Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Corrections
Chapter DOC 311 - Observation Status
Section DOC 311.03 - Definitions

Current through August 26, 2024

In this chapter:

(1) "Administrator" means the administrator, division of adult institutions, department of corrections, or his or her designee.

(2) "Clinical services staff member" means a clinician, crisis intervention worker, or psychological services associate employed by the department.

(3) "Clinician" means an individual trained as a clinical psychologist or an individual employed as a staff psychologist by the department.

(4) "Communicable illness" means an illness caused by a disease that the department of health services determines, under ch. DHS 145, to be communicable.

(5) "Crisis intervention worker" means a crisis intervention worker employed by the department or a psychologist designated by the warden to act as a crisis intervention worker.

(6) "Department" means the department of corrections.

(7) "Division" means the division of adult institutions, department of corrections.

(8) "Health services staff member" means a physician, registered nurse or physician's assistant employed by the department.

(9) "Physician" means an individual licensed as a physician in the state of Wisconsin and employed by the department.

(10) "Secretary" means the secretary of the department of corrections, or his or her designee.

(11) "Security director" means the security director of an institution, or his or her designee.

(12) "Shift captain" means the shift captain of an institution, or his or her designee.

(13) "Warden" means the warden of an institution, or his or her designee.

(14) "Working days" means all days except Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays.

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