Acts Index

Community Connections Free Clinic in Dodgeville: one-time funding for dental services to low-income residents [Sec. 403r, 9121 (8x)] -  Act 20

Community health centers grants from DHFS: award to certain facility that has closed repealed (remedial legislation) -  Act 88

Drug Abuse Program surcharge allocated to DHFS and OJA [Sec. 3866, 9407 (1)] -  Act 20

Drugs to treat HIV infections: DHFS may use federal project aids moneys rather than federal project operations moneys to reimburse costs (remedial legislation)  -  Act 89

Fetal and infant mortality project; report required [Sec. 405e, f, 9121 (6d), 9421 (8c)] [9121 (6d) — partial veto; 405f, 9421 (8c) — vetoed] -  Act 20

Food stamp employment and training program: DHFS report required re participation [Sec. 9121 (7k)] [vetoed]  -  SB-40

Health and wellness and reduction of childhood and adolescent obesity: DHFS community collaboration required [Sec. 3039r] -  Act 20

Health insurers, self-insured plans, service benefit plans, and pharmacy benefits managers (third parties): requirement re providing DHFS information to help identify persons eligible for certain MA services [Sec. 395, 1017, 1610-1625, 1642, 1650, 1655, 3067] -  Act 20

Health opportunity accounts under Badger Care: DHFS to request federal waiver [Sec. 1559e] [vetoed]  -  SB-40

HealthNet of Janesville, Inc.: grant increased [Sec. 3033r] -  Act 20

HIRSP pilot program for certain drugs for persons with HIV; DHFS report on modifying pilot program re purchase of drugs [Sec. 402, 1646, 2883, 2884, 3035r, s, 9121 (7p)]  -  Act 20

``Lead inspection" eliminated and replaced with ``lead investigation" in the statutes (remedial legislation)  -  Act 91

Pharmacy dispensing fee increase for generic drugs re certain MA programs; DHFS duties specified [Sec. 9121 (7j)] [vetoed] -  SB-40

Physical health risk assessment and disease management re MA or Badger Care enrollees [Sec. 1559g, h, 1641d, e, 9121 (7j)] [1559g, 1641d — partial veto; 9121 (7j) — vetoed] -  Act 20

Smoking cessation program for MA recipients [Sec. 9121 (7L)]  -  Act 20

State of emergency: state agency status for health care facilities, mass clinics, and certain health care providers revised; governing bodies of counties allowed to make declarations of emergencies; civil liability immunity for donating or selling qualified food and household products modified; State Interoperability Council made a statutory council and renamed the Interoperability Council; tornado or other hazardous drill requirement in public and private schools revised  -  Act 79

Statewide poison control funding increased [Sec. 2869h] -  Act 20

Value-based health care purchasing initiatives; Wisconsin Health Information Organization and centralized data repository provisions [Sec. 543t, 2898h]  -  Act 20

Volunteer Health Care Provider Program: status as state agents of DHFS expanded to include licensed pharmacists and pharmacy technicians -  Act 201

health and family services, department of _ supportive living and treatment Health and Family Services, Department of — Supportive living and treatment

American Indian health project grants: program revisions [Sec. 406, 2851-2861] -  Act 20

Bed assessment for intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded revised; nursing home rate increase [Sec. 1800-1805, 9121 (1)] -  Act 20

Certified or registered residential care apartment complex and certified adult family homes: service of notices to include mail and electronic mail with return acknowledgement requested (remedial legislation) -  Act 92

Community aids: basic county allocation for each fiscal year set [Sec. 1100, 1101] -  Act 20

Community mental health block grant allocations [Sec. 1101p, 1167n, 1835c] -  Act 20

Disability ombudsman program for Family Care recipients [Sec. 954m] -  Act 20

Disabled children's long-term support services: county may retain certain fee [Sec. 409, 416, 795, 814, 835, 1590, 2882] -  Act 20

Disproportionate share hospitals: revision re DHFS payment of MA supplements [Sec. 1391, 1538, 9321 (7)]  -  Act 20

Family Care liaison and advocacy services for Grant County [Sec. 954mb] -  Act 20

Family Care program expanded, districts renamed ``long-term care districts"; JCF authority revised; changes re county use of COP funds, Wisconsin Partnership Program operations, resource center governing boards and local and regional committees [for section numbers, see entry under ``Nursing homes and adult care"] -  Act 20

Family Care provider contracts [Sec. 997m, 9321 (9c)] -  Act 20

Family Support Program re care of disabled children: DHFS to set criteria for service priority funding [Sec. 1202, 1203] -  Act 20

Food stamp recipients' employment and training program transferred from DWD to DHFS; food stamp eligibility re child support noncompliance revised [Sec. 387, 464, 1397-1407, 1425, 1662-1667, 1669, 2645, 9154 (3k)] -  Act 20

Group home revolving fund repealed [Sec. 410, 1201] -  Act 20

Health care tax credit (HCTC) program: current HIRSP Authority requirements repealed; provisions re Badger Care Plus as an HCTC qualifying plan [Sec. 1605 (2m), 2895h]  -  Act 20

HIRSP Authority changes -  Act 39

Long-term care facilities, information, referral, and assessment: requirements revised [Sec. 909, 916, 921, 927, 928, 1760-1762, 1765-1767, 1769, 1770, 1773, 1774, 1777, 1779, 1780, 1806, 1808] -  Act 20

MA coverage of certain childless adults under age 65: DHFS to request federal waiver for demonstration project [Sec. 382, 390, 392w, 393, 1392, 1546, 2881, 2894h, 9421 (4)]  -  Act 20

MA or Badger Care eligibility extended for parents following death of a child; DHFS to request federal waiver [Sec. 1554m] -  Act 20

Medicare Part D re persons with HIV infections: restriction on DHFS subsidization of premiums revised [Sec. 3037, 3038] -  Act 20

``Nurse's assistant", ``hospice aide", and ``home health aide" changed to ``nurse aide"; ``intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded" changed to ``intermediate care facility for persons with mental retardation"; ``instructional and competency evaluation program" changed to ``instructional program" and DHFS duties revised; ``feeding assistant" caregiver classification created, nursing home provisions; reporting certain allegations to DRL eliminated (remedial legislation)  -  Act 153

Outreach services in south central and southeastern Wisconsin: funding for health, mental health, housing, assisted living, domestic violence, and other services [Sec. 1116e]  -  Act 20

People with Developmental Disabilities, Board for, created; staff, funding, positions, and authority of Council on Developmental Disabilities transferred to [Sec. 52b, 330s, 524w, 1824b, 9101 (10q), 9121 (9i), 9221 (1q), 9255 (1q)] [9221 (1q), 9255 (1q) — vetoed] -  Act 20

Personal care services provided by an individual: any entity that employs or contracts with required to conduct background checks and disclose certain information to clients or a client's guardian; exception and DHFS duties  -  Act 172

Pharmacy management services for all DHFS-operated institutions: issuance of request for proposals required [Sec. 1810r] -  Act 20

Physical Disabilities, Council on: DHFS to allocate funding for [Sec. 1073v] -  Act 20

Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE): DHFS may administer under the MA program (remedial legislation) -  Act 141

Protective placement of an individual with a developmental disability in a nursing home: exception to prohibitions created re placement of 30 days or less after release from a hospital (remedial legislation) -  Act 139

Quality home care program: DHFS grant to organization providing services [Sec. 1114] -  Act 20

SSI benefit payments and caretaker supplements funding [Sec. 1450] -  Act 20

State centers for the developmentally disabled: funding for DHFS positions increased [Sec. 9121 (9f)]  -  Act 20

State long-term care partnerships and MA eligibility: DHFS requirement re federal pilot project repealed; provisions re MA eligibility determination; long-term care insurance requirements [Sec. 1551c, 1598r, 1604, 1634r, 2873, 2874, 3652m, 3664c] -  Act 20

W-2 and TANF related revenues and expenditures re cash benefits, agency contracts and bonuses, child care subsidies, kinship care, EITC, child welfare safety services and information system, caretaker supplement, and emergency assistance [Sec. 1436-1442, 1445, 1449, 1451, 1453, 1454]  -  Act 20

health care provider Health care provider, see Chiropractic; Dentistry; Hospitals; Medical education; Medical practice, Group; Medical service; Nurses; Nursing homes and adult care; Pharmacy; Physician; Podiatry; Psychology; Trades and occupations

health care record Health care record, see Medical service; Privacy

health insurance Health insurance, see Insurance — Health; Public employee — Group insurance

health insurance risk_sharing plan Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan

Health care tax credit (HCTC) program: current HIRSP Authority requirements repealed; provisions re Badger Care Plus as an HCTC qualifying plan [Sec. 1605 (2m), 2895h]  -  Act 20

HIRSP Authority changes -  Act 39

HIRSP Authority changes [Sec. 213, 675, 679, 761, 2876-2878, 2885-2893, 9114 (2w)] -  Act 20

HIRSP pilot program for certain drugs for persons with HIV; DHFS report on modifying pilot program re purchase of drugs [Sec. 402, 1646, 2883, 2884, 3035r, s, 9121 (7p)]  -  Act 20

health officer Health officer, see Public health

health services, department of Health Services, Department of

Children and Families, Department of, created; DHFS duties re services to children and families transferred to; DWD duties re W-2, child and spousal support, paternity, and medical support liability transferred to; DHFS renamed Department of Health Services [for section numbers, see entry under ``Reorganization of state government"] -  Act 20

Special distinguishing registration plates supporting the efforts of Donate Life Wisconsin and organ and tissue donation; annual audited financial statement, fee, and DHS provisions  -  Act 107

hearings and appeals, division of Hearings and Appeals, Division of

Motor vehicle dealer and franchisor agreement: DHA hearing process to resolve disagreements over changes revised  -  Act 32

heffernan, nathan steward Heffernan, Nathan Steward

Life and public service of the former Chief Justice commended upon his death [AJR-48] -  JR-16

helicopter Helicopter, see Aviation

henry, hugo harrison Henry, Hugo Harrison

Life and public service to the City of Beloit community commended [Mr8 SJR-1] -  JR-51

high school High school, see School and its subheadings

higher educational aids board Higher Educational Aids Board, see also Scholarships and loans; Veteran — Education

Appropriation revision [Sec. 224, 745-747] -  Act 20

Tuition and fee remissions for veterans and certain dependents: new biennial appropriation for Regents and TCS boards [Sec. 226, 735, 736, 740, 741, 749, 9322 (2)]  -  Act 20

Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program and office created in DOA; DOA liaison and Wisconsin Covenant Foundation, Inc., duties; report required [Sec. 25, 26, 35p, 78, 225, 520, 748, 3006, 9122 (1), 9322 (3)] [78, 520, 748 — partial veto]] -  Act 20

highway Highway, see Road and its subheadings

highway aid Highway aid, see Road — Finance

highway map Highway map, see Maps

hirsp HIRSP, see Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan

hispanic american Hispanic American, see Minority groups

historical society Historical society

Records management-service funds for SHSW [Sec. 231] -  Act 20

SHSW storage facility operation: Indian gaming receipts to fund [Sec. 230, 542] -  Act 20

State agency energy conservation construction projects and fuel and utilities appropriations [Sec. 112g, r, 221s, 227m, 234m, 248m, 317d, 339m, 501m, 516c, 534m, 535m, n, 583, 596c, 608, 9105 (1)(o)] -  Act 20

Wisconsin Black Historical Society and Museum: annual grants provided [Sec. 227, 782] -  Act 20

hiv _human immunodeficiency virus_ HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus), see Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

hmong Hmong, see Minority groups