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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medicaid Prior Authorization Policy for Buprenorphine-Containing Products for Medication-Assisted Treatment, June 2019 (PDF) |
Buprenorphine prior authorization review. The department shall review its prior authorization policy on buprenorphine-containing products provided to Medical Assistance program recipients. On the first day of the 7th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], and every 6 months thereafter, the department shall submit to the standing committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over health under s. 13.172 (3) a report describing the department's findings on the prior authorization policy on buprenorphine-containing products and its progress on eliminating prior authorization requirements for buprenorphine-containing products in populations where removal of prior authorization is appropriate. |
07/2019 |
| Wisconsin Hospital Assessment: SFY 2018 (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. |
04/2019 |
| Mental Health and Substance Use Services and Programs, CY 2016 and 2017 (PDF) | 2013 Act 251 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. | 01/2019 |
| Quarterly Medicaid Report: FY2019, Quarter 2 (PDF) | 01/2019 | |
| Medicaid Prior Authorization Policy for Buprenorphine-Containing Products for Medication-Assisted Treatment (PDF) |
Buprenorphine prior authorization review. The department shall review its prior authorization policy on buprenorphine-containing products provided to Medical Assistance program recipients. On the first day of the 7th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], and every 6 months thereafter, the department shall submit to the standing committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over health under s. 13.172 (3) a report describing the department's findings on the prior authorization policy on buprenorphine-containing products and its progress on eliminating prior authorization requirements for buprenorphine-containing products in populations where removal of prior authorization is appropriate. |
12/2018 |
| 2016 Community Options Program Report (PDF) |
Wisconsin Stat. § 46.27(11g) Beginning January 1, 1997, and every January 1 thereafter, the department shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance and to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3), summarizing the data collected for the state and for individual counties under the program in the calendar year ending immediately before the preceding calendar year. |
10/2018 |
| Quarterly Medicaid Report: FY2019, Quarter 1 (PDF) | 10/2018 | |
| Wisconsin Birth Defect Prevention and Surveillance Program: 2018 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. |
09/2018 |
| Environmental Impact Report, 2018 (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). |
08/2018 |
| Quarterly Medicaid Report: FY2018, Quarter 4 (PDF) | 06/2018 | |
| Report on Physical Medicine Alternatives to Pharmacological Treatment of Low Back Pain (PDF) |
(4g) Physical Medicine Pilot Program (c) Report. No later than April 1, 2018, the department shall submit a report of the study and the proposal for the pilot program under paragraph (b) to the legislature under Wis. Stat. § 13.172(2). The department may not implement the pilot program under paragraph (b) unless the legislature directs or explicitly authorizes the department to implement the pilot program. |
04/2018 |
| Protecting Wisconsin: Health Emergency Preparedness, 2017 (PDF) |
Biennially, after first consulting with the adjutant general, local health departments, health care providers, as defined in s. 146.81 (1) (a) to (p), and law enforcement agencies, as defined in s. 165.77 (1) (b), the department shall submit to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) and to the governor a report on the preparedness of the public health system to address public health emergencies. |
11/2017 |
| 2015 Community Options Program Report (PDF) |
Wisconsin Stat. § 46.27(11g) Beginning January 1, 1997, and every January 1 thereafter, the department shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance and to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3), summarizing the data collected for the state and for individual counties under the program in the calendar year ending immediately before the preceding calendar year. |
04/2017 |
| Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and Programs – Summary Report, January 2017 (PDF) | 2013 Act 251 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. | 01/2017 |
| Dementia Crisis Unit Pilot Proposal (PDF) |
Before November 1, 2016, the department shall prepare a proposal for one or more pilot programs for coalitions of 2 or more counties to create dementia crisis units. The department shall submit the proposal under this paragraph to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over health, aging and long−term care, or mental health issues under section 13.172 (3) of the statutes. |
10/2016 |
| Protecting Wisconsin: Health Emergency Preparedness, 2015 (PDF) |
Biennially, after first consulting with the adjutant general, local health departments, health care providers, as defined in s. 146.81 (1) (a) to (p), and law enforcement agencies, as defined in s. 165.77 (1) (b), the department shall submit to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) and to the governor a report on the preparedness of the public health system to address public health emergencies. |
09/2015 |
| Report on Family Care Enrollees Admitted to Mental Health Institutes (PDF) |
Gov Veto Act 20 One-time mandate due June 30, 2015. DHS is directed by the Governor in his veto message to: 1) analyze the factors that contribute to impediments in providing appropriate, patient-centered and coordinated treatment for individuals with co-occurring mental health, behavioral health and long-term care needs, including an insufficient number of placement options and to recommend options for addressing these factors, including the role of the department's mental health institutes and centers for the developmentally disabled; and 2) review and recommend organizational changes to improve the development and implementation of policies to better address the needs of individuals with mental and behavioral health needs in the state's long-term care delivery systems. |
07/2015 |
| Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and Programs – Summary Report, January 2015 (PDF) | 2013 Act 251 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. | 03/2015 |
| Protecting Wisconsin: Health Emergency Preparedness, 2013 (PDF) |
Biennially, after first consulting with the adjutant general, local health departments, health care providers, as defined in s. 146.81 (1) (a) to (p), and law enforcement agencies, as defined in s. 165.77 (1) (b), the department shall submit to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) and to the governor a report on the preparedness of the public health system to address public health emergencies. |
07/2013 |