Acts Index

mausoleum Mausoleum, see Cemetery

mauston, city of Mauston, City of, see Juneau county

mayer, george a Mayer, George A.

Life and public service [SJR-18] -  JR-9

mcguire, alfred emanuel McGuire, Alfred Emanuel

Al McGuire day recognized February 22, 2001 [SJR-20] -  JR-8

meat Meat, see Livestock and meat

medical assistance Medical assistance

Adult day care centers: biennial fee for MA certification revised [Sec. 722d, 1791h, i] [1791i — vetoed]  -  Act 16

Asset requirements for the AFDC-MA and AFDC-related MA categories eliminated; income limit increased by percentage increase in consumer price index [Sec. 1797-1798g, 1800-1805d, 1811-1815j, 1819, 9323 (10c), (10d), 9423 (6c), (6d)] [1797g, j, 1798g, 1800m, 1804g, m, 1805d, 1815g, j, 9323 (10d), 9423 (6d) — vetoed] -  Act 16

Badger care outpatient hospital reimbursement [Sec. 717b, c, d, 9123 (8e), 9423 (15d)] -  Act 16

Children with asthma: grants for case management services re MA or Badger care [Sec. 718s, 3142m] [vetoed]  -  SB-55

CIP funding source changed [Sec. 9223 (12), (14)] -  Act 109

CIP 1A reimbursement to centers for the developmentally disabled revised [Sec. 1767] -  Act 16

Community disability service providers: health insurance supplement for [Sec. 707r, s, 9123 (13q), 9423 (15r)] [vetoed] -  SB-55

Community services deficit reduction and federal medicaid moneys [Sec. 1771-1774, 1791, 1806, 9423 (1)]  -  Act 16

Community support program appropriation [Sec. 726n, 1971L] [1971L — partial veto] -  Act 16

COP and CIP-II bed-size restrictions eliminated [Sec. 1502L-r, 1504r-1505d, 1507s-1508d] [1504r — vetoed]  -  Act 16

Developmental disabilities waiting list evaluation and report by JLC; MA federal waiver re brain injury; DHFS plan for services to developmentally disabled; written plans of care for personal care services [Sec. 174g, h, 1508rg-rp, 1509g, h, 1750km, 9123 (16r)-(16rs)] [9123 (16rs) — partial veto; 174g, h, 9123 (16r), (16rq) — vetoed] -  Act 16

Disease management activities on behalf of MA recipients [Sec. 122c, 9123 (2v)] [9123 (2v) — partial veto]  -  Act 109

Family care benefit program revisions re eligibility, functionality criteria, and provisions re certain 18 year olds [Sec. 1534-1537, 9323 (4)] -  Act 16

Family care estate recovery appropriations [Sec. 710, 711, 727, 1532] -  Act 16

Family care phase-in of entitlement for non-MA eligibles [Sec. 1538] -  Act 16

Family care recipient services provided by care management organizations re contract with municipal nursing homes: DHFS to make supplemental MA payments -  Act 67

Health care provider fraud and abuse re MA: DHFS authority expanded [Sec. 709j, 1750d-k, L-z, 1786g-k, 1838w, 1840e, 1877p, 2200b, 9123 (15k), 9323 (18k)-(18pn), 9423 (18k)] [9123 (15k) — vetoed] -  Act 16

HMOs and contracts for provision of MA: adequate access requirements [Sec. 1787m, mg, 9323 (15k), 9423 (12p)] [vetoed] -  SB-55

Independent foster care adolescents: MA eligibility [Sec. 1799f, 1968d, dh, 9323 (16f), 9423 (17g)] [vetoed]  -  SB-55

MA direct care nursing home increase in Medicare labor regions [Sec. 121t, 9223 (20x), 9323 (2x)]  -  Act 109

MA eligibility administration transferred from DWD to DHFS; provisions re welfare fraud and error reduction, food stamps, and obsolete AFDC provisions [Sec. 704x-707am, 713g, k, 714, 714am, 716, 716gb, 737, 737am, 740-740f, 743m-r 1656sy-tr, ts-ty, tz-uw, 1660b, xa, 1663j, 1686b, 1723m-1730b, 1731g-1740, 1740am-bq, 1749, 1750, 1790, 1835k, 1838sb-td, v, 1839m, 1840g, 2200c, 2544m, 9123 (6), 9158 (6), (9q), 9258 (2q), 9358 (7q), (7r)]  -  Act 16

MA eligibility: excludable assets re irrevocable burial trust increased [Sec. 3607, 9343 (1k), 9443 (1k)]  -  Act 16

MA estate recovery program: JLAC to request LAB to perform a financial performance evaluation audit [Sec. 9132 (3w)] [vetoed] -  SB-55

MA outreach and reimbursement for tribes [Sec. 713hk] -  Act 16

MA program benefits funding increased [Sec. 9223 (11)] -  Act 109

MA provider fraud and abuse [Sec. 38r, 121pb-pu, v-y, 145g, h, 232f, 359f, 1160rd, ut, 9123 (2w), 9223 (18w), 9323 (3yo)-(3yzv), 9423 (1yv)] [vetoed]  -  Jr2 AB-1

MA supplemental payments to reduce operating deficits of certain nursing homes revised; MA trust fund created; payments re wage or salary and fringe benefits supplements provision -  Act 13

MA trust fund created; revision re supplement payments to reduce nursing home operating deficits [Sec. 715, 717, 717bd, 1108, 1143, 1503, 1504, 1506, 1507, 1509, 1528, 1765, 1768, 1776-1783, 1788, 1820, 1821, 1836, 1837, 9423 (7)] [717bd, 1776m, 1778 — partial veto; 1778d-r — vetoed] -  Act 16

Medicare B outpatient hospital services: MA payment of coinsurance [Sec. 1792, 1807-1810, 1816-1818]  -  Act 16

Outpatient services increase in hospital and HMO rates of reimbursement: DHFS plan for distributing moneys; JCF passive review [Sec. 9123 (13dd)] -  Act 16

Prescription drug assistance for elderly persons: program created [Sec. 707u, 711g, h, 1838gb, 9123 (16h), 9423 (19h)] -  Act 16

Prescription drug prior authorization committee created to advise DHFS re MA recipients [Sec. 122]  -  Act 109

Psychosocial services: DHFS report on status of MA benefit implementation [Sec. 9123 (8d)] [vetoed]  -  SB-55

Public assistance revisions re child care, TANF, community reinvestment, MA, community aids, and other allocations [for section numbers and vetoes, see entry under ``Public assistance"] -  Act 16

Regional labor cost variations for nursing home reimbursements: DHFS to develop plan [Sec. 9123 (13d)]  -  Act 16

Statewide immunization registry created; memorandum of understanding between DHFS and Marshfield Clinic; report required [Sec. 9123 (14k)] -  Act 16

Supplemental MA payment to hospitals eliminated [Sec. 1766] -  Act 16

Women under age 65 diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer: MA coverage; presumptive eligibility [Sec. 1748, 1822, 9423 (11)] -  Act 16

medical college of wisconsin, inc Medical college of Wisconsin, inc.

Biomedical research and technology incubator at Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.: debt increase provided; public policy of the state cited [Sec. 108f, 541m, 973y, 9107 (11)]  -  Act 16

Domestic abuse and sexual assault: victim support training for medical and nursing students; civil actions and criminal sentencing provisions [Sec. 1351za, 1370n, 1379t, 3871x, 4028b] [all sections vetoed except 4028b]  -  Act 16

Family medicine appropriation re family and community medicine [Sec. 541d] -  Act 16

Wisconsin advanced telecommunications foundation elimination; fund transfers; technology provisions re industrial development and growth, digital mammography machine, geographical education, and other technological advances [for sections numbers, see entry under ``Telecommunications"]  -  Act 16

medical education Medical education, see also Dentistry; Medical college of Wisconsin, inc.; University of Wisconsin — College of medicine; Veterinary medicine

Chippewa Valley Technical College grant for health care education center [Sec. 451, 9110 (2k)] -  Act 16

Domestic abuse and sexual assault: victim support training for medical and nursing students; civil actions and criminal sentencing provisions [Sec. 1351za, 1370n, 1379t, 3871x, 4028b] [all sections vetoed except 4028b]  -  Act 16

medical examiner Medical examiner, see Coroner

medical examining board Medical examining board

Eye examinations and evaluations for children entering kindergarten required; forms to be created [Sec. 2679m, 3504p, 9143 (3c)] -  Act 16

Perfusionist licensing requirements and examining council created; exceptions provided -  Act 89

medical malpractice Medical malpractice

Nurse-midwifery definition changed; malpractice liability insurance provision -  Act 52

Prescription drugs administered to pupils: civil liability immunity expanded to advanced practice nurse prescriber, optometrist, and physician assistant -  Act 83

medical practice, group Medical practice, Group

Community-based health management services in medically underserved areas or with health professional shortage: 3-year pilot program created; evaluation required [Sec. 2850x]  -  Act 16

Diabetes treatment: health insurance policies required to cover prescription medications in addition to insulin  -  Act 82

HMOs and contracts for provision of MA: adequate access requirements [Sec. 1787m, mg, 9323 (15k), 9423 (12p)] [vetoed] -  SB-55

Outpatient services increase in hospital and HMO rates of reimbursement: DHFS plan for distributing moneys; JCF passive review [Sec. 9123 (13dd)] -  Act 16

Point-of-service plan exceptions re 1999 WisAct 9 removed [Sec. 509c-d] [vetoed] -  Jr2 AB-1

Preferred provider plan revisions; statutory references to ``managed care plans" changed to ``defined network plans" [Sec. 1398wm, y, 3741amc-xmt, 3763f, g] -  Act 16

Social worker, marriage and family therapists, professional counselor, and art, music, and dance therapist: regulations revised -  Act 80

medical service Medical service, see also Medical assistance; specific medical occupation

Ambulance staffing and operational plans [Sec. 329r-v, 333h] [vetoed] -  Jr2 AB-1

Community health centers: study on federal funding for [Sec. 9123 (3f)] [vetoed] -  Jr2 AB-1

Emergency service department deposit of certain funds [Sec. 2003sd, u, ve, we, wg, 2022tf, th]  -  Act 16

Emergency vehicle, tow truck, or highway machinery equipment stopped on or near a highway and giving a visual signal: approaching motorist required to change lane or slow down while passing -  Act 15

EMS program: funding revision re state medical director [Sec. 2850] -  Act 16

Health care provider fraud and abuse re MA: DHFS authority expanded [Sec. 709j, 1750d-k, L-z, 1786g-k, 1838w, 1840e, 1877p, 2200b, 9123 (15k), 9323 (18k)-(18pn), 9423 (18k)] [9123 (15k) — vetoed] -  Act 16

Health care records and X-rays: uniform fees charged for certified duplicates or referrals revised; evidence in court proceedings provision [Sec. 2850bg-bi, 3872x, y, 9123 (14g), 9423 (16f)] [vetoed] -  SB-55

Health care records authentication [Sec. 3872v, 9309 (7p)] [vetoed] -  SB-55

Inmate health care provisions; Corr.Dept reports specified; medical histories to appear on staff intranet [Sec. 3329e, p-u, 9111 (3c) - (3cd)] [vetoed] -  SB-55

Interstate fire fighting and EMS agreements: attorney general's review revised [Sec. 151n, nb] -  Act 109

Newborn child relinquished by parent to law enforcement officer, EMT, or hospital staff member: procedures created; anonymity, juvenile court authority, and civil or criminal liability provisions -  Act 2

Nurse-midwifery definition changed; malpractice liability insurance provision -  Act 52

Patient health care records: uniform fees for [Sec. 336f-h, 523p, q, 9123 (4g), 9423 (3f)] -  Act 109

Perfusionist licensing requirements and examining council created; exceptions provided -  Act 89

Pharmacy Internship Board abolished; pharmacy intern provisions; grant to the Wisconsin Patient Safety Institute, Inc. [Sec. 187d, 227r, 386m, 802m, 1356L, 3608bh-bL, 9443 (3f)]  -  Act 16

Prisoner copayments for medical and dental care: Corr.Dept to promulgate emergency rules; appropriation revised [Sec. 9111 (3), 9211 (22)] -  Act 109

Prisoner copayments for medical or dental care: requirements revised [Sec. 3388, 9311 (3)] -  Act 16

Security initiative re terrorism response training, statewide trauma care system, diseases and biological and chemical threats, and Hygiene laboratory duties [Sec. 14d, 94, 326-329, 330-333, 334, 334g, 339, 340, 623, 696, 9223 (1), 9229 (1k), 9323 (1), 9359 (6)] -  Act 109

Traffic control signals on highways: emergency preemption device installation requirements created [Sec. 258pur, x, 461u, 9352 (1j), 9452 (1fh)] [vetoed] -  Jr2 AB-1