AB100: Bill Text

AB100,1377,24 (3) The department shall deny an application for the issuance or renewal of a registration, license, certification, approval, permit or certificate specified in sub. (1) or may, under a memorandum of understanding under s. 49.857 (2), suspend or restrict a registration, license, certification, approval, permit or certificate specified in sub. (1) if the department of industry, labor and job development certifies under s. 49.857 that the applicant for a holder of the registration, license, certification, approval, permit or certificate is delinquent in the payment of court-ordered payments of child or family support, maintenance, birth expenses, medical expenses or other expenses related to the support of a child or former spouse.

AB100, s. 3396 Section 3396. 250.05 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1378,5 250.05 (5) Registration. The Except as provided in s. 250.041, the department, upon application on forms prescribed by it and payment of the prescribed fee, shall register as a sanitarian any person who has presented evidence satisfactory to the department that standards and qualifications of the department, as established by rule, have been met.

AB100, s. 3397 Section 3397. 250.05 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1378,16 250.05 (6) Fees: renewal of registration; delinquency and reinstatement. A fee fixed by rule of the department shall accompany the application under sub. (5) and, beginning January 1, 1988, a biennial fee of $25 shall be paid by every registered sanitarian who desires to continue registration. The amounts of the fees may be adjusted by the department by rule. All certificates of registration shall expire on December 31 in each odd-numbered year. The Except as provided in s. 250.041, the department may renew registrations upon application made after January 1 of each even-numbered year if it is satisfied that the applicant has good cause for not making application in December of the immediately preceding year and upon payment of the biennial fee and any additional fees prescribed by the department.

AB100, s. 3398 Section 3398. 250.05 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1378,21 250.05 (8) Revocation of registration. The department may, after a hearing held in conformance with ch. 227, revoke or suspend under this section the registration of any sanitarian for practice of fraud or deceit in obtaining the registration or any gross professional negligence, incompetence or misconduct.

AB100, s. 3399 Section 3399. 250.08 of the statutes is repealed.

AB100, s. 3400 Section 3400. 250.10 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1379,3 250.10 Grant for dental services. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (5) (de), the department shall provide funding in each fiscal year to the Marquette University School of Dentistry for the provision of dental services by the Marquette University School of Dentistry in correctional centers in Milwaukee County and clinics in the city of Milwaukee.

AB100, s. 3401 Section 3401. 252.04 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1379,10 252.04 (8) The department shall provide the vaccines without charge, if federal or state funds are available for the vaccines, upon request of a school district or a local health department. The department shall provide the necessary professional consultant services to carry out an immunization program, under the requirements of sub. (9), in the jurisdiction of the requesting local health department. Persons immunized may not be charged for vaccines furnished by the department.

AB100, s. 3402 Section 3402. 252.10 (6) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1379,14 252.10 (6) (g) The reimbursement by the state under pars. (a) to (f) shall apply only to funds that the department allocates for the reimbursement under the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (5) (e).

AB100, s. 3403 Section 3403. 252.10 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1379,24 252.10 (7) Drugs necessary for the treatment of mycobacterium tuberculosis shall be purchased by the department from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (5) (e) and dispensed to patients through the public health dispensaries or through health care providers, as defined in s. 146.81 (1), other than social workers, marriage and family therapists or professional counselors certified under ch. 457, speech-language pathologists or audiologists licensed under subch. II of ch. 459, speech and language pathologists licensed by the department of education public instruction or, on or after July 1, 1995, and no later than June 30, 1999, dietitians certified under subch. IV of ch. 448.

AB100, s. 3404 Section 3404. 252.12 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1380,4 252.12 (2) (a) Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome services. (intro.) From the appropriations under s. 20.435 (1) (a) and (5) (am), the department shall distribute funds for the provision of services to individuals with or at risk of contracting acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, as follows:

AB100, s. 3405 Section 3405. 252.12 (2) (a) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1380,15 252.12 (2) (a) 8. `Life care and early intervention services.' The department shall award not more than $1,647,700 in each year in grants to applying organizations for the provision of needs assessments; assistance in procuring financial, medical, legal, social and pastoral services; counseling and therapy; homecare services and supplies; advocacy; and case management services. These services shall include early intervention services. The department shall also award not more than $74,000 in each year from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (md) for the services under this subdivision. The state share of payment for case management services that are provided under s. 49.45 (25) (be) to recipients of medical assistance shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (5) (am).

AB100, s. 3406 Section 3406. 252.12 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB100, s. 3407 Section 3407. 252.12 (2) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1380,22 252.12 (2) (c) HIV prevention grants. (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (3) (md), the department shall award to applying nonprofit corporations or public agencies up to $75,000 in each fiscal year, on a competitive basis, as grants for services to prevent HIV. Criteria for award of the grants shall include all of the following:

AB100, s. 3408 Section 3408. 252.14 (1) (ar) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1381,3 252.14 (1) (ar) 8. A speech-language pathologist or audiologist licensed under subch. II of ch. 459 or a speech and language pathologist licensed by the department of education public instruction.

AB100, s. 3409 Section 3409. 252.16 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1381,6 252.16 (title) Continuation coverage Health insurance premium subsidies.

AB100, s. 3410 Section 3410. 252.16 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

AB100, s. 3411 Section 3411. 252.16 (1) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,1381,9 252.16 (1) (ar) "Dependent" has the meaning given in s. 635.02 (3c).

AB100, s. 3412 Section 3412. 252.16 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1381,16 252.16 (1) (b) "Group health plan" means an insurance policy or a partially or wholly uninsured plan or program, that provides hospital, medical or other health coverage to members of a group, whether or not dependents of the members are also covered. The term includes a medicare supplement policy, as defined in s. 600.03 (28r), but does not include a medicare replacement policy, as defined in s. 600.03 (28p), or a long-term care insurance policy, as defined in s. 600.03 (28g).

AB100, s. 3413 Section 3413. 252.16 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,1381,24 252.16 (1) (c) "Individual health policy" means an insurance policy or a partially or wholly uninsured plan or program, that provides hospital, medical or other health coverage to an individual on an individual basis and not as a member of a group, whether or not dependents of the individual are also covered. The term includes a medicare supplement policy, as defined in s. 600.03 (28r), but does not include a medicare replacement policy, as defined in s. 600.03 (28p), or a long-term care insurance policy, as defined in s. 600.03 (28g).

AB100, s. 3414 Section 3414. 252.16 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,1382,1 252.16 (1) (d) "Medicare" has the meaning given in s. 49.498 (1) (f).

AB100, s. 3415 Section 3415. 252.16 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1382,9 252.16 (2) Subsidy program. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (5) (am), the department shall distribute funding in each fiscal year to subsidize the premium costs under s. 252.17 (2) and, under this subsection, the premium costs for continuation health insurance coverage available to an individual who has HIV infection and who is unable to continue his or her employment or must reduce his or her hours because of an illness or medical condition arising from or related to HIV infection.

AB100, s. 3416 Section 3416. 252.16 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1382,13 252.16 (3) (b) Has a family income, as defined by rule under sub. (6), that does not exceed 200% 300% of the federal poverty line, as defined under 42 USC 9902 (2), for a family the size of the individual's family.

AB100, s. 3417 Section 3417. 252.16 (3) (d) of the statutes is repealed.

AB100, s. 3418 Section 3418. 252.16 (3) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,1382,17 252.16 (3) (dm) Has, or is eligible for, health insurance coverage under a group health plan or an individual health policy.

AB100, s. 3419 Section 3419. 252.16 (3) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1382,24 252.16 (3) (e) 1. Contact the individual's employer or former employer or the administrator of the group health plan under which the individual is covered, health insurer to verify the individual's eligibility for continuation coverage under the group health plan or individual health policy and the premium and any other conditions of coverage, to make premium payments as provided in sub. (4) and for other purposes related to the administration of this section.

AB100, s. 3420 Section 3420. 252.16 (3) (e) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,1383,4 252.16 (3) (e) 1m. Contact the individual's employer or former employer to verify that the individual's employment has been terminated or that his or her hours have been reduced and for other purposes related to the administration of this section.

AB100, s. 3421 Section 3421. 252.16 (3) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1383,8 252.16 (3) (e) 2. Make any necessary disclosure to the individual's employer or former employer or the administrator of the group health plan under which the individual is covered health insurer regarding the individual's HIV status.

AB100, s. 3422 Section 3422. 252.16 (3) (f) of the statutes is repealed.

AB100, s. 3423 Section 3423. 252.16 (3) (g) of the statutes is repealed.

AB100, s. 3424 Section 3424. 252.16 (3) (h) of the statutes is repealed.

AB100, s. 3425 Section 3425. 252.16 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1384,5 252.16 (4) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c) (d), if an individual satisfies sub. (3), the department shall pay the full amount of each premium payment for continuation coverage that is due from the individual under s. 632.897 (2) (d), 29 USC 1162 (3) or 42 USC 300bb-2 (3), whichever is applicable the individual's health insurance coverage under the group health plan or individual health policy under sub. (3) (dm), on or after the date on which the individual becomes eligible for a subsidy under sub. (3). The Except as provided in pars. (b) and (d), the department may not refuse to shall pay the full amount of each premium payment because the continuation coverage that is available to the individual who satisfies sub. (3) regardless of whether the individual's health insurance coverage under sub. (3) (dm) includes coverage of the individual's spouse and dependents. Except as provided in par. (b), the department shall terminate the payments under this section when the individual's continuation health insurance coverage ceases, or when the individual no longer satisfies sub. (3) or upon the expiration of 29 months after the continuation coverage began, whichever occurs first. The department may not make payments under this section for premiums for a conversion policy or plan that is available to an individual under s. 632.897 (4) or (6), 29 USC 1162 (5) or 42 USC 300bb-2 (5) medicare.

AB100, s. 3426 Section 3426. 252.16 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1384,9 252.16 (4) (b) The obligation of the department to make payments under this section is subject to the availability of funds in the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (5) (am).

AB100, s. 3427 Section 3427. 252.16 (4) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

AB100, s. 3428 Section 3428. 252.16 (4) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,1384,21 252.16 (4) (d) For an individual who satisfies sub. (3) and who has a family income, as defined by rule under sub. (6) (a), that exceeds 200% but does not exceed 300% of the federal poverty line, as defined under 42 USC 9902 (2), for a family the size of the individual's family, the department shall pay a portion of the amount of each premium payment for the individual's health insurance coverage. The portion that the department pays shall be determined according to a schedule established by the department by rule under sub. (6) (c). The department shall pay the portion of the premium determined according to the schedule regardless of whether the individual's health insurance coverage under sub. (3) (dm) includes coverage of the individual's dependents.

AB100, s. 3429 Section 3429. 252.16 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1385,11 252.16 (5) Application process. The department may establish, by rule, a procedure under which an individual who does not satisfy sub. (3) (b), (c) 2. or (d) (dm) may submit to the department an application for a premium subsidy under this section that the department shall hold until the individual satisfies each requirement of sub. (3), if the department determines that the procedure will assist the department to make premium payments in a timely manner once the individual satisfies each requirement of sub. (3). If an application is submitted by an employed individual under a procedure established by rule under this subsection, the department may not contact the individual's employer or the administrator of the group health plan under which the individual is covered, health insurer unless the individual authorizes the department, in writing, to make that contact and to make any necessary disclosure to the individual's employer or the administrator of the group health plan under which the individual is covered health insurer regarding the individual's HIV status.

AB100, s. 3430 Section 3430. 252.16 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1385,15 252.16 (6) (b) Establish a procedure for making payments under this section that ensures that the payments are actually used to pay premiums for continuation health insurance coverage available to individuals who satisfy sub. (3).

AB100, s. 3431 Section 3431. 252.16 (6) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,1385,22 252.16 (6) (c) Establish a premium contribution schedule for individuals who have a family income, as defined by rule under par. (a), that exceeds 200% but does not exceed 300% of the federal poverty line, as defined under 42 USC 9902 (2), for a family the size of the individual's family. In establishing the schedule under this paragraph, the department shall take into consideration both income level and family size.

AB100, s. 3432 Section 3432. 252.17 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1386,4 252.17 (2) Subsidy program. The department shall establish and administer a program to subsidize, from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (5) (am), as provided in s. 252.16 (2), the premium costs for coverage under a group health plan that are paid by an individual who has HIV infection and who is on unpaid medical leave from his or her employment because of an illness or medical condition arising from or related to HIV infection.

AB100, s. 3433 Section 3433. 252.17 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1386,8 252.17 (4) (b) The obligation of the department to make payments under this section is subject to the availability of funds in the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (5) (am).

AB100, s. 3434 Section 3434. 252.23 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1386,15 252.23 (2) Department; duty. The Except as provided in s. 250.041, the department shall provide uniform, statewide licensing and regulation of tattooists and uniform, statewide licensing and regulation of tattoo establishments under this section. The department shall inspect a tattoo establishment once before issuing a license for the tattoo establishment under this section and may make additional inspections that the department determines are necessary.

AB100, s. 3435 Section 3435. 252.23 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1386,20 252.23 (4) (a) Standards Except as provided in s. 250.041, standards and procedures, including fee payment to offset the cost of licensing tattooists and tattoo establishments, for the annual issuance of licenses as tattooists or as tattoo establishments to applicants under this section.

AB100, s. 3436 Section 3436. 252.24 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1387,3 252.24 (2) Department; duty. The Except as provided in s. 250.041, the department shall provide uniform, statewide licensing and regulation of body piercers and uniform, statewide licensing and regulation of body-piercing establishments under this section. The department shall inspect a body-piercing establishment once before issuing a license for the body-piercing establishment under this section and may make additional inspections that the department determines are necessary.

AB100, s. 3437 Section 3437. 252.24 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1387,8 252.24 (4) (a) Standards Except as provided in s. 250.041, standards and procedures, including fee payment to offset the cost of licensing body piercers and body-piercing establishments, for the annual issuance of licenses as body piercers or as body-piercing establishments to applicants under this section.

AB100, s. 3438 Section 3438. 253.06 of the statutes is renumbered 253.06 (2) and amended to read:

AB100,1387,20 253.06 (2) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (5) (em), the department shall supplement the provision of supplemental foods, nutrition education and other services, including nutritional counseling, to low-income women, infants and children who meet the eligibility criteria under the federal special supplemental food program for women, infants and children authorized under 42 USC 1786. To the extent that funds are available under this section and to the extent that funds are available under 42 USC 1786, the department shall provide the supplemental food, nutrition education and other services authorized under this section and shall administer that provision in every county. The department may enter into contracts for this purpose.

AB100, s. 3439 Section 3439. 253.06 (1) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,1387,22 253.06 (1) Definitions. In this section:

AB100,1387,25 (a) "Authorized food" means food identified by the department in accordance with 7 CFR 246.10 as acceptable for use under the federal special supplemental food program for women, infants and children under 42 USC 1786.

AB100,1388,3 (b) "Authorized vendor" means a vendor that has been authorized by the department to accept drafts from participants and have the drafts redeemed by the department.

AB100,1388,5 (c) "Draft" means the negotiable instrument distributed by the department for use by a participant to purchase authorized food.

AB100,1388,8 (cm) "Food distribution center" means an entity, other than a vendor, that is under contract with the department under sub. (3m) to distribute authorized food to participants.

AB100,1388,10 (d) "Participant" means a person who is eligible for services under this section and who receives services under this section.

AB100,1388,13 (dm) "Proxy" means a person who has been designated in writing by a participant or by the department to obtain and exchange drafts for authorized food on behalf of the participant.