Amendment JR2 SA2-SSA1-AB1

AB1-SSA1-SA2,196,11 (j) The department may enter into a contract with an entity to perform the duties and exercise the powers of the department under pars. (h) 1. a. and b.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,196,17 (k) Annually, by January 15, the department shall submit to appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) and to the governor a report on the implementation of the department of the program under this subsection, including any progress made in implementing cost-containment measures under medical assistance and its effect on expenditures under medical assistance for prescription drugs.

AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 122c Section 122c. 49.45 (50) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,196,24 49.45 (50) Right to appeal prescription drug coverage decision. The department shall inform each medical assistance recipient of his or her right, under sub. (49) (g), to contest a decision by the department to deny prior authorization for a prescription drug that is excluded from the preferred prescription drug list under sub. (49) (f), if the decision results in denial of coverage to the recipient for the prescription drug.".

AB1-SSA1-SA2,197,1 160. Page 46, line 20: after that line insert:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,197,3 " Section 145g. 49.85 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, is amended to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,197,11 49.85 (2) (a) At least annually, the department of health and family services shall certify to the department of revenue the amounts that, based on the notifications received under sub. (1) and on other information received by the department of health and family services, the department of health and family services has determined that it may recover under s. 49.45 (2) (a) 10. or 49.497, except that the department of health and family services may not certify an amount under this subsection unless it has met the notice requirements under sub. (3) and unless its determination has either not been appealed or is no longer under appeal.

AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 145h Section 145h. 49.85 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, is amended to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,197,17 49.85 (3) (a) 1. Inform the person that the department of health and family services intends to certify to the department of revenue an amount that the department of health and family services has determined to be due under s. 49.45 (2) (a) 10. or 49.497, for setoff from any state tax refund that may be due the person.".

AB1-SSA1-SA2,197,18 161. Page 47, line 25: after that line insert:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,197,19 " Section 148f. 50.375 of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,197,21 50.375 Emergency contraception for alleged victims of sexual assault. (1) In this section:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,198,4 (a) "Emergency contraception" means a drug, medicine, oral hormonal compound, mixture, preparation, instrument, article, or device that is approved by the federal food and drug administration that prevents a pregnancy after sexual intercourse. "Emergency contraception" does not include a drug, medicine, oral hormonal compound, mixture, preparation, instrument, article, or device of any nature that is prescribed to terminate the pregnancy of a woman who is known by the prescribing licensed health care provider to be pregnant.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,198,5 (b) "Sexual assault" means a violation of s. 940.225 (1), (2), or (3).

AB1-SSA1-SA2,198,7 (2) A hospital that provides emergency services to an alleged victim of sexual assault shall, after obtaining the consent of the victim, do all of the following:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,198,9 (a) Provide to the victim medically and factually accurate and unbiased written and oral information about emergency contraception.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,198,11 (b) Orally inform the victim of her option to receive emergency contraception at the hospital.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,198,13 (c) Provide emergency contraception immediately at the hospital to the victim if she requests it.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,198,17 (3) A hospital that provides emergency care shall ensure that each hospital employee who provides care to an alleged victim of sexual assault has available medically and factually accurate and unbiased information about emergency contraception.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,198,21 (4) The department shall respond to any complaint received by the department concerning noncompliance by a hospital with the requirements of subs. (2) and (3) and shall periodically review hospital procedures to determine if a hospital is in compliance with the requirements.

AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 148g Section 148g. 50.38 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 50.38 (1) (a).

AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 148i Section 148i. 50.38 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,199,3 50.38 (1) (b) Whoever violates a requirement under s. 50.375 (2) or (3) may be required to forfeit not less than $2,500 nor more than $5,000 for each violation. If a hospital violates s. 50.375 (2) twice, the department may, after providing notice to the hospital, suspend or revoke the hospital's certificate of approval and may deny application for a new certificate of approval.

AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 148j Section 148j. 50.38 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,199,10 50.38 (2) The department may directly assess forfeitures provided for under sub. (1) (a) or (b). If the department determines that a forfeiture should be assessed for a particular violation, the department shall send a notice of assessment to the hospital. The notice shall specify the amount of the forfeiture assessed, the violation and the statute or rule alleged to have been violated, and shall inform the hospital of the right to a hearing under sub. (3).".

AB1-SSA1-SA2,199,11 162. Page 47, line 25: after that line insert:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,199,12 " Section 148g. 50.35 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,200,7 50.35 Application and approval. Application for approval to maintain a hospital shall be made to the department on forms provided by the department. On receipt of an application, the department shall, except as provided in this section and s. 50.498, issue a certificate of approval if the applicant and hospital facilities meet the requirements established by the department. Except as provided in s. 50.498, this approval shall be in effect until, for just cause and in the manner herein prescribed, it is suspended or revoked. The certificate of approval may be issued only for the premises and persons or governmental unit named in the application and is not transferable or assignable. The department shall withhold, suspend or revoke approval for a violation of s. 150.935 (2) or a failure to comply with s. 150.935 (3) or 165.40 (6) (a) 1. or 2. or 2001 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9123 (5qr), but, except as provided in s. 50.498, otherwise may not withhold, suspend or revoke approval unless for a substantial failure to comply with ss. 50.32 to 50.39 or the rules and standards adopted by the department after giving a reasonable notice, a fair hearing and a reasonable opportunity to comply. Failure by a hospital to comply with s. 50.36 (3m) shall be considered to be a substantial failure to comply under this section. After the effective date of this section .... [revisor inserts date], the department may not issue an initial certificate of approval except for a critical access hospital that is converted from a previously-approved hospital.".

AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 148h Section 148h. 50.35 of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,201,3 50.35 Application and approval. Application for approval to maintain a hospital shall be made to the department on forms provided by the department. On receipt of an application, the department shall, except as provided in this section and s. 50.498, issue a certificate of approval if the applicant and hospital facilities meet the requirements established by the department. Except as provided in s. 50.498, this approval shall be in effect until, for just cause and in the manner herein prescribed, it is suspended or revoked. The certificate of approval may be issued only for the premises and persons or governmental unit named in the application and is not transferable or assignable. The department shall withhold, suspend or revoke approval for a violation of s. 150.935 (2) or a failure to comply with s. 150.935 (3) or 165.40 (6) (a) 1. or 2. or 2001 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9123 (5qr), but, except as provided in s. 50.498, otherwise may not withhold, suspend or revoke approval unless for a substantial failure to comply with ss. 50.32 to 50.39 or the rules and standards adopted by the department after giving a reasonable notice, a fair hearing and a reasonable opportunity to comply. Failure by a hospital to comply with s. 50.36 (3m) shall be considered to be a substantial failure to comply under this section. After the effective date of this section .... [revisor inserts date], the department may not issue an initial certificate of approval except for a critical access hospital that is converted from a previously-approved hospital.".

AB1-SSA1-SA2,201,4 163. Page 48, line 5: after that line insert:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,201,6 " Section 149g. 51.30 (4) (b) 13. of the statutes is renumbered 51.30 (4) (cm) and amended to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,201,20 51.30 (4) (cm) Required access to records. To the parents, children Notwithstanding par. (a), treatment records of an individual shall be released without informed written consent, except as restricted under par. (c), to the parent, child, sibling, or spouse of an individual who is or was a patient at an inpatient facility,; to a law enforcement officer who is seeking to determine whether an individual is on unauthorized absence from the facility, ; and to mental health professionals who are providing treatment to the individual at the time that the information is released to others. Information released under this subdivision paragraph is limited to notice as to whether or not an individual is a patient at the inpatient facility and, if the individual is no longer a patient at the inpatient facility, the facility or other place, if known, at which the individual is located. This paragraph does not apply to an individual's parent, child, sibling, or spouse from whom the individual has specifically requested that the information under this paragraph be withheld.".

AB1-SSA1-SA2,201,21 164. Page 48, line 10: after that line insert:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,201,22 " Section 150tg. 62.13 (5) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,203,2 62.13 (5) (i) Any person suspended, reduced, suspended and reduced, or removed by the board may appeal from the order of the board to the circuit court by serving written notice of the appeal on the secretary of the board within 10 days after the order is filed. Within 5 days after receiving written notice of the appeal, the board shall certify to the clerk of the circuit court the record of the proceedings, including all documents, testimony, and minutes. The action shall then be at issue and shall have precedence over any other cause of a different nature pending in the court, which shall always be open to the trial thereof. The court shall upon application of the accused or of the board fix a date of trial, which shall not be later than 15 days after such application except by agreement. The trial shall be by the court and upon the return of the board, except that the court may require further return or the taking and return of further evidence by the board. The question to be determined by the court shall be: Upon the evidence is there just cause, as described under par. (em), to sustain the charges against the accused? No costs shall be allowed either party and the clerk's fees shall be paid by the city. If the order of the board is reversed, the accused shall be forthwith reinstated and entitled to pay as though in continuous service. If the order of the board is sustained, it shall be final and conclusive. This paragraph does not apply to any person who is suspended, reduced, suspended and reduced, or removed by the board or by a committee or person acting under this subsection in place of a board, and who is subject to the terms of a collective bargaining agreement entered into under subch. IV of ch. 111 that provides an alternative to the appeals procedure specified in this paragraph, unless the person chooses to appeal the order to circuit court. If the alternative to the appeals procedure includes a hearing, the hearing shall be open to the public with reasonable advance notice given by the employer. An accused person who chooses to appeal the decision of the board through a collectively bargained alternative to the appeals procedure specified in this paragraph is considered to have waived his or her right to circuit court review of the board decision.".

AB1-SSA1-SA2,203,3 165. Page 48, line 10: after that line insert:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,203,4 " Section 150rm. 66.0137 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,203,10 66.0137 (4) Self-insured health plans. If a city, including a 1st class city, or a village provides health care benefits under its home rule power, or if a town provides health care benefits, to its officers and employees on a self-insured basis, the self-insured plan shall comply with ss. 49.493 (3) (d), 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 632.746 (10) (a) 2. and (b) 2., 632.747 (3), 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.87 (4) and (5), 632.89, 632.895 (9) to (14) (15), 632.896, and 767.25 (4m) (d).".

AB1-SSA1-SA2,203,11 166. Page 48, line 10: after that line insert:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,203,13 " Section 250b. 59.43 (1) (L) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 10, is amended to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,204,7 59.43 (1) (L) File all documents pertaining to security interests, as defined in s. 401.201 (37) (a), that are required or authorized by law to be filed with the register. Except as otherwise prescribed by the department of financial institutions under subch. V of ch. 409, these documents shall be executed on white or light colored sheets of paper, 8 or 8.5 inches wide and 5, 7, 10.5, or 14 inches long. Whenever there is offered for filing any document that varies more than one-eighth inch from the approved size, or that is not on a standard form prescribed by ch. 409 or by the department of financial institutions, then in addition to the regular filing fee an additional filing fee shall be charged by the register of deeds, as prescribed by sub. (2). No assignment, release, or other instrument shall be offered for filing that is executed or endorsed on any other document, but each shall be a separate and distinct document, except those assignments or notices that are printed or written on and immediately following the original agreement or financing statement, offered for filing at the same time, shall be considered as one document. All of these documents shall be legibly written, and shall have the names of the debtor and secured party plainly printed or typed on the document and shall provide a space for filing data of the register of deeds on the outside of the document meeting the requirements set forth in sub. (2m) (b) 1. to 5.

AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 150d Section 150d. 59.43 (1) (m), (n) and (o) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 10, are amended to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,204,13 59.43 (1) (m) Except as otherwise provided in subchs. V and VII of ch. 409, keep Keep these chattel documents in consecutive numerical arrangement, for the inspection of all persons, endorsing on each document the document number and the date and time of reception.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,205,2 (n) Upon the filing of a financing statement or other document evidencing the creation of a security interest, as defined in s. 401.201 (37) (a), required to be filed or recorded with the register under s. 409.501 (1) (a), enter the name of each debtor alphabetically in indices, of which each page shall be divided into columns which shall contain the following information: number of the document, date and time of filing, name and address of debtor, name and address of secured party, name of the document, the amount if any, shown in the document, brief description of property, and the last column set aside for the entry of assignments, continuation statements, termination statements, foreclosure affidavits, extensions and releases pertaining to such financing statements or chattel security documents. If the financing statement evidences the creation of a security interest in fixtures, it also shall be entered in the tract index if one is kept in the county index the document in the real estate records index under sub. (9).

AB1-SSA1-SA2,205,10 (o) Except as otherwise provided in subch. V of ch. 409, upon Upon the filing of an assignment, continuation statement, termination statement, foreclosure affidavit, extension, or release pertaining to a filed financing statement or other chattel security document, enter the document number and the date and time of filing in the appropriate column of the indices referred to in par. (n) and on the same line as that on which the entry of the filed financing statement or other chattel security document appears index the document in the real estate records index under sub. (9).

AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 150f Section 150f. 59.43 (1) (um) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,205,14 59.43 (1) (um) Submit that portion of recording and filing fees collected under sub. (2) (ag) 1. or (e) and not retained by the county to the land information board under s. 59.72 (5).

AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 150h Section 150h. 59.43 (1) (um) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.

AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 150m Section 150m. 59.43 (2) (ag) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27 and 2001 Wisconsin Acts 10 and 16, is repealed and recreated to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,205,22 59.43 (2) (ag) 1. Subject to s. 59.72 (5), for recording any instrument entitled to be recorded in the office of register of deeds, $11 for the first page and $2 for each additional page, except that no fee may be collected for recording a change of address that is exempt from a filing fee under s. 185.83 (1) (b).

AB1-SSA1-SA2,205,24 2. In the event of conflict in the statutes regarding recording fees, subd. 1. shall control.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,206,2 Section 150p . 59.43 (2) (ag) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,206,8 59.43 (2) (ag) 1. For recording any instrument entitled to be recorded in the office of register of deeds, $8 for the first page if the county maintains a land information office under s. 59.72 (3) and $4 for the first page if the county does not maintain such an office, and $2 for each additional page, except that no fee may be collected for recording a change of address that is exempt from a filing fee under s. 185.83 (1) (b).

AB1-SSA1-SA2,206,10 2. In the event of conflict in the statutes regarding recording fees, subd. 1. shall control.

AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 150r Section 150r. 59.43 (2) (e) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27 and 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, is repealed and recreated to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,206,15 59.43 (2) (e) Subject to s. 59.72 (5), for filing any instrument which is entitled to be filed in the office of register of deeds and for which no other specific fee is specified, $11 for the first page and $2 for each additional page.

AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 150t Section 150t. 59.43 (2) (e) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,206,21 59.43 (2) (e) For filing any instrument which is entitled to be filed in the office of register of deeds and for which no other specific fee is specified, $8 for the first page if the county maintains a land information office under s. 59.72 (3) and $4 for the first page if the county does not maintain such an office, and $2 for each additional page.

AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 150v Section 150v. 59.72 (5) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, is repealed and recreated to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,207,2 59.72 (5) Land record modernization funding. (a) Before the 16th day of each month a register of deeds shall submit to the land information board $7 from the fee for recording or filing the first page of each instrument that is recorded or filed under s. 59.43 (2) (ag) 1. or (e), less any amount retained by the county under par. (b).

AB1-SSA1-SA2,207,5 (b) A county may retain $5 of the $7 submitted under par. (a) from the fee for recording or filing the first page of each instrument that is recorded or filed under s. 59.43 (2) (ag) 1. or (e) if all of the following conditions are met:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,207,6 1. The county has established a land information office under sub. (3).

AB1-SSA1-SA2,207,9 2. A land information office has been established for less than 2 years or has received approval for a countywide plan for land records modernization under sub. (3) (b).

AB1-SSA1-SA2,207,15 3. The county uses $4 of each $5 fee retained under this paragraph to develop, implement, and maintain the countywide plan for land records modernization, and $1 of each $5 fee retained under this paragraph to develop and maintain a computerized indexing of the county's land information records relating to housing, including the housing element of the county's land use plan under s. 66.1001 (2) (b), in a manner that would allow for greater public access through use of the Internet.

AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 150w Section 150w. 59.72 (5) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27 and 2001 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,207,21 59.72 (5) Land record modernization funding. A county that establishes a land information office shall use $4 of the $8 per page received under s. 59.43 (2) (ag) 1. and (e) to develop, implement, and maintain a countywide plan for land records modernization.".

AB1-SSA1-SA2,207,22 167. Page 48, line 10: after that line insert:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,207,23 " Section 150d. 59.692 (1) (bn) of the statutes is repealed.

AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 150g Section 150g. 59.692 (1) (d) of the statutes is repealed.

AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 150m Section 150m. 59.692 (1v) of the statutes is repealed.".

AB1-SSA1-SA2,208,2 168. Page 49, line 18: after that line insert:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,208,3 " Section 151e. 66.0218 of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,208,5 66.0218 Direct annexation of certain town territory. (1) Definitions. In this section:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,208,6 (a) "Legal description" has the meaning given in s. 66.0217 (1) (c).

AB1-SSA1-SA2,208,7 (b) "Members-elect" has the meaning given in s. 59.001 (2m).

AB1-SSA1-SA2,208,8 (c) "Municipality" means a city, village, or town.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,208,11 (d) "Public services" includes police and fire protection; sewer and water treatment; stormwater treatment; building, health, and fire prevention inspections; planning; and public works services.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,208,12 (e) "Scale map" has the meaning given in s. 66.0217 (1) (g).

AB1-SSA1-SA2,208,15 (2) City, village ordinances. (a) Enactment. The governing body of a city or village may, by a two-thirds vote of its members-elect, enact an ordinance to annex a contiguous town or contiguous town territory if all of the following apply:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,208,17 1. The area of the territory to be annexed is less than 10 square miles and the territory is located in a county with a population of at least 300,000.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,208,19 2. The annexing city or village is contiguous to more than 50% of the length of the territory to be annexed.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,208,22 3. The annexing city or village is capable of providing public services to the territory to be annexed at a level that at least equals the level of service that is being provided by the town.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,209,3 4. The annexation of the territory will reduce any existing problems of duplicative public services being provided within the same area by more than one municipality.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,209,8 5. The boundary of the territory to be annexed is contiguous to one or more cities or villages for at least 95% of its length, excluding areas that border on water, or on land whose condition prohibits development, except that such excluded areas of the border may not exceed 33% of the length of the boundary of the territory that is sought to be annexed.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,209,14 (b) Requirements. The annexation ordinance shall contain a legal description of the territory annexed and the name of the town from which the territory is annexed. Upon enactment of the ordinance under par. (a) the city or village clerk shall file with the secretary of state 8 certified copies of the ordinance, 8 copies of a scale map, and 8 copies of a plat which shows the boundaries of the city or village, including the annexed territory.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,209,20 (c) Secretary of state. Not later than 10 days after receiving the ordinance, scale map, and plat, the secretary of state shall forward 2 copies of the ordinance, scale map, and plat to the department of transportation, one copy to the department of administration, one copy to the department of natural resources, one copy to the department of revenue, one copy to the department of public instruction, and one copy to the clerk of the town from which the territory was annexed.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,209,22 (d) Action to contest annexation. Section 66.0217 (11) applies to annexations under this section.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,209,24 (3) Effectiveness of annexation ordinance. An ordinance enacted under sub. (2) takes effect on the first day of the 2nd month beginning after enactment.".