(4) CONSENT FOR PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATIONS.
(a) A physician or APNP shall obtain written
consent from the following persons before administering psychotropic
medications to a youth:
1. The parent with
legal custody or youth's guardian if the youth is less than 14 years of
age.
2. The youth and the parent
with legal custody or the youth's guardian if the youth is at least 14 years of
age, but less than 18 years of age.
3. The youth, if the youth is 18 years of age
or older.
(b) A consent
to administer psychotropic mediations is valid for one year. Renewal requires
obtaining another written consent from the youth, a parent with legal custody
or a guardian as under par.
(a) to continue
administering the medication.
(c)
If a parent with legal custody or guardian unreasonably refuses to give
permission, cannot be located to give a consent, or no parent has legal
custody, the department may petition the court for permission under s.
938.505(2),
Stats., to administer psychotropic medications to a youth aged at least 14
years, but not yet 18 years of age, who wishes to take the
medication.
(d) If the department
believes a youth at least 14 years, but not yet 18 years of age, needs
psychotropic medication and the youth consents, medication may be administered
temporarily without written consent of the parent or guardian, with the court's
authorization, but not for more than 10 days after the request to the court,
pending the hearing on the petition under par. (c), consistent with s.
938.505(2) (b),
Stats.
(e) When a prescriber
changes an order to a psychotropic medication not listed on the original
consent, written consent of the appropriate person(s) under par. (a) shall be
obtained before administering the new medication, unless the new medication is
in the same pharmacological therapeutic classification as the previous
medication.
(f) For youth who are
taking a prescribed psychotropic medication upon admission to the institution,
approval from a physician or APNP shall be obtained in the form of a written
order to continue the medication while written consent of the parent with legal
custody or guardian is sought. Medication will not be continued for more than
30 days without consent of the parent or legal guardian, except as provided in
par. (d) or if authorization is granted by the court under par. (c).