2013 Acts Index

Inspector General, Office of, created in DHS [Sec. 39, 364-368] - Act 20

Payments from nongovernmental entities used for departmental administrative services [Sec. 352] - Act 20

Protected health information: use, disclosure, or request of by a covered entity is exempt from certain confidentiality requirements if complying with federal regulations; DHS duties and definition provisions - Act 238

Public assistance benefits recovery programs in DHS revisions; property subject to recovery defined; recovery of nonprobate property expanded; real property and living trust provisions; JCF approval required [Sec. 353, 354, 361, 821-831, 833, 834, 1179-1197, 1199-1210, 1221-1226, 1240, 2266, 2268-2270, 2271, 2275, 2294, 2295, 2296-2317, 2318, 9118 (6i), 9318 (3)-(6), 9418 (2)] - Act 20

Wisconsin Trust Code, a modified version of the Uniform Trust Code, replaces current law related to trusts with Uniform Principal and Income Act and Uniform Prudent Investor Act provisions; estate recovery and divestment provisions not approved by JCF repealed and the approved provisions changed - Act 92

health services, department of _ corrections Health Services, Department of -- Corrections

Approved tribal treatment facility to participate in the intoxicated driver program; driver safety plan, traffic safety schools, DHS, and DOT provisions - Act 246

Biological specimen for DNA analysis: individuals who must submit samples expanded; immunity from liability for certain law enforcement and DHS personnel; conditions for purging records; DNA surcharge; JLC study required; JRCCP report [Sec. 388, 390, 818, 1234, 1906-1935, 1937, 2150, 2155, 2156, 2291, 2292, 2324, 2325, 2327-2329, 2343-2344c, 2353-2358, 2360w-2362, 9126 (1), 9326 (1), 9426 (1)] - Act 20

Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center: appropriation amount Corr.Dept is required to transfer to DHS [Sec. 816] - Act 20

Registered out-of-state sex offender who becomes a resident of this state: law enforcement notification and dissemination to the public provisions - Act 343

Sex offender registry: information provided to the general public expanded and notice from Corr.Dept or DHS to local law enforcement modified - Act 283

health services, department of _ health Health Services, Department of -- Health, see also Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan

BadgerCare Plus, BadgerCare Plus Core, and certain MA changes made by 2013 WisAct 20 delayed; repeal of BadgerCare Plus Basic and Badger Rx Gold delayed; extension of coverage under HIRSP and dissolution timetable modified; time-limited guaranteed issue under Medicare supplement and replacement policies - Act 116

BadgerCare Plus, BadgerCare Plus Core, and certain MA programs' eligibility requirements modified; transitional MA benefits and BadgerRX Gold Program eliminated; federal approval provision; income eligibility exceptions if health benefit exchanges are not operational by deadline [Sec. 348, 350, 351, 355, 356, 1046-1054, 1057, 1058, 1070, 1072, 1073, 1074-1076, 1078-1085, 1089, 1090, 1091-1100, 1100v-1155, 1198, 1219, 1265t, 1898, 1995, 1997, 9318 (14), 9418 (7)-(9), (10i)] - Act 20

BadgerCare Plus, BadgerCare Plus Core, and certain MA changes re 2013 WisActs 20 and 116: changing the timing of eligibility changes and other changes - Act 117

Camps lasting longer than 3 days: health services staff may designate an individual to administer medications to a camper or staff member under 18 years of age - Act 309

Certified medical coder position for the MA program [Sec. 1043p] [vetoed] - Act 20

Children's Mental Health, Office of, created in DHS; director is appointed by the governor; annual report required [Sec. 40, 1232, 2000] - Act 20

Comprehensive community services: full reimbursement if offered on a regional basis; report and JCF duties [Sec. 1056, 1056b] - Act 20

Congenital disorders: revising required tests administered to newborns; DHS and State Laboratory of Hygiene provisions - Act 135

Crisis intervention training grants re mental health: DHS to award to law enforcement agencies and correctional officers - Act 126

Food protection practices (FPP) certification examination and restaurant provisions revised; local ordinance prohibition, exception for 1st class city - Act 292

Graduate medical training programs: DHS grants to rural hospitals established, matching fund provision [Sec. 345, 1899] - Act 20

Graduate medical training programs: DHS to award grants to hospitals to maintain programs [Sec. 349, 1900] - Act 20

Health care information organization under contract with DHS and DETF: additional funding and contract requirements [Sec. 346, 1901, 1902] - Act 20

HIV care coordination and early intervention services grants: appropriations modified [Sec. 1054j, k, 2086s] - Act 20

HMO hospital access payments: BadgerCare Plus Core enrollees exclusion deleted [Sec. 1058k] - Act 20

Hospitals with disproportionate share of low-income patients: DHS payments to; approval from U.S. DHHS provision [Sec. 9118 (4c)] - Act 20

MA eligibility: electronic verification of residency required, exceptions specified [Sec. 1220, 9318 (2), 9418 (1)] - Act 20

MA program changes and finances: quarterly reports to JCF required [Sec. 1043s, t] - Act 20

Nurse aids instructional program for individuals who completed a program in another state: DHS duties and exemption provisions - Act 357

Opioid antagonists and naxalone: prescription, possession, dispensing, and delivery provisions created, definition provisions; training and agreements for administering re EMTs, first responders, ambulance service providers, law enforcement agencies, and fire departments; EMTs required to carry; liability immunity and Good Samaritan law provisions - Act 200

Opioid treatment program: DHS required to establish regional programs, report required - Act 195

Requirements to perform abortions revised; ultrasound required before informed consent for an abortion; penalty and exception provisions - Act 37

Retail food establishment license or permit for a restaurant or bed and breakfast establishment: health department of a 1st class city may issue, under agreement with DATCP or DHS; extension of license under certain conditions permitted - Act 298

Sheboygan County tuberculosis response funding: supplemental appropriations [Sec. 9118 (1e)] - Act 20

Third-party payers required to accept MA reimbursement claims from DHS in electronic form and pay in timely manner [Sec. 1170-1178, 9318 (1)] - Act 20

Transitional MA benefits: DHS may charge a premium [Sec. 1072b-f, 1073y, 1076b, 1100b, 9318 (15L), 9418 (9L)] - Act 20

Volunteer Health Care Provider Program: additional providers allowed to participate; exempts certain advanced practice nurses from proof of financial responsibility and medical malpractice requirements; DOA and DHS duties modified; nonprofit agency responsibilities re volunteers specified - Act 344

Workplace wellness program grants created re small businesses; definitions, appropriation, and sunset provisions - Act 137

health services, department of _ supportive living and treatment Health Services, Department of -- Supportive living and treatment

AODA and mental health treatment programs: DHS appropriation corrections [Sec. 360, 835, 837-840, 864-868] - Act 20

Birth to 3 program early intervention services: federal law references changed [Sec. 1235, 1236] - Act 20

CBRF definition revised and inspection flexibility [Sec. 1228, 1229] - Act 20

Certified crisis programs that create mental health mobile crisis teams for rural areas: DHS grants to counties and regions to establish - Act 132

Child psychiatry consultation program: DHS to create and administer; qualified consultation provider criteria and report required - Act 127

Developmentally disabled who receive post-secondary education: DHS to request federal waiver for self-directed services option (or IRIS) [Sec. 834h] [partial veto] - Act 20

Family Care enrollees admitted to mental health institutes: funding provisions, report required [Sec. 347j, k, 831f, p, 9118 (5e), 9418 (10e)] [vetoed] - Act 20

Family Care expansion: DHS study and report required [Sec. 9118 (3q)] - Act 20

FoodShare work requirements for able-bodied adults; employment and training program appropriations; report required [Sec. 350b, c, 357c, g, 1211, 1211m, n, 1212-1216, 9318 (9)] [1215m -- vetoed] - Act 20

Income maintenance administration: method for paying multicounty consortia [Sec. 1211b] [partial veto] - Act 20

Independent living center grants revised; Social Security Administration moneys and DWD duties provisions [Sec. 362, 363, 378, 870, 871] - Act 20

Individual placement and support (IPS): DHS required to establish regional centers re employment of individuals experiencing mental illness; county and tribal programs are eligible for grants; Medicaid matching funds provision - Act 131

MA program mental health benefits and reimbursement for certain mental health services revisions re in-home therapy for certain children and telehealth; definitions, provider requirements, and DHS duties provisions - Act 130

MA programs: changes re financial eligibility and divestment of income or assets; financial institution definition modified [Sec. 1044, 1045, 1059-1069, 1088, 1991, 9318 (7), (8)] - Act 20

Mental health services and programs provided by counties and regions: DHS biennial report required - Act 251

Milwaukee County Mental Health Board created; reports, audits, and LAB duties - Act 203

Multi-entity initiative authorized re an agreement between a county or tribe and one or more counties or tribes to provide coordinated treatment and services to children in two or more systems of care; DHS duties [Sec. 358, 841-863, 882, 2326] - Act 20

Older Americans Act: payments to counties and tribes that had reductions in federal moneys from 2012 to 2013 [Sec. 9118 (2c)] - Act 20

Peer-run respite center re mental health conditions or substance abuse: DHS to contract with peer-run organizations, appropriation provision - Act 129

Peer-run respite centers: DHS grants to [Sec. 836] - Act 20

State agencies to share specified data with DOR for debt collection and state tax purposes; confidentiality provision [Sec. 733, 940, 1218, 1278, 1718, 1721, 2164, 2165] - Act 20

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

Child abuse and neglect appeal: procedures revised and contested case hearing provision [Sec. 936s, u, 938g, h, 945, 945c, 1229q-w, 9306 (2), 9406 (2i)] - Act 20

Race-based team names, nicknames, logos, and mascots used by schools: complaint process changed; DHA and not State Superintendent to hold hearings, rules provision; school district does not have to comply with existing court order to terminate use of; school district prohibited from membership in an interscholastic athletic association that bars race-based team name, mascot, etc. - Act 115

heating oil Heating oil, see Fuel

heroin Heroin, see Drugs -- Criminal acts and law enforcement

high school High school, see School

high school graduation High school graduation, see School -- Curriculum

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

Doctor of dental surgery degrees: number of residents funded by HEAB grant increased [Sec. 223] - Act 20

Primary care and psychiatry shortage grant program created in HEAB; income tax exemption provision; JSCTE appendix report - Act 128

Sum sufficient appropriation [Sec. 693-695] - Act 20

Talent incentive grants program modified re continuous enrollment - Act 329

Technical Excellence Higher Education Scholarship Program created; recipients are not eligible for an Academic Excellence Higher Education Scholarship - Act 60

UW System general program revenue transferred to HEAB for Wisconsin higher education grants, sunset provision; HEAB may transfer certain moneys between fiscal years [Sec. 224d, f, g, 250h, i, 695e, f, 9419 (1e)] - Act 20

Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program grants revised [Sec. 224e, 694g-k] - Act 20

``Wisconsin higher education grants" renamed ``Wisconsin grants"; tuition grant program for private colleges established and called ``Wisconsin grants; private, nonprofit college students" - Act 330

highway Highway, see Road, and its subheadings

highway aid Highway aid, see Road -- Finance

highway map Highway map, see Maps

highway safety Highway safety, see Traffic safety

hinkley, gordon lyle Hinkley, Gordon Lyle

Life and dedication of the ``Granddaddy of Milwaukee Radio" commended upon his death [AJR 97] - JR28

hirsp HIRSP, see Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan

historic site or preservation Historic site or preservation, see Building

historical society Historical society

Qualified rehabilitation expenses for certified historic structures and qualified rehabilitated buildings: income and franchise tax credits; claimants required to get WEDC certification; DOR, WEDC, and WHS report to JCF required - Act 62

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