Acts Index

Insurance coverage of services provided by licensed mental health professionals: laws modified; provisions re grievance resolution, patient rights, and treatment records [Sec. 1424g, 1427r, 1431d, 1443f-k, 2995p, 3137r, 3197r-t, 9326 (9q), (10q)] [2995p — vetoed] -  Act 28

Integrated service programs for children with severe disabilities expanded to cover children and their families involved in two or more systems of care, name changed to ``initiatives to provide coordinated services for children and families"; definitions, Indian tribes, and funding provisions  -  Act 334

Intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded: funding for state centers increased; DHS task force study and report to JCF [Sec. 9122 (7i)] [JCLO concluded that the Governor's partial veto violates article V, section 10 (1)(c), of the Wisconsin Constitution. Republished August 14, 2009.]  -  Act 28

MA case management services reimbursement to independent living centers: criteria clarified [Sec. 907, 908, 1305] -  Act 28

MA general purpose revenue lapse funding shift, and carryover balance [Sec. 9222 (1)-(1d), 9422 (8)]  -  Act 28

MA services by managed care organizations; DHS reports re quality of care for MA recipients and reducing MA program costs [Sec. 1301c, 1313h, p, 1315n, 9122 (10q), 9322 (3f), 9422 (14g)] [vetoed] -  AB-75

MA services provided by licensed mental health professionals: definitions, funding, and requirements revised [Sec. 1305r, 1321r, 1323c, 1443m, 2995sm, 3137r, 9422 (12r)]  -  Act 28

MA spending plan re MA and SeniorCare programs: DHS to submit plan re efficiencies and reductions [Sec. 9122 (11q)] [vetoed] -  AB-75

MA trust fund increase; provision re nursing home operating deficits [Sec. 1293, 9222 (2), (2u), (4q), 9422 (10), (11)] -  Act 28

Mental health institute services to certain persons: county to pay portion not paid by federal government; DHS to calculate counties' share; emergency detention revisions [Sec. 1309, 1322, 1424y-1427, 1432-1437, 9122 (4)(cq), 9322 (5f), 9422 (8f)] -  Act 28

Milwaukee County enrollment services unit established in DHS re administration of income maintenance and state supplemental payment programs; DCF may contract with DHS to administer child care subsidy program in Milwaukee County; county civil service employees and collective bargaining agreement provisions; JSCRS appendix report -  Act 15

Milwaukee County income maintenance funding provided; DHS to provide JCF copies of reports documenting the program management; DOJ investigation re county administrative fraud [Sec. 9122 (5x), 9130 (1q)] [9130 (1q) — vetoed]  -  Act 28

Municipally-owned nursing homes: supplemental MA payments [Sec. 1292n] [partial veto] -  Act 28

Nursing home petitions to modify MA payments: requirement re DHS establishment of reviewing mechanism repealed [Sec. 350, 1292] -  Act 28

Personal care services: DHS to promulgate emergency rules for certification of providers: fee authorized [Sec. 1311-1313, 9122 (2)] -  Act 28

Physician pilot project: DHS to develop proposal to increase reimbursement to providers; JCF duties; report required [Sec. 1301e] [partial veto] -  Act 28

Prescription drug assistance for the elderly: changes re program payment rate and DHS report on pharmacy compliance and participation in MA [Sec. 1364, 1366, 1367]  -  Act 28

Psychotropic medication: nursing home required to have written informed consent before administering to a resident with a degenerative brain disorder and must orally inform resident, or person acting on resident's behalf, of right to withdraw consent -  Act 281

Relief block grant program eliminated to reflect implementation of BadgerCare Plus Childless Adults demonstration project [for section numbers, see entry under ``Public assistance"]  -  Act 28

Southern Wisconsin Center funding revised; provision re less restrictive setting for residents; DHS report required [Sec. 1424m, p, 1431g-k, 1444m, n] [1424m — vetoed]  -  Act 28

Substance abuse prevention and treatment block grants: amounts increased [Sec. 889] -  Act 28

Transporting MA recipients to obtain medical care: advance authorization requirement eliminated; DHS reports to JCF re contracting with entity for MA management services and effectiveness of manager program [Sec. 1321, 9122 (4f)] [9122 (4f) — partial veto] -  Act 28

WIC and emergency food assistance program transferred from DCF to DHS; electronic benefit transfer for all DHS benefits permitted [Sec. 485, 488, 490, 829, 1144, 1217-1220, 1376, 2480, 3237-3239, 3392, 9122 (1)] -  Act 28

Wisconsin Quality Home Care Authority created, duties defined; collective bargaining provision; Authority is not a state agency, is exempt from state employment requirements, and employees are excluded from state retirement benefits [Sec. 3, 10, 16, 20, 23, 24, 44-47, 52, 53, 74, 75, 93-95, 98, 99, 105-112, 114, 120, 163, 164, 863, 884, 893, 894, 1444, 1518, 1623, 1847, 2073, 2156, 2240-2242, 2243, 2244-2251, 2253-2254g, 2482, 2627, 2632, 3202, 9122 (3), (3f), 9155m] -  Act 28

hearing impaired or testing Hearing impaired or testing, see Deaf and hearing impaired; Maternal and infant care

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

Extended supervision revocation: reviewing authority to determine length of imprisonment; six-month limitation for returns to prison; rules to define ``substantial risk to public safety" [Sec. 2724h, 2726-2728, 9311 (4q)] [2726, 2728, 9311 (4q) — partial veto; 2724h, 2726h, p — vetoed]  -  Act 28

high school High school, see School and its subheadings

high school graduation High school graduation, see School — Branches of instruction

high speed rail High speed rail, see Railroad — Passenger service

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

Academic excellence higher education scholarship eligibility revised re alternates, date school must designate a scholar, and allowing the scholar to claim in second year after receiving the scholarship if not enrolling the first year  -  Act 306

Academic fee increase grants to certain U.W. students; eligibility re amount of award, family income, and continuous enrollment; exception re delinquent child support [Sec. 261m, 740] -  Act 28

Tuition and fee remissions for veterans and certain dependents: required to use certain federal education benefits first [Sec. 744d-747f, 753d-756f, 770j, k, 9323 (1q), 9423 (1q)] [745f, 747f, 754f, 770k — partial veto]  -  Act 28

Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program modifications [Sec. 763-770, 3411, 9101 (5), 9301 (2)]  -  Act 28

Wisconsin higher education grants (WHEG) in 2009-10 to be funded by U.W. System auxiliary enterprises; link between WHEG and U.W. resident undergraduate tuition suspended for 2009-11 [Sec. 230v, 232, 233, 254, 255, 760g-762, 9423 (1)] -  Act 28

Wisconsin higher education grants: maximum amount increased [Sec. 760d] -  Act 28

highway Highway, see Road and its subheadings

highway map Highway map, see Maps

hirsp HIRSP, see Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan

historic site or preservation Historic site or preservation, see Building

historical society Historical society

Joint museum facility for SHSW and DVA: allocation from building trust funds for planning, programming, and site determination [Sec. 9106 (17)] -  Act 28

SHSW books (hardbound and paperback) are exempt from state printing requirements -  Act 143

SHSW storage appropriation made biennial; unencumbered balance reverts to DOA Indian gaming receipts [Sec. 235]  -  Act 28

history History, see School — Branches of instruction

hit_and_run accident Hit-and-run accident, see Motor vehicle — Accident

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

hoard, william d Hoard, William D.

William D. Hoard Day: October 10 designated as -  Act 327

hockey Hockey, see University of Wisconsin — Athletics

hogs Hogs, see Livestock and meat

holidays and special dates Holidays and special dates

Class B bear hunting license: privileges expanded re shooting a bear in certain circumstances, dog training, and license exemption for youth under age 16 and on set days in August; extended season around Labor Day established, sunset provision [vetoed] -  AB-371

Juneteenth Day (June 19) added to list of legal holidays -  Act 91

``Korean War Armistice Day" designated July 27; Governor to issue a proclamation -  Act 35

Medal of Honor Day (March 25): Governor to annually proclaim  -  Act 144

School safety plan criteria specified and required of public and private schools; DPI to develop model policy on bullying, school board requirements; Bullying Awareness Day designated; pupil records confidentiality and disclosure provisions -  Act 309

``Vietnam Veterans Day" designated March 29; Governor to issue a proclamation -  Act 36

William D. Hoard Day: October 10 designated as -  Act 327

home detention Home detention, see Sentences and penalties

homeless Homeless, see Public assistance; Veteran — Relief

homes for the aged Homes for the aged, see Senior citizen

homestead _ exemption Homestead — Exemption

Homestead exemption: value of certain property increased; land owned by husband and wife provision  -  Act 80

homestead credit Homestead credit

Homestead tax credit formula changes; consumer price index provisions [Sec. 1741s-1742, 9343 (3x)]  -  Act 28

homicide Homicide, see Crime and criminals — Homicide or murder

honesty testing device Honesty testing device, see Lie detector

honey Honey, see Bees

hospitals Hospitals, see also Insurance — Health; Medical assistance; Mental health — Hospitals and institutes; Nursing homes and adult care; University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority; Veteran — Hospitals and home

Ambulatory surgical center assessment created; DOR duties [Sec. 601s, 681g, 1623m, 2433x, 9143 (4u)]  -  Act 28

Conduit revenue bonds: two or more political subdivisions authorized to create a commission to issue; AG duties; WHEDA and WHEFA bonds re affordable or elderly housing projects or health facility information technology projects provisions; JSCTE appendix report -  Act 205

Critical access hospital assessment created, MA and DHS provisions; health care provider loan program through U.W. revised re amount and rural areas; rural physician residency assistance program established through the U.W. School of Medicine and Public Health's Department of Family Medicine, annual report to JCF required -  Act 190

Electronic medical records tax credit program: effective date delayed [Sec. 1582, 1662, 1728] -  Act 28

Emergency management: chap.166, Wis.Stats, recodified -  Act 42

Employee who is a volunteer fire fighter, EMT, first responder, or ambulance driver: employer required to allow employee to be late to work or absent if the employee was responding to an emergency, conditions specified; discrimination, complaint, and exception provisions -  Act 140

Fee for follow-up inspections of health care and long-term facilities: DHS may assess [Sec. 1315, 1389, 1395, 1398, 1403, 1419, 1420, 1421, 9322 (2)] -  Act 28

Free-standing pediatric teaching hospital: DHS required to issue a single certificate of approval [Sec. 1289m, 1417r]  -  Act 28

Health care providers and insurers required to disclose to consumer upon request information re median billed charge for certain health services, specified charge information for the most frequent presenting conditions, and public information regarding quality of health care services; DHS duties and hospital and forfeiture provisions -  Act 146

Hospital assessment increased; DHS duties and MA provisions; independent rural hospital supplements [Sec. 1294d, 3416b, 9122 (5i), (6i), 9222 (4i), 9422 (13i)]  -  Act 28

Hospital assessment revisions; MA and DHS provisions; report required [Sec. 6, 11-14, 29-32, 34-40, 46, 47, 49-66, 69, 70, 556, 557, 9122 (1), 9222 (1), 9322 (1), 9422 (1)]  -  Act 2

Hospital certificate of approval: DHS to issue one that covers UWHCA's inpatient and outpatient facilities that satisfy requirements for a hospital; MA reimbursement provision [Sec. 48, 68] -  Act 2

Newborn hearing screening required; State Laboratory of Hygiene duties specified -  Act 279

Patient health care records: laws revised re access, inspection, fees, statutes related to evidence, electronic format, and forfeiture for noncompliance; health care provider definition expanded [for section numbers and vetoes, see entry under ``Medical service"] -  Act 28

Pharmacist duty to dispense contraceptive drugs or devices: requirements created, does not abrogate pharmacist's legal and ethical obligations re Wisconsin law; DHS duty re hospital pharmacy complaint [Sec. 1419c, 2995nd]  -  Act 28

Technology transfer grant and loan program for research institutions created in Comm.Dept, definition provision  -  Act 265

hotel and motel Hotel and motel

Carbon monoxide detector requirements for buildings with one or two dwelling units, exceptions and building inspector provisions -  Act 158