Reports of death required; penalty; assessment
Wis. Stat. § 51.64
in effect(1) In this section:
(a) “Physical restraint” includes all of the following:
1. A locked room.
2. A device or garment that interferes with an individual’s freedom of movement and that the individual is unable to remove easily.
3. Restraint by a treatment facility staff member of a person admitted or committed to the treatment facility, by use of physical force.
(b) “Psychotropic medication” means an antipsychotic, antidepressant, lithium carbonate or a tranquilizer.
(2)
(a) No later than 24 hours after the death of a person admitted or committed to a treatment facility, the treatment facility shall report the death to the department if one of the following applies:
1. There is reasonable cause to believe that the death was related to the use of physical restraint or a psychotropic medication.
3. There is reasonable cause to believe that the death was a suicide.
Source: WI Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/51.64Fetched: 10/7/2026