Acts Index

Heritage state parks and forests trust fund created [Sec. 629p, 1394m, 1401, 1405e, 1510b, m, 3300m, 6307m, 9442 (12x)] [1405e — partial veto]  -  Act 27

Lower Wisconsin state riverway board transferred from DNR to Department of tourism [Sec. 93m, 166m, 1674m, 9139 (1g), 9439 (1)]  -  Act 27

Nuisance aquatic plant removal on the Great Lakes: acquisition of equipment for cutting and removal  -  Act 8

Recreational boating project program: eligibility revisions; water safety patrol funding [Sec. 706g, 737h, 1693-1695, 9142 (11g), 9342 (10), 9442 (8g)]  -  Act 27

Snowmobile trail inspection by DNR: certain exemptions created  -  Act 294

navigable waters Navigable waters, see Waterways and water power

necedah refuge Necedah refuge, see Game bird

neglect or abandonment of child Neglect or abandonment of child, see Children — Abuse and neglect

negligence Negligence, see Contributory negligence

newspaper and magazine Newspaper and magazine

DETF revisions re WRS lump sum payment, intestate or abandoned accounts notification, life insurance to certain Milwaukee teachers and application date for long-term disability insurance benefits (remedial legislation)  -  Act 414

Financial institutions' annual statements of conditions: newspaper publication requirement removed  -  Act 325

Incidental taking of endangered or threatened species: permits created; news media notification provision  -  Act 296

Official state newspaper: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel designated [SJR-15]  -  JR-8

Official state newspaper: Wisconsin State Journal designated [SJR-60]  -  JR-26

Service on corporation: publication in official state newspaper revised [Sec. 3779, 4583, 4585, 4634, 4636]  -  Act 27

nitrate Nitrate, see Water — Pollution

noise Noise

Radio and sound-producing or amplification devices in motor vehicles: laws revised; vehicle impoundment and owner liability provided; local ordinances authorized; forfeitures doubled for violations  -  Act 373

nonmarital child Nonmarital child, see also Family — Support

Community services appropriations consolidated re African-American foster parent recruitment and certain adolescent services programs [Sec. 943, 947, 949, 958, 960, 2304, 2405, 2600, 2601]  -  Act 27

Genetic testing for paternity determinations permitted: definition created  -  Act 100

Grandparent visitation rights to nonmarital children; persons authorized to file paternity petition revised  -  Act 68

Minor parents living arrangement: DHSS to seek federal waiver to eliminate exceptions re AFDC and W-2  -  Act 289

Nonmarital child adoption: DHSS recommendations revised  -  Act 443

Paternity action by indigent person: SPD representation eliminated [Sec. 7112-7113b, 7118m-7120m, 7264m, 9344 (2q)]  -  Act 27

Paternity determination proceedings and disclosure of court records  -  Act 275

nonpoint source pollution Nonpoint source pollution, see Water — Pollution

nonprofit organization Nonprofit organization, see Charitable corporation

nonstock corporation Nonstock corporation, see Corporation

northern great lakes regional visitor center Northern great lakes regional visitor center

Funding and construction authorized; bonding authority granted; DOA to approve plans  -  Act 60

northern wisconsin ahec Northern Wisconsin AHEC, see Area health education center

notary public Notary public

Motor vehicle certificate of title revised re notarization of certain title transfers and memoranda to register of deeds (remedial legislation)  -  Act 338

School bus nonoperation notarization requirement repealed (remedial legislation)  -  Act 338

notice Notice, see Contractor; Motor vehicle — Taxation or registration; School — Discipline; Transportation, Department of

nuclear fuel Nuclear fuel, see Public utility

nude photograph Nude photograph, see Obscenity

nuisance Nuisance, see also Weeds

Agricultural activities alleged to be nuisances: law revised re zoning ordinances, available remedies and awards of costs  -  Act 149

Building declared public nuisance re criminal gang activity: eviction procedure revised; law suit prohibition provision  -  Act 267

Gambling devices: exemption re interstate transportation into La Crosse, Manitowoc, Marinette, Sturgeon Bay and Superior; certain persons in shipbuilding business exempted from gambling activity prohibitions  -  Act 11

nurse_midwife Nurse-midwife, see Medical service

nursery Nursery, see Plants

nurses Nurses

Advanced practice nurse: prescription authority  -  Act 448

Health care professional service corporation: chiropractors, physical therapists, dietitians and hearing and speech therapists added; revision re physician and nurse anesthetists  -  Act 167

Home health, private-duty nursing and personal care service re 1995 WisAct 27 revised  -  Act 457

Home health, private-duty nursing and personal care services: MA expenditures limited; certain exceptions provided; study of personal care benefits [Sec. 2987-2989, 3002m, 3012, 3020m, 9126 (28q)]  -  Act 27

Licensure requirements: exception for certain persons created  -  Act 146

Parking privileges for disabled persons: medical certification procedure revised  -  Act 147

nursing homes Nursing homes, see also Community-based residential facility; Veteran — Hospitals and home

Appeal rights re deficiencies under federal regulations [Sec. 3079r, 3240m, 9326 (24i)]  -  Act 27

Assisted living facility program created; DHSS and DOA duties set [Sec. 817j, 2232, 2255, 2949, 2974b, 3221b-g, 3234b, 3244g, 4387n, 9126 (6), 9426 (4)] [3234b — partial veto; 817j — vetoed]  -  Act 27

CBRF receivership: funding revised; payment of nursing home monitor costs [Sec. 920, 3240y-3241L] [3240y — partial veto]  -  Act 27

COP cost recovery assessment and case plan fee revisions; report required [ Sec. 818b, 952m, 2220j-L, 2223m, t, 2226m, n, 2229r, 2231r, 2234m, 2235g, 7065bm, 7190bm, 7191bm, c, 7193bm, c, 7194bm, c, 7195bm, c, 7197bm, c, 7198bm, c, 7199bm-y, 7200bm, 7206g, 9126 (30g), 9326 (24g), (24h), 9426 (28g), (28h)] [2226n, 2229r, 2231r — partial veto]  -  Act 27

COP funding limit for long-term care in CBRF; DOA to review and approve rules and standards; report required [Sec. 2211-2213, 2217, 2222, 2247, 2250, 2254, 2261, 9126 (5), (29g)]  -  Act 27

COP residency requirement for long-term community support services [Sec. 2223c, 9326 (23x)]  -  Act 27

COP service purchase for persons residing in CBRF: development and use of model contract for purchase by counties; report required [Sec. 2214, 2219, 2233, 9126 (29h)]  -  Act 27

COP services in certain CBRFs: funding limited unless approved by DHSS [Sec. 2209w, 2215, 2216, 2227, 2229, 9126 (4)]  -  Act 27

COP services: limitation on use of solely state-funded services expanded [Sec. 2221]  -  Act 27

Elderly program funding re COP, BOALTC, the guardianship grant program and Alzheimer's disease training and information grants [partial veto]  -  Act 464

Hospital and nursing home plan review duties transferred from DILHR to DHSS [Sec. 819, 3225, 3246, 3660, 9126 (2), 9130 (1), 9426 (2), 9430 (1)]  -  Act 27

MA funded bed utilization in nursing homes: report requirements repealed [Sec. 807, 933, 2979]  -  Act 27

Monitor in nursing home or CBRF: payment of costs [Sec. 811, 820, 923]  -  Act 27

Nursing home and intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded: noncompliance appeals to the Division of hearings and appeals in DOA specified (remedial legislation)  -  Act 407

Nursing home reimbursement provisions revised [Sec. 2960-2968, 2970, 9426 (9)]  -  Act 27

Rural medical center regulations created; certain exemptions  -  Act 98

Spousal impoverishment asset protection level and monthly income limit modified [Sec. 3003-3006, 9426 (20)]  -  Act 27

Supplemental payments to county nursing homes extended; provision re additional federal MA funds [Sec. 7299]  -  Act 27

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oak creek, city of Oak Creek, City of

Floodplain zoning ordinances revised re nonconforming buildings; provisions applicable to Trenton Island in Pierce county eliminated; certain permit exemptions for Crayfish creek in the city of Oak Creek  -  Act 455

obscenity Obscenity

Electronic mail: penalties for abusive, harassing or obscene messages created  -  Act 353

Mother's breast-feeding her child in public: exemption from certain prohibitions  -  Act 165

Nude or partially nude photograph or other visual representations: taking, possessing or distributing without subject's consent prohibited; exceptions provided  -  Act 249

Sexual crimes against children: coverage broadened  -  Act 67

occupational license Occupational license, see Motor vehicle — Drivers' license

occupational safety Occupational safety

Hispanic workers injured in industrial accidents: program eliminated [Sec. 2420]  -  Act 27

occupational therapist Occupational therapist, see Trades and occupations

ohci _office of health care information_ OHCI (Office of health care information), see Insurance — Commissioner, Office of

oil and oil inspection Oil and oil inspection, see Petroleum; Petroleum — Taxation

old age Old age, see Senior citizen

olympic ice training center Olympic ice training center, see State fair park board

ombudsman Ombudsman

Elderly program funding re COP, BOALTC, the guardianship grant program and Alzheimer's disease training and information grants [partial veto]  -  Act 464