16,3658
Section 3658. 560.167 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.167 (2) (c) Costs incurred at a trade show, U.S. trade show, or matchmaker trade delegation event for utilities, booth construction, or necessary modifications or repairs.
16,3659
Section 3659. 560.167 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.167 (2) (d) Costs associated with foreign language translation of brochures or product information or with the use of translation services at a trade show, U.S. trade show, or matchmaker trade delegation event.
16,3660
Section 3660. 560.167 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
560.167 (2m) The department may reimburse the fees and costs under sub. (2) that are related to participation in a U.S. trade show only if the eligible business seeking reimbursement for its participation has developed a high-technology product with worldwide application.
16,3661
Section 3661. 560.167 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.167 (5) (b) Reimburse an eligible business more than $5,000 for participation in a trade show, U.S. trade show, or matchmaker trade delegation event.
16,3662
Section 3662. 560.167 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.167 (5) (c) Reimburse an eligible business for participating more than one time in the same trade show, U.S. trade show, or matchmaker trade delegation event held at different times or in different locations.
16,3663
Section 3663. 560.167 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.167 (6) An eligible business that is approved for a reimbursement under sub. (4) shall provide to the department, within 90 days after the trade show, U.S. trade show, or matchmaker trade delegation event for which the reimbursement is sought, documentation detailing the costs for which the reimbursement is sought.
16,3664
Section 3664. 560.17 (7) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
560.17 (7) (e) If the board awards, and the department makes, a grant under sub. (3) or (5c), the department may contract directly with and pay grant proceeds directly to any person providing technical or management assistance to the grant recipient.
16,3664m
Section 3664m. 560.172 of the statutes is created to read:
560.172 Fire suppression grant program.
(1) Grants. (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (n), the department of commerce shall award grants to fire departments for up to 50% of the cost of acquiring fire suppression equipment and materials.
(b) The department of commerce may not award more than $250,000 in grants per fiscal year under this section.
(2) Eligible recipients. A fire department is eligible for grants under this section if all of the following apply:
(a) The area in which the fire department provides fire protection and fire prevention services has a population of less than 6,000 on the date on which the application for the grant is submitted to the department of commerce.
(b) The fire department responds to all of the first alarms for structural fires that are issued in the area described in par. (a).
(c) The fire department has entered into an agreement with at least one other fire department to assist the latter fire department in the suppression of structural fires.
(3) Eligible equipment and materials. (a) A recipient of a grant under this section may use the grant proceeds to acquire, to the extent permitted under federal law, any of the following fire suppression equipment or materials:
1. Protective equipment and fire resistant clothing.
2. Fire suppression tools and communication equipment.
3. Materials necessary for fire prevention training or information that is provided by the recipient.
4. Fire suppression training equipment and materials.
5. Other equipment and materials as specified by rule by the department of commerce.
(b) A recipient of a grant under this section may not use the grant proceeds to acquire any of the following:
1. Buildings or vehicles.
2. Search and rescue or emergency medical equipment.
3. Equipment or materials that are used exclusively for suppressing forest fires.
(4) Rules. The department of commerce shall promulgate rules establishing criteria and procedures for awarding grants under this section. The rules shall include a definition of "structural fire" for purposes of this section.
16,3665
Section 3665. 560.175 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
560.175 (7) If the department awards a grant under this section, the department may contract directly with and pay grant proceeds directly to any person providing technical or management assistance to the grant recipient.
16,3667
Section 3667. 560.183 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.183 (title) Physician and dentist loan assistance program.
16,3668
Section 3668. 560.183 (1) (ad) of the statutes is created to read:
560.183
(1) (ad) "Dental health shortage area" means an area that is designated by the federal department of health and human services under
42 CFR part 5, appendix B, as having a shortage of dental professionals.
16,3669
Section 3669. 560.183 (1) (ae) of the statutes is created to read:
560.183 (1) (ae) "Dentist" means a dentist, as defined in s. 447.01 (7), who is licensed under ch. 447 and who practices general or pediatric dentistry.
16,3670
Section 3670. 560.183 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.183 (2) (a) The department may repay, on behalf of a physician or dentist, up to $50,000 in educational loans obtained by the physician or dentist from a public or private lending institution for education in an accredited school of medicine or dentistry or for postgraduate medical or dental training.
16,3671
Section 3671. 560.183 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.183
(2) (b) A physician
or dentist who is a participant in the national health service corps scholarship program under
42 USC 254n, or a physician
or dentist who was a participant in that program and who failed to carry out his or her obligations under that program, is not eligible for loan repayment under this section.
16,3672
Section 3672. 560.183 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.183 (3) (a) The department shall enter into a written agreement with the physician. In the agreement, the physician shall agree, in which the physician agrees to practice at least 32 clinic hours per week for 3 years in one or more eligible practice areas in this state, except that a physician specializing in psychiatry may only agree to practice psychiatry in a mental health shortage area and a physician in the expanded loan assistance program under sub. (9) may only agree to practice at a public or private nonprofit entity in a health professional shortage area. The physician shall also agree to care for patients who are insured or for whom health benefits are payable under medicare, medical assistance, or any other governmental program.
16,3673
Section 3673. 560.183 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
560.183 (3) (am) The department shall enter into a written agreement with the dentist, in which the dentist agrees to practice at least 32 clinic hours per week for 3 years in one or more dental health shortage areas in this state. The dentist shall also agree to care for patients who are insured or for whom dental health benefits are payable under medicare, medical assistance, or any other governmental program.
16,3674
Section 3674. 560.183 (5) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
560.183 (5) (b) 1. The degree to which there is an extremely high need for medical care in the eligible practice area or health professional shortage area in which the a physician desires to practice and the degree to which there is an extremely high need for dental care in the dental health shortage area in which a dentist desires to practice.
16,3675
Section 3675. 560.183 (5) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
560.183 (5) (b) 2. The likelihood that a physician will remain in the eligible practice area or health professional shortage area, and that a dentist will remain in the dental health shortage area, in which he or she desires to practice after the loan repayment period.
16,3676
Section 3676. 560.183 (5) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
560.183 (5) (b) 3. The per capita income of the eligible practice area or health professional shortage area in which a physician desires to practice and of the dental health shortage area in which a dentist desires to practice.
16,3677
Section 3677. 560.183 (5) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
560.183 (5) (b) 4. The financial or other support for physician recruitment and retention provided by individuals, organizations, or local governments in the eligible practice area or health professional shortage area in which a physician desires to practice and for dentist recruitment and retention provided by individuals, organizations, or local governments in the dental health shortage area in which a dentist desires to practice.
16,3678
Section 3678. 560.183 (5) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
560.183 (5) (b) 5. The geographic distribution of the physicians and dentists who have entered into loan repayment agreements under this section and the geographic distribution of the eligible practice areas or, health professional shortage areas, and dental health shortage areas in which the eligible applicants desire to practice.
16,3679
Section 3679. 560.183 (5) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.183 (5) (d) An agreement under sub. (3) does not create a right of action against the state on the part of the physician, dentist, or the lending institution for failure to make the payments specified in the agreement.
16,3680
Section 3680. 560.183 (6m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.183 (6m) (a) (intro.) The department shall, by rule, establish penalties to be assessed by the department against physicians and dentists who breach an agreement agreements entered into under sub. (3) (a). The rules shall do all of the following:
16,3681
Section 3681. 560.183 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.183 (8) (b) Advise the department and rural health development council on the identification of eligible practice areas with an extremely high need for medical care and dental health shortage areas with an extremely high need for dental care.
16,3682
Section 3682. 560.183 (8) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.183 (8) (d) Assist the department to publicize the program under this section to physicians, dentists, and eligible communities.
16,3683
Section 3683. 560.183 (8) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.183 (8) (e) Assist physicians and dentists who are interested in applying for the program under this section.
16,3684
Section 3684. 560.183 (8) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.183 (8) (f) Assist communities in obtaining physicians' and dentists' services through the program under this section.
16,3685
Section 3685. 560.183 (9) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.183 (9) Expanded loan assistance program. (intro.) The department may agree to repay loans as provided under this section on behalf of a physician or dentist under an expanded physician and dentist loan assistance program that is funded through federal funds in addition to state matching funds. To be eligible for loan repayment under the expanded physician and dentist loan assistance program, a physician or dentist must fulfill all of the requirements for loan repayment under this section, as well as all of the following:
16,3686
Section 3686. 560.183 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.183 (9) (a) The physician or dentist must be a U.S. citizen.
16,3687
Section 3687. 560.183 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.183 (9) (b) The physician or dentist may not have a judgment lien against his or her property for a debt to the United States.
16,3688
Section 3688. 560.183 (9) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.183 (9) (c) (intro.) The physician or dentist must agree to do all of the following:
16,3689
Section 3689. 560.183 (9) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
560.183 (9) (c) 2. Use a sliding fee scale or a comparable method of determining payment arrangements for patients who are not eligible for medicare or medical assistance and who are unable to pay the customary fee for the physician's or dentist's services.
16,3690
Section 3690. 560.183 (9) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
560.183 (9) (c) 3. Practice at a public or private nonprofit entity in a health professional shortage area, if a physician, or in a dental health shortage area, if a dentist.
16,3690b
Section 3690b. 560.184 (1) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
560.184 (1) (ag) "Dental health shortage area" has the meaning given in s. 560.183 (1) (ad).
16,3690c
Section 3690c. 560.184 (1) (aj) of the statutes is created to read:
560.184 (1) (aj) "Dental hygienist" means an individual licensed under s. 447.04 (2).
16,3690d
Section 3690d. 560.184 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.184 (1) (am) "Eligible practice area" means a primary care shortage area, an American Indian reservation, or trust lands of an American Indian tribe, except that with respect to a dental hygienist "eligible practice area" means a dental health shortage area.
16,3690e
Section 3690e. 560.184 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
