Wisconsin Code § 51.045

Availability of inpatient psychiatric and other beds
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(1m) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (2) (cm),
the department shall award a grant in the amount of $80,000 in
fiscal year 2021-22 and $50,000 in each fiscal year thereafter to
the entity under contract under s. 153.05 (2m) (a) to develop and
operate an Internet site and system to show the availability of inpatient psychiatric beds, peer run respite beds, and crisis stabilization beds statewide. To receive the grant, the entity shall use
a password protected Internet site to allow an inpatient psychiatric unit or hospital or a facility, center, or program that has inpatient psychiatric, peer run respite, or crisis stabilization beds to
enter all of the following information and to enable any hospital
emergency department or person who approves emergency detentions under s. 51.15 (2) (c) in the state to view all of the following
information reported to the system:
(a) The number of available child, adolescent, adult, and geriatric beds, as applicable, that are inpatient psychiatric, peer run
respite, or crisis stabilization beds and that are currently available
at the hospital, unit, facility, center, or program at the time of
reporting.
(b) Any special information that the hospital, unit, facility,
center, or program reports regarding the available beds under par.
(a).
(c) The date the hospital, unit, facility, center, or program reports the information under pars. (a) and (b).
(d) The location of the hospital, unit, facility, center, or program that is reporting.
(e) The contact information for admission coordination for
the hospital, unit, facility, center, or program.

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