2015 Subject Index to Legislation

Family income eligibility level modified for BadgerCare Plus and BadgerCare Plus Core; DHS required to comply with federal requirements and make necessary changes to qualify for enhanced federal MA percentage (or FMAP); private schools participating in parental choice programs revisions re family income limit, per pupil payment, instructional staff license or permit, background checks, reading readiness assessments, high school diploma criteria, corporal punishment, expulsion, building inspections, school data and pupil records, school must be located in this state and in operation for two years, and meetings between school's governing board and pupils, prospective pupils, and their parents - AB854

Family planning and related preventive health services: DHS to annually apply for federal grants and distribute funds to the Wisconsin Well-Woman Program and other entities under certain conditions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, DHS staffing provision] - AB310

Family planning and related preventive health services: DHS to annually apply for federal grants and distribute funds to the Wisconsin Well-Woman Program and other entities under certain conditions - SB237

Financial Institutions and Professional Services, Department of (DFIPS), created; all DFI functions transferred to; DOA administration of disabled veteran, women, and minority owned business certifications transferred to; Small Business Regulatory Review Board and Office of Business Development transferred to; EAB eliminated and functions transferred to DFIPS and DATCP; tattooing, body piercing, and tanning oversight transferred to; DSPS eliminated and all functions transferred to, except private on-site wastewater treatment systems to DNR [for section numbers, see entry under ``Financial Institutions and Professional Services, Department of"] - AB21

Financial Institutions and Professional Services, Department of (DFIPS), created; all DFI functions transferred to; DOA administration of disabled veteran, women, and minority owned business certifications transferred to; Small Business Regulatory Review Board and Office of Business Development transferred to; EAB eliminated and functions transferred to DFIPS and DATCP; tattooing, body piercing, and tanning oversight transferred to; DSPS eliminated and all functions transferred to, except private on-site wastewater treatment systems to DNR and Veterinary Examining Board to DATCP - AB163

Financial Institutions and Professional Services, Department of (DFIPS), created; all DFI functions transferred to; DOA administration of disabled veteran, women, and minority owned business certifications transferred to; Small Business Regulatory Review Board and Office of Business Development transferred to; EAB eliminated and functions transferred to DFIPS and DATCP; tattooing, body piercing, and tanning oversight transferred to; DSPS eliminated and all functions transferred to, except private on-site wastewater treatment systems to DNR and Veterinary Examining Board to DATCP - SB119

Food protection practices certificate issued by DHS required to operate a school lunchroom in schools participating in the National School Lunch Program [A.Amdt.1: ``operator or manager of the lunchroom" defined re charter, private, and tribal schools; A.Amdt.1 to A.Amdt.1: tribal school removed] - AB37

Food protection practices certificate issued by DHS required to operate a school lunchroom in schools participating in the National School Lunch Program - SB34

Food protection practices (FPP) certificate renewal: retraining course option for certificate holder at restaurant with five or fewer food handlers; DHS duties [A.Amdt.1: certificate specifics and DHS authority provisions added] - AB17

Food protection practices (FPP) certificate renewal: retraining course option for certificate holder at restaurant with five or fewer food handlers; DHS duties - SB12

Grow Wisconsin pilot program in Dane, Rock, and Milwaukee counties: DHS directed to implement re assisting FoodShare recipients to purchase food grown or made in Wisconsin - AB292

Grow Wisconsin pilot program in Dane, Rock, and Milwaukee counties: DHS directed to implement re assisting FoodShare recipients to purchase food grown or made in Wisconsin - SB214

Health: patient rights to medically accurate information; Office of Advancement in Medical Knowledge and Care created; hospital offering maternity care services required to permit all standard reproductive health care services in its capacity and honor stated conscientious beliefs of certain health care providers; abortion laws revised; employment retribution and unfair discrimination prohibitions; DHS to establish an Implementation Health Care Task Force, report required; prohibited acts against health care patient or provider, penalties and civil actions provisions; health care liability insurance policy requirements; Comprehensive Women’s Health Research Council created - AB880

Health: patient rights to medically accurate information; Office of Advancement in Medical Knowledge and Care created; hospital offering maternity care services required to permit all standard reproductive health care services in its capacity and honor stated conscientious beliefs of certain health care providers; abortion laws revised; employment retribution and unfair discrimination prohibitions; DHS to establish an Implementation Health Care Task Force, report required; prohibited acts against health care patient or provider, penalties and civil actions provisions; health care liability insurance policy requirements; Comprehensive Women’s Health Research Council created - SB653

Lead investigation conducted by DHS in homes of certain children: required blood lead level in children under 6 years of age reduced - AB957

Lysosomal storage disorders: newborn screening required; DHS duties - AB65

Lysosomal storage disorders: newborn screening required; DHS duties - SB39

MA demonstration project re health care coverage for low-income, childless adults under age 65: DHS to request amendment to DHHS wavier; quarterly report to JCF required [Sec. 1796, 1797, 9118 (6)] - AB21

MA demonstration project re health care coverage for low-income, childless adults under age 65: DHS to request amendment to DHHS wavier; quarterly report to JCF required [Sec. 1796, 1797, 9118 (6)] - SB21

MA purchase plan (MAPP) eligibility and premium requirements revised; other MA and long-term care program eligibility modified re certain account and retirement income; DHS duties - AB414

Marijuana: state law changed to allow recreational and medical use of; restrictions, permits, taxation, medical registry, compassion centers, and penalties specified; OWI provision; DHS duties - AB224

Medical marijuana registry created and DHS duties; medical use defense to prosecutions, ID cards, dispensaries, testing laboratories, discrimination, background checks, fees, penalties, and local government provisions - SB789

Medication for the purpose of ending life: individuals meeting requirements may request from their physicians; DHS duties; does not constitute attempted suicide - AB67

Medication for the purpose of ending life: individuals meeting requirements may request from their physicians; DHS duties; does not constitute attempted suicide - SB28

Mental health services in schools: DHS cannot require mental health clinic or licensed treatment professional from designating a school site as a clinic in order to provide services [A.Amdt.1: MA reimbursement for licensed treatment professionals added] - AB664

Mental health services in schools: DHS cannot require mental health clinic or licensed treatment professional from designating a school site as a clinic in order to provide services - SB591

Mental health treatment under MA: limitations on what is required for prior authorizations set; DHS and HMO duties - AB713

Nonemergency medical transportation services to MA recipients in certain counties: DHS to modify contract and make alternative arrangements; LAB audit provision - AB869

Nonemergency medical transportation services to MA recipients in certain counties: DHS to modify contract and make alternative arrangements [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9118 (11f)] - SB21

Nonemergency medical transportation services to MA recipients in certain counties: DHS to modify contract and make alternative arrangements; LAB audit provision - SB646

Outpatient mental health clinics: DHS to accept evidence of accreditation by certain organizations for certification for reimbursement purposes; on-site inspection waived - AB712

Pain clinic certification provisions created, requirements specified; DHS duties [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions; A.Amdt.1: payment method revised and MEB provision added] - AB366

Pain clinic certification provisions created, requirements specified; DHS duties - SB272

Pharmacists administering vaccines to children age 6 to 18: required to update the Wisconsin Immunization Registry and MA reimbursement provisions [Sec. 1801, 4037] - AB21

Pharmacists administering vaccines to children age 6 to 18: required to update the Wisconsin Immunization Registry and MA reimbursement provisions [Sec. 1801, 4037] - SB21

Poison control system: federal matching funds [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 4109d] - SB21

Premium assistance program: DHS to develop to assist certain eligible persons purchase coverage through an American health benefit exchange; federal approval and JCF provisions - AB101

Premium assistance program: DHS to develop to assist certain eligible persons purchase coverage through an American health benefit exchange; federal approval and JCF provisions - SB68

Qualified treatment trainees to provide certain mental health services under MA: HMO or other managed care organization must provide or DHS prohibited from contracting with them; definition provision - AB711

Shoreland zoning revisions made in 2015 WisAct 55 eliminated; BadgerCare Plus and BadgerCare Plus Core family income eligibility level changed; DHS to comply with federal requirements and request enhanced federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) payment; JCF provision - AB861

Statewide parental choice program phased out; family income eligibility for BadgerCare Plus and BadgerCare Plus Core raised; DHS required to take necessary steps to qualify for enhanced federal MA percentage (FMAP) - AB462

Tattooing, body piercing, and tanning oversight transferred from DHS to DFIPS [Sec. 548, 549, 669, 1454, 1853, 1879, 2471, 2693, 2716, 2717, 3121, 4031, 4032, 4041-4044, 4048, 4108, 4317, 4377, 4524, 4525, 9118 (3); S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, DFIPS provisions removed, transferred to DSPS, 9418 (2f)] - SB21

Tuberculosis screening questionnaire required of school district employees; exemptions and DHS duties - AB1018

Video recording of surgical procedures: hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, and other surgical facilities required to offer the option to patients; health care records, advance request, and penalty provisions; DHS duties - AB255

Virtual dementia tour license: DHS funding authorized - AB783

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Alcohol and other drug assessments: Corr.Dept may establish and operate a treatment facility for providing court-ordered assessments and developing driver safety plans for inmates of a correctional facility; requiring one facility to accept and enforce driver safety plan from another facility; DHS duties - AB597

Alcohol and other drug assessments: Corr.Dept may establish and operate a treatment facility for providing court-ordered assessments and developing driver safety plans for inmates of a correctional facility; requiring one facility to accept and enforce driver safety plan from another facility; DHS duties - SB644

Alzheimer’s Family and Caregiver Support Program: DHS funding for respite care [A.Amdt.1: tribal residential facility and financial eligibility provisions added; A.Amdt.2: participation by tribe or band provisions added; A.Amdt.3: distribution limit modified] - AB787

Care management organizations: DHS may contract with a county or long-term care district to operate outside their geographic area; disposition of property and assets upon dissolution of a long-term care district; federal waiver and creation of nonstock, nonprofit corporation or service insurance corporation provisions; OCI duties - AB856

Care management organizations: DHS may contract with a county or long-term care district to operate outside their geographic area; disposition of property and assets upon dissolution of a long-term care district; federal waiver and creation of nonstock, nonprofit corporation or service insurance corporation provisions; OCI duties [S.Amdt.1: revisions and federal waiver provision removed] - SB687

Children's Mental Health, Office of: director appointed by secretary of DHS, not the Governor [Sec. 146] - AB21

Children's Mental Health, Office of: director appointed by secretary of DHS, not the Governor [Sec. 146; original bill only] - SB21

Controlled substance abuse screening and testing of applicants for Transform Milwaukee Jobs, Transitional Jobs, W-2, and FoodShare employment and training programs: DCF and DHS to implement; waiver, treatment, and JCF provisions - AB191

County-to-county nursing home bed transfers: DHS to develop policy; report to JCF required [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9118 (7g)] - SB21

Dementia care specialists in aging and disability resource centers in certain counties: DHS funding for FTE positions; report required - AB788

Dementia crisis unit: DHS to report re individuals with dementia in crisis situations and propose a pilot program [A.Amdt.1: report requirement replaced with pilot program proposal] - AB786

Dementia crisis unit: DHS to report re individuals with dementia in crisis situations and propose a pilot program - SB749

Dementia specialist certification program created; DHS duties - AB785

Dementia specialist certification program created; DHS duties - SB750

Dementia training for mental health mobile crisis teams: DHS to award grants [A.Amdt.1: changed to a one time grant] - AB790

Dementia training for mental health mobile crisis teams: DHS to award grants - SB694

Family Care and IRIS services: DHS to expand to Rock County; exemption from certain contract requirement and JCF approval - AB453

Family Care, Family Care Partnership Program (FCPP), and PACE changes, federal approval provision; IRIS program eliminated; resource center and care management organization (CMO) revisions; Children's Community Options Program created; Family Support Program eliminated; Medicaid services division [for section numbers, see entry under ``Nursing homes and adult care"] - AB21

Family Care, Family Care Partnership Program (FCPP), and PACE changes, federal approval provision; IRIS program eliminated; resource center and care management organization (CMO) revisions; Children's Community Options Program created; Family Support Program eliminated; Medicaid services division [for section numbers and further revisions, see entry under ``Nursing homes and adult care"] - SB21

FoodShare cards: DHS to request waiver to limit number of replacement cards in a 12-month period - AB200

FoodShare cards: DHS to request waiver to limit number of replacement cards in a 12-month period - SB136

FoodShare: DHS to remove and store benefits in accounts not used for six months or longer and expunge benefits not used after one year - AB188

FoodShare EBT card: benefit reduced to pay for replacement card; DHS duties [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 685r, 1832r, 9318 (4f)] - SB21

FoodShare employment and training program: allowing participants to attend nutrition classes in fulfillment of requirements - AB245

FoodShare employment and training program: DHS to request waiver from USDA, and implement if granted, screening and testing of applicants for illegal use of drugs [Sec. 1833, 9118 (5)] - AB21

FoodShare employment and training program: DHS to request waiver from USDA, and implement if granted, screening and testing of applicants for illegal use of drugs - AB191

FoodShare employment and training program: DHS to request waiver from USDA, and implement if granted, screening and testing of applicants for illegal use of drugs [Sec. 1833, 9118 (5); S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, USDA waiver removed, DHS rule-making authority added, 679c, 1832p] - SB21

FoodShare: limiting foods that may be purchased; DHS to report to JCF on cost to implement and comply; review and update of list required; federal waiver and WIC provision - AB177

FoodShare photo ID EBT cards: DHS to prepare and submit implementation plan to the USDA’s food and nutrition service, waiver request provision; JCF duties if approved - AB222

Funeral, burial, and cemetery expenses for decedents who received certain public assistance: DHS to pursue recovery of aid, life insurance policy provision [Sec. 1817-1827, 1831, 1832, 1834-1843, 1845, 4588, 4595, 4623-4630, 9318 (1)] - AB21

Funeral, burial, and cemetery expenses for decedents who received certain public assistance: DHS to pursue recovery of aid, life insurance policy provision [Sec. 1817-1827, 1831, 1832, 1834-1843, 1845, 4588, 4595, 4623-4630, 9318 (1); S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, estate recovery of funeral and cemetery aid modified, 1819b, c, 1834b, c, deletes 1819, 1834] - SB21

Independent living center grants: DWD to transfer moneys to DHS [Sec. 714, 716, 743, 744, 1645, 1648] - AB21

Independent living center grants: DWD to transfer moneys to DHS [Sec. 714, 716, 743, 744, 1645, 1648] - SB21

Independent living services grants created [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 703h, 1644w, 1645c] - SB21

Mental health crisis service grants [Sec. 672, 673, 9118 (7), 9418 (4)] - AB21

Mental health crisis service grants [Sec. 672, 673, 9118 (7), 9418 (4)] - SB21

``Mike Johnson life care and early intervention service grants" re individual with or at risk of contracting HIV: funding increased [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 4037r] - SB21

Nursing home beds transfer: DHS to allow under set conditions [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9118 (3g)] - SB21

Opioid treatment systems: DHS regulation revisions, counselor provisions [A.Amdt.1: MA reimbursement provision added] - AB659

Opioid treatment systems: DHS regulation revisions, counselor provisions - SB522

Optional incentive program for counties under certain population and tribes that identify fraudulent activity in MA and FoodShare: DHS to establish - AB535

Optional incentive program for counties under certain population and tribes that identify fraudulent activity in MA and FoodShare: DHS to establish - SB472

Peer-run respite centers: zoning exemption created; DHS duties - AB708