In this chapter:

1. (1) “AAPCC” means American association of poison control centers.
2. (2) “Department” means the Wisconsin department of health services.
3. (3) “Division” means the department’s division of health.
4. (4) “Exposure data” means the information about ingestion of a poisonous substance or of a possible poisonous substance, including information about what was ingested, how much, by whom, when, and where.
5. (5) “Funding year” means the state fiscal year beginning July 1 and ending June 30.
6. (6) “On-line staff” means staff of a center who personally respond to phone inquiries received by the center.
7. (7) “Poison control services” means provision of rapid and accurate poison interpretation, poison intervention and management information, and provision of poison prevention education for health care professionals and the public.
8. (8) “Regional poison control center” or “center” means a hospital designated by the department to receive state general purpose revenue to provide poison control services to a part of the state and to be part of the statewide poison control system.
9. (9) “Statewide poison control system” means no more than 2 regional poison control centers that collaborate to provide comprehensive and coordinated poison control services statewide.
10. (10) “Work plan” means an outline of the goals, objectives and implementation steps for a regional poison control center during one funding year, and against which the department will monitor the center.

History

History: Cr. Register, January, 1995, No. 469, eff. 2-1-95; correction in (2) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 6., Stats., Register, October, 1997, No. 502; correction in (2) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6., Stats., Register January 2009 No. 637.