(b) Present grievances on the resident's own behalf or others to the facility's staff or administrator of the facility or complex, to public officials or to any other person without justifiable fear of reprisal, and to join with other residents or individuals within or outside of the facility or complex to work for improvements in resident care.
(c) Manage the resident's own financial affairs, including any personal allowances under federal or state programs, unless the resident delegates, in writing, such this responsibility to the facility or complex and the facility or complex accepts the responsibility, or unless the resident delegates to someone else of the resident's choosing and that person accepts the responsibility. The resident shall receive, upon written request by the resident or guardian, a written monthly account of any financial transactions made by the facility or complex under such a delegation of responsibility.
(e) Be treated with courtesy, respect and full recognition of the resident's dignity and individuality, by all employees of the facility or complex and licensed, certified, or registered providers of health care and pharmacists with whom the resident comes in contact.
(f) 1. 'Privacy for visits by spouse.' If both spouses are residents of the same facility or complex, they shall be permitted to share a room or apartment unless medically contraindicated as documented by the resident's physician or advanced practice nurse prescriber in the resident's medical record.
3. Confidentiality of health and personal records, and the right to approve or refuse their release to any individual outside the facility or complex, except in the case of the resident's transfer to another facility or complex or as required by law or 3rd-party payment contracts and except as provided in s. 146.82 (2) and (3).
(g) Not to be required to perform services for the facility or complex that are not included for therapeutic purposes in the resident's plan of care.
(j) (intro.) Be transferred or discharged, and be given reasonable advance notice of any planned transfer or discharge, and an explanation of the need for and alternatives to the transfer or discharge. The facility or complex to which the resident is to be transferred must have accepted the resident for transfer, except in a medical emergency or if the transfer or discharge is for nonpayment of charges following a reasonable opportunity to pay a deficiency. No person may be involuntarily discharged for nonpayment under this paragraph if the person meets all of the following conditions:
2. (intro.) The funding of his or her care in the nursing home or community-based residential facility under s. 49.45 (6m) is reduced or terminated because of one of the following:
a. He or she requires a level or type of care which that is not provided by the nursing home or community-based residential facility.
(L) Receive adequate and appropriate care within the capacity of the facility or complex.
SECTION 6. 50.09 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:
50.09 (1g) In this section, "complex" means a residential care apartment complex.
SECTION 7. 50.09 (2), (4) and (5) of the statutes are amended to read:
50.09 (2) The department, in establishing standards for nursing homes and community-based residential facilities and complexes may establish, by rule, rights in addition to those specified in sub. (1) (1m) for residents in such the facilities or complexes.
(4) Each facility or complex shall make available a copy of the rights and responsibilities established under this section and the facility's rules of the facility or complex to each resident and each resident's legal representative, if any, at or prior to the time of admission to the facility or complex, to each person who is a resident of the facility or complex, and to each member of the facility's staff of the facility or complex. The rights, responsibilities, and rules shall be posted in a prominent place in each facility or complex. Each facility or complex shall prepare a written plan and provide appropriate staff training to implement each resident's rights established under this section.
(5) Rights established under this section shall not, except as determined by the department of corrections, be applicable to residents in such facilities or complexes, if the resident is in the legal custody of the department of corrections and is a correctional client in such a facility or complex.
SECTION 8. 50.09 (6) (a), (b) and (d) of the statutes are amended to read:
50.09 (6) (a) Each facility or complex shall establish a system of reviewing complaints and allegations of violations of residents' rights established under this section. The facility or complex shall designate a specific individual who, for the purposes of effectuating this section, shall report to the administrator.
(b) Allegations of violations of such rights by persons licensed, certified, or registered under chs. 441, 446 to 450, 455, and 456 shall be promptly reported by the facility or complex to the appropriate licensing, examining, or affiliated credentialing board and to the person against whom the allegation has been made. Any employee of the facility or complex and any person licensed, certified, or registered under chs. 441, 446 to 450, 455, and 456 may also report such allegations to the board. Such The board may make further investigation and take such disciplinary action, within the board's statutory authority, as the case requires.
(d) The facility or complex shall attach a statement, which summarizes complaints or allegations of violations of rights established under this section, to the report required under s. 50.03 (4) (c) 1. or 2. The statement shall contain the date of the complaint or allegation, the name of the persons involved, the disposition of the matter, and the date of disposition. The department shall consider the statement in reviewing the report.
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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Jablonsky, BB0020 - Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center funding
For 2007-09 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2007 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
correctional system
Juvenile correctional system
Under current law, DHFS operates the Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center (center) as a juvenile correctional facility, to provide evaluations and treatment for juveniles whose behavior presents a serious problem to themselves or others in other juvenile correctional facilities and whose mental health needs can be met at the center. Currently, DOC is required to transfer to DHFS for those services certain amounts of general purpose revenues and program revenues specified in the statutes. This bill sets those amounts for fiscal years 2007-08 and 2008-09.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 46.057 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.057 (2) From the appropriation account under s. 20.410 (3) (ba), the department of corrections shall transfer to the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (2) (kx) $1,379,300 in each fiscal year 2005-06 and $1,379,300 in fiscal year 2006-07 and, from the appropriation account under s. 20.410 (3) (hm), the department of corrections shall transfer to the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (2) (kx) $2,271,200 $2,639,800 in fiscal year 2005-06 and $2,390,600 2007-08 and $2,707,300 in fiscal year 2006-07 2008-09 for services for juveniles placed at the Mendota juvenile treatment center. The department of health and family services may charge the department of corrections not more than the actual cost of providing those services.
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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Palchik, BB0052 - Bonding cap for DVA mortgage loans
For 2007-09 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2007 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
State Government
State finance
This bill increases the authorized bonding authority of DVA to make mortgage loans from $2,120,840,000 to $2,170,840,000.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 20.866 (2) (zn) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.866 (2) (zn) Veterans affairs; self-amortizing mortgage loans. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of veterans affairs for loans to veterans under s. 45.37 (6) (a). The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $2,120,840,000 $2,170,840,000 for this purpose.
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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Palchik, BB0056 - Eligibility for veteran's cemeteries
For 2007-09 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2007 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: eligibility for burial in a state veteran's cemetery.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Veterans and military affairs
Under current law, to be eligible for burial at one of the state veteran's cemeteries, a veteran must fit within one of the following categories:
1. Die while on active duty in the U.S. armed forces or be discharged or released from active duty under honorable conditions and have been a state resident at the time of his or her entry into service.
2. Die while a resident of this state and have been discharged or released from active duty in the U.S. armed forces under honorable conditions.
This bill changes the conditions of discharge or release to being discharged under conditions other than dishonorable.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 45.61 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
45.61 (2) (a) A person who died while on active duty or who was discharged or released from active duty in the U.S. armed forces under honorable conditions other than dishonorable and who was a resident of this state at the time of his or her entry or reentry into active service and his or her dependent child and surviving spouse.
SECTION 2. 45.61 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
45.61 (2) (b) A person who was discharged or released from active duty in the U.S. armed forces under honorable conditions other than dishonorable and who was a resident of this state at the time of his or her death and his or her dependent child and surviving spouse.
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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Palchik, BB0050 - Outreach activity grants
For 2007-09 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2007 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: providing grants for outreach to homeless veterans and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Veterans and Military affairs
This bill allows DVA to provide an annual payment of $25,000 for two years to the Center for Veteran Issues for the provision of outreach services to homeless veterans.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 20.485 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
20.485 (2) (am) Payments for outreach for homeless veterans. From the general fund, the amounts in the schedule for the payments under 2007 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9153 (1). No money may be encumbered or expended from this appropriation after June 30, 2009.
****NOTE: This SECTION involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
SECTION 9153. Nonstatutory provisions; Veterans Affairs.
(1) PAYMENTS FOR OUTREACH FOR HOMELESS VETERANS. From the appropriation under section 20.485 (2) (am) of the statutes, as created by this act, the department of veterans affairs may annually make a payment not to exceed $25,000 to the Center for Veteran Issues for the purpose of providing outreach services for homeless veterans.
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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Palchik, BB0051 - Federal revenue appropriation
For 2007-09 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2007 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Veterans and military affairs
