Wisconsin Legislature: Nursery

Public nuisance actions: court required to award defendant all of the defendant's costs and expenses if determined the activity was not a public nuisance; DOJ prohibited from bringing an action if alleged activity is not in violation of a statute, rule, permit, or ordinance - AB804

Receivership for abatement of residential nuisances: all cities, towns, and villages allowed to apply to circuit court - AB673

Special orders of business for March 5, 2008 established re AB-47, AB-67, AB-92, AB-151, AB-212, AB-281, AB-346, AB-424, AB-479, AB-486, AB-517, AB-543, AB-553, AB-569, AB-579, AB-603, AB-635, AB-645, AB-663, AB-672, AB-673, AB-676, AB-677, AB-692, AB-693, AB-717, AB-736, AB-753, AB-755, AB-771, AB-772, AB-793, AB-804, AB-805, AB-817, AB-819, AB-825, AB-835, AB-842, AB-853, AB-864, AB-869, AB-872, AB-901, SB-69, SB-176, SB-272, SB-289, SB-294, SB-324, SB-325, SB-326, SB-327, SB-328, SB-335, SB-368, SB-369, SB-370 - AR16

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Life and military service commended - AJR68

Life and military service commended - SJR61

nurse_midwifeNurse-midwife, see Medical service

nurseryNursery, see Plants

nursesNurses, see also Medical malpractice

Antibiotic drug treatment for chlamydial infections, gonorrhea, or trichomoniasis: physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice nurse permitted to prescribe to patient for use by the person with whom the patient had sexual intercourse; written information requirement - AB318

Certified advanced practice nurse prescribers authority re diagnosing an illness or injury for DVA purposes, certifying a special examination required by DOT for an operator's license, and writing a recommendation for a specialized hunting permit applicant with a physical disability - AB497

Child abuse or neglect reporting: no privilege for information in reports required by certain professionals - AB556

Child abuse or neglect reporting: no privilege for information in reports required by certain professionals - SB264

Community health centers grants from DHFS: award to certain facility that has closed repealed (remedial legislation) - SB324

DVA nurse stipend program [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 395m, 509m] - SB40

Health care provider statement or gesture of apology or condolence is inadmissible in a civil action or administrative hearing - AB53

Nurse-midwife license: paying renewal fee also renews RN license [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 3503] - SB40

``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) - SB548

Nursing services grants to school districts other than MPS, report required [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 241m, 2684m] - SB40

Revenue limit increase for school nurse compensation costs [S.Sub.Amdt.1 as modified by Senate; deleted by A.Sub.Amdt.1 or A.Amdt.1] - SB40

Special registration plate or temporary certification re parking privileges for disabled persons: public health nurse allowed to provide certification to enable a person to obtain [A.Amdt.1: podiatrist provisions added, also applies to special ID cards for physically disabled] - AB169

State of emergency: state agency status for health care facilities 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 [A.Amdt.1: mass clinic provision added; A.Amdt.2: schools to report on fire and tornado drills to fire department; S.Amdt.2: qualified emergency household products revision] - AB321

nursing homes and adult careNursing homes and adult care, see also Community-based residential facility; Veteran — Hospitals and home

Alzheimer's disease or related dementia: DHFS required to establish standards of care and treatment; residential care facilities must satisfy those standards to hold themselves out as offering special services - AB493

Assessments on licensed beds of nursing homes and intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded: all revenue deposited into the MA trust fund (remedial legislation) - SB370

Bed assessment for intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded revised [Sec. 1529, 1800-1805, 2897, 9121 (1); Enrolled SB-40: nursing home rate increase, 1801g, 1803m, deletes 1529, 1801, 1803, 2897] - SB40

Caretaker registry: notification of pending investigations re patient abuse or neglect [A.Sub.Amdt.1 or A.Amdt.1; deleted by Conf.Sub.Amdt.1] - SB40

CBRF posting of long-term care ombudsman program: requirement revised [Sec. 1778] - SB40

Children's long-term managed care: DHFS to seek federal waivers for 3 pilot sites and funding [Sec. 1116, 1559] - SB40

CIP II enhanced funding re persons who meet MA level care requirements and are diverted from imminent entry into nursing homes: limitation on number of persons eliminated; DHFS provision - SB32

DHFS report re the utilization of beds by MA recipients in nursing homes and CBRFs and including transfer of MA appropriated GPR to Long-Term Support COP revised - AB929

DHFS report to BOALTC re certain nursing home matters and short-term care of residents: requirement repealed [Sec. 1763] - SB40

Disability ombudsman program for Family Care recipients [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 954m] - SB40

Election administration law changes - AB904

Family Care district renamed Long-term care district; Wisconsin Partnership Program operation provision; administrative revisions [Sec. 18, 19, 131-134, 156, 163, 631, 632, 692, 756, 757, 759, 846, 850, 868, 880, 917, 938, 939, 978, 993, 1000-1002, 1021-1073, 1821, 1822, 1876-1878, 1930-1932, 2020, 2608, 2642, 2643, 2647, 2665, 3678, 3931, 3932, 9421 (7)] - SB40

Family Care liaison and advocacy services for Grant County [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 954mb] - SB40

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 [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 18, 19, 131-134, 156, 163, 413, 415, 631, 632, 692, 756-759, 846, 850, 868, 880, 904-911, 916-921, 927, 928, 934-954, 955-982, 984-997, 998-1016, 1018-1073, 1104a-g, 1518, 1588, 1597, 1598, 1760-1792, 1806-1809, 1821, 1822, 1876-1878, 1930-1932, 2020, 2608, 2642, 2643, 2647, 2665, 3678, 3931, 3932, 9421(7), 9421(8q)] - SB40

Family Care program expanded; JCF authority revised; county use of COP funds for mental health, substance abuse, or Family Support Program services permitted in certain cases [for sections numbers, see entry under ``Persons with disabilities"] - SB40

Family Care provider contracts [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 997m, 9321 (9c)] - SB40

Family Care resource center governing boards and local and regional committees: provisions revised [Sec. 904-906, 944, 954, 957-977, 987, 989-992, 998] - SB40

Health care facility use charges: informing patients prior to office visit required; definition and billing provisions - AB71

Health care workers employed by health care facilities: mandatory overtime prohibited; unforeseeable emergency, worker consent, definitions, and employment discrimination provisions; DWD complaint authority - AB926

Identification requirement for voting in elections created, provisional and absentee ballot provisions; use of corroborating electors to verify residence discontinued; DOT ID card fee waived and obtaining a card without a photo for religious reasons; special voting deputies to certain adult family homes and residential care apartment complexes permitted - SB567

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] - SB40

MA, Badger Care, Senior Care, and Family Care claims: time limits for paying [A.Sub.Amdt.1 or A.Amdt.1; deleted by Conf.Sub.Amdt.1] - SB40

MA eligibility for long-term care services: revisions re assets and divestment - SB144

MA labor region expanded to include Rock County; nursing home payment methodology [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 1530h] - SB40

MA labor region re Rock County; JCF approval of enhanced CIP II eliminated; nursing home beds cap [Sec. 929, 1530, 2896, 2898] - SB40

Nursing home and CBRF licensure law changes re monitor or appointment of a receiver [Sec. 1785, 1786, 1788-1791, 9321 (2)] - SB40

Nursing home violations and forfeiture assessments: certain DHFS report eliminated [Sec. 1787] - SB40

Ombudsman advocacy services for Family Care enrollees: BOALTC duties [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 74] - SB40

Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE): DHFS may administer under the MA program (remedial legislation) - AB616

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) - AB611

Protective placements and protective services, involuntary administration of psychotropic medication, guardianships, conservatorships, wards, and services for adults at risk and elder adults at risk: reconciliation of 2005 WisActs 264, 387, and 388 - AB279

Quality home care program: DHFS grant to organization providing services [Sec. 1114] - SB40

Remote dispensing by pharmacists permitted, Pharmacy Examining Board provision [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, locations specified] - SB409

Residential care apartment complex included in definition of long-term care facility re long-term care ombudsman activities; assessment and resident rights provisions; posting of long-term care ombudsman contact information required - AB664

Smoking prohibitions: designated smoking area prohibited in public places and place of employment, exceptions specified; other prohibited places listed; exceptions for bowling centers, taverns, restaurants, private halls, and certain facilities eliminated; enforcement by person in charge of place required - SB150

Smoking prohibitions: designated smoking area prohibited in public places and place of employment, exceptions specified, tobacco retailer provision; other prohibited places listed; exceptions for bowling centers, taverns, restaurants, private halls, and certain facilities eliminated; enforcement by person in charge of place required - AB834

State long-term care partnerships and MA eligibility: DHFS requirement re federal pilot project repealed [Sec. 1551, 1604, 2873, 2874; Enrolled SB-40: provisions re MA eligibility determinations, long-term care insurance requirements, 1551c, 1598r, 1634r, 3652m, 3664c, deletes 1551] - SB40

Statewide licensed nursing home bed cap reduced and transfers modified - AB674

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