AB64: Bill Text

AB64,748,10 146.37 (1g) Except as provided in s. 153.76, no person acting in good faith who participates in the review or evaluation of the services of health care providers or facilities or the charges for such services conducted in connection with any program organized and operated to help improve the quality of health care, to avoid improper utilization of the services of health care providers or facilities , or to determine the reasonable charges for such services, or who participates in the obtaining of health care information under subch. I of ch. 153, is liable for any civil damages as a result of any act or omission by such person in the course of such review or evaluation. Acts and omissions to which this subsection applies include, but are not limited to, acts or omissions by peer review committees or hospital governing bodies in censuring, reprimanding, limiting, or revoking hospital staff privileges or notifying the medical examining board or podiatry affiliated credentialing board under s. 50.36 or taking any other disciplinary action against a health care provider or facility and acts or omissions by a medical director in reviewing the performance of emergency medical technicians or ambulance service providers.

AB64,1657 Section 1657. 146.40 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,748,20 146.40 (1) (d) “Nurse aide" means an individual who performs routine patient care duties delegated by a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse who supervises the individual, for the direct health care of a patient or resident. “Nurse aide" does not mean a feeding assistant, an individual who is licensed, permitted, certified, or registered under ch. 441, 448, 449, 450, 451, 455, 459, or 460, or 464, or an individual whose duties primarily involve skills that are different than those taught in instructional programs for nurse aides approved under sub. (3) or (3g) or evaluated by competency evaluation programs for nurse aides approved under sub. (3m).

AB64,1658 Section 1658. 146.81 (1) (dg) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,748,23 146.81 (1) (dg) A physical therapist or physical therapist assistant licensed under subch. III I of ch. 448 464.

AB64,1659 Section 1659. 146.81 (1) (eq) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,748,25 146.81 (1) (eq) An athletic trainer licensed under subch. VI III of ch. 448 464.

AB64,1660 Section 1660. 146.81 (1) (es) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,749,3 146.81 (1) (es) An occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant licensed under subch. VII II of ch. 448 464.

AB64,1661 Section 1661. 146.81 (1) (hp) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,749,6 146.81 (1) (hp) A massage therapist or bodywork therapist licensed under subch. IV of ch. 460 464.

AB64,1662 Section 1662. 146.82 (2) (a) 16. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,749,13 146.82 (2) (a) 16. To a designated representative of the long-term care ombudsman under s. 16.009 (4), for the purpose of protecting and advocating the rights of an individual 60 years of age or older who resides in a long-term care facility, as specified in s. 16.009 (4) (b), or an individual 60 years of age or older who is an enrollee of the family care program, the Family Care Partnership Program, the program of all-inclusive care for the elderly, or the self-directed services option.

AB64,1663 Section 1663. 146.89 (1) (r) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,749,19 146.89 (1) (r) 1. Licensed as a physician under ch. 448, a dentist or dental hygienist under ch. 447, a registered nurse, practical nurse, or nurse-midwife under ch. 441, an optometrist under ch. 449, a physician assistant under ch. 448, a pharmacist under ch. 450, a chiropractor under ch. 446, a podiatrist under subch. IV of ch. 448, or a physical therapist under subch. III I of ch. 448 464.

AB64,1664 Section 1664. 146.98 of the statutes is repealed.

AB64,1665 Section 1665. 146.997 (1) (d) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,749,23 146.997 (1) (d) 4. A physician, podiatrist, or perfusionist, physical therapist, or physical therapist assistant licensed under ch. 448.

AB64,1666 Section 1666. 146.997 (1) (d) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,750,3 146.997 (1) (d) 5. An occupational therapist, occupational therapy assistant, A physician assistant or respiratory care practitioner licensed or certified under ch. 448.

AB64,1667 Section 1667. 146.997 (1) (d) 13. of the statutes is renumbered 146.997 (1) (d) 13s. and amended to read:

AB64,750,7 146.997 (1) (d) 13s. A massage therapist or bodywork therapist licensed under subch. IV of ch. 460 464.

AB64,1668 Section 1668. 146.997 (1) (d) 13e. of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,750,10 146.997 (1) (d) 13e. A physical therapist or physical therapist assistant licensed under subch. I of ch. 464.

AB64,1669 Section 1669. 146.997 (1) (d) 13m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,750,13 146.997 (1) (d) 13m. An occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant licensed under subch. II of ch. 464.

AB64,1670 Section 1670. 154.01 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,750,16 154.01 (3) “Health care professional" means a person licensed, certified or registered under ch. 441, 448 or, 455, or 464.

AB64,1671 Section 1671. 155.01 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,751,4 155.01 (7) “Health care provider" means a nurse licensed or permitted under ch. 441, a chiropractor licensed under ch. 446, a dentist licensed under ch. 447, a physician, physician assistant, perfusionist, or podiatrist, physical therapist, physical therapist assistant, occupational therapist, or occupational therapy assistant licensed under ch. 448, a person practicing Christian Science treatment, an optometrist licensed under ch. 449, a psychologist licensed under ch. 455, a physical therapist, physical therapist assistant, occupational therapist, or occupational therapy assistant licensed under ch. 464, a partnership thereof, a corporation or limited liability company thereof that provides health care services, a cooperative health care association organized under s. 185.981 that directly provides services through salaried employees in its own facility, or a home health agency, as defined in s. 50.49 (1) (a).

AB64,1672 Section 1672. 165.055 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,751,10 165.055 (2) The deputy attorney general shall give a bond to the state in the sum of $5,000, with good and sufficient sureties, to be approved by the governor, conditioned for the faithful performance of the deputy attorney general's duties and the The attorney general shall be responsible for all acts of the deputy attorney general.

AB64,1673 Section 1673. 165.25 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,751,20 165.25 (10) Report on restitution. Semiannually submit a report to the department of administration and the joint committee on finance regarding money received by the department of justice under a court order or a settlement agreement for providing restitution to victims. The report shall specify the amount of restitution received by the department of justice during the reporting period; the number of persons to whom the department of justice paid restitution and the total amount that the department of justice paid to each recipient all recipients during the reporting period; and the department of justice's methodology for selecting recipients and determining the amount paid to each recipient.

AB64,1674 Section 1674 . 165.986 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,752,6 165.986 (1) The department of justice shall provide grants from the appropriation under s. 20.455 (2) (kb) to cities to employ additional uniformed law enforcement officers whose primary duty is beat patrolling. A city is eligible for a grant under this section subsection in fiscal year 1994-95 if the city has a population of 25,000 or more. A city may receive a grant for a calendar year if the city applies for a grant before September 1 of the preceding calendar year. Grants shall be awarded to the 10 eligible cities submitting an application for a grant that have the highest rates of violent crime index offenses in the most recent full calendar year for which data is available under the uniform crime reporting system of the federal bureau of investigation.

AB64,1675 Section 1675 . 165.986 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,752,14 165.986 (2) A city applying to the department of justice for a grant under this section sub. (1) shall include a proposed plan of expenditure of the grant moneys. The grant moneys that a city receives under this section sub. (1) may be used for salary and fringe benefits only. Except as provided in sub. (3), the positions for which funding is sought must be created on or after April 21, 1994, and result in a net increase in the number of uniformed law enforcement officers assigned to beat patrol duties.

AB64,1676 Section 1676 . 165.986 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,752,22 165.986 (3) (intro.) During the first 6 months of the first year of a grant under sub. (1), a city may, with the approval of the department, use part of the grant for the payment of salary and fringe benefits for overtime provided by uniformed law enforcement officers whose primary duty is beat patrolling. A city may submit a request to the department for a 3-month extension of the use of the grant for the payment of overtime costs. To be eligible to use part of the first year's grant for overtime costs, the city shall provide the department with all of the following:

AB64,1677 Section 1677 . 165.986 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,753,6 165.986 (4) The department shall develop criteria which, notwithstanding s. 227.10 (1), need not be promulgated as rules under ch. 227, for use in determining the amount to grant to cities under this section sub. (1). The department may not award an annual grant under sub. (1) in excess of $150,000 to any city. The department shall review any application and plan submitted under sub. (2) to determine if that application and plan meet the requirements of this section. The grant that a city receives under this section sub. (1) may not supplant existing local resources.

AB64,1678 Section 1678 . 165.986 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,753,11 165.986 (5) A city may receive a grant under sub. (1) for 3 consecutive years without submitting a new application each year. For each year that a city receives a grant under sub. (1), the city shall provide matching funds of at least 25 percent of the amount of the grant.

AB64,1679 Section 1679 . 165.986 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,753,16 165.986 (6) The department may make grants under sub. (1) to additional cities with a population of 25,000 or more after fiscal year 1994-95. Eligibility for the grants under this subsection shall be determined and allocations made as provided in this section.

AB64,1680 Section 1680 . 165.986 (7) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,754,3 165.986 (7) From the appropriation under s. 20.455 (2) (cf), the department shall make grants in amounts determined by the department to cities to reimburse overtime costs for uniformed law enforcement officers whose primary duty is beat patrolling, except that the department may award no more $400,000 to a city for a calendar year. The grants may be used for salary and fringe benefits only. The grants may be awarded only to the 10 eligible cities submitting an application for a grant that have the highest rates of violent crime index offenses in the most recent full calendar year for which data is available under the uniform crime reporting system of the federal bureau of investigation. A city may receive a grant for a calendar year if the city applies before September 1 of the preceding calendar year and provides the department all of the following:

AB64,754,5 (a) The reasons why uniformed law enforcement officers assigned to beat patrol duties need to work overtime.

AB64,754,7 (b) The status of the hiring and training of new uniformed law enforcement officers who will have beat patrol duties.

AB64,754,8 (c) A proposed plan of expenditure of the grant moneys.

AB64,1681 Section 1681. 177.24 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,754,19 177.24 (2) The administrator shall consider each claim within 90 days after it is filed and may refer any claim to the attorney general for an opinion. For each claim referred, the attorney general shall advise the administrator either to allow it or to deny it in whole or in part. The administrator shall give written notice to the claimant if the claim is denied in whole or in part. The notice shall be given by mailing it sent to the last address, if any, stated in the claim as the address to which notices are to be sent. If no address for notices is stated in the claim, the notice shall be mailed sent to the last address, if any, stated in the claim as the address of the claimant. No notice of denial need be given if the claim fails to state either the last address to which notices are to be sent or the address of the claimant.

AB64,1682 Section 1682. 178.0120 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,755,2 178.0120 (2) (b) The department may collect an expedited service fee, established by rule, for processing in an expeditious manner a record required or permitted to be filed with the department under this chapter, except that the fee to expedite processing to within one hour of filing shall be $500 and the fee to expedite processing to within 4 hours of filing shall be $250. Notwithstanding s. 178.0110, the $500 or $250 expedited processing fee, if applicable, applies to a partnership regardless of the date the partnership was formed.

AB64,1683 Section 1683. 180.1901 (1m) (ag) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64,1684 Section 1684 . 180.1901 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,755,6 180.1901 (1m) (b) Medical examining board under subch. II or IV of ch. 448 or ch. 449.

AB64,1685 Section 1685. 180.1901 (1m) (bg) of the statutes is renumbered 180.1901 (1m) (h) and amended to read:

AB64,755,10 180.1901 (1m) (h) Physical Medical therapy examining board under subch. III of ch. 448 464.

AB64,1686 Section 1686. 180.1901 (1m) (bk) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64,1687 Section 1687. 180.1901 (1m) (bs) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64,1688 Section 1688. 180.1901 (1m) (bu) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64,1689 Section 1689 . 180.1901 (1m) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64,1690 Section 1690. 182.01 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,755,19 182.01 (4) (d) Processing, in an expeditious manner, a document required or permitted to be filed with the department, except that the fee to expedite processing to within one hour of filing shall be $500 and the fee to expedite processing to within 4 hours of filing shall be $250.

AB64,1691 Section 1691 . 182.028 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,756,8 182.028 School corporations. Any corporation formed for the establishment and maintenance of schools, academies, seminaries, colleges or universities or for the cultivation and practice of music shall have power to enact bylaws for the protection of its property, and provide fines as liquidated damages upon its members and patrons for violating the bylaws, and may collect the same in tort actions, and to prescribe and regulate the courses of instruction therein, and to confer such degrees and grant such diplomas as are usually conferred by similar institutions or as shall be appropriate to the courses of instruction prescribed, except that no corporation shall operate or advertise a school that is subject to s. 38.50 440.52 (10) without complying with the requirements of s. 38.50 440.52. Any stockholder may transfer his or her stock to the corporation for its use; and if the written transfer so provides the stock shall be perpetually held by the board of directors with all the rights of a stockholder, including the right to vote.

AB64,1692 Section 1692 . 196.218 (3) (a) 3. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,756,11 196.218 (3) (a) 3. b. The amounts appropriated under ss. 20.255 (1) (q) and (3) (q), (qm), and (r), 20.285 (1) (q), and 20.505 (4) (s), (t), (tm), (tu), and (tw).

AB64,1693 Section 1693 . 196.218 (5) (a) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,756,14 196.218 (5) (a) 10. To make broadband expansion grants and carry out the commission's duties under s. 196.504.

AB64,1694 Section 1694. 196.374 (2) (a) 2. f. of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,756,20 196.374 (2) (a) 2. f. Incentives for projects for improving energy efficiency at elementary, secondary, and postsecondary schools. The commission shall ensure that the amount spent annually on incentives under this subd. 2. f. is at least $10,000,000 more than the amount spent on such incentives in fiscal year 2016-17 and that public elementary and secondary schools are given priority in the spending.

AB64,1695 Section 1695 . 196.504 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 196.504 (1) (ac).

AB64,1696 Section 1696 . 196.504 (1) (ab) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,757,2 196.504 (1) (ab) “A-CAM support” means support for the deployment of voice and broadband-capable networks from the federal Connect America Fund that is made to telecommunications utilities regulated as rate-of-return carriers by the federal communications commission and that is based on the federal communications commission's Alternative Connect America Cost Model.

AB64,1697 Section 1697 . 196.504 (1) (ad) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,757,7 196.504 (1) (ad) “Phase II support” means the federal communications commission's 2nd phase of support for rural broadband deployment from the federal Connect America Fund that is made to telecommunications utilities regulated as price cap carriers by the federal communications commission.

AB64,1698 Section 1698. 196.504 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,757,13 196.504 (2) (a) To make broadband expansion grants to eligible applicants for the purpose of constructing broadband infrastructure in underserved areas designated under par. (d). Grants awarded under this section shall be paid from the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.155 (1) (q) and (3) (r). In each fiscal year, the total amount of the grants may not exceed $1,500,000.

AB64,1699 Section 1699 . 196.504 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,757,20 196.504 (2) (e) During fiscal year 2017-18, to allocate a portion of the amount appropriated under s. 20.155 (3) (r), in an amount determined by the commission, for making broadband expansion grants under this section to telecommunications utilities receiving A-CAM or phase II support. Notwithstanding the priorities specified in par. (c), the commission may evaluate applications and award broadband expansion grants under this paragraph on an expedited basis.

AB64,1700 Section 1700. 196.857 of the statutes is repealed.

AB64,1701 Section 1701. 196.858 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,757,25 196.858 (1) The commission shall annually assess against local exchange and interexchange telecommunications utilities the total, not to exceed $5,000,000, of the amounts appropriated under s. 20.505 (1) (ir) 20.155 (1) (i).

AB64,1702 Section 1702. 196.858 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,758,12 196.858 (2) The commission shall assess a sum equal to the annual total amount under sub. (1) to local exchange and interexchange telecommunications utilities in proportion to their gross operating revenues during the last calendar year. If total expenditures for telephone telecommunications relay service exceeded the payment made under this section in the prior year, the commission shall charge the remainder to assessed telecommunications utilities in proportion to their gross operating revenues during the last calendar year. A telecommunications utility shall pay the assessment within 30 days after the bill has been mailed to the assessed telecommunication utility. The bill constitutes notice of the assessment and demand of payment. Payments shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (1) (ir) 20.155 (1) (i).

AB64,1703 Section 1703. 202.051 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: