Wisconsin Statutes Social Services (Ch. 46 to 58) § 46.482. Coordination of care in substance use overdose

(a) “Overdose treatment provider” means an entity, including an emergency department of a hospital, that offers treatment or other services to individuals in response to or following a substance use overdose.

(b) “Peer recovery coach” means an individual described under s. 49.45(30j)(a) 2. who has completed the training requirements specified under s. 49.45 (30j)(b) 4.

(a) Use peer recovery coaches to encourage individuals to seek treatment for a substance use disorder following an overdose.

(b) Provide access to medications to reverse overdose, as appropriate.

(c) Coordinate and continue care and treatment of individuals after an overdose, including through referrals to treatment services, to peer support, to community organizations that support recovery, to education, training, and employment services, to housing services, and to child welfare agencies. An overdose treatment provider may coordinate and continue care and treatment under this paragraph by establishing an integrated model of care for patients who have experienced an overdose that may include assessment, follow-up services, and transportation to and from treatment.

(d) Provide education to patients and families on preventing and reversing an overdose.

(e) Provide follow-up services for patients after overdose to ensure continued recovery and connection to support services.

(f) Collect and evaluate data on the outcomes of patients receiving peer recovery coach services and coordination and continuation of care services under this section.

(a) The provision of medications that reverse an overdose and any other medications or biological products used to treat a substance use disorder.

(b) Continuation of, or referral to, evidence-based treatment services for patients with a substance use disorder who have experienced an overdose, for the purpose of supporting long-term treatment and preventing relapse or future overdoses.