Subject Index

Injured patients and families compensation fund: purpose modified -  AB983

Loss of society and companionship in medical malpractice cases re adult children and parents -  AB937

Loss of society and companionship in medical malpractice cases re adult children and parents -  SB187

Loss of society and companionship in medical malpractice cases re adult children and parents -  SB467

Medical malpractice claim re state officer, employee, or agent: notice to AG revised -  SB70

Patients compensation fund: purpose and integrity definitions and name changed to injured patients and families compensation fund -  AB487

Patients compensation fund: purpose and integrity definitions and name changed to injured patients and families compensation fund -  SB238

medical practice Medical practice, see specific medical occupation

medical practice, group Medical practice, Group

Defined network plans: coverage of prosthetic and orthotic devices required -  SB288

Defined network plans: notice regarding reproductive health care services required in provider directory  - AB389

Defined network plans submission of quality assurance plan: requirement revised -  SB515

Diabetes treatment: health insurance required to cover prescription medications in addition to insulin, exceptions provided - AB362

Drugs for the treatment of cancer: health care plans required to cover -  AB364

Health care plan must allow any provider to participate, conditions set; 30-day period when pharmacists elect to participate for at least one year extended to certain other health care professionals -  AB690

Health care plan must allow any provider to participate, conditions set; 30-day period when pharmacists elect to participate for at least one year extended to certain other health care professionals -  AB995

Health care provider service rates and insurer health care services reimbursement rates re MA: DHFS to post certain MA information on its website and may post certain information that providers and insurers are required to report  - AB895

Health care provider service rates and insurer health care services reimbursement rates re MA: DHFS to post certain MA information on its website and may post certain information that providers and insurers are required to report  - AB895

HMO increased payments from DHFS: plan re savings resulting from rebates; JCF duties [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9124 (7c)]  - SB44

HMO provider assessment to be collected by DHFS, deposit in MA trust fund; moneys distributed to HMOs serving MA and Badger Care recipients [Sec. 469, 867, 1312, 1370, 1418, 9324 (14); original bill only] -  SB44

MA fee schedule for services: health care providers required to submit by certain date; DHFS to make available on Web site; insurers' rates of reimbursement statement provision  - AB995

Nervous or mental disorder or alcoholism or AODA treatment: health insurance coverage requirements modified; consumer price index provision; report required  - AB839

Nervous or mental disorder or alcoholism or AODA treatment: health insurance coverage requirements modified; consumer price index provision; report required  - SB72

Nervous or mental disorder or alcoholism or AODA treatment: prescription drug and diagnostic testing not included in minimum health insurance coverage limits; health insurance coverage requirements modified and consumer price index provision; report required -  AB995

Nervous or mental disorder or alcoholism or AODA treatment: prescription drug and diagnostic testing not included in minimum health insurance coverage limits; provider and policy provisions -  AB838

Nervous or mental disorder or alcoholism or AODA treatment: prescription drug and diagnostic testing not included in minimum health insurance coverage limits; provider and policy provisions -  SB71

Smoking cessation treatment and medications: health insurance coverage required -  AB708

medical resident Medical resident, see Medical education

medical savings account Medical savings account, see Insurance — Health

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

Competency examination ordered by court: releasing report to sheriff, jailer, and certain health care providers  - SB131

Defined network plans: coverage of prosthetic and orthotic devices required -  SB288

DPI requirements eliminated re coordinating the exchange of teachers and promoting public awareness of, access to, and training of health professionals for rural and underserved urban areas -  AB725

Employment discrimination based on creed expanded re health care provider refusal to participate in certain activities; power of attorney for health care instruments and patient declarations; exemption from liability; civil action and examining boards provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, patient declaration provision replaced with ``conscience rights notification"; S.Amdts.1 and 2: further revisions]  - AB67

Employment discrimination because of temporary absence re volunteer fire fighter, EMT, first responder, or ambulance driver prohibited; hardship on employer and exemption provisions -  AB43

Employment discrimination because of temporary absence re volunteer fire fighter, EMT, first responder, or ambulance driver prohibited; hardship on employer and exemption provisions -  SB31

Firearm pointed at law enforcement officer and certain emergency personnel and bodily substances thrown or expelled by person in custody or detained by peace officer: prohibitions created [A.Amdt.2: bodily substances provisions revised, in custody or detained condition removed]  - AB206

Health care education programs: TCS board grants revised [Sec. 391-393, 942, 943, 944, 945] -  SB44

Health care facility: prohibitions re certain activities and preventing passage to and from; definition provided; civil cause of action created -  AB186

Health care powers of attorney and declarations to physicians executed in another state and in compliance with that state's laws is enforceable in Wisconsin; immunity provision  - AB554

Health care professional discipline process duties of DORL, report required; MEB membership, authority re summary suspension of credentials, and forfeiture for unprofessional conduct revised; national practitioner data bank reporting requirements; therapeutic-related deaths reported to DORL  - SB227

Health care providers: state agency status granted in certain cases re public health emergency declared by the Governor - AB919

Health care workers employed by health care facilities: requiring overtime without worker's consent prohibited; definition and employment discrimination provisions  - AB451

Health care workers employed by health care facilities: requiring overtime without worker's consent prohibited; definition and employment discrimination provisions  - SB177

Hospice nurse authorized to make a pronouncement of death under certain conditions -  AB405

Hospice nurse authorized to make a pronouncement of death under certain conditions -  SB196

Laboratory test reports of hospitals and certified laboratories re patient health care records: printed type size specified - AB132

Litigation expenses for EMS, EMT, first responder, fire fighter, or law enforcement or correctional officers: municipality required to pay, exceptions provided  - SB119

Local youth apprenticeship grants increased for health care and technology training -  AB987

MA supplemental payments for medical transportation services [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1393c] -  SB44

MEB to make certain information about physicians available to the public; health care providers allowed to correct health care information collected by DHFS -  SB226

Newborn umbilical cord blood: provisions for donation of created -  AB786

Patient health care records: circumstances under which health care provider may release without consent modified  - AB727

Patient health care records: circumstances under which health care provider may release without consent modified  - SB372

Patient health care records released without patient consent: requirement revised [original bill only]  - AB655

Patient health care records released without patient consent: requirement revised -  SB313

Patient health care records transferred from one health care provider to another: notice requirements and fine provision - AB961

Prescription drug or device: label to include retail price -  AB891

Primary health care program and funding of graduate medical education for MA providers: funding eliminated [Sec. 458, 1111, 1112, 1134, 1135, 1166, 1311, 1328, 1365-1369, 1372, 1378, 1404, 1405, 1409, 2062] -  SB44

Public Health Council created; reimbursement for quarantine costs; intrastate emergency management mutual aid; incident command system requirements and definition; certain exemption from liability; intentionally making a false threat to release a harmful substance prohibited [for further revisions, see entry under ``Public health"] -  SB120

Special orders of business for March 9, 2004 established re AB-405 and AB-772 -  AR37

Special order of business for March 10, 2004 established re AB-405 or SB-196 -  AR38

Specialized medical vehicle: MA-certified provider requirements revised re wheelchair accomodations  - AB549

STH 54 designated and marked ``Wisconsin Fire Fighters and Emergency Medical Technicians Highway" and portion of certain bridge on STH 29 as ``Wisconsin Fire Fighters-EMT/Citizen Soldier Bridge" [S.Amdt.1: contributions required]  - SB46

Traffic control signals on highways: emergency preemption device installation requirements created  - AB594

Traffic control signals on highways: emergency preemption device installation requirements created  - SB281

Trauma Advisory Council termination eliminated -  AB281

Trauma Advisory Council termination eliminated -  SB115

Treatment records of an individual re mental illness, developmental disabilities, alcoholism, or drug dependence: notice of inpatient facility residence or transfer to another place to law enforcement, mental health professional, and certain family members required unless individual requests specific people not be informed -  AB995

Volunteer firefighter and EMT service award program transferred to Comm.Dept [Sec. 48, 96, 149, 200, 205, 585, 586; original bill only] -  SB44

Volunteer Health Care Provider Program expanded to certain public elementary schools, charter schools, and MPCP participating schools; conditions set; DOA approval required  - AB772

Volunteer Health Care Provider Program expanded to certain public elementary schools, charter schools, and MPCP participating schools; conditions set; DOA approval required  - AB986

Volunteer Health Care Provider Program expanded to certain public elementary schools, charter schools, and MPCP participating schools; conditions set; DOA approval required  - AB995

Volunteer Health Care Provider Program expanded to certain public elementary schools, charter schools, and MPCP participating schools; conditions set; DOA approval required  - SB542

Volunteer interpreter between patient and health care provider: civil liability immunity -  AB984

Wisconsin Patient Safety Institute, Inc.: appropriation of GPR in DOA eliminated [Sec. 569] -  SB44

Wisconsin Patient Safety Institute, Inc.: grant program created in DOA; matching funds provision - SB353

Wrongful birth or wrongful life action: recovery of damages - SB27

medicare Medicare, see Medical assistance

medicine Medicine, see Drugs

meeting, open Meeting, Open, see Open meeting (Governmental)

memorial certificate Memorial certificate, see Legislature — Member; name of specific individual

memorial day Memorial Day, see Holidays and special dates

memorial highway Memorial highway, see Road — Construction and repair

memorial to congress Memorial to Congress, see also United States — Congress

Daylight savings time year-round in the U.S. urged -  SR12

First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: purview of the federal courts restrained and ``due process" restored to its original meaning -  SR24

Internet access: legislation to permanently prohibit any state from imposing a tax on -  SR18

United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II: legislation to provide that service of its members constituted active military service -  SR23