Statutorily Required Reports

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is statutorily required to provide 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.

Title Sort descending Mandate Release Date
HOPELINE Annual Report to the Legislature on Suicide Prevention Activities, 2023-2024

Wisconsin Stat. § 13.10

​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.

04/2025
Hunger Report, 2019

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).​

04/2021
Hunger Report, 2021

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
Hunger Report, 2022

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).​

06/2024
Hunger Report, 2023

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).​

04/2025
Impact of CIP 1A on State Employees Report, 2017

Wisconsin Stat. § 46.275(5m)

By March 1 of each year, the department shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under Wis. Stat. § 13.172(3), describing the program's impact during the preceding calendar year on state employees, including the department's efforts to redeploy employees into vacant positions and the number of employees laid off

03/2018
Impact of CIP 1A on State Employees Report, 2018

Wisconsin Stat. § 46.275(5m)

By March 1 of each year, the department shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under Wis. Stat. § 13.172(3), describing the program's impact during the preceding calendar year on state employees, including the department's efforts to redeploy employees into vacant positions and the number of employees laid off

03/2019
Impact of CIP 1A on State Employees Report, 2019

Wisconsin Stat. § 46.275(5m)

By March 1 of each year, the department shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under Wis. Stat. § 13.172(3), describing the program's impact during the preceding calendar year on state employees, including the department's efforts to redeploy employees into vacant positions and the number of employees laid off

03/2020
Impact of CIP 1A on State Employees Report, 2021

Wisconsin Stat. § 46.275(5m)

By March 1 of each year, the department shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under Wis. Stat. § 13.172(3), describing the program's impact during the preceding calendar year on state employees, including the department's efforts to redeploy employees into vacant positions and the number of employees laid off

03/2022
Impact of CIP 1A on State Employees Report, 2022

Wisconsin Stat. § 46.275(5m)

By March 1 of each year, the department shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under Wis. Stat. § 13.172(3), describing the program's impact during the preceding calendar year on state employees, including the department's efforts to redeploy employees into vacant positions and the number of employees laid off

03/2023
Impact of CIP 1A on State Employees Report, 2023

Wisconsin Stat. § 46.275(5m)

By March 1 of each year, the department shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under Wis. Stat. § 13.172(3), describing the program's impact during the preceding calendar year on state employees, including the department's efforts to redeploy employees into vacant positions and the number of employees laid off

03/2024
Impact of CIP 1A on State Employees Report, 2024

Wisconsin Stat. § 46.275(5m)

By March 1 of each year, the department shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under Wis. Stat. § 13.172(3), describing the program's impact during the preceding calendar year on state employees, including the department's efforts to redeploy employees into vacant positions and the number of employees laid off

03/2025
Intensive Care Coordination Program

Wisconsin Stat. § 49.45(26g)(4(h)

Requires the Department to submit to JFC a report to JFC summarizing information reported by participating hospitals and health care systems, including costs savings due to avoiding emergency department visits. This report must be submitted no later than 24 months after the date on which the first hospital or health care system begins enrolling individuals into the intensive care coordination program

03/2024
Mandate: Law Enforcement Officer Virtual Behavioral Health Crisis Care Pilot Program

2023 Act 219

(a) The department of health services shall establish a pilot program to implement virtual behavioral health crisis care services for use by county or municipal law enforcement agencies in the field to connect law enforcement officers who encounter persons in crisis to behavioral healthcare services. (d) The department of health services shall collect all of the following information as of March 31, 2025, for the pilot program under par. (a), and report it to the joint committee on finance by May 1, 2025: 1. For each participating county or municipality, how much money was received under the pilot program and how much money was contributed by the county or municipality. 2. Which counties and municipalities participated in the program. 3. The number of law enforcement officers that were equipped with the services provided under the program. 4. The number of incidents in which the services provided under the program were utilized. 5. Of the incidents in which the services provided under the program were utilized, the number that were predicted to otherwise have resulted in an involuntary commitment. 6. Of the incidents in which the services provided under the program were

05/2025
Medicaid Prior Authorization Policy for Buprenorphine-Containing Products for Medication-Assisted Treatment

Wisconsin Stat. § 49.45(29z)

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
Medicaid Prior Authorization Policy for Buprenorphine-Containing Products for Medication-Assisted Treatment, June 2019

Wisconsin Stat. § 49.45(29z)

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
Medicaid Prior Authorization Policy for Buprenorphine-Containing Products for Medication-Assisted Treatment, May 2020

Wisconsin Stat. § 49.45(29z)

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.

05/2020
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and Programs – Summary Report, January 2015 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
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and Programs – Summary Report, January 2017 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
Mental Health and Substance Use Services and Programs, CY 2016 and 2017 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

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Last revised January 23, 2023