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Suspension of Benefits for Inmates Webinar Presentation
… may not pay for health services provided to incarcerated individuals, with the exception of someone who is outside of prison or jail for 24 hours or more (e.g., when admitted as an … BadgerCare Plus and Medicaid had a longstanding policy of terminating eligibility when someone was incarcerated and requiring a new application upon release. New Policy • The SUPPORT … General Information on Suspension Suspension Length • There is no limit to how long someone’s benefits can be suspended, as long as they continue to meet program rules. Covered … -
Sexual Violence Prevention: Affirmative Consent
… voluntary, and mutual decision among all participants to engage in sexual activity." "If someone is uncomfortable during sex, they should just speak up and say 'No'". "Asking for … and is unrealistic." "Men initiate sex while women either grant or deny sex." You might hear someone say this... You could respond with this... "It is everyone's responsibility to get … people are voluntarily and openly sending pictures, videos or texts to another person. If someone is sending you inappropriate messages without your consent, it is image abuse. COVID-19 … -
Head Lice
… an infested person, or contact with objects used by an infested person that have lice on them. Someone with a head lice infestation can spread lice to others as long as lice are alive on the … one week if they are not kept at the same temperature as the scalp. Head-to-head contact with someone who has head lice is the most common way someone becomes infested with head lice. This type of contact is common with children during play … -
The Peer Navigator Program for People Living With HIV Manual
… and are more severe in people with weakened immune systems, including people with HIV. Peer: Someone who shares key characteristics such as race/ethnicity, language proficiency, sex/gender, … are serving. As it relates to the Peer Navigator Program for People Living with HIV, a peer is someone who is living with or impacted by HIV and works with people living with HIV. Peer … People Living with HIV Manual 3 Protected health information (PHI): Certain information about someone’s health that is not allowed to be discussed to other people unless there is consent from … -
Dose of Reality: Opioids in Wisconsin
… Use safely Opioids can harm you. There are steps that can be taken to reduce the harms you or someone you love may experience when using opioids. Get harm reduction tips Get rid of unused … experience an overdose at any time. When a person survives an opioid overdose, it’s because someone knew what was happening and how to take action. Learn the steps to save a life Get help … use disorder is a medical condition that can affect anyone who uses opioids. Wherever you or someone you care about may be in a struggle with opioids, there are people ready to help. In … -
Dose of Reality: Opioid Overdose
… experience an overdose at any time. When a person survives an opioid overdose, it’s because someone knew what was happening and how to take action. Call 911 immediately if you think someone is experiencing an opioid overdose. How to recognize an overdose An opioid overdose … on the person until emergency help arrives. Help others without worrying It is safe to help someone experiencing an opioid overdose. You do not need a prescription to use or administer … -
Safety NetWorks #10 - February 2009
… if you are dealing with a possible adult at risk. The person may be your long-time client or someone new on the phone. The document provides a list of questions to consider as you are … is obvious that a crime has been committed (e.g. assault or robbery), call Law Enforcement. IF SOMEONE IS IN IMMEDIATE DANGER, CALL 9-1-1. 9-1-1 When in doubt, transfer call to elder … you suspect abuse, neglect or exploitation, ask the person if he or she would like to talk to someone who can help them. Transfer them to your EA/AAR agency or tell them that someone from the … -
Crisis Intervention Services Survey Summary
… that work together to provide a coordinated response for persons experiencing crisis: • Someone to call — guaranteeing that every call, text, and chat is answered by a trained crisis … that can de-escalate the crisis situation or determine that further response is needed. • Someone to respond — ensuring that mobile crisis services are available to provide in-person … key findings from the survey grouped by the components of the “Crisis Now” framework is below. Someone to Call Call volume varies widely across the state. The estimated number of calls each … -
Medical Expense Deductions and How They Impact FoodShare Benefits
… Medical Expense Deductions and How They Impact FoodShare Benefits P-03315B (10/2022) If you or someone in your household would say “Yes” to all three questions, you may be able to get more … care provider name • How much was charged for the expense • How much was paid by insurance or someone else • How much is owed after insurance or someone else paid Deductions cannot be applied for more than the full amount of the medical … -
Meningococcal Disease (Meningococcal Meningitis, Meningococcemia)
… (swelling of the tissues that cover the brain and spinal cord) and sepsis (blood infection). Someone with meningococcal disease can have meningitis, sepsis, or both at the same time. Anyone … contact or by simply breathing the air where a person with meningococcal disease has been. Someone with meningococcal disease can spread N. meningitidis bacteria for several days before … having an outbreak of meningitis. Avoid kissing or sharing cups, plates, forks, etc. with someone who is sick. P-42072 (03/2017) BUREAU OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES … -
Prams Phase 8 Survey (English)
… h. Ask me if I was smoking cigarettes ............ i. Ask me if someone was hurting me emotionally or physically .............................. j. Ask me if I … d. If I was drinking alcohol ................................. e. If someone was hurting me emotionally or physically … l. My husband, partner, or I went to jail ....... m. Someone very close to me had a problem with drinking or drugs .................. n. Someone … -
Child Care Coordination Family Questionnaire
… children ever been emotionally or verbally abused by the father of the baby, your partner, or someone close to you? No Yes = (70) 4. Does the father of the baby (or your partner) … (5) 12. How often do you spend time with friends or relatives? Never = (10) 13. Do you have someone you can talk with when you need to? No = (20) Yes 14. Do you find yourself feeling … 15. Is there anyone you can count on in case of an emergency? No = (10) Yes 16. Is there someone who could help you for as long as you needed their help? No Yes 17. Do you or others … -
ADRC Options Counseling: Working with Caregivers as Customers
… These respondents were most likely to offer help with mobility in the home, e.g. moving someone from a chair to a bed or with personal care. When asked about the reason for contacting … housework (67.4%) or managing medications (66.5%). Caregivers were most likely to report that someone else provides home repairs or maintenance (41.9%), housework (21.8%) or personal care … help keeping their care recipient at home (76.2%). Among those who were seeking help keeping someone at home, 82.3% found the help they needed at the ADRC. A large percentage of respondents … -
COVID-19: Contact Tracing
… Once someone is diagnosed with COVID-19, it is essential that the people they had close contact with … helping Wisconsinites follow isolation and quarantine guidance. How contact tracing works If someone is diagnosed with COVID-19, that person's name is provided to the local or tribal health … health department or from the DHS Contact Tracing Team, this means you have been exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. The text will inform you that you’ve been exposed, … -
BadgerCare Plus Cover Sheet 16-01
… to be approved. V-1, V-2, V-3 Immigrants who do not appear in the lists above (e.g., someone with a status of DACA) who apply for BadgerCare Plus and meet all eligibility … 2014, every pregnant woman in BadgerCare Plus will be enrolled in the Standard Plan, including someone who has become eligible by meeting a deductible. After February 1, 2014 pregnant women … another person is in exchange for goods or services (such as an informal arrangement in which someone rents a room in his or her house), and if the payment is regular and predictable, it … -
2015 February EMS Advisory Board Meeting Minutes
… responsible for the work they need to do and liaisons to push the committees to finish? Want someone from the state to be working on issues/projects in-between meetings; but the board needs … needs to define the specific changes and authority they would like. Board would like to invite someone from Minnesota EMS to come in person and present to the board in April 2015 on their … about current recruitment and retention practices. Could be beneficial in the future to have someone come from national registry to speak on the Mark King initiative. Board needs to look at … -
Guardianship of Adults
… XV. RESPONDING TO ABUSE, NEGLECT, EXPOITATION AND VIOLATIONS OF RIGHTS 68 A. How does someone make reports of abuse, neglect, self-neglect or exploitation of a person under … B. What if the guardian is suspected of participating in abuse, or tolerating abuse by someone else? … resident of the United States. Guardianship restricts those rights, and labels the person as someone who does not have the full rights of other adults. The abilities to make decisions … -
Adenovirus
… There are a number of ways you can get an adenovirus: Breathing in adenovirus from the air: Someone with the virus coughs or sneezes and the virus gets into the air. It is then breathed in by someone around them. Having direct contact with someone who has an adenovirus: Touching or shaking hands with someone who has the virus on their … -
Dementia Crisis Innovation Grants: Round Two Grant Report
… dementia. All Wisconsin counties are required to provide at least basic emergency services to someone in crisis. In addition, most county programs are certified under Wis. Admin. Code ch. DHS … toward serving people in crisis due to mental health or substance use issues. However, just as someone with a mental illness or substance use disorder may sometimes become self-injurious or … of the project and build dementia capability. All grantees emphasized the importance of having someone in a leadership or project management role early on to help organize, plan, and work with … -
Dementia Care Specialist Program: Replication Resources
… families navigate the challenges posed to those living with dementia or providing care for someone. Additional information and resources will be added as it is published. Resources Aging …