Opinion No. Oag 101-79, (1979)

WILLIAM A. HUPY, District Attorney Marinette County

You have posed the following question:

In a situation where a child, as defined in Wis. Stats. Sec. 48.981 (1) (b), is brought to a hospital for drug treatment due to an overdose of drugs or alcohol, are the hospital personnel required to report pursuant to 48.981 (2) or does Wis. Stats. Sec. 51.30 (4)(a), (c) prevail and thereby prohibit such disclosure.

In my opinion the hospital personnel are required to report the facts and circumstances contributing to a suspicion of child abuse or neglect notwithstanding any of the terms in sec. 51.30,…