Amendment ASA1-AB40

AB40-ASA1, s. 1245 Section 1245. 45.20 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,501,2 45.20 (2) (a) 1. The department shall administer a tuition reimbursement program for eligible veterans enrolling as undergraduates in any institution of higher education in this state, enrolling in a school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), enrolling in a proprietary school that is approved under s. 38.50, enrolling in a public or private high school, enrolling in a tribal school, as defined in s. 115.011 115.001 (15m), in any grade from 9 to 12, or receiving a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 39.47.

AB40-ASA1, s. 1248m Section 1248m. 45.41 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-ASA1,501,7 45.41 (3m) If the total amount of payments to be paid under sub. (2) (a) to (c) exceeds the amount available for the payments from the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (vw), the department shall prorate the reimbursement payments among the state veterans organizations receiving the payments.

AB40-ASA1, s. 1249 Section 1249. 45.50 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 45.50 (1) and amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,501,21 45.50 (1) Veterans Home at King. The department shall operate the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King and employ a commandant for the home. The department shall employ a commandant for the Wisconsin Veterans Home at Union Grove and may employ a commandant for the Wisconsin Veterans Home at Chippewa Falls. The department may employ any personnel that are necessary for the proper management and operation of veterans homes. In compliance with the compensation plan established pursuant to s. 230.12 (3), a commandant may recommend to the director of personnel charges for meals, living quarters, laundry, and other services furnished to employees and members of the employees' family maintained at veterans homes. The department shall provide complete personal maintenance and medical care, including programs and facilities that promote comfort, recreation, well-being, or rehabilitation, to all members of veterans homes.

AB40-ASA1, s. 1250 Section 1250. 45.50 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 45.50 (2m) (e) and amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,502,4 45.50 (2m) (e) All moneys received as reimbursement for services to veterans homes employees or as payment for meals served to guests at veterans homes shall be accumulated in an account named "employee maintenance credits" and shall be paid into the general fund within one week after receipt and credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.485 (1) (gk). This paragraph does not apply to any agreement entered into pursuant to par. (c).

AB40-ASA1, s. 1251 Section 1251. 45.50 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 45.50 (2m) (d) and amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,502,9 45.50 (2m) (d) Veterans homes with a skilled nursing facility shall include a geriatric evaluation, research, and education program. The program staff shall be funded from the appropriations under s. 20.485 (1) (hm), (j), and (mj).

AB40-ASA1, s. 1252 Section 1252. 45.50 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 45.50 (2b) and amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,502,16 45.50 (2b) Subject to authorization under ss. 13.48 (10) and 20.924 (1), the department may construct or renovate and operate residential, treatment, and nursing care facilities, including a community-based residential facility, to be known as the Wisconsin Veterans Home at Union Grove. The department shall employ a commandant for the Wisconsin Veterans Home at Union Grove.

AB40-ASA1, s. 1253 Section 1253. 45.50 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 45.50 (2d) and amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,503,2 45.50 (2d) Subject to authorization under ss. 13.48 (10) and 20.924 (1), the department may develop, construct or renovate, and operate residential, treatment, and nursing care facilities and programs for veterans in northwestern Wisconsin, on the property of the Northern Wisconsin Center for the Developmentally Disabled in Chippewa Falls to be known as the Wisconsin Veterans Home at Chippewa Falls. The programs and facilities may include an assisted living facility, a skilled nursing facility, a medical clinic, an adult day health care center, an activities center, and a veterans assistance program. The department may employ a commandant for the Wisconsin Veterans Home at Chippewa Falls.

AB40-ASA1, s. 1254 Section 1254. 45.50 (2b) (title) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-ASA1,503,4 45.50 (2b) (title) Veterans Home at Union Grove.

AB40-ASA1, s. 1255 Section 1255. 45.50 (2d) (title) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-ASA1,503,6 45.50 (2d) (title) Veterans Home at Chippewa Falls.

AB40-ASA1, s. 1256 Section 1256. 45.50 (2m) (title) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-ASA1,503,8 45.50 (2m) (title) Services; staffing of homes.

AB40-ASA1, s. 1257 Section 1257. 45.50 (2m) (a) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-ASA1,503,12 45.50 (2m) (a) The department shall provide complete personal maintenance and medical care, including programs and facilities that promote comfort, recreation, well-being, or rehabilitation, to all members of veterans homes.

AB40-ASA1, s. 1258 Section 1258. 45.50 (2m) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-ASA1,503,19 45.50 (2m) (b) The department may employ any personnel that are necessary for the proper management and operation of veterans homes. In compliance with the compensation plan established pursuant to s. 230.12 (3), a commandant may recommend to the director of personnel charges for meals, living quarters, laundry, and other services furnished to employees and members of the employees' family maintained at veterans homes.

AB40-ASA1, s. 1259 Section 1259. 45.50 (2m) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-ASA1,503,25 45.50 (2m) (c) For the Wisconsin Veterans Home at Chippewa Falls, in lieu of the department employing personnel as authorized under par. (b) and providing the maintenance and medical care as specified in par. (a), the department may enter into an agreement with a private entity to operate the home and perform such management and care using personnel employed by the private entity.

AB40-ASA1, s. 1260 Section 1260. 45.50 (3) (title) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-ASA1,504,2 45.50 (3) (title) Land acquisition.

AB40-ASA1, s. 1261 Section 1261. 45.50 (4) (title) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-ASA1,504,4 45.50 (4) (title) Gifts and grants.

AB40-ASA1, s. 1262 Section 1262. 45.50 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 45.50 (4) (a).

AB40-ASA1, s. 1263 Section 1263. 45.50 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 45.50 (4) (b).

AB40-ASA1, s. 1264 Section 1264. 45.50 (6) (title) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-ASA1,504,8 45.50 (6) (title) Water and sewer services.

AB40-ASA1, s. 1265 Section 1265. 45.50 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,504,13 45.50 (6) (b) Agreements under this section subsection shall be drafted to hold harmless the department, to require all expense to be paid by the applicant, and to be terminable by the department when other water and sewer services become available to the applicant.

AB40-ASA1, s. 1266 Section 1266. 45.50 (7) (title) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-ASA1,504,15 45.50 (7) (title) Enforcement authority.

AB40-ASA1, s. 1267 Section 1267. 45.50 (8) (title) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-ASA1,504,17 45.50 (8) (title) Fire fighting services.

AB40-ASA1, s. 1268 Section 1268. 45.50 (9) of the statutes is renumbered 45.50 (2m) (f) and amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,505,2 45.50 (2m) (f) The department may develop a program to provide stipends to individuals to attend school and receive the necessary credentials to become employed at veterans homes. If the department develops a stipend program under this subsection paragraph, the department shall promulgate rules related to the program, including the application process, eligibility criteria, stipend amount, repayment provisions, and other provisions that the department determines are necessary to administer the program.

AB40-ASA1, s. 1269 Section 1269. 45.50 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,505,9 45.50 (10) Hospitals authorized. The department may establish a hospital at the a veterans homes home. All hospitals established under this subsection may not have a total approved bed capacity, as defined in s. 150.01 (4m), greater than 16 beds. The approved bed capacity of a skilled nursing facility operated at a veterans home is reduced by one bed for each approved bed at the hospital established under this subsection at that home.

AB40-ASA1, s. 1271 Section 1271. 46.03 (18) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,505,13 46.03 (18) (ar) A Subject to s. 46.995, a county may retain fees that it collects under this subsection for services the county provides without state funding under the disabled children's long-term support program.

AB40-ASA1, s. 1273 Section 1273. 46.057 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,505,23 46.057 (2) From the appropriation account under s. 20.410 (3) (ba), the department of corrections shall transfer to the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (2) (kx) $1,365,500 in each fiscal year and, from the appropriation account under s. 20.410 (3) (hm), the department of corrections shall transfer to the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (2) (kx) $2,872,300 $2,890,700 in fiscal year 2009-10 2011-12 and $2,896,100 $2,964,000 in fiscal year 2010-11 2012-13, for services for juveniles placed at the Mendota juvenile treatment center. The department of health services may charge the department of corrections not more than the actual cost of providing those services.

AB40-ASA1, s. 1276 Section 1276. 46.21 (2m) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-ASA1,506,5 46.21 (2m) (am) Multicounty department. A county board of supervisors may establish with one or more other counties a county department of human services on a multicounty basis. A multicounty department of human services established under this paragraph shall meet the requirements for a county department of human services under this section.

AB40-ASA1, s. 1277 Section 1277. 46.215 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,506,17 46.215 (1) Creation; powers and duties. (intro.) In a county with a population of 500,000 or more the administration of welfare services, other than child welfare services under s. 48.48 (17) administered by the department and except as provided in ss. 49.155 (3g), 49.78 (1r), 49.825, and 49.826, is vested in a county department of social services under the jurisdiction of the county board of supervisors under s. 46.21 (2m) (b) 1. a. Any reference in any law to a county department of social services under this section applies to a county department under s. 46.21 (2m) in its administration under s. 46.21 (2m) of the powers and duties of the county department of social services. Except as provided in ss. 49.155 (3g), 49.78 (1r), 49.825, and 49.826, the county department of social services shall have the following functions, duties, and powers, and such other welfare functions as may be delegated to it:

AB40-ASA1, s. 1281 Section 1281. 46.215 (1) (t) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-ASA1,506,23 46.215 (1) (t) At the discretion of the county board of supervisors, to combine with one or more other counties to establish a county department of social services on a multicounty basis. A multicounty department of social services established under this paragraph shall meet the requirements for a county department of social services under this section.

AB40-ASA1, s. 1282 Section 1282. 46.215 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,507,10 46.215 (2) (c) 3. A county department of social services shall develop, under the requirements of s. 301.08 (2), plans and contracts for juvenile delinquency-related care and services to be purchased. The department of corrections may review the contracts and approve them if they are consistent with s. 301.08 (2) and if state or federal funds are available for such purposes. The joint committee on finance may require the department of corrections to submit the contracts to the committee for review and approval. The department of corrections may not make any payments to a county for programs included in a contract under review by the committee. The department of corrections shall reimburse each county for the contracts from the appropriations under s. 20.410 (3) (cd), (ko), and (o) and (ko) as appropriate.

AB40-ASA1, s. 1283 Section 1283. 46.22 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,507,17 46.22 (1) (a) Creation. Except as provided under s. 46.23 (3) (b), the county board of supervisors of any county with a population of less than 500,000, or the county boards of 2 or more contiguous counties each with a population of less than 500,000, shall establish a county department of social services on a single-county or multicounty basis. The county department of social services shall consist of a county social services board, a county social services director and necessary personnel.

AB40-ASA1, s. 1286m Section 1286m. 46.22 (1) (b) 2. d. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,507,20 46.22 (1) (b) 2. d. To certify eligibility for and issue food coupons to needy households in conformity with 7 USC 2011 to 2029 2036, subject to s. 49.78.

AB40-ASA1, s. 1288 Section 1288. 46.22 (1) (e) 3. c. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,508,7 46.22 (1) (e) 3. c. A county department of social services shall develop, under the requirements of s. 301.08 (2), plans and contracts for juvenile delinquency-related care and services to be purchased. The department of corrections may review the contracts and approve them if they are consistent with s. 301.08 (2) and to the extent that state or federal funds are available for such purposes. The joint committee on finance may require the department of corrections to submit the contracts to the committee for review and approval. The department of corrections may not make any payments to a county for programs included in the contract that is under review by the committee. The department of corrections shall reimburse each county for the contracts from the appropriations under s. 20.410 (3) (cd), (ko), and (o) and (ko) as appropriate.

AB40-ASA1, s. 1291 Section 1291. 46.23 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,508,17 46.23 (3) (a) Creation. Upon approval by the secretary of health services, by the secretary of corrections, and by the secretary of children and families of a feasibility study and a program implementation plan, the county board of supervisors of any county with a population of less than 500,000, or the county boards of supervisors of 2 or more contiguous counties, each of which has a population of less than 500,000, may establish by resolution a county department of human services on a single-county or multicounty basis to provide the services required under this section. The county department of human services shall consist of the county human services board, the county human services director and necessary personnel.

AB40-ASA1, s. 1292 Section 1292. 46.27 (7) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,509,2 46.27 (7) (am) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (bd), the department shall allocate funds to each county or private nonprofit agency with which the department contracts to pay assessment and case plan costs under sub. (6) not otherwise paid by fee or under s. 49.45 or 49.78 (2). The department shall reimburse counties multicounty consortia for the cost of assessing persons eligible for medical assistance under s. 49.46, 49.468, 49.47, or 49.471 (4) (a) as part of the administrative services of medical assistance, payable under s. 49.45 (3) (a). Counties may use unspent funds allocated under this paragraph to pay the cost of long-term community support services and for a risk reserve under par. (fr).

AB40-ASA1, s. 1293 Section 1293. 46.27 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,509,12 46.27 (9) (a) The department may select up to 5 counties that volunteer to participate in a pilot project under which they will receive certain funds allocated for long-term care. The department shall allocate a level of funds to these counties equal to the amount that would otherwise be paid under s. 20.435 (4) (b), (gm), or (w) to nursing homes for providing care because of increased utilization of nursing home services, as estimated by the department. In estimating these levels, the department shall exclude any increased utilization of services provided by state centers for the developmentally disabled. The department shall calculate these amounts on a calendar year basis under sub. (10).

AB40-ASA1, s. 1294 Section 1294. 46.27 (10) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,509,19 46.27 (10) (a) 1. The department shall determine for each county participating in the pilot project under sub. (9) a funding level of state medical assistance expenditures to be received by the county. This level shall equal the amount that the department determines would otherwise be paid under s. 20.435 (4) (b), (gm), or (w) because of increased utilization of nursing home services, as estimated by the department.

AB40-ASA1, s. 1295 Section 1295. 46.275 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,510,2 46.275 (5) (a) Medical Assistance reimbursement for services a county, or the department under sub. (3r), provides under this program is available from the appropriation accounts under s. 20.435 (4) (b), (gm), (o), and (w). If 2 or more counties jointly contract to provide services under this program and the department approves the contract, Medical Assistance reimbursement is also available for services provided jointly by these counties.

AB40-ASA1, s. 1296 Section 1296. 46.275 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,510,10 46.275 (5) (c) The total allocation under s. 20.435 (4) (b), (gm), (o), and (w) to counties and to the department under sub. (3r) for services provided under this section may not exceed the amount approved by the federal department of health and human services. A county may use funds received under this section only to provide services to persons who meet the requirements under sub. (4) and may not use unexpended funds received under this section to serve other developmentally disabled persons residing in the county.

AB40-ASA1, s. 1297 Section 1297. 46.278 (6) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,510,17 46.278 (6) (d) If a county makes available nonfederal funds equal to the state share of service costs under a waiver received under sub. (3), the department may, from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (o), provide reimbursement for services that the county provides under this section to persons who are in addition to those who may be served under this section with funds from the appropriation accounts under s. 20.435 (4) (b), (gm), or (w).

AB40-ASA1, s. 1298 Section 1298. 46.2785 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,510,21 46.2785 (5) (a) Medical assistance reimbursement for services a county or private agency contracts for or provides under the waiver program shall be made from the appropriation accounts under s. 20.435 (4) (b), (gm), and (o).

AB40-ASA1, s. 1299 Section 1299. 46.281 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,511,6 46.281 (3) Duty of the secretary. The secretary shall certify to each county, hospital, nursing home, community-based residential facility, adult family home, as defined in s. 50.01 (1) (a) or (b), and residential care apartment complex the date on which a resource center that serves the area of the county, hospital, nursing home, community-based residential facility, adult family home, or residential care apartment complex is first available to perform functional screenings and financial and cost-sharing screenings. To facilitate phase-in of services of resource centers, the secretary may certify that the resource center is available for specified groups of eligible individuals or for specified facilities in the county.

AB40-ASA1, s. 1302 Section 1302. 46.283 (4) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,511,17 46.283 (4) (e) Provide information about the services of the resource center, including the services specified in sub. (3) (d), about assessments under s. 46.284 (4) (b) and care plans under s. 46.284 (4) (c), and about the family care benefit and the self-directed services option to all older persons and adults with a physical or developmental disability who are residents of nursing homes, community-based residential facilities, adult family homes, as defined in s. 50.01 (1) (a) or (b), and residential care apartment complexes in the area of the resource center when the benefit under s. 46.286 first becomes available in the county where the nursing home, community-based residential facility, adult family home, or residential care apartment complex is located.

AB40-ASA1, s. 1303 Section 1303. 46.283 (4) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,512,7 46.283 (4) (g) Perform a functional screening and a financial and cost-sharing screening for any person seeking admission to a nursing home, community-based residential facility, residential care apartment complex, or adult family home, as defined in s. 50.01 (1) (a) or (b), if the secretary has certified that the resource center is available to the person and the facility and the person is determined by the resource center to have a condition that is expected to last at least 90 days that would require care, assistance, or supervision. A resource center may not require a financial and cost-sharing screening for a person seeking admission or about to be admitted on a private pay basis who waives the requirement for a financial and cost-sharing screening under this paragraph, unless the person is expected to become eligible for medical assistance within 6 months. A resource center need not perform a functional screening for a person seeking admission or about to be admitted for whom a functional screening was performed within the previous 6 months.

AB40-ASA1, s. 1304 Section 1304. 46.283 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,512,12 46.283 (5) Funding. From the appropriation accounts under s. 20.435 (4) (b), (bm), (gm), (pa), and (w) and (7) (b), (bd), and (md), the department may contract with organizations that meet standards under sub. (3) for performance of the duties under sub. (4) and shall distribute funds for services provided by resource centers.

AB40-ASA1, s. 1304m Section 1304m. 46.284 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-ASA1,512,19 46.284 (2) (d) As a term of a contract with a care management organization under this section, the department shall prohibit a care management organization from including a provision that requires a provider to return any funding for residential services, prevocational services, or supported employment services that exceeds the cost of those services to the care management organization in a contract for services covered by the family care benefit.

AB40-ASA1, s. 1305 Section 1305. 46.284 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: