AB100-ASA1, s. 4421d 14Section 4421d. 560.183 (5) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1717,1615 560.183 (5) (b) 3. The per capita income of the eligible practice area or health
16professional shortage area
in which a physician desires to practice.
AB100-ASA1, s. 4421e 17Section 4421e. 560.183 (5) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1717,2118 560.183 (5) (b) 4. The financial or other support for physician recruitment and
19retention provided by individuals, organizations, or local governments in the eligible
20practice area or health professional shortage area in which a physician desires to
21practice.
AB100-ASA1, s. 4421f 22Section 4421f. 560.183 (5) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1718,223 560.183 (5) (b) 5. The geographic distribution of the physicians who have
24entered into loan repayment agreements under this section and the geographic

1distribution of the eligible practice areas or health professional shortage areas in
2which the eligible applicants desire to practice.
AB100-ASA1, s. 3036 3Section 3036. 560.183 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,1718,64 560.183 (6m) Penalties. The department shall, by rule, establish penalties to
5be assessed by the department against physicians who breach an agreement entered
6into under sub. (3) (a). The rules shall do all of the following:
AB100-ASA1,1718,77 (a) Specify what actions constitute a breach of the agreement.
AB100-ASA1,1718,88 (b) Provide specific penalty amounts for specific breaches.
AB100-ASA1,1718,109 (c) Provide exceptions for certain actions, including breaches resulting from
10death or disability.
AB100-ASA1, s. 3037 11Section 3037. 560.183 (7) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100-ASA1, s. 3038 12Section 3038. 560.183 (8) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1718,1813 560.183 (8) Administrative contract. (intro.) From the appropriation under
14s. 20.143 (1) (fd) (f), the department shall contract with the board of regents of the
15University of Wisconsin System for administrative services from the office of rural
16health of the department of professional and community development of the
17University of Wisconsin Medical School. Under the contract, the office of rural health
18shall do all of the following:
AB100-ASA1, s. 3039 19Section 3039. 560.183 (8) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100-ASA1, s. 3040 20Section 3040. 560.183 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1718,2321 560.183 (8) (b) Advise the department and rural health development council
22on the identification of eligible practice areas with an extremely high need for
23medical care.
AB100-ASA1, s. 4426n 24Section 4426n. 560.183 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,1719,6
1560.183 (9) Expanded loan assistance program. The department may agree
2to repay loans as provided under this section on behalf of a physician under an
3expanded physician loan assistance program that is funded through federal funds
4in addition to state matching funds. To be eligible for loan repayment under the
5expanded physician loan assistance program, a physician must fulfill all of the
6requirements for loan repayment under this section, as well as all of the following:
AB100-ASA1,1719,77 (a) The physician must be a U.S. citizen.
AB100-ASA1,1719,98 (b) The physician may not have a judgment lien against his or her property for
9a debt to the United States.
AB100-ASA1,1719,1010 (c) The physician must agree to do all of the following:
AB100-ASA1,1719,1211 1. Accept medicare assignment as payment in full for services or articles
12provided.
AB100-ASA1,1719,1513 2. Use a sliding fee scale or a comparable method of determining payment
14arrangements for patients who are not eligible for medicare or medical assistance
15and who are unable to pay the customary fee for the physician's services.
AB100-ASA1,1719,1716 3. Practice at a public or private nonprofit entity in a health professional
17shortage area.
AB100-ASA1, s. 3041 18Section 3041. 560.184 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 560.184 (1) (ad)
19and amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1719,2120 560.184 (1) (ad) "Council" has the meaning given in s. 560.183 (1) (a) means
21the rural health development council
.
AB100-ASA1, s. 3042 22Section 3042. 560.184 (1) (ac) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,1719,2323 560.184 (1) (ac) "Clinic hours" has the meaning given in s. 560.183 (1) (ac).
AB100-ASA1, s. 3043 24Section 3043. 560.184 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1720,4
1560.184 (1) (am) "Eligible practice area" means a primary care shortage area,
2an obstetric shortage area, a state or federal prison, an area health education center
3program established under 42 USC 295g-1,
an American Indian reservation or trust
4lands of an American Indian tribe.
AB100-ASA1, s. 4429p 5Section 4429p. 560.184 (1) (bp) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,1720,76 560.184 (1) (bp) "Health professional shortage area" has the meaning given in
7s. 560.183 (1) (aj).
AB100-ASA1, s. 3044 8Section 3044. 560.184 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100-ASA1, s. 3045 9Section 3045. 560.184 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1720,1510 560.184 (3) (a) The department shall enter into a written agreement with the
11health care provider. In the agreement, the health care provider shall agree to
12practice at least 32 clinic hours per week for 3 years in one or more eligible practice
13areas
in this state primarily in an eligible practice area, except that a health care
14provider in the expanded loan assistance program under sub. (8) may only agree to
15practice at a public or private nonprofit entity in a health professional shortage area
.
AB100-ASA1, s. 3046 16Section 3046. 560.184 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1720,1917 560.184 (3) (b) The agreement shall specify that the responsibility of the
18department to make the payments under the agreement is subject to the availability
19of funds in the appropriations under s. 20.143 (1) (fc) (f) and (jL).
AB100-ASA1, s. 3047 20Section 3047. 560.184 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1720,2321 560.184 (4) (a) Ten percent Up to 40% of the principal of the loan or $2,500
22$10,000, whichever is less, during the first year of practice participation in the
23program under this section
.
AB100-ASA1, s. 3048 24Section 3048. 560.184 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1721,3
1560.184 (4) (b) An Up to an additional 12.5% 40% of the principal of the loan
2or $3,125 $10,000, whichever is less, during the 2nd year of practice participation in
3the program under this section
.
AB100-ASA1, s. 3049 4Section 3049. 560.184 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1721,75 560.184 (4) (c) An Up to an additional 15% 20% of the principal of the loan or
6$3,750 $5,000, whichever is less, during the 3rd year of practice participation in the
7program under this section
.
AB100-ASA1, s. 3050 8Section 3050. 560.184 (4) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100-ASA1, s. 3051 9Section 3051. 560.184 (4) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100-ASA1, s. 3052 10Section 3052. 560.184 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1721,1311 560.184 (5) (a) The obligation of the department to make payments under an
12agreement entered into under sub. (3) is subject to the availability of funds in the
13appropriations under s. 20.143 (1) (fc) (f) and (jL).
AB100-ASA1, s. 3053 14Section 3053. 560.184 (5) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1721,1915 560.184 (5) (b) (intro.) If the cost of repaying the loans of all eligible applicants,
16when added to the cost of loan repayments scheduled under existing agreements,
17exceeds the total amount in the appropriations under s. 20.143 (1) (fc) (f) and (jL), the
18department shall establish priorities among the eligible applicants based upon the
19following considerations:
AB100-ASA1, s. 4439b 20Section 4439b. 560.184 (5) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1721,2321 560.184 (5) (b) 1. The degree to which there is an extremely high need for
22medical care in the eligible practice area or health professional shortage area in
23which an eligible applicant desires to practice.
AB100-ASA1, s. 4439c 24Section 4439c. 560.184 (5) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1722,3
1560.184 (5) (b) 2. The likelihood that an eligible applicant will remain in the
2eligible practice area or health professional shortage area in which he or she desires
3to practice after the loan repayment period.
AB100-ASA1, s. 4439d 4Section 4439d. 560.184 (5) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1722,65 560.184 (5) (b) 3. The per capita income of the eligible practice area or health
6professional shortage area
in which an eligible applicant desires to practice.
AB100-ASA1, s. 4439e 7Section 4439e. 560.184 (5) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1722,118 560.184 (5) (b) 4. The financial or other support for health care provider
9recruitment and retention provided by individuals, organizations or local
10governments in the eligible practice area or health professional shortage area in
11which an eligible applicant desires to practice.
AB100-ASA1, s. 4439f 12Section 4439f. 560.184 (5) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1722,1613 560.184 (5) (b) 5. The geographic distribution of the health care providers who
14have entered into loan repayment agreements under this section and the geographic
15location of the eligible practice area or health professional shortage area in which an
16eligible applicant desires to practice.
AB100-ASA1, s. 3054 17Section 3054. 560.184 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,1722,2018 560.184 (6m) Penalties. The department shall, by rule, establish penalties to
19be assessed by the department against health care providers who breach an
20agreement entered into under sub. (3) (a). The rules shall do all of the following:
AB100-ASA1,1722,2121 (a) Specify what actions constitute a breach of the agreement.
AB100-ASA1,1722,2222 (b) Provide specific penalty amounts for specific breaches.
AB100-ASA1,1722,2423 (c) Provide exceptions for certain actions, including breaches resulting from
24death or disability.
AB100-ASA1, s. 3055 25Section 3055. 560.184 (7) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1723,6
1560.184 (7) Administrative contract. (intro.) From the appropriation under
2s. 20.143 (1) (fd) (f), the department shall contract with the board of regents of the
3University of Wisconsin System for administrative services from the office of rural
4health of the department of professional and community development of the
5University of Wisconsin Medical School. Under the contract, the office of rural health
6shall do all of the following:
AB100-ASA1, s. 4441n 7Section 4441n. 560.184 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,1723,148 560.184 (8) Expanded loan assistance program. The department may agree
9to repay loans as provided under this section on behalf of a health care provider under
10an expanded health care provider loan assistance program that is funded through
11federal funds in addition to state matching funds. To be eligible for loan repayment
12under the expanded health care provider loan assistance program, a health care
13provider must fulfill all of the requirements for loan repayment under this section,
14as well as all of the following:
AB100-ASA1,1723,1515 (a) The health care provider must be a U.S. citizen.
AB100-ASA1,1723,1716 (b) The health care provider may not have a judgment lien against his or her
17property for a debt to the United States.
AB100-ASA1,1723,1818 (c) The health care provider must agree to do all of the following:
AB100-ASA1,1723,2019 1. Accept medicare assignment as payment in full for services or articles
20provided.
AB100-ASA1,1723,2321 2. Use a sliding fee scale or a comparable method of determining payment
22arrangements for patients who are not eligible for medicare or medical assistance
23and who are unable to pay the customary fee for the physician's services.
AB100-ASA1,1723,2524 3. Practice at a public or private nonprofit entity in a health professional
25shortage area.
AB100-ASA1, s. 3056
1Section 3056. 560.185 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1724,42 560.185 (1) Advise the department as provided in s. 560.183 (7) and on other
3on matters related to the physician loan assistance program under s. 560.183 and the
4health care provider loan assistance program under s. 560.184.
AB100-ASA1, s. 3057 5Section 3057. Subchapter III (title) of chapter 560 [precedes 560.41] of the
6statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1724,77 CHAPTER 560
AB100-ASA1,1724,118 SUBCHAPTER III
9permit information and
10 REGULATORY
business development:
11 assistance bureau center
AB100-ASA1, s. 3058 12Section 3058. 560.41 (1) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB100-ASA1,1724,1513 560.41 (1) "Brownfields" means abandoned, idle or underused industrial or
14commercial facilities or sites, the expansion or redevelopment of which is adversely
15affected by actual or perceived environmental contamination.
AB100-ASA1, s. 3059 16Section 3059. 560.41 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,1724,1817 560.41 (1m) "Center" means the business development assistance center in the
18department.
AB100-ASA1, s. 3060 19Section 3060. 560.42 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1724,20 20560.42 (title) Responsibilities related to permits.
AB100-ASA1, s. 3061 21Section 3061. 560.42 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1724,2422 560.42 (1) (a) (intro.) The bureau center shall expedite the process of applying
23for permits, of reviewing and making determinations on permit applications and of
24issuing permits as follows:
AB100-ASA1, s. 3062 25Section 3062. 560.42 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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