2017 Acts Index

Hospital assessment fund and critical access hospital assessment fund transfers to MA trust fund modified [Sec. 379c, d, 971p-v] - Act 59

Intensive care coordination program: reimburse hospitals and health care systems for certain services to MA recipients, report provision [Sec. 928g, 2249e, g] [vetoed] - Act 59

Intensive care coordination services provided to MA recipients: DHS program to reimburse hospitals and health care systems; pilot programs and federal approval provisions - Act 279

Lead poisoning or lead exposure: blood lead level in definition lowered [Sec. 1792] - Act 59

Legislative oversight of requests from DHS for federal approval and state agency requirements; DHS to implement the Badger Care Reform waiver re childless adults and submit amendment to state's MA plan, rate change, or certain provider payments to JCF for approval; incorporates into statutes rules on controlled substance screening, testing, and treatment policy for FSET; OCI to administer WIHSP in accordance to DHHS terms and conditions; DCF reallocation or reduction of moneys in TANF schedules requires JCF approval; DWD rules on UI work search and registration waivers codified and DWD authority to establish waivers eliminated; DWD Fast Forward program appropriation split among its specific programs - Act 370

MA incorrect payment or employer penalty under BadgerCare Plus: recovery provisions revised [Sec. 950-953] - Act 59

MA reimbursement for mental health consultation, conditions and sunset provisions [Sec. 928h] [partial veto] - Act 59

Mental health services for homeless individuals: grant program transferred from DOA to DHS [Sec. 130-132, 451, 9101 (3)] - Act 59

Mike Johnson Life Care and Early Intervention Services Grants: funding increased [Sec. 1785r] - Act 59

Opioid and methamphetamine treatment programs in underserved and high-need areas: DHS to create additional programs, funding provision - Act 27

Persons with drug dependence: emergency and involuntary commitment procedures, DHS programs, voluntary treatment, and other services extended to include - Act 34

Physical medicine pilot program: DHS to study and implement if authorized by legislature [Sec. 9120 (4g)] - Act 59

Recovery charter school: pilot program and director of Office of Educational Opportunity in the UW System authorized to contract for operation of, conditions specified; high school graduation and insurance coverage requirements; DHS, DPI, and Superintendent of Public Instruction duties - Act 30

Rural ambulance service provider: service level upgrade to highest emergency medical services practitioner license level; submit operational plan update to DHS - Act 97

Savings account program in the MA program: DHS to request waiver to establish and implement; exclusions specified - Act 271

Substance abuse: reporting requirements for certain credentialing boards re opioids; federal waiver re dispensing narcotics for addiction treatment; buprenorphine prior authorization review and report; counseling changes re licensing and who can offer treatment; school health instruction requirements; graduate program in psychiatric mental health nursing at UW—Madison; training resources for social service workers; DCF, DHS, and DSPS duties; administrative rules provisions [Admin.Code DHS 75.02, 75.03; MPSW 1.09; SPS 160 (title), 160.015, 160.02, 160.03, 161, 163.01, 163.02, 164.01, 165, 166, 168] - Act 262

Tuberculosis screening questionnaire required of school district employees, including MPS; practitioner duties specified - Act 107

Wisconsin Healthcare Stability Plan (WIHSP) created re state-based reinsurance program for health carriers, federal waiver required; OCI authority - Act 138

Youth crisis stabilization facilities created; funding for peer-run respite centers for veterans; DHS and emergency rules provisions [Sec. 377, 377b, 379j-r, 752, 752b, 977, 9120 (1)-(1g), 9420 (3t), (4f)] [377, 379p -- partial veto; 377b, 379j, k, r, 752b, 9120 (1b), 9420 (3t), (4f) -- vetoed] - Act 59

health services, department of _ supportive living and treatment Health Services, Department of -- Supportive living and treatment

Asset revisions re financial eligibility requirements for W-2, Wisconsin Shares, and FoodShare; DCF and DHS required to perform periodic review of public benefit database and compare to national databases that contain death records - Act 269

Birth to Three Program special educator services: shifting payment from MA to DHS [Sec. 384, 929, 930, 932, 979] - Act 59

Children's Mental Health, Office of: funding for reimbursement of travel expenses for certain persons participating in meetings [Sec. 392c] [vetoed] - Act 59

Chronic absenteeism in schools and public benefits: DCF, DPI, DHS, and DWD to collaborate on a report [Sec. 9152 (1)] - Act 59

Dental services by facilities serving individuals with disabilities: enhanced MA reimbursement rates, conditions and waiver provisions [Sec. 928f] - Act 59

Developmentally disabled who receive postsecondary education in a setting distinguishable from the health care institution: DHS to request MA waiver [Sec. 747w] [vetoed] - Act 59

Disabled children's long-term support program: county support requirements and DHS duties; excess state funding for school-based services transferred to MA trust fund [Sec. 379b, 543c, 766, 767, 928n, 9420 (3f)] - Act 59

Employment First initiative established for certain state agencies re competitive integrated employment for persons with disabilities, report required - Act 178

Family Care funding: work with care management organizations and Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services to increase payments for direct care services, JCF provision [Sec. 928r] [partial veto] - Act 59

Family Care Partnership program: DHS to request MA waiver to expand, JCF approval [Sec. 9120 (4k)] [vetoed] - Act 59

FoodShare accounts: expunging unused balances and treatment of inactive accounts [Sec. 968g] - Act 59

FoodShare asset eligibility limitation; federal waiver provision; use of financial record matching program required [Sec. 960, 960c, 1703p-t, 9320 (2p), 9420 (2)] - Act 59

FoodShare eligibility denial for noncompliance with child support orders or refusal to cooperate with paternity determination [Sec. 958, 959, 961-963b, 9120 (2p)] - Act 59

FoodShare employment and training program (FSET): all able-bodied adults required to participate, exceptions noted; Wisconsin Shares, LAB audit, and USDA provisions - Act 264

FoodShare employment and training program (FSET): pilot program with implementation plan and statewide expansion proposal; outcomes report with proposed modifications required [Sec. 954-957, 964-968, 9120 (2), (2s)] [9120 (2) -- partial veto; 964d, 9120 (2s) -- vetoed] - Act 59

FoodShare employment and training program (FSET): required hours of participation - Act 263

MA Purchase Plan (MAPP) changes re income eligibility and premium methodology [Sec. 746, 931, 933, 934-949, 9320 (1), 9420 (1)] - Act 59

Mental health and developmental disabilities facilities and services: DHS to consult county and tribal human services departments re certain unencumbered amount [Sec. 744av] [vetoed] - Act 59

Nursing home bed assessment: exemption for county-owned institutions for mental disease and certain facilities not certified to participate in Medicaid or Medicare, waiver provision [Sec. 969n-r] [vetoed] - Act 59

Nursing home bed licenses: DHS to redistribute to 18 beds, criteria specified, report required [Sec. 9120 (5b)] [vetoed] - Act 59

Rate-based client services purchased by DCF, DOC, DHS, or certain county departments: retention and disposition of surpluses generated by providers modified; audit and JCF provisions [Sec. 744b-h, 923b-m, 1850e, f, 9106 (3t), 9108 (2t), 9120 (3t), 9306 (4t), 9308 (1t), 9320 (2t), 9406 (4t), 9408 (3t), 9420 (3u)] - Act 59

Supported decision-making agreements for adults with a functional impairment provisions created; DHS duties - Act 345

Therapeutic or modified diets in certain long term care facilities: physician may delegate prescribing to a licensed or certified dietitian [Admin.Code DHS 132.63, 134.64] - Act 101

W-2 and FoodShare employment and training (FSET) programs: performance-based payment system for contractors; healthy eating incentive pilot program for FoodShare eligible households, sunset provision - Act 266

hearing impaired or testing Hearing impaired or testing, see Deaf and hearing impaired

hearings and appeals, division of Hearings and Appeals, Division of

DHA administrative proceedings and WC hearing testimony: DHA study of the audio and video needs of WC hearings required [Sec. 1754, 1755, 9101 (11i), 9301 (2)] [9101 (11i) -- vetoed] - Act 59

heat pump or heat exchange Heat pump or heat exchange, see Energy conservation

heir Heir, see Estate of deceased person

hemp Hemp, see Plants

high school High school, see School

high school graduation High school graduation, see School -- Curriculum

higher education institution Higher education institution, see Colleges and universities; Technical college; University of Wisconsin; University of Wisconsin -- Extension

higher educational aids board Higher Educational Aids Board, see also Scholarships and loans; Veteran -- Education

Dual enrollment programs in high schools: HEAB to award grants to high school teachers in meeting minimal qualifications; sunset provision; DPI issuance of lifetime licenses revised - Act 206

School leadership loan program created, UW program provision; minority teacher loan program and teacher loan program appropriations reduced [Sec. 204m, 704q, 9121 (1f), (2f)] - Act 59

Technical Excellence Higher Education Scholarship Program eligibility requirements modified - Act 91

Wisconsin Grant formula modifications, JCF provision [Sec. 600m, 628m, 704n-nr] - Act 59

Wisconsin Grants to UW students: HEAB appropriation modified [Sec. 204p, 704r] - Act 59

highway Highway, see Road, and its subheadings

highway aid Highway aid, see Road -- Finance

historic site or preservation Historic site or preservation, see Building; Museum

historical society Historical society

Burial site preservation: WHS duties for recording a site in a catalog revised and procedure for contesting a decision created; contiguous land, interested persons, real estate disclosure, Burial Sites Preservation Board, and disposition of remains determined to be of tribal descent provisions; report required - Act 222

Circus World Museum: SHSW required to take over operations; termination of existing lease [Sec. 728-732, 9122 (1)] - Act 59

Peshtigo Fire Museum: DOT to erect tourism-oriented directional signs, SHSW to pay fee [Sec. 9145 (4c)] - Act 59

home care services Home care services, see Trades and occupations

homeless Homeless, see Public assistance

homestead _ exemption Homestead -- Exemption

Homestead tax credit changes [Sec. 1115, 1120, 1121] - Act 59

Homestead tax credit eligibility limitation [Sec. 1116-1118, 1125, 9338 (16)] - Act 59

homicide Homicide, see Crime and criminals -- Homicide or murder

horses Horses

Animal-drawn vehicle operated on highways: lighting requirements revised re amber or yellow lights and inclement weather - Act 228

hospice Hospice, see Medical service

hospitals and health care facilities Hospitals and health care facilities, see also Insurance -- Health; Medical assistance; Mental health -- Hospitals and institutes; Nursing homes and adult care; Veteran -- Hospitals and home

Advanced practice clinician training programs: grants to hospitals and clinics to establish [Sec. 371t, 1657b] - Act 59

Allied health professional education and training grants created [Sec. 371r, 1657d] - Act 59

Ambulatory surgical center assessment eliminated [Sec. 468, 543, 1664] - Act 59

Ambulatory surgical center reimbursement rates under MA: DHS to develop plan to increase, JCF approval required [Sec. 9120 (4j)] - Act 59

Critical access hospital grant re behavioral health crisis management system, conditions specified; involuntary commitment for treatment hearings held by videoconferencing permitted under certain conditions [Sec. 379f, g, 978f, k, 979k, 9120 (6d), 9420 (6d)] - Act 59

Disproportionment share hospital payments increased and create rural critical care access supplement re MA [Sec. 924p, r] - Act 59

Emergency outpatient mental health treatment for minors without informed consent allowed under certain conditions - Act 204

Emergency physician services and reimbursement workgroup established by DHS, report required [Sec. 9120 (5f)] [vetoed] - Act 59

Graduate medical training in an addiction specialty and development of a training program: existing DHS grant programs to hospitals and rural hospitals expanded to include - Act 26

Hospital assessment fund and critical access hospital assessment fund transfers to MA trust fund modified [Sec. 379c, d, 971p-v] - Act 59

Intensive care coordination program: reimburse hospitals and health care systems for certain services to MA recipients, report provision [Sec. 928g, 2249e, g] [vetoed] - Act 59

Intensive care coordination services provided to MA recipients: DHS program to reimburse hospitals and health care systems; pilot programs and federal approval provisions - Act 279

Mammography examinations: facilities required to notify certain patients regarding dense breast tissue - Act 201