Wisconsin Legislature: Persons with disabilities

Financial disability re income tax refund: time period to claim refund extended - SB444

Financial exploitation: elder-adult-at-risk agency, responding to an investigation, may petition a court to order a financial institution to freeze an individual's accounts - AB691

Financial exploitation: elder-adult-at-risk agency, responding to an investigation, may petition a court to order a financial institution to freeze an individual's accounts - SB503

Fishing license at reduced fee for certain disabled residents expanded to include veterans receiving federal pension benefits for a disability not related to military service - AB382

Fishing or trolling in boats with electric motors: special permit for persons with disabilities expanded - SB396

Independent living center and vocational rehabilitation grants from social security reimbursement funds [Sec. 525] - AB75

Instructional materials for students with disabilities in the U.W. or technical college systems: publishers required to provide in alternate formats upon request, conditions specified and public accommodations law provisions - AB882

Instructional materials for students with disabilities in the U.W. or technical college systems: publishers required to provide in alternate formats upon request, conditions specified and public accommodations law provisions - SB638

Integrated service programs for children with severe disabilities expanded to cover children and their families involved in two or more systems of care, name changed to ``initiatives to provide coordinated services for children and families"; definitions, Indian tribes, and funding provisions - AB296

Integrated service programs for children with severe disabilities expanded to cover children and their families involved in two or more systems of care, name changed to ``initiatives to provide coordinated services for children and families"; definitions, Indian tribes, and funding provisions - SB210

Job opportunities credit: income and franchise tax credits created for hiring certain individuals - AB234

Lightweight utility vehicle: disabled person with certain hunting permit or fishing license may operate on town and forest roads, restrictions specified - AB342

MA case management services reimbursement to independent living centers: criteria clarified [Sec. 907, 908, 1305] - AB75

Minors under 12 years of age employed without a work permit by a nonprofit organization to perform snow shoveling, lawn mowing, leaf raking, and similar work around homes of elderly or persons with disabilities allowed under certain conditions - AB483

Minors under 12 years of age employed without a work permit by a nonprofit organization to perform snow shoveling, lawn mowing, leaf raking, and similar work around homes of elderly or persons with disabilities allowed under certain conditions - SB349

Motor vehicle displaying disabled plates or ID card: fuel dealer requirement to provide employee to assist expanded; sign and forfeiture provisions; enforcement transferred to DAs - AB285

Motor vehicle displaying disabled plates or ID card: fuel dealer requirement to provide employee to assist expanded; sign and forfeiture provisions; enforcement transferred to DAs - SB679

People with Developmental Disabilities, Board for: appropriation revisions [Sec. 514, 515] - AB75

People with Developmental Disabilities, Board for: stipends for members authorized [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 30e, h] - AB75

Personal care services: DHS to promulgate emergency rules for certification of providers: fee authorized [Sec. 1311-1313, 9122 (2)] - AB75

Podiatrists: civil liability immunity for providing aid at certain athletic events, privileged communication with patients, certify to DOT that applicant is fit to teach driving, may diagnose illness or injury for DVA purposes, may submit statement for specialized hunting permit, added to list of enumerated providers of sickness care, insurers to give equal weight to certifications of disability by, added to list of free choice providers for persons eligible for MA; Podiatrists Affiliated Credentialing Board renamed Podiatry Affiliated Credentialing Board - AB273

Podiatrists: civil liability immunity for providing aid at certain athletic events, privileged communication with patients, certify to DOT that applicant is fit to teach driving, may diagnose illness or injury for DVA purposes, may submit statement for specialized hunting permit, added to list of enumerated providers of sickness care, insurers to give equal weight to certifications of disability by, added to list of free choice providers for persons eligible for MA; Podiatrists Affiliated Credentialing Board renamed Podiatry Affiliated Credentialing Board [A.Amdt.1: health care provider definition revised] - SB191

Psychotropic medication: nursing home required to have written informed consent before administering to a resident with a degenerative brain disorder - AB526

Psychotropic medication: nursing home required to have written informed consent before administering to a resident with a degenerative brain disorder [S.Amdt.1: health care agent provision and nursing home also required to orally inform the resident, or person acting on resident's behalf, of right to withdraw consent] - SB609

Special ID card issued by DOT re parking privileges for persons with disabilities: penalties for misuse revised - AB284

Special ID card issued by DOT re parking privileges for persons with disabilities: penalties for misuse revised - SB652

Special registration plates for vehicles leased to person with a disability that limits the ability to walk: redundant provision repealed (remedial legislation) - SB490

State liability re federal Family and Medical Leave Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, Age Discrimination and Employment Act, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act - AB36

State liability re federal Family and Medical Leave Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, Age Discrimination and Employment Act, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act - SB19

TROs and injunctions re domestic abuse, child abuse, adult at risk, or harassment: petition law revisions - AB680

TROs and injunctions re domestic abuse, child abuse, adult at risk, or harassment: petition law revisions [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions] - SB464

U.W. and technical college fee remissions for child or surviving spouse of an ambulance driver, correctional officer, fire fighter, EMT, or law enforcement officer who is killed in the line of duty or dies as a result of a qualifying disability: revisions re age of child and limit on number of credits or consecutive years - SB18

Emergency management: chap.166, Wis.Stats, recodified [A.Amdts.1, 2, and 3: further revisions] - AB316

Emergency management: chap.166, Wis.Stats, recodified - SB226

Pesticide use by railroads: annual distribution of information to railroad employees and owners of land adjacent to right-of-ways required; DATCP duties set [for further revisions, see entry under ``Railroad"] - AB314

Veterinary clinic at which pesticides are used or repackaged: certain DATCP permit requirement eliminated; Veterinary Examining Board prohibited from requiring training and continuing education re pesticide use and disposal - AB166

Veterinary clinic at which pesticides are used or repackaged: certain DATCP permit requirement eliminated; Veterinary Examining Board prohibited from requiring training and continuing education re pesticide use and disposal - SB114

Driving cards for immigrants supported - SP1

Automotive oil filters and oil absorbent materials: disposal of used materials in landfills prohibited [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, waste oil definition and exception added] - AB258

Automotive oil filters and oil absorbent materials: disposal of used materials in landfills prohibited - SB186

DEM position funding from petroleum inspection fund [Sec. 542]; original bill only - AB75

Diesel truck idling reduction: statutory authorization restored, grants from petroleum inspection fund; provision re ARRA funding; sunset provided [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 217f, g, 3013 p-s, 9110 (11u), 9137 (3u), 9210 (2u)] - AB75

Flammable, combustible, and hazardous liquids: revisions re definitions, Comm.Dept duties, and storage tanks (remedial legislation) - SB459

Oil company profits tax re biodiesel or ethanol blended with gasoline; revenue deposited in transportation fund [Sec. 604, 676, 1829, 1892, 9143 (1), 9343 (6); original bill only] - AB75

PECFA reimbursement notification deadline [Sec. 2151, 2152; original bill only] - AB75

PECFA semiannual report requirement repealed (remedial legislation) - SB446

Personal renewable fuel production and use: certain tax, fee, and license exemptions - AB408

Personal renewable fuel production and use: certain tax, fee, and license exemptions - SB279

Petroleum inspection fee statutes reorganized and term and inspection provisions revised (remedial legislation) - AB742

Petroleum inspection fund transfers to the general, recycling and renewable energy, environmental, and transportation funds [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 9210 (1f)-(2f), (3q)] - AB75

Recycling and renewable fund revenues and grants for local recycling programs [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 9137 (4c)] - AB75

Underground petroleum storage tank: Comm.Dept authority to contract for removal; lien provision [Sec. 219, 680, 2155; Enrolled AB-75: further revisions; action of backfilling the excavation specified, 216s, 219e] - AB75

Epilepsy drugs: pharmacist prohibited from substituting a drug product equivalent without prescribing practitioner and patient consent - AB506

Epilepsy drugs: pharmacist prohibited from substituting a drug product equivalent without prescribing practitioner and patient consent - SB354

Expedited partner therapy: physician, physician assistant, and certain nurses may prescribe or dispense antimicrobial drug to a patient to be used by a sexual partner for the treatment of specific STDs, pharmacist and civil liability exemption provisions; DHS duties - AB653

Expedited partner therapy: physician, physician assistant, and certain nurses may prescribe or dispense antimicrobial drug to a patient to be used by a sexual partner for the treatment of specific STDs, pharmacist and civil liability exemption provisions; DHS duties - SB460

Pharmacist duty to dispense contraceptive drugs or devices: requirements created, does not abrogate pharmacist's legal and ethical obligations re Wisconsin law; DHS duty re hospital pharmacy complaint [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 1419c, 2995nd] - AB75

Prescription drug assistance for the elderly: changes re program payment rate and DHS report on pharmacy compliance and participation in MA [Sec. 1364, 1366, 1367] - AB75

Prescription drug monitoring program: Pharmacy Examining Board directed to create; DORL to apply for federal grants [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, confidentiality and civil or criminal liability immunity added] - AB227

Wholesale distribution of prescription drugs: exception created for donation of samples to certain charities - AB651

Wholesale distribution of prescription drugs: exception created for donation of samples to certain charities [S.Amdt.1: ``Cancer and chronic diseases drug repository" changed to ``Drug repository"] - SB455

Autism benefit services under MA provided to all eligible individuals, funding provision; DHS to distribute information on autism therapies; Autism Paraprofessional Board and licensing requirements created; health care provider required to provide referral if diagnosing a patient with a condition that requires further treatment, exceptions noted - AB141

Class B hunting license may be issued to applicants with physical disability due to terminal illness, physician statement required - AB595

Critical access hospital assessment created, MA and DHS provisions; health care provider loan program through U.W. revised re amount and rural areas; rural physician residency assistance program established through the U.W. School of Medicine and Public Health's Department of Family Medicine, annual report to JCF required - AB770

Critical access hospital assessment created, MA and DHS provisions; health care provider loan program through U.W. revised re amount and rural areas; rural physician residency assistance program established through the U.W. School of Medicine and Public Health's Department of Family Medicine, annual report to JCF required - SB553

Disability insurance policy: insurer to pay health care provider directly for services under certain conditions; assignment of benefits definition - AB665

Disability insurance policy: insurer to pay health care provider directly for services under certain conditions; assignment of benefits definition - SB453

Dr. Michael S. Garrity Day proclaimed June 28, 2009 - SR7

Epilepsy drugs: pharmacist prohibited from substituting a drug product equivalent without prescribing practitioner and patient consent - AB506

Epilepsy drugs: pharmacist prohibited from substituting a drug product equivalent without prescribing practitioner and patient consent - SB354

Expedited partner therapy: physician, physician assistant, and certain nurses may prescribe or dispense antimicrobial drug to a patient to be used by a sexual partner for the treatment of specific STDs, pharmacist and civil liability exemption provisions; DHS duties - AB653

Expedited partner therapy: physician, physician assistant, and certain nurses may prescribe or dispense antimicrobial drug to a patient to be used by a sexual partner for the treatment of specific STDs, pharmacist and civil liability exemption provisions; DHS duties - SB460

Farley, Linda: life and commitment to health care reform commended - AJR64

Farley, Linda: life and commitment to health care reform commended - SJR43

Financial disability re income tax refund: time period to claim refund extended - SB444

Health care facility, health care provider, or employee of: liability from immunity for reporting violation of law or certain standards, unprofessional conduct, or negligence in patient care; confidentiality of patient health care records provision - AB336