AB40, s. 2656 20Section 2656. 146.83 (1f) (d) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 146.83 (1f) (am)
21and amended to read:
AB40,1020,322 146.83 (1f) (am) If a patient or person authorized by the patient requests copies
23of the patient's health care records under this subsection section for use in appealing
24a denial of social security disability insurance, under 42 USC 401 to 433, or
25supplemental security income, under 42 USC 1381 to 1385, the health care provider

1may charge the patient or person authorized by the patient no more than the amount
2that the federal social security administration reimburses the department for copies
3of patient health care records.
AB40, s. 2657 4Section 2657. 146.83 (1f) (d) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 146.83 (1f) (bm)
5and amended to read:
AB40,1020,146 146.83 (1f) (bm) Except as provided in sub. (1g), a health care provider may not
7charge a fee for providing one set of copies of a patient's health care records under
8this subsection section if the patient is eligible for medical assistance, as defined in
9s. 49.43 (8). A health care provider may require that a patient or person authorized
10by the patient provide proof that the patient is eligible for medical assistance before
11providing copies under this subdivision without charge. A health care provider may
12charge the fees under par. (c) established by rule under sub. (1c) for providing a 2nd
13or additional set of copies of patient health care records for a patient who is eligible
14for medical assistance.
AB40, s. 2658 15Section 2658. 146.83 (1g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,1020,2116 146.83 (1g) The time limit for making records available for inspection and for
17providing copies of records
under sub. (1d), the time limits for providing copies of
18records under sub. (1f) (a) and (b),
(1c) and the requirement under sub. (1f) (d) 2. (bm)
19to provide one set of copies of records without charge if the patient is eligible for
20medical assistance do not apply if the health care provider is the department or the
21department of corrections.
AB40, s. 2659 22Section 2659. 146.83 (1h) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 2660 23Section 2660. 146.83 (1k) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 2661 24Section 2661. 146.83 (1m) of the statutes is renumbered 146.83 (1m) (a).
AB40, s. 2662 25Section 2662. 146.83 (1m) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
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1146.83 (1m) (b) The health care provider under par. (a) may be charged
2reasonable costs for the provision of the patient's health care records.
AB40, s. 2663 3Section 2663. 146.83 (3f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,1021,114 146.83 (3f) (a) The department shall, by rule, prescribe fees that are based on
5an approximation of actual costs. The fees, plus applicable tax, are the maximum
6amount that a health care provider may charge under sub. (1c) (b) for duplicate
7patient health care records and under sub. (1c) (c) for duplicate X-ray reports or the
8referral of X-rays to another health care provider of the patient's choice. The rule
9shall also permit the health care provider to charge for actual postage or other actual
10delivery costs. In determining the approximation of actual costs for the purposes of
11this subsection, the department may consider all of the following factors:
AB40,1021,1312 1. Operating expenses, such as wages, rent, utilities, and duplication
13equipment and supplies.
AB40,1021,1514 2. The varying cost of retrieval of records, based on the different media on which
15the records are maintained.
AB40,1021,1716 3. The cost of separating requested patient health care records from those that
17are not requested.
AB40,1021,1818 4. The cost of duplicating requested patient health care records.
AB40,1021,1919 5. The impact on costs of advances in technology.
AB40,1021,2120 (b) By July 1, 2014, and every 3 years thereafter, the department shall revise
21the rules under par. (a) to account for increases or decreases in actual costs.
AB40, s. 2664 22Section 2664. 146.84 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,1021,2423 146.84 (2) (a) 1. Requests or obtains confidential information under s. 146.82
24or 146.83 (1d), (1f), or (1h) (1c) under false pretenses.
AB40, s. 2665 25Section 2665. 150.31 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1150.31 (5m) The department shall decrease the statewide bed limit specified
2in sub. (1) to account for any reduction in the approved bed capacity of a skilled
3nursing facility operated by the department of veterans affairs under s. 45.50 (1), as
4specified in s. 45.50 (10).
AB40, s. 2666 5Section 2666. 150.84 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,1022,86 150.84 (3) "Health care provider" means any person licensed, registered,
7permitted or certified by the department or by the department of regulation and
8licensing
safety and professional services to provide health care services in this state.
AB40, s. 2667 9Section 2667. 153.60 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,1023,310 153.60 (1) The department shall, by the first October 1 after the
11commencement of each fiscal year, estimate the total amount of expenditures under
12this subchapter for the department for that fiscal year for data collection, database
13development and maintenance, generation of data files and standard reports,
14orientation and training provided under s. 153.05 (9) (a) and contracting with the
15data organization under s. 153.05 (2r). The department shall assess the estimated
16total amount for that fiscal year, less the estimated total amount to be received for
17purposes of administration of this subchapter under s. 20.435 (1) (hi) during the
18fiscal year and the unencumbered balance of the amount received for purposes of
19administration of this subchapter under s. 20.435 (1) (hi) from the prior fiscal year,
20to health care providers, other than hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers, who
21are in a class of health care providers from whom the department collects data under
22this subchapter in a manner specified by the department by rule. The department
23shall work together with the department of regulation and licensing safety and
24professional services
to develop a mechanism for collecting assessments from health
25care providers other than hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers. No health care

1provider that is not a facility may be assessed under this subsection an amount that
2exceeds $75 per fiscal year. All payments of assessments shall be credited to the
3appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (hg).
AB40, s. 2668 4Section 2668. 157.061 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,1023,65 157.061 (5) "Department" means the department of regulation and licensing
6safety and professional services.
AB40, s. 2669 7Section 2669. 157.11 (9m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,1023,118 157.11 (9m) Action by district attorney. If any money or property is not
9turned over when required by this section, or default occurs under a bond, the district
10attorney, upon the request of the department of regulation and licensing safety and
11professional services
, shall bring action to recover.
AB40, s. 2670 12Section 2670. 157.12 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,1023,1413 157.12 (1) Definition. Notwithstanding s. 157.061 (5), in this section,
14"department" means the department of commerce safety and professional services.
AB40, s. 2671 15Section 2671. 157.12 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,1023,2516 157.12 (3) (b) The cemetery's treasurer is the custodian of the fund. The
17treasurer shall file with the cemetery, at the cemetery's expense, a bond with sureties
18approved by the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional
19services
to indemnify the cemetery against loss if the treasurer fails to maintain the
20fund. No indemnity is required if the terms of sale of a mausoleum space require the
21purchaser to pay directly to a trust company in the state, designated by the cemetery
22as custodian of the fund. The fund shall be invested as provided in s. 157.19. Income
23from investment may be used only to maintain the mausoleum, except that if the
24amount of income exceeds the amount necessary to properly maintain the
25mausoleum the excess amount may be used to maintain any portion of the cemetery.
AB40, s. 2672
1Section 2672. 157.65 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,1024,72 157.65 (1) (a) If the department of regulation and licensing safety and
3professional services
has reason to believe that any person is violating or has violated
4this subchapter or any rule promulgated under this subchapter and that the
5continuation of that activity might cause injury to the public interest, the
6department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services may
7investigate.
AB40, s. 2673 8Section 2673. 157.65 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,1024,139 157.65 (1) (b) If the department of commerce safety and professional services
10has reason to believe that any person is violating s. 157.12 or any rule promulgated
11under s. 157.12 and that the continuation of that activity might cause injury to the
12public interest, the department of commerce safety and professional services may
13investigate.
AB40, s. 2674 14Section 2674. 157.65 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,1024,2515 157.65 (2) The department of justice or any district attorney, upon informing
16the department of justice, may commence an action in circuit court in the name of
17the state to restrain by temporary or permanent injunction any violation of this
18subchapter. The court may, prior to entry of final judgment, make such orders or
19judgments as may be necessary to restore to any person any pecuniary loss suffered
20because of the acts or practices involved in the action, if proof of such loss is submitted
21to the satisfaction of the court. The department of justice may subpoena persons and
22require the production of books and other documents, and may request the board
23described in s. 15.405 (3m) or the department of commerce safety and professional
24services
to exercise its authority under sub. (1) to aid in the investigation of alleged
25violations of this subchapter.
AB40, s. 2675
1Section 2675. 160.01 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,1025,72 160.01 (7) "Regulatory agency" means the department of agriculture, trade and
3consumer protection, the department of commerce safety and professional services,
4the department of transportation, the department of natural resources and other
5state agencies which regulate activities, facilities or practices which are related to
6substances which have been detected in or have a reasonable probability of entering
7the groundwater resources of the state.
AB40, s. 2676 8Section 2676. 160.50 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,1025,139 160.50 (1m) Funding for groundwater research. The groundwater
10coordinating council shall advise the secretary of administration on the allocation of
11funds appropriated to the board of regents Board of Regents of the University of
12Wisconsin System under s. 20.285 (1) (a) and the Board of Trustees of the University
13of Wisconsin–Madison under s. 20.280 (1) (a)
for groundwater research.
AB40, s. 2677 14Section 2677. 165.25 (4) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,1025,1715 165.25 (4) (ag) The department of justice shall furnish legal services upon
16request of the department of commerce safety and professional services under s.
17167.35 (7).
AB40, s. 2678 18Section 2678. 165.25 (4) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,1025,2319 165.25 (4) (am) The department of justice shall furnish legal services to the
20department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services in all
21proceedings under s. 440.21 (3), together with any other services, including
22stenographic and investigational, as are necessarily connected with the legal
23services.
AB40, s. 2679 24Section 2679. 165.25 (4) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1165.25 (4) (ar) The department of justice shall furnish all legal services
2required by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection relating
3to the enforcement of ss. 91.68, 93.73, 100.171, 100.173, 100.174, 100.175, 100.177,
4100.18, 100.182, 100.195, 100.20, 100.205, 100.207, 100.209, 100.21, 100.28, 100.37,
5100.42, 100.50, 100.51, 100.55, and 846.45 and chs. 126, 136, 344, 704, 707, and 779,
6together with any other services as are necessarily connected to the legal services.
AB40, s. 2680 7Section 2680. 165.25 (8r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,1026,118 165.25 (8r) Board of Trustees of the University of Wisconsin. In subs. (1),
9(1m), (6) and (6m), treat the Board of Trustees of the University of
10Wisconsin–Madison as a department of state government and any official, employee,
11or agent of the Board of Trustees as a state official, employee or agent.
AB40, s. 2681 12Section 2681. 165.25 (12) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,1026,2213 165.25 (12) Representation arising from agreements with Minnesota.
14Represent any employee of the state of Minnesota who is named as a defendant in
15any civil action brought under the laws of this state as a result of performing services
16for this state under a valid agreement between this state and the state of Minnesota
17providing for interchange of employees or services and any employee of this state who
18is named as a defendant as a result of performing services for the state of Minnesota
19under such an agreement in any action brought under the laws of this state. Witness
20fees in any action specified in this subsection shall be paid in the same manner as
21provided in s. 885.07. The attorney general may compromise and settle any action
22specified in this subsection to the same extent as provided in s. 165.25 (6) (a).
AB40, s. 2682 23Section 2682. 165.70 (3m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 2683 24Section 2683. 165.82 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act
2528
, is repealed.
AB40, s. 2684
1Section 2684. 165.82 (1) (am) of the statutes, as created by 2009 Wisconsin Act
228
, is amended to read:
AB40,1027,43 165.82 (1) (am) For each record check, except a fingerprint card record check,
4requested by a governmental agency, $7.
AB40, s. 2685 5Section 2685. 165.82 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 2686 6Section 2686. 165.825 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,1027,11 7165.825 Information link; department of health services. The
8department of justice shall cooperate with the departments of regulation and
9licensing
safety and professional services and health services in developing and
10maintaining a computer linkup to provide access to the information obtained from
11a criminal history search.
AB40, s. 2687 12Section 2687. 167.10 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,1027,1413 167.10 (3) (b) 2. The possession or use of explosives in accordance with rules
14or general orders of the department of commerce safety and professional services.
AB40, s. 2688 15Section 2688. 167.10 (6m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,1027,1916 167.10 (6m) (a) No person may manufacture in this state fireworks or a device
17listed under sub. (1) (e), (f) or (i) to (n) without a fireworks manufacturing license
18issued by the department of commerce safety and professional services under par.
19(d).
AB40, s. 2689 20Section 2689. 167.10 (6m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,1027,2421 167.10 (6m) (b) No person may manufacture in this state fireworks or a device
22listed under sub. (1) (e), (f) or (i) to (n) unless the person complies with the rules of
23the department of commerce safety and professional services promulgated under
24par. (e).
AB40, s. 2690 25Section 2690. 167.10 (6m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1167.10 (6m) (c) Any person who manufactures in this state fireworks or a
2device listed under sub. (1) (e), (f) or (i) to (n) shall provide the department of
3commerce safety and professional services with a copy of each federal license issued
4under 18 USC 843 to that person.
AB40, s. 2691 5Section 2691. 167.10 (6m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,1028,136 167.10 (6m) (d) The department of commerce safety and professional services
7shall issue a license to manufacture fireworks or devices listed under sub. (1) (e), (f)
8or (i) to (n) to a person who complies with the rules of the department promulgated
9under par. (e). The department may not issue a license to a person who does not
10comply with the rules promulgated under par. (e). The department may revoke a
11license under this subsection for the refusal to permit an inspection at reasonable
12times by the department or for a continuing violation of the rules promulgated under
13par. (e).
AB40, s. 2692 14Section 2692. 167.10 (6m) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,1028,1715 167.10 (6m) (e) The department of commerce safety and professional services
16shall promulgate rules to establish safety standards for the manufacture in this state
17of fireworks and devices listed under sub. (1) (e), (f) or (i) to (n).
AB40, s. 2693 18Section 2693. 167.10 (6m) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,1028,2219 167.10 (6m) (f) The department of commerce safety and professional services
20may inspect at reasonable times the premises on which each person licensed under
21this subsection manufactures fireworks or devices listed under sub. (1) (e), (f) or (i)
22to (n).
AB40, s. 2694 23Section 2694. 167.21 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,1028,2524 167.21 (1) (b) "Department" means the department of commerce safety and
25professional services
.
AB40, s. 2695
1Section 2695. 167.27 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,1029,202 167.27 (5) Whenever any mine shaft, exploration shaft or test well is
3abandoned or its use discontinued, the operator or contractor shall promptly fill
4same to grade or enclose the same with a fence of strong woven wire not less than 46
5inches wide with one barbwire above or cap same with a reinforced concrete slab at
6least 6 inches thick or with a native boulder at least 3 times the diameter of the top
7of the shaft or test well bore. The strands of the woven wire shall not be smaller than
8No. 12 wire and the cross wires and meshes shall not be smaller than No. 16 wire;
9the strands shall not be more than 12 inches apart, and the meshes shall not exceed
108 inches square. All wires must be tightly stretched and securely fastened to
11sufficient posts firmly set not more than 8 feet apart. In case any person shall neglect
12to repair or rebuild such fence which the person is so required to build and maintain,
13any person may complain to the department of commerce safety and professional
14services
or to the local governing body, which shall give notice in writing to the person
15who is required to build and maintain such fence. The department of commerce
16safety and professional services or the local governing body shall then proceed to
17examine the fence, and if it shall determine that such fence is insufficient, it shall
18notify the person responsible for its erection and maintenance and direct the person
19to repair or rebuild the fence within such time as it shall deem reasonable. Any
20person refusing to comply with such order shall be subject to the penalties provided.
AB40, s. 2696 21Section 2696. 167.27 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,1029,2422 167.27 (8) Any violation of this section coming to the attention of the
23department of commerce safety and professional services or municipal authorities
24shall be reported to the attorney general or district attorney for prosecution.
AB40, s. 2697 25Section 2697. 167.31 (4) (a) 4. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
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1167.31 (4) (a) 4. b. He or she holds a certificate of proficiency to carry a firearm
2issued by the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional
3services
.
AB40, s. 2698 4Section 2698. 167.31 (4) (a) 4. e. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,1030,65 167.31 (4) (a) 4. e. His or her firearm is in plain view, as defined by rule by the
6department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services.
AB40, s. 2699 7Section 2699. 167.35 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,1030,98 167.35 (1) (b) "Department" means the department of commerce safety and
9professional services
unless the context requires otherwise.
AB40, s. 2700 10Section 2700. 167.35 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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