Wisconsin Statutes 46.47 – Grants for nonnarcotic drug treatment in county jails
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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 46.47
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Following: when used by way of reference to any statute section, means the section next following that in which the reference is made. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Preceding: when used by way of reference to any statute section, means the section next preceding that in which the reference is made. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
(1) From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (5) (bd), the department shall award grants to provide nonnarcotic drug treatment as provided in sub. (2) to a county or federally recognized American Indian tribe or band that meets all of the following criteria:
(a) The county or tribe has a county or tribal jail.
(b) The county or tribe has an established drug court, as defined in s. 165.955 (1).
(c) The county or tribe provides care coordination for inmates exiting county or tribal jail.
(d) The county or tribe has identified how it will use care coordination to ensure that all program participants are enrolled in Medical Assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49 and will continue to receive treatment after an inmate leaves county or tribal jail custody.
(2) Grant funds awarded under sub. (1) may be used only to provide nonnarcotic, non-addictive, injectable medically assisted treatment to inmates of county or tribal jails who voluntarily receive the treatment within the 5 days immediately preceding release from jail into the community.
(3) The department shall provide application procedures for awarding grants to counties or tribes under sub. (1) in accordance with the department’s request-for-proposal procedures.