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Client Rights: Your Right to Confidential Treatment
… Spend up to nine months in jail. Disclosing HIV status: Civil penalties For giving out someone’s HIV status without knowing it, the facility will pay: Actual damages. Attorney fees. Example damages up to $2,000. For giving out someone’s HIV status on purpose, the facility will pay: Actual damages. Attorney fees. Example damages up to $50,000. Disclosing HIV status: Criminal penalties For giving out someone’s HIV status without knowing it—and it causes them harm—the facility will: Pay up to … -
COVID-19: Treatments and Medications
… control during treatment of Lagrevio and for four days after the last dose. If you could get someone pregnant, use birth control for at least 3 months after the last dose. How can I get … -
DHS Identifies Second Case of Monkeypox in a Wisconsin Resident
… the country shows that the virus is spreading mostly through close, intimate contact with someone who has monkeypox. We urge all Wisconsinites to stay vigilant and contact a doctor if you … medications can be used to prevent and treat monkeypox. People who had known exposure to someone with monkeypox should talk with a doctor or nurse to learn if they are eligible to receive a vaccine. This includes people who were specifically identified as someone who had close or intimate in-person contact with someone with the characteristic … -
Leprosy (Hansen's Disease)
… Mycobacterium lepromatosis. The bacteria grow very slowly, and it can take up to 20 years for someone to develop any symptoms. Leprosy can affect the nerves, skin, eyes, and lining of the … it likely spreads through respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes. Someone must have close contact with someone with untreated leprosy for many months to catch the disease. Leprosy does not spread … -
Crisis Services
… without the help of trained professionals. A mental health crisis does not always mean someone is a danger to themselves or others. Learn the signs of a mental health crisis In a … a mental health crisis, there are many services and supports available to you whether you need someone to talk to, you need someone to respond, or you need a place to be. To learn more about what is available to you, … -
Family Health Survey Data Dictionary, 2019
… C3_30 Is the person you/HH member care/s for your/his/her parent, spouse, son or daughter, or someone else? INTERVIEWER: Parent, step-parent, or parent-in-law and should be coded 1. Spouse, … boy/girlfriend should be coded 2. Step/child, step/son, step/daughter should be coded 3, Someone else: specify. 1, PARENT/PARENT IN-LAW 2, SPOUSE, PARTNER, BOY/GIRLFRIEND 3, SON OR DAUGHTER 4. SOMEONE ELSE (SPECIFY) 7, DK 9, REFUSED C3_31 At this time, does the person you/HH member care/s … -
Family Health Survey Data Dictionary 2021
… C3_30 Is the person you/HH member care/s for your/his/her parent, spouse, son or daughter, or someone else? INTERVIEWER: Parent, step-parent, or parent-in-law and should be coded 1. Spouse, … boy/girlfriend should be coded 2. Step/child, step/son, step/daughter should be coded 3, Someone else: specify. 1, PARENT/PARENT IN-LAW 2, SPOUSE, PARTNER, BOY/GIRLFRIEND 3, SON OR DAUGHTER 4. SOMEONE ELSE (SPECIFY) 7, DK 9, REFUSED C3_31 At this time, does the person you/HH member care/s … -
Gambling Disorder
… Although no substance is ingested, the problem gambler gets the same effect from gambling as someone else might get from taking a drug or drinking alcohol. The gambling alters the person’s … professional. If you answered no to all of these questions , it is unlikely that you or someone you know is suffering from a gambling problem. If you answered yes to one or two of these questions , you or someone you know may be at risk for developing a problem with gambling. Gambling should be fun … -
Family Health Survey Data Dictionary 2018
… C3_30 Is the person you/HH member care/s for your/his/her parent, spouse, son or daughter, or someone else? INTERVIEWER: Parent, step-parent, or parent-in-law and should be coded 1. Spouse, … boy/girlfriend should be coded 2. Step/child, step/son, step/daughter should be coded 3, Someone else: specify. 1, PARENT/PARENT IN-LAW 2, SPOUSE, PARTNER, BOY/GIRLFRIEND 3, SON OR DAUGHTER 4. SOMEONE ELSE (SPECIFY) 7, DK 9, REFUSED C3_31 At this time, does the person you/HH member care/s … -
Family Health Survey Data Dictionary 2017
… C3_30 Is the person you/HH member care/s for your/his/her parent, spouse, son or daughter, or someone else? INTERVIEWER: Parent, step-parent, or parent-in-law and should be coded 1. Spouse, … boy/girlfriend should be coded 2. Step/child, step/son, step/daughter should be coded 3, Someone else: specify. 1, PARENT/PARENT IN-LAW 2, SPOUSE, PARTNER, BOY/GIRLFRIEND 3, SON OR DAUGHTER 4. SOMEONE ELSE (SPECIFY) 7, DK 9, REFUSED C3_31 At this time, does the person you/HH member care/s … -
Crisis Services: 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
… the person receives a required emergency law enforcement and medical response. NOTE: If you or someone you know is in imminent danger, call 911, not 988. Frequently asked questions There are … mental health, or substance use crisis. You can also contact 988 if you're concerned about someone. 988 is confidential and free to all Wisconsin residents. 988, 24/7 call, text, chat. … page or feed. Use the text above the image to complete the post. Facebook - All Audiences Need someone to talk to? Call, text, or chat the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Learn more about this … -
BadgerCare Plus Application Packet
… Numbers are used only for the direct administration of the BadgerCare Plus programs. If someone in your household is not applying for BadgerCare Plus, you do not need to provide a … proof, contact your agency and ask for help. OTHER PROGRAMS Medicare Savings Program If you or someone in your home is receiving Medicare Parts A and/or B, they may be able to get help paying … No Are you on active duty in the U.S. military or an honorably discharged veteran, married to someone on active duty or an honorably discharged veteran, the surviving spouse of a veteran, or … -
Monkeypox Communications Toolkit for Colleges and Universities
… How can I prevent mpox? Most people with mpox report having prolonged close contact with someone with mpox. Mpox is unlikely to spread through the air over long distances because the … mpox related symptoms. • Avoid skin-to-skin contact, including sex and intimate contact, with someone who has a rash or other symptoms. • Consider how much close, skin-to-skin contact is … you plan to attend. • Do not share objects like bedding, towels, clothing, or utensils with someone with mpox. Is mpox contagious? Mpox does not spread easily from person to person. People … -
Working with Angry Clients
… •Being made to feel you were stupid •Being made that you did something wrong •Having someone disagree with you •Being frustrated that no one believes you •Getting confused about what … •Having people talk about you behind your back What Makes You Angry? •Anger spilling over from someone or something else •Being tired •Being drunk Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the … • Delusions • Mania • Depression • Transference: projection of feelings from experience with someone else • Anger as habit, as an ongoing coping mechanism What do you want when you are … -
ACCESS Handbook Release 17-02 Cover Sheet
… Expenses 2.1615 Medical Expenses 2.17 Assets Help screenshot If the user indicates that someone living in his or her home has assets, the Assets page will be displayed. The screenshot … questions will appear when there has been a request for FoodShare and will help determine if someone can get this faster service. Some of the answers (for example, income and housing … Information This section is new. (The subsequent sections have been renumbered.) 3.2.4.1.6 Someone Moved Out of Your Home The screenshot has been updated. 3.2.4.1.7 Someone Moved into Your … -
Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)_Diagnosis and Treatment
… 1.8 3 Category 4 4.5 2.8 5 MOUD: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS • Addiction is about the behaviors someone displays around their drug use. • Someone who is stable in their recovery and is taking one of these medications is able to … in all of their daily life activities and no longer exhibits those behaviors. Isn’t allowing someone to use methadone or buprenorphine just trading one drug for another? • Everyone’s dose is … -
Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDROs) Fact Sheet for Residents and Families
… or medical equipment. What does it mean to be colonized or infected with an MDRO? If someone is colonized with an MDRO, it means that person has the organism in or on their body, but … can still pass the organism to others even if they are not sick. An infection means that someone has the organism in or on their body, and it is causing symptoms, such as fever, diarrhea, wound drainage, or fatigue. Someone who is colonized might later develop an infection and get sick. A person is more likely … -
Information Change Report
… than 10 days after the change has occurred: • You move to a new address or out of state. • Someone moves in or out of your home, becomes pregnant, or gives birth. • Your living arrangement … or you go into a nursing home or other institution). • You get married or divorced. • Someone in your home has a change in health insurance. • Someone in your home has a change in expected tax filing status or tax dependents or no longer … -
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services Identifies the First Case of Monkeypox in a Wisconsin Resident
… medications can be used to prevent and treat monkeypox. People who had known exposure to someone with monkeypox should talk with a doctor or nurse to learn if they are eligible to receive a vaccine. This includes people who were specifically identified as someone who had close or intimate in-person contact with someone with the characteristic monkeypox rash or someone with a probable or confirmed monkeypox …