SB1, s. 955 20Section 955. 46.281 (2) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,534,2121 46.281 (2) (title) Powers Other powers of the department.
SB1, s. 956 22Section 956. 46.281 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,535,623 46.281 (3) Duty of the secretary. The secretary shall certify to each county,
24hospital, nursing home, community-based residential facility, adult family home
25and residential care apartment complex the date on which a resource center that

1serves the area of the county, hospital, nursing home, community-based residential
2facility, adult family home or residential care apartment complex is first available
3to provide a perform functional screenings and financial screen and cost-sharing
4screenings
. To facilitate phase-in of services of resource centers, the secretary may
5certify that the resource center is available for specified groups of eligible individuals
6or for specified facilities in the county.
SB1, s. 956g 7Section 956g. 46.281 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,535,128 46.281 (4) County contribution. (a) In this subsection, "base amount" means
9the amount that a county expended in calendar year 2006, as determined by the
10department, to provide long-term care services to individuals who would have been
11eligible for the family care benefit in calendar year 2006 if the family care benefit had
12been available to residents of the county.
SB1,535,1613 (b) Except as provided in par. (c), each county in which the department has a
14contract with an entity to administer the family care benefit shall in each year of the
15contract either pay the department the following amount or agree to reduce the
16community aids distribution to the county under s. 46.40 (2) by the following amount:
SB1,535,1917 1. If the base amount for the county is less than or equal to 22 percent of the
18calendar year 2006 community aids distribution to the county under s. 46.40 (2), the
19base amount.
SB1,535,2220 2. If the base amount for the county is greater than 22 percent of the calendar
21year 2006 community aids distribution to the county under s. 46.40 (2), the following
22amounts in the following years:
SB1,535,2423 a. For the first year that the department contracts for administration of the
24family care benefit in the county, the base amount for the county.
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1b. For the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th years that the department contracts for
2administration of the family care benefit in the county, the amount from the previous
3year minus 25 percent of the difference between the base amount for the county and
422 percent of the calendar year 2006 community aids distribution to the county under
5s. 46.40 (2).
SB1,536,86 c. For the 5th year and each subsequent year that the department contracts for
7administration of the family care benefit in the county, 22 percent of the calendar
8year 2006 community aids distribution to the county under s. 46.40 (2).
SB1,536,159 (c) Each county in which the department has a contract with an entity to
10administer the family care benefit, and in which the department had such a contract
11before January 1, 2006, shall annually either pay the department or agree to reduce
12the community aids distribution to the county under s. 46.40 (2) by the amount that
13the county paid the department, or by which the county's community aids
14distribution was reduced, in calendar year 2006 to fund the program under ss.
1546.2805 to 46.2895.
SB1,536,1716 (d) The department shall deposit payments made by counties under this
17subsection in the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (7) (g).
SB1, s. 957 18Section 957. 46.282 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 958 19Section 958. 46.282 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 959 20Section 959. 46.282 (3) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 960 21Section 960. 46.282 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 961 22Section 961. 46.282 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 962 23Section 962. 46.282 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 963 24Section 963. 46.282 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 964 25Section 964. 46.282 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 965
1Section 965. 46.282 (3) (a) 5. of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 966 2Section 966. 46.282 (3) (a) 6. of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 967 3Section 967. 46.282 (3) (a) 7. of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 968 4Section 968. 46.282 (3) (a) 8. of the statutes is renumbered 46.2825 (2) (e) and
5amended to read:
SB1,537,76 46.2825 (2) (e) Monitor the pattern of enrollments and disenrollments in local
7care management organizations that provide services in the committee's region.
SB1, s. 969 8Section 969. 46.282 (3) (a) 9. of the statutes is renumbered 46.283 (6) (b) 3. and
9amended to read:
SB1,537,1410 46.283 (6) (b) 3. Identify any gaps in services, living arrangements, and
11community resources and develop strategies to build local capacity to serve older
12persons and persons with physical or developmental disabilities
needed by
13individuals belonging to the client groups served by the resource center
, especially
14those with long-term care needs.
SB1, s. 970 15Section 970. 46.282 (3) (a) 10. of the statutes is renumbered 46.2825 (2) (g) and
16amended to read:
SB1,537,1917 46.2825 (2) (g) Perform long-range planning on long-term care policy for older
18persons and persons with physical or developmental disabilities
individuals
19belonging to the client groups served by the resource center
.
SB1, s. 971 20Section 971. 46.282 (3) (a) 11. of the statutes is renumbered 46.283 (6) (b) 8.
21and amended to read:
SB1,538,322 46.283 (6) (b) 8. Annually review interagency agreements between a the
23resource center and care management organization or organizations that provide
24services in the area served by the resource center
and make recommendations, as
25appropriate, on the interaction between the resource center and the care

1management organization or organizations to assure coordination between or
2among them and to assure access to and timeliness in provision of services by the
3resource center and the care management organizations
.
SB1, s. 972 4Section 972. 46.282 (3) (a) 12. of the statutes is renumbered 46.283 (6) (b) 9.
5and amended to read:
SB1,538,106 46.283 (6) (b) 9. Annually review Review the number and types of complaints
7and
grievances about and appeals concerning the long-term care system by persons
8who receive or may receive care under the system
in the area served by the resource
9center
, to determine if a need exists for system changes, and recommend system or
10other changes if appropriate.
SB1, s. 973 11Section 973. 46.282 (3) (a) 13. of the statutes is renumbered 46.283 (6) (b) 6.
12and amended to read:
SB1,538,1613 46.283 (6) (b) 6. Identify potential new sources of community resources and
14funding for needed services for older persons and persons with physical or
15developmental disabilities
individuals belonging to the client groups served by the
16resource center
.
SB1, s. 974 17Section 974. 46.282 (3) (a) 14. of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 975 18Section 975. 46.282 (3) (a) 15. of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 976 19Section 976. 46.282 (3) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 46.283 (6) (b) 10. and
20amended to read:
SB1,538,2421 46.283 (6) (b) 10. A local long-term care council may, within the local
22long-term care council's area
If directed to do so by the county board, assume the
23duties of the county long-term community support planning committee as specified
24under s. 46.27 (4) for a county served by the resource center.
SB1, s. 977 25Section 977. 46.2825 of the statutes is created to read:
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146.2825 Regional long-term care advisory committees. (1) Creation.
2The governing board of each resource center operating in a region established by the
3department under s. 46.281 (1n) (d) 1. shall appoint the number of its members that
4is specified by the department under s. 46.281 (1n) (d) 2. to a regional long-term care
5advisory committee. At least 50 percent of the persons a resource center board
6appoints to a regional long-term care advisory committee shall be older persons or
7persons with a physical or developmental disability or their family members,
8guardians, or other advocates.
SB1,539,10 9(2) Duties. A regional long-term care advisory committee shall do all of the
10following:
SB1,539,1611 (a) Evaluate the performance of care management organizations and entities
12that operate a program described under s. 46.2805 (1) (a) or (b) in the committee's
13region with respect to responsiveness to recipients of their services, fostering choices
14for recipients, and other issues affecting recipients; and make recommendations
15based on the evaluation to the department and to the care management
16organizations and entities, as appropriate.
SB1,539,1917 (b) Evaluate the performance of resource centers operating in the committee's
18region and, as appropriate, make recommendations, concerning their performance
19to the department and the resource centers.
SB1,539,2220 (c) Monitor grievances and appeals made to care management organizations
21or entities that operate a program described under s. 46.2805 (1) (a) or (b) within the
22committee's region.
SB1,539,2323 (d) Review utilization of long-term care services in the committee's region.
SB1,540,424 (f) Using information gathered under s. 46.283 (6) (b) 2. by governing boards
25of resources centers operating in the committee's region and other available

1information, identify any gaps in the availability of services, living arrangements,
2and community resources needed by older persons and persons with physical or
3developmental disabilities, and develop strategies to build capacity to provide those
4services, living arrangements, and community resources in the committee's region.
SB1,540,75 (h) Annually report to the department regarding significant achievements and
6problems relating to the provision of long-term care services in the committee's
7region.
SB1, s. 978 8Section 978. 46.283 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,540,109 46.283 (1) (a) 2. Whether to create a family long-term care district to apply to
10the department for a contract to operate a resource center.
SB1, s. 979 11Section 979. 46.283 (2) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 980 12Section 980. 46.283 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 46.283 (2), and 46.283
13(2) (intro.) and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB1,540,2114 46.283 (2) (intro.) After June 30, 2001, the The department may, if the
15applicable review conditions under s. 46.281 (1) (e) 2. are satisfied,
contract to
16operate a resource center with counties, family long-term care districts, or the
17governing body of a tribe or band or the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc., under
18a joint application of any of these, or with a private nonprofit organization if the
19department determines that the organization has no significant connection to an
20entity that operates a care management organization and if any of the following
21applies:
SB1,540,2322 (b) A county agency or a family long-term care district applies for a contract
23but fails to meet the standards specified in sub. (3).
SB1, s. 981 24Section 981. 46.283 (3) (h) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 982 25Section 982. 46.283 (3) (i) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 983
1Section 983. 46.283 (3) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,541,42 46.283 (3) (k) A determination of eligibility for state supplemental payments
3under s. 49.77, medical assistance under s. 49.46, 49.468 or, 49.47, or 49.471, or the
4federal food stamp program under 7 USC 2011 to 2029.
SB1, s. 984 5Section 984. 46.283 (4) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,541,136 46.283 (4) (e) Within 6 months after the family care benefit is available to all
7eligible persons in the area of the resource center, provide
Provide information about
8the services of the resource center, including the services specified in sub. (3) (d),
9about assessments under s. 46.284 (4) (b) and care plans under s. 46.284 (4) (c) and
10about the family care benefit to all older persons and persons with a physical
11disability who are residents of nursing homes, community-based residential
12facilities, adult family homes and residential care apartment complexes in the area
13of the resource center.
SB1, s. 985 14Section 985. 46.283 (4) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,541,1815 46.283 (4) (f) Provide Perform a functional screening and a financial screen to
16and cost-sharing screening for any resident, as specified in par. (e), who requests a
17screen screening and assist any resident who is eligible and chooses to enroll in a care
18management organization to do so.
SB1, s. 986 19Section 986. 46.283 (4) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,542,820 46.283 (4) (g) Provide Perform a functional screening and a financial screen to
21and cost-sharing screening for any person seeking admission to a nursing home,
22community-based residential facility, residential care apartment complex , or adult
23family home if the secretary has certified that the resource center is available to the
24person and the facility and the person is determined by the resource center to have
25a condition that is expected to last at least 90 days that would require care,

1assistance, or supervision. A resource center may not require a financial screen and
2cost-sharing screening
for a person seeking admission or about to be admitted on a
3private pay basis who waives the requirement for a financial screen and cost-sharing
4screening
under this paragraph, unless the person is expected to become eligible for
5medical assistance within 6 months. A resource center need not provide perform a
6functional screen for screening for a person seeking admission or about to be
7admitted who has received a screen for whom a functional eligibility under s. 46.286
8(1) (a)
screening was performed within the previous 6 months.
SB1, s. 987 9Section 987. 46.283 (4) (j) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,542,1210 46.283 (4) (j) Target any outreach, education, and prevention services it
11provides and any service development efforts it conducts on the basis of findings
12made by the governing board of the resource center under sub. (6) (b) 2. and 3.
SB1, s. 988 13Section 988. 46.283 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,542,1814 46.283 (5) Funding. From the appropriation accounts under s. 20.435 (4) (b),
15(bm), (gp), (pa), and (w), and (xd) and (7) (b), (bd), and (md), the department may
16contract with organizations that meet standards under sub. (3) for performance of
17the duties under sub. (4) and shall distribute funds for services provided by resource
18centers.
SB1, s. 989 19Section 989. 46.283 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,542,2220 46.283 (6) Governing board. (a) 1. A resource center shall have a governing
21board that reflects the ethnic and economic diversity of the geographic area served
22by the resource center.
SB1,543,4 232. At least one-fourth of the members of the governing board shall be older
24persons or persons with physical or developmental disabilities
individuals who
25belong to a client group served by the resource center or their family members,

1guardians, or other advocates. The proportion of these board members who belong
2to each client group, or their family members, guardians, or advocates, shall be the
3same, respectively, as the proportion of individuals in this state who receive services
4under s. 46.2805 to 46.2895 and belong to each client group.
SB1, s. 990 5Section 990. 46.283 (6) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,543,126 46.283 (6) (a) 3. An individual who has a financial interest in, or serves on the
7governing board of, a care management organization or an organization that
8administers a program described under s. 46.2805 (1) (a) or (b) or a managed care
9program under s. 49.45 for individuals who are eligible to receive supplemental
10security income under 42 USC 1381 to 1383c, which serves any geographic area also
11served by a resource center, and the individual's family members, may not serve as
12members of the governing board of the resource center.
SB1, s. 991 13Section 991. 46.283 (6) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,543,1514 46.283 (6) (b) The governing board of a resource center shall do all of the
15following:
SB1,543,1816 1. Determine the structure, policies, and procedures of, and oversee the
17operations of, the resource center. The operations of a resource center that is
18operated by a county are subject to the county's ordinances and budget.
SB1,543,2319 2. Annually gather information from consumers and providers of long-term
20care services and other interested persons concerning the adequacy of long-term
21care services offered in the area served by the resource center. The board shall
22provide well-advertised opportunities for persons to participate in the board's
23information gathering activities conducted under this subdivision.
SB1,543,2524 4. Report findings made under subds. 2. and 3. to the applicable regional
25long-term care advisory committee.
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15. Recommend strategies for building local capacity to serve older persons and
2persons with physical or developmental disabilities, as appropriate, to local elected
3officials, the regional long-term care advisory committee, or the department.
SB1,544,54 7. Appoint members to the regional long-term care advisory committee, as
5provided under s. 46.2825 (1).
SB1, s. 992 6Section 992. 46.284 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,544,107 46.284 (1) (a) (intro.) After considering recommendations of the local
8long-term care council under s. 46.282 (3) (a) 1., a
A county board of supervisors and,
9in a county with a county executive or a county administrator, the county executive
10or county administrator, may decide all of the following:
SB1, s. 993 11Section 993. 46.284 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,544,1312 46.284 (1) (a) 2. Whether to create a family long-term care district to apply to
13the department for a contract to operate a care management organization.
SB1, s. 994 14Section 994. 46.284 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 995 15Section 995. 46.284 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 996 16Section 996. 46.284 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
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