Statutorily Required Reports
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is statutorily required to create one-time, quarterly, annual, and biennial reports on behalf of the agency. DHS is required to provide these reports and information to the legislature and governor. DHS is also required by statute to post reports and information created by partners to its website.
| Title | Mandate | Release Date Sort ascending |
|---|---|---|
| Gifts, Grants, Bequests, or Devises 2023 Report (PDF) |
Reporting. State agencies shall, by December 1 annually, submit a report to the joint committee on finance and the department of administration on expenditures made by the agency during the preceding fiscal year from nonfederal funds received as gifts, grants, bequests or devises. |
01/2024 |
| HOPELINE Annual Report to the Legislature on Suicide Prevention Activities, 2022-2023 (PDF) |
DHS to provide an annual report to the Legislature regarding suicide prevention activities in the state, including the information received from the HOPELINE suicide prevention services grant recipient. |
10/2023 |
| 2021-2023 Biennial Report on the Status of Readiness for Health Emergencies in Wisconsin (PDF) |
Biennially, after first consulting with the adjutant general, local health departments, health care providers, as defined in § 146.81(1)(a) to (p), and law enforcement agencies, as defined in § 165.77(1)(b), the department shall submit to the legislature under § 13.172(2) and to the governor a report on the preparedness of the public health system to address public health emergencies. |
09/2023 |
| Environmental Impact Report, 2023 (PDF) |
Annually, no later than September 15, submit a report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), including the number of proposed actions for which the agency conducted an assessment of whether an impact statement was required under par. (c) and the number of impact statements prepared under par. (c). |
09/2023 |
| Project Apple School Based Mental Health Report (PDF) |
(8) By August 1, 2022, the department shall submit a report on the school-based mental health consultation pilot program under this section to the standing committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over health under s. 13.172 (3). |
07/2023 |
| Wisconsin Hospital Assessment: SFY 2022 (PDF) |
(7) By January 1 of each year the department shall report to the joint committee on finance all of the following information for the state fiscal year ending the previous June 30: (a) The amount each eligible hospital paid under sub. (2). (b) The amounts the department paid each health maintenance organization under s. 49.45 (59) (a). (c) The total amounts that each eligible hospital received from health maintenance organizations under s. 49.45 (59) (b). (d) The total amount of payment increases the department made, in connection with implementation of the hospital assessment under sub. (2), for inpatient and outpatient hospital services that are reimbursed on a fee−for−service basis. |
06/2023 |
| Tobacco Use Cessation: 2022 Annual Report to the Governor and the Legislature (PDF) |
(4) Reports. Not later than April 15, 2002, and annually thereafter, the department shall submit to the governor and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution under § 13.172 (2) a report that evaluates the success of the grant program under sub. (3). The report shall specify the number of grants awarded during the immediately preceding fiscal year and the purpose for which each grant was made. The report shall also specify donations and grants accepted by the department under sub. (5). |
06/2023 |
| Hunger Report, 2021 (PDF) |
Wisconsin Stat. §§ 49.76(4) and (5) (4) Develop an annual plan that documents areas of hunger and populations experiencing hunger within this state and that recommends strategies and state and federal policy changes to address hunger in these areas and populations. (5) Submit, by December 31 annually, the plan developed under sub. (4) to the governor, superintendent of public instruction and the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3). |
04/2023 |
| DHS Opioid Settlement Funds Proposal for SFY 2024 (PDF) |
2021 Wisconsin Act 57 requires the Department of Health Services (DHS) to submit to the Joint Committee on Finance (JCF) by April 1 of each year a proposal for expending settlement proceeds paid to the state from the National Prescription Opiate Litigation (NPOL), Case No. MDL 2804. Per Act 57, 30 percent of the NPOL settlement proceeds will be allocated to DHS for purposes that comply with the settlement agreement or court order. DHS is required to submit a plan to JCF for spending settlement proceeds by April 1 of each year for the next fiscal year and requires JCF approval via the 14-day passive review process before it can expend the NPOL settlement funding. Approval is also required if DHS seeks to deviate from the proposed plan in the future. The remaining 70 percent of the settlement proceeds will be provided to local governments that were party to the litigation. |
03/2023 |
| Mental Health and Substance Use Services and Programs, CY 2020 and 2021 (PDF) |
Section 1. 51.42 (7) (d) of the statutes is created to read: 51.42 (7) (d) By January 1, 2015, and by January 1 of each odd-numbered year thereafter, the department shall submit to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) a report that describes mental health services and programs provided by counties and regions comprised of multiple counties.
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01/2023 |
| Gifts, Grants, Bequests, or Devises 2022 Report (PDF) |
Reporting. State agencies shall, by December 1 annually, submit a report to the joint committee on finance and the department of administration on expenditures made by the agency during the preceding fiscal year from nonfederal funds received as gifts, grants, bequests or devises. |
11/2022 |
| Annual Report on WHIO, 2021 (PDF) |
(2s) Annually, the department of health services and the department of employee trust funds shall jointly prepare and submit under s. 13.172 (3) to standing committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over health issues a report on the activities of the data organization under this chapter. |
11/2022 |
| HOPELINE Annual Report to the Legislature on Suicide Prevention Activities, 2021-2022 (PDF) |
DHS to provide an annual report to the Legislature regarding suicide prevention activities in the state, including the information received from the HOPELINE suicide prevention services grant recipient. |
10/2022 |
| Environmental Impact Report, 2022 (PDF) |
Annually, no later than September 15, submit a report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), including the number of proposed actions for which the agency conducted an assessment of whether an impact statement was required under par. (c) and the number of impact statements prepared under par. (c). |
08/2022 |
| Revised DHS Opioid Settlement Funds Proposal for SFY 2023 (PDF) |
2021 Wisconsin Act 57 requires the Department of Health Services (DHS) to submit to the Joint Committee on Finance (JCF) by April 1 of each year a proposal for expending settlement proceeds paid to the state from the National Prescription Opiate Litigation (NPOL), Case No. MDL 2804. Per Act 57, 30 percent of the NPOL settlement proceeds will be allocated to DHS for purposes that comply with the settlement agreement or court order. DHS is required to submit a plan to JCF for spending settlement proceeds by April 1 of each year for the next fiscal year and requires JCF approval via the 14-day passive review process before it can expend the NPOL settlement funding. Approval is also required if DHS seeks to deviate from the proposed plan in the future. The remaining 70 percent of the settlement proceeds will be provided to local governments that were party to the litigation. |
07/2022 |
| Wisconsin Birth Defect Prevention and Surveillance Program: 2022 Report to the Legislature (PDF) |
Wisconsin Stat. § 253.12(4)(d) Beginning April 1, 2002, and biennially thereafter, submit to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3) a report that details the effectiveness, utilization and progress of the registry established under sub. (3) (a) 1. |
07/2022 |
| Wisconsin Diabetes Action Plan Report to the State Legislature, 2022 (PDF) |
(1) The department shall, in consultation with the department of employee trust funds, develop and implement a plan to reduce the incidence of diabetes in Wisconsin, improve diabetes care, and control complications associated with diabetes. The department may also consult with the department of public instruction and the department of corrections in developing a plan under this section. (2) By January 1, 2021, and biennially thereafter, the department shall submit a report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature under § 13.172(2) |
07/2022 |
| Tobacco Use Cessation: 2021 Annual Report to the Governor and the Legislature (PDF) |
(4) Reports. Not later than April 15, 2002, and annually thereafter, the department shall submit to the governor and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution under § 13.172 (2) a report that evaluates the success of the grant program under sub. (3). The report shall specify the number of grants awarded during the immediately preceding fiscal year and the purpose for which each grant was made. The report shall also specify donations and grants accepted by the department under sub. (5). |
07/2022 |
| 2021 Medicaid Dental Pilot Program Evaluation (PDF) |
Wisconsin Stat. § 2.49.45(24k)(c) No later than January 1, 2020, and biennially thereafter, that the Department submit to JFC, the chief clerks’ offices and to the health or public benefits committees a report that identifies the number of MA members who received services under the pilot program, an estimate of the potential reduction in health care costs and ER visits due to the pilot program, the feasibility of continuing the pilot project and expanding in specific areas of the state or statewide, the amount of money distributed under the project and an explanation if not all funds were distributed, and an analysis of Medicaid member populations who received services under the pilot program and populations who were not enrolled but who may benefit from participation. |
05/2022 |
| Wisconsin Hospital Assessment: SFY 2021 (PDF) |
(7) By January 1 of each year the department shall report to the joint committee on finance all of the following information for the state fiscal year ending the previous June 30: (a) The amount each eligible hospital paid under sub. (2). (b) The amounts the department paid each health maintenance organization under s. 49.45 (59) (a). (c) The total amounts that each eligible hospital received from health maintenance organizations under s. 49.45 (59) (b). (d) The total amount of payment increases the department made, in connection with implementation of the hospital assessment under sub. (2), for inpatient and outpatient hospital services that are reimbursed on a fee−for−service basis. |
05/2022 |