercise an election.
(7)
Exercise investment powers available under a contract of insurance or annuity.
(8)
Change the manner of paying premiums on a contract of insurance or annuity.
(9)
Change or convert the type of insurance or annuity with respect to which the principal has or claims to have authority described in this section.
(10)
Apply for and procure a benefit or assistance under a statute, rule, or regulation to guarantee or pay premiums of a contract of insurance on the life of the principal.
(11)
Collect, sell, assign, hypothecate, borrow against, or pledge the interest of the principal in a contract of insurance or annuity.
(12)
Select the form and timing of the payment of proceeds from a contract of insurance or annuity.
(13)
Pay, from proceeds or otherwise, compromise or contest, and apply for refunds in connection with, a tax or assessment levied by a taxing authority with respect to a contract of insurance or annuity or its proceeds or liability accruing by reason of the tax or assessment.
History:  2009 a. 319.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 244 - Uniform power of attorney for finances and property. › 244.51 - Estates, trusts, and other beneficial interests.

244.51
Estates, trusts, and other beneficial interests.
(1)
In this section, “estates, trusts, and other beneficial interests" means a trust, probate estate, guardianship, conservatorship, escrow, or custodianship or a fund from which the principal is, may become, or claims to be, entitled to a share or payment.
(2)
Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to estates, trusts, and other beneficial interests authorizes the agent to do all of the following:
(a)
Accept, receive, receipt for, sell, assign, pledge, or exchange a share in or payment from an estate, trust, or beneficial interest.
(b)
Demand or obtain money or another thing of value to which the principal is, may become, or claims to be, entitled by reason of an estate, trust, or beneficial interest, by litigation or otherwise.
(c)
Exercise for the benefit of the principal a presently exercisable general power of appointment held by the principal.
(d)
Initiate, participate in, submit to alternative dispute resolution, settle, oppose, or propose or accept a compromise with respect to litigation to ascertain the meaning, validity, or effect of a deed, will, declaration of trust, or other instrument or transaction affecting the interest of the principal.
(e)
Initiate, participate in, submit to alternative dispute resolution, settle, oppose, or propose or accept a compromise with respect to litigation to remove, substitute, or surcharge a fiduciary.
(f)
Conserve, invest, disburse, or use anything received for an authorized purpose.
(g)
Transfer an interest of the principal in real property, stocks and bonds, accounts with financial institutions or securities intermediaries, insurance, annuities, and other property to the trustee of a revocable trust created by the principal as settlor.
(h)
Sign a waiver or consent in a probate matter.
(i)
Reject, renounce, disclaim, release, or consent to a reduction in or modification of a share in or payment from an estate, trust, or beneficial interest.
History:  2009 a. 319.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 244 - Uniform power of attorney for finances and property. › 244.52 - Claims and litigation.

244.52
Claims and litigation.
Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to claims and litigation authorizes the agent to do all of the following:
(1)
Assert and maintain before a court or administrative agency a claim, claim for relief, cause of action, counterclaim, offset, recoupment, or defense, including an action to recover property or other thing of value, recover damages sustained by the principal, eliminate or modify tax liability, or seek an injunction, specific performance, or other relief.
(2)
Bring an action to determine adverse claims or intervene or otherwise participate in litigation.
(3)
Seek an attachment, garnishment, order of arrest, or other preliminary, provisional, or intermediate relief and use any available procedure to effect or satisfy a judgment, order, or decree.
(4)
Make or accept a tender, offer of judgment, or admission of facts, submit a controversy on an agreed statement of facts, consent to examination, and bind the principal in litigation.
(5)
Submit to alternative dispute resolution, settle, and propose or accept a compromise.
(6)
Waive the issuance and service of process upon the principal, accept service of process, appear for the principal, designate persons upon which process directed to the principal may be served, execute and file or deliver stipulations on the principal's behalf, verify pleadings, seek appellate review, procure and give surety and indemnity bonds, contract and pay for the preparation and printing of records and briefs, receive, execute, and file or deliver a consent, waiver, release, confession of judgment, satisfaction of judgment, notice, agreement, or other instrument in connection with the prosecution, settlement, or defense of a claim or litigation.
(7)
Act for the principal with respect to bankruptcy or insolvency, whether voluntary or involuntary, concerning the principal or some other person, or with respect to a reorganization, receivership, or application for the appointment of a receiver or trustee which affects an interest of the principal in property or other thing of value.
(8)
Pay a judgment, award, or order against the principal or a settlement made in connection with a claim or litigation.
(9)
Receive money or other thing of value paid in settlement of or as proceeds of a claim or litigation.
History:  2009 a. 319.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 244 - Uniform power of attorney for finances and property. › 244.53 - Personal and family maintenance.

244.53
Personal and family maintenance.
(1)
Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to personal and family maintenance authorizes the agent to do all of the following:
(a)
Perform the acts necessary to maintain the customary standard of living of the principal, the principal's spouse or the principal's domestic partner, and the following individuals, whether living when the power of attorney is executed or later born:
1.
The principal's children.
2.
Other individuals legally entitled to be supported by the principal.
3.
The individuals whom the principal has customarily supported or indicated the intent to support.
(b)
Make periodic payments of child support and other family maintenance required by a court or governmental agency or an agreement to which the principal is a party.
(c)
Provide living quarters for the individuals described in par. (a) by doing any of the following:
1.
Purchasing, leasing, or entering into a contract.
2.
Paying the operating costs, including interest, amortization payments, repairs, improvements, and taxes, for premises owned by the principal or occupied by those individuals.
(d)
Provide normal domestic help, usual vacations and travel expenses, and funds for shelter, clothing, food, appropriate education, including postsecondary and vocational education, and other current living costs for the individuals described in par. (a).
(e)
Pay expenses for necessary health care and custodial care on behalf of the individuals described in par. (a).
(f)
Act as the principal's personal representative under 42 USC 1320d, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, and applicable regulations, in making decisions related to the past, present, or future payment for the provision of health care consented to by the principal or anyone authorized under the law of this state to consent to health care on behalf of the principal.
(g)
Continue any provision made by the principal for motor vehicles or other means of transportation, including registering, licensing, insuring, and replacing the vehicles, for the individuals described in par. (a).
(h)
Maintain credit and debit accounts for the convenience of the individuals described in par. (a) and open new accounts.
(i)
Continue payments incidental to the membership or affiliation of the principal in a religious institution, club, society, order, or other organization or to continue contributions to those organizations.
(2)
Authority with respect to personal and family maintenance is neither dependent upon, nor limited by, authority that an agent may or may not have with respect to gifts under this chapter.
History:  2009 a. 319.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 244 - Uniform power of attorney for finances and property. › 244.54 - Benefits from governmental programs or civil or military service.

244.54
Benefits from governmental programs or civil or military service.
(1)
In this section, “benefits from governmental programs or civil or military service" means any benefit, program or assistance provided under a statute, rule, or regulation, including social security, medicare, and medicaid.
(2)
Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to benefits from governmental programs or civil or military service authorizes the agent to do all of the following:
(a)
Execute vouchers in the name of the principal for allowances and reimbursements payable by the United States or a foreign government or by a state or subdivision of a state to the principal, including allowances and reimbursements for transportation of the individuals described in s. 244.53 (1) (a), and for shipment of their household effects.
(b)
Take possession and order the removal and shipment of property of the principal from a post, warehouse, depot, dock, or other place of storage or safekeeping, either governmental or private, and execute and deliver a release, voucher, receipt, bill of lading, shipping ticket, certificate, or other instrument for that purpose.
(c)
Enroll in, apply for, select, reject, change, amend, or discontinue, on the principal's behalf, a benefit or program.
(d)
Prepare, file, and maintain a claim of the principal for a benefit or assistance, financial or otherwise, to which the principal may be entitled under a statute, rule, or regulation.
(e)
Initiate, participate in, submit to alternative dispute resolution, settle, oppose, or propose or accept a compromise with respect to litigation concerning any benefit or assistance the principal may be entitled to receive under a statute, rule, or regulation.
(f)
Receive the financial proceeds of a claim described in par. (d) and conserve, invest, disburse, or use for a lawful purpose anything so received.
History:  2009 a. 319.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 244 - Uniform power of attorney for finances and property. › 244.55 - Retirement plans.

244.55
Retirement plans.
(1)
In this section, “retirement plan" means a plan or account created by an employer, the principal, or another individual to provide retirement benefits or deferred compensation of which the principal is a participant, beneficiary, or owner, including the following plans or accounts:
(a)
An individual retirement account under section 408 of the Internal Revenue Code.
(b)
A Roth individual retirement account under section 408A of the Internal Revenue Code.
(c)
A deemed individual retirement account under section 408 (q) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(d)
An annuity or mutual fund custodial account under section 403 (b) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(e)
A pension, profit-sharing, stock bonus, or other retirement plan qualified under section 401 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(f)
A plan under section 457 (b) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(g)
A nonqualified deferred compensation plan under section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code.
(2)
Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to retirement plans authorizes the agent to do all of the following:
(a)
Select the form and timing of payments under a retirement plan and withdraw benefits from a plan.
(b)
Make a rollover, including a direct trustee-to-trustee rollover, of benefits from one retirement plan to another.
(c)
Establish a retirement plan in the principal's name.
(d)
Make contributions to a retirement plan.
(e)
Exercise investment powers available under a retirement plan.
(f)
Borrow from, sell assets to, or purchase assets from a retirement plan.
History:  2009 a. 319.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 244 - Uniform power of attorney for finances and property. › 244.56 - Taxes.

244.56
Taxes.
Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to taxes authorizes the agent to do all of the following:
(1)
Prepare, sign, and file federal, state, local, and foreign income, gift, payroll, property, Federal Insurance Contributions Act, and other tax returns, claims for refunds, requests for extension of time, petitions regarding tax matters, and any other tax-related documents, including receipts, offers, waivers, consents, including consents and agreements under section 2032A of the Internal Revenue Code, closing agreements, and any power of attorney required by the Internal Revenue Service or other taxing authority with respect to a tax year upon which the statute of limitations has not run and the following 25 tax years.
(2)
Pay taxes due, collect refunds, post bonds, receive confidential information, and contest deficiencies determined by the Internal Revenue Service or other taxing authority.
(3)
Exercise any election available to the principal under federal, state, local, or foreign tax law.
(4)
Act for the principal in all tax matters for all periods before the Internal Revenue Service, or other taxing authority.
History:  2009 a. 319; 2017 a. 365 s. 111.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 244 - Uniform power of attorney for finances and property. › 244.57 - Gifts.

244.57
Gifts.
(1)
In this section, a gift “for the benefit of" a person includes a gift to a trust, an account under ss. 54.854 to 54.898, and a tuition savings account or prepaid tuition plan as defined under section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code.
(2)
Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to gifts authorizes the agent to do all of the following:
(a)
Make outright to, or for the benefit of, a person, a gift of any of the principal's property, including by the exercise of a presently exercisable general power of appointment held by the principal, in an amount per donee not to exceed the annual dollar limits of the federal gift tax exclusion under section 2503 (b) of the Internal Revenue Code, without regard to whether the federal gift tax exclusion applies to the gift, or if the principal's spouse agrees to consent to a split gift under section 2513 of the Internal Revenue Code, in an amount per donee not to exceed twice the annual federal gift tax exclusion limit.
(b)
Consent, under section 2513 of the Internal Revenue Code, to the splitting of a gift made by the principal's spouse in an amount per donee not to exceed the aggregate annual gift tax exclusions for both spouses.
(c)
Make a gift of the principal's property only as the agent determines is consistent with the principal's objectives if actually known by the agent and, if unknown, as the agent determines is consistent with the principal's best interest based on all relevant factors, including all of the following:
1.
The value and nature of the principal's property.
2.
The principal's foreseeable obligations and need for maintenance.
3.
Minimization of taxes, including income, estate, inheritance, generation skipping transfer, and gift taxes.
4.
Eligibility for a benefit, a program, or assistance under a statute, rule, or regulation.
5.
The principal's personal history of making or joining in making gifts.
History:  2009 a. 319.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 244 - Uniform power of attorney for finances and property. › 244.62 - Agent's certification.

244.62
Agent's certification.
The following optional form may be used by an agent to certify facts concerning a power of attorney for finances and property:
AGENT'S CERTIFICATION AS TO THE VALIDITY OF POWER OF ATTORNEY for finances and
property AND AGENT'S AUTHORITY
State of ....
County of ....
I, .... (name of agent), certify under penalty of perjury that .... (name of principal) granted me authority as an agent or successor agent in a power of attorney dated .....
I further certify that to my knowledge:
(1) The principal is alive and has not revoked the power of attorney or my authority to act under the power of attorney, and the power of attorney and my authority to act under the power of attorney have not terminated.
(2) If the power of attorney was drafted to become effective upon the happening of an event or contingency, the event or contingency has occurred.
(3) If I was named as a successor agent, the prior agent is no longer able or willing to serve.
(4) .... (insert other relevant statements).
SIGNATURE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Agent's signature ....   Date ....
Agent's name printed ....
Agent's address ....
Agent's telephone number ....
This document was acknowledged before me on .... (date), by .... (name of agent).
(Seal, if any)
Signature of notary ....
My commission expires: ....
This document prepared by: ....
History:  2009 a. 319.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 244 - Uniform power of attorney for finances and property. › 244.63 - Distribution of forms.

244.63
Distribution of forms.
The department of health services shall prepare and provide copies of the Wisconsin statutory form power of attorney for finances and property for distribution in quantities to financial institutions, health care professionals, hospitals, nursing homes, multipurpose senior centers, county clerks and local bar associations and individually to private persons. The department of health services may charge a reasonable fee for the cost of preparation and distribution of the forms.
History:  2009 a. 319.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 244 - Uniform power of attorney for finances and property. › 244.64 - Relation to power of attorney for health care.

244.64
Relation to power of attorney for health care.
The execution of a Wisconsin statutory form power of attorney for finances and property under this chapter does not confer on the agent any of the powers or duties conferred on a health care agent by the power of attorney for health care under ch. 155.
History:  2009 a. 319.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 247 - Wisconsin artistic endowment foundation. › 247.03 - Creation and organization.

247.03
Creation and organization.
(1)
There is created a public body corporate and politic, to be known as the “Wisconsin Artistic Endowment Foundation." The foundation shall be a nonprofit corporation organized under ch. 181 so that contributions to it are deductible from adjusted gross income under section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code.
(2)
The board of directors of the foundation shall consist of the following persons:
(a)
Eight nominees of the governor, who are residents of this state, represent the diverse artistic interests of the people of this state, and represent each of the geographic regions of the state, appointed for 7-year terms with the advice and consent of the senate. At least one of the nominees shall be knowledgeable in marketing and fund raising. Each member appointed under this paragraph may hold office until a successor is appointed.
(b)
The chairperson of the arts board or the chairperson's designee.
(c)
The executive secretary of the arts board, as a nonvoting member.
(d)
Two representatives to the assembly, one appointed by the speaker of the assembly and one appointed by the minority leader of the assembly.
(e)
Two senators, one appointed by the majority leader of the senate and one appointed by the minority leader of the senate.
(3)
The board of directors holds the powers of the foundation. The members of the board of directors shall annually elect a chairperson and may elect other officers as they consider appropriate. Seven voting members of the board of directors constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting the business and exercising the powers of the foundation, notwithstanding the existence of any vacancy. The board of directors may take action upon a vote of a majority of the voting members present, unless the bylaws of the foundation require a larger number.
(4)
No member of the board of directors may receive compensation for performing his or her duties. Each member shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses, including travel expenses, incurred in performing those duties.
History:  2001 a. 16, 104.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 247 - Wisconsin artistic endowment foundation. › 247.05 - General powers and duties.

247.05
General powers and duties.
(1)
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the foundation has all of the powers necessary and convenient to carry out its duties under sub. (2) and s. 247.06, including the power to do all of the following:
(a)
Make, amend, and repeal bylaws for the conduct of its affairs.
(b)
Adopt a seal and alter that seal.
(c)
Sue and be sued.
(d)
Maintain an office.
(e)
Solicit and accept donations of money, property, and art objects.
(f)
Execute contracts and other instruments.
(g)
Employ legal, financial, technical, or other experts and any other necessary employees, and fix their qualifications, duties, and compensation.
(h)
Establish arts programs with the advice of the arts board and statewide arts organizations.
(i)
Convert any noncash gift, grant, bequest, or other contribution to the foundation to cash.
(2)
The foundation shall do all of the following:
(a)
In carrying out its responsibilities under this chapter, ensure to the greatest extent possible the equitable distribution of funds and other support among all of the following:
1.
The various geographic regions of the state.
2.
Urban, suburban, and rural areas of the state.
3.
The various ethnic, racial, and cultural groups of the state.
(b)
Appoint a licensed appraiser to evaluate each donated art object to establish the current value of, potential appreciation of, degree of risk in holding, and recommended timing for sale of, the art object.
(c)
Adopt bylaws for accepting restricted donations.
(d)
Annually submit to the governor and to the presiding officer of each house of the legislature an audited financial statement of the operations of the foundation, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
(e)
Contract for all education and marketing activities.
(f)
Deposit in the state treasury all cash, gifts, grants, bequests, or other contributions made to the foundation, and all noncash gifts, grants, bequests, or other contributions made to the foundation that have been converted to cash under sub. (1) (i).
(g)
Biennially review the foundation's priorities for expenditures under s. 247.06 (1) (b) and report those priorities to the presiding officer of each house of the legislature.
History:  2001 a. 16.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 247 - Wisconsin artistic endowment foundation. › 247.06 - Support of arts programs.

247.06
Support of arts programs.
(1)
(a)
The foundation may distribute moneys appropriated under s. 20.220 (1) (r) to the arts board for programs that provide operating support to arts organizations and for the Wisconsin regranting program under s. 41.62.
(b)
The foundation may distribute moneys appropriated under s. 20.220 (1) (r) to an arts program established under s. 247.05 (1) (h) if the program is reviewed biennially by the foundation with the advice of the arts board and statewide arts organizations. To the extent possible, the programs funded under this paragraph shall use existing arts board mechanisms and staff for administering and distributing the moneys.
(2)
(a)
Of the total amount distributed by the foundation under sub. (1) in any fiscal year that constitutes earnings on unrestricted donations, the foundation shall distribute at least 50 percent to the arts board under sub. (1) (a).
(b)
The foundation may not distribute moneys to the arts board under sub. (1) (a) in any fiscal year in which the foundation determines that the amount of general purpose revenue appropriated to the department of tourism under s. 20.380 (3) is less than the amount appropriated in the previous fiscal year.
History:  2001 a. 16; 2011 a. 32.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 250 - Health; administration and supervision. › 250.01 - Definitions.

250.01
Definitions.
In chs. 250 to 257, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1)
“Chief medical officer" means a physician who is appointed by the state health officer under s. 250.02 (2).
(2)
“Department" means the department of health services.
(3)
“Local board of health" means the policy-making body for a local health department.
(4)
“Local health department" means any of the following:
(a)
In a county with a population of less than 750,000, any of the following:
1.
A county health department established under s. 251.02 (1), including a county health department whose powers and duties are transferred to a county department of human services under s. 46.23 (3) (b) 1. c.
2.
A city-county health department established under s. 251.02 (1m).
3.
A city health department that was established before January 1, 1994, or that withdraws under s. 251.15 (2) or, as a city-city local health department established under s. 251.02 (3t), that withdraws under s. 251.15 (2m).
4.
A village or town health department under s. 251.02 (3m).
5.
A multiple municipal local health department established under s. 251.02 (3r).
6.
A city-city health department established under s. 251.02 (3t).
(b)
In a county with a population of 750,000 or more, a city, village, or multiple municipal health department established under s. 251.02 (2).
(c)
A multiple county health department established under s. 251.02 (3).
(5)
“Local health officer" means the health officer who is in charge of a local health department.
(6)
“Physician" has the meaning given in s. 448.01 (5).
(6g)
“Public health authority" means the department, if the governor declares under s. 323.10 a state of emergency related to public health and designates the department as the lead state agency to respond to that emergency.
(6r)
“Public health emergency" has the meaning given in s. 323.02 (16).
(7)
“Registered nurse" means a registered nurse who is licensed under s. 441.06 or permitted under s. 441.08 or who holds a multistate license, as defined in s. 441.51 (2) (h), issued in a party state, as defined in s. 441.51 (2) (k).
(8)
“Secretary" means the secretary of health services.
(9)
“State health officer" means the individual who is appointed by the secretary to develop public health policy for the state and direct state public health programs.
History:  1993 a. 27 ss. 162, 322, 449; 1995 a. 27 s. 9126 (19); 1999 a. 9, 22; 2001 a. 16, 109; 2003 a. 158; 2005 a. 220; 2007 a. 20 s. 9121 (6) (a); 2007 a. 130; 2009 a. 42; 2017 a. 135; 2017 a. 207 s. 5.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 250 - Health; administration and supervision. › 250.02 - State health officials.

250.02
State health officials.
(1)
State health officer; duties. The secretary shall appoint a state health officer and may assign the state health officer such duties of the secretary or department as the secretary provides. The state health officer may appoint such advisory and examining bodies as are needed to carry out the duties of the state health officer and as provided by law. The state health officer shall appoint state epidemiologists for program areas of acute and communicable diseases, occupational and environmental diseases, maternal and child health and chronic diseases. Individuals appointed as state epidemiologists shall have advanced training and expertise in epidemiology in their program areas.
(2)
Chief medical officers; qualifications; duties. The state health officer shall appoint chief medical officers in the classified service to provide public health consultation to, and leadership for, state health programs. The chief medical officers shall also serve as state epidemiologists under sub. (1), for acute and communicable diseases, occupational and environmental diseases, maternal and child health and chronic diseases. The chief medical officers shall be physicians who have training and expertise, as prescribed by the department, appropriate to their areas of assignment. The chief medical officers shall have all of the powers and duties that are designated to them by the state health officer to enforce the health laws of the state and to advise state and local officials as to health promotion, disease prevention and public health intervention strategies necessary to prevent morbidity and unnecessary mortality.
History:  1993 a. 27 ss. 163, 450; Stats. 1993 s. 250.02.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 250 - Health; administration and supervision. › 250.041 - Denial, nonrenewal and suspension of registration, license, certification, approval, permit and certificate based on certain delinquency in payment.

250.041
Denial, nonrenewal and suspension of registration, license, certification, approval, permit and certificate based on certain delinquency in payment.
(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, as a condition of issuing or renewing any of the following:
(c)
A certification under s. 254.176 (1) or (3) or 254.20 (2), (3) or (4).
(d)
An approval under s. 254.178 (2) (a).
(1m)
If an individual who applies for or to renew a registration, license, certification, approval, permit or certificate under sub. (1) does not have a social security number, the individual, as a condition of obtaining the registration, license, certification, approval, permit or certificate, 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 registration, license, certification, approval, permit or certificate issued or renewed in reliance upon a false statement submitted under this subsection is invalid.
(2)
The department of health services may not disclose any information received under sub. (1) to any person except to the department of children and families for the purpose of making certifications required under s. 49.857.
(3)
The department of health services shall deny an application for the issuance or renewal of a registration, license, certification, approval, permit or certificate specified in sub. (1) or may, under a memorandum of understanding under s. 49.857 (2), suspend or restrict a registration, license, certification, approval, permit or certificate specified in sub. (1) if the department of children and families certifies under s. 49.857 that the applicant for or holder of the registration, license, certification, approval, permit or certificate is delinquent in the payment of court-ordered payments of child or family support, maintenance, birth expenses, medical expenses or other expenses related to the support of a child or former spouse or fails to comply, after appropriate notice, with a subpoena or warrant issued by the department of children and families or a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and related to paternity or child support proceedings.
History:  1997 a. 191; 1999 a. 9; 2005 a. 25; 2007 a. 20 ss. 3032, 3033, 9121 (6) (a); 2015 a. 55.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 250 - Health; administration and supervision. › 250.042 - Powers and duties of the department as public health authority.

250.042
Powers and duties of the department as public health authority.
(1)
If the governor declares a state of emergency related to public health under s. 323.10 and designates the department as the lead state agency to respond to that emergency, the department shall act as the public health authority during the period of the state of emergency. The department shall ensure that the emergency operations during the state of emergency are conducted using the incident command system required under s. 323.13 (1) (b). During the period of the state of emergency, the secretary may designate a local health department as an agent of the department and confer upon the local health department, acting under that agency, the powers and duties of the public health authority.
(2)
As the public health authority, the department may do any of the following:
(a)
Purchase, store, or distribute antitoxins, serums, vaccines, immunizing agents, antibiotics, and other pharmaceutical agents or medical supplies that the department determines are advisable to control a public health emergency.
(b)
Act as specified in s. 252.041.
(3)
(a)
As the public health authority, the department shall inform state residents of all of the following:
1.
When a state of emergency related to public health has been declared or is terminated.
2.
How to protect themselves from a public health emergency.
3.
What actions the public health authority is taking to control a public health emergency.
(b)
The public health authority shall provide the information specified in par. (a) by all available and reasonable means calculated to inform the general public, including reasonable efforts to make the information accessible to individuals with disabilities and to provide the information in the primary languages of individuals who do not understand English.
(c)
As the public health authority, the department, to the extent possible, shall consult with local health departments, whether or not designated as agents of the department, and with individual health care providers.
History:  2001 a. 109; 2003 a. 186; 2005 a. 96; 2007 a. 79, 99, 153; 2009 a. 42.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 250 - Health; administration and supervision. › 250.06 - Public health nurses.

250.06
Public health nurses.
(1)
The qualifications of all public health nurses shall be prescribed by rules promulgated by the department. All public health nurses shall be registered nurses. Licensed practical nurses licensed under ch. 441 may be employed by local health departments under the supervision of a public health nurse to perform services for which licensed. Public health nurses shall work under the direction of the local board of health and the local health officer and shall conduct a generalized public health nursing program in cooperation with the department.
(1m)
Notwithstanding sub. (1), any relevant education, training, instruction, or other experience that an applicant obtained in connection with military service, as defined in s. 111.32 (12g), counts toward satisfying the requirements for education, training, instruction, or other experience to qualify as a public health nurse if the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department that the education, training, instruction, or other experience that the applicant obtained in connection with his or her military service is substantially equivalent to the education, training, instruction, or other experience that is required to qualify as a public health nurse.
(3)
The department shall examine the practice of public health nurses and make recommendations for the improvement and the development of public health nursing.
(6)
This section shall not apply to school nurses, as defined in s. 115.001 (11), while acting in the employ of a public school.
History:  1971 c. 42; 1975 c. 115; 1977 c. 29 ss. 1157, 1157m, 1657 (18) (f); 1983 a. 189 s. 329 (17); 1985 a. 281; 1989 a. 56 s. 259; 1993 a. 27 ss. 272, 273, 275; Stats. 1993 s. 250.06; 2011 a. 120.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 250 - Health; administration and supervision. › 250.07 - Public health planning.

250.07
Public health planning.
(1)
The department shall:
(a)
By January 1, 2010, and at least every 10 years thereafter, develop a public health agenda.
(b)
Initiate, conduct and periodically evaluate a process for planning to use the resources of the state to meet the health needs of residents and, in conjunction with other state agencies, to implement the objectives that relate to state government in statutes or in public health rules promulgated by the department. The process shall involve representatives from public health organizations, governmental agencies and the general public.
(c)
Provide technical assistance to local units of government for the development of local public health plans.
(d)
Serve as the state lead agency in coordinating the activities within state government involving the collection, retrieval, analysis, reporting and publication of statistical information and other information related to health and health care.
(1m)
The public health council shall monitor implementation of any document developed by the department under sub. (1) (a) and shall advise the governor, the legislature, the department, and the public on progress in implementing the document and coordination of responses to public health emergencies.
History:  1993 a. 27; 2003 a. 186; 2005 a. 198.
NOTE:  2003 Wis. Act 186, which affected this section, contains extensive explanatory notes.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 250 - Health; administration and supervision. › 250.10 - Dental services.

250.10
Dental services.
(1m)
The department shall do all of the following:
(a)
Provide funding in each fiscal year to the Marquette University School of Dentistry for clinical education of Marquette University School of Dentistry students through the provision of dental services by the students and faculty of the Marquette University School of Dentistry in underserved areas and to underserved populations in the state, as determined by the department in conjunction with the Marquette University School of Dentistry; to inmates of correctional centers in Milwaukee County; and in clinics in the city of Milwaukee.
(b)
Award in each fiscal year to qualified applicants grants totaling no less than $50,000 for fluoride varnish and other evidence-based oral health activities, $700,000 for school-based preventive dental services, and $100,000 for school-based restorative dental services.
(3)
The department may provide funding to technical college district boards to provide oral health services.
History:  1989 a. 336; 1991 a. 39; 1993 a. 16; 1993 a. 27 s. 258; Stats. 1993 s. 250.10; 1995 a. 27; 1997 a. 27, 221; 1999 a. 9; 2005 a. 25; 2009 a. 28; 2019 a. 9.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 250 - Health; administration and supervision. › 250.15 - Grants for community health centers.

250.15
Grants for community health centers.
(1)
Definition. In this section:
(a)
“Community health center" means a health care entity that provides primary health care, health education and social services to low-income individuals.
(b)
“Free and charitable clinics” means health care organizations that use a volunteer and staff model to provide health services to uninsured, underinsured, underserved, economically and socially disadvantaged, and vulnerable populations and that meet all of the following criteria:
1.
The organizations are nonprofit and tax exempt under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code or are a part of a larger nonprofit, tax-exempt organization.
2.
The organizations are located in this state or serve residents in this state.
3.
The organizations restrict eligibility to receive services to individuals who are uninsured, underinsured, or have limited or no access to primary, specialty, or prescription care.
4.
The organizations provide one or more of the following services:
a.
Medical care.
b.
Mental health care.
c.
Dental care.
d.
Prescription medications.
5.
The organizations use volunteer health care professionals, nonclinical volunteers, and partnerships with other health care providers to provide the services under subd. 4.
6.
The organizations are not federally qualified health centers as defined in 42 USC 1396d (l) (2) and do not receive reimbursement from the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services under a federally qualified health center payment methodology.
(2)
Grants. From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (1) (fh), the department shall, in each fiscal year, award all of the following as grants:
(a)
To a community health center in a 1st class city, $50,000.
(b)
To community health centers that receive federal grants under 42 USC 254b (e), (g) or (h). Each grant shall equal the amount that results from multiplying the total amount available for grants under this paragraph in the fiscal year in which the grants are to be awarded by the quotient obtained by dividing the amount that the community health center received under 42 USC 254b (e), (g) or (h) in the most recently concluded federal fiscal year in which those grants were made by the total amount of federal grants under 42 USC 254b (e), (g) and (h) made in that federal fiscal year to community health centers in this state.
(c)
To HealthNet of Janesville, Inc., $50,000.
(d)
Two million two hundred fifty thousand dollars to free and charitable clinics.
History:  1999 a. 9; 2007 a. 20, 88; 2009 a. 28; 2021 a. 121; 2023 a. 19.