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49.497
(1r) (b) If any employer named in an order to compel payment issued
20under par. (a) fails to pay the department any amount due under the terms of the
21order and no contested case to review the order is pending and the time for filing for
22a contested case review has expired, the department may present a
certified true and
23accurate copy of the order to the circuit court for any county.
The sworn statement
24of the secretary An affidavit from the collections unit of the department responsible
25for recoveries under this section shall be evidence of the failure to pay the penalty.
1The circuit court shall, without notice, render judgment in accordance with the order.
2A judgment rendered under this paragraph shall have the same effect and shall be
3entered in the judgment and lien docket and may be enforced in the same manner
4as if the judgment had been rendered in an action tried and determined by the circuit
5court.
AB64,954
6Section
954. 49.79 (1) (am) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 49.79 (1) (ap) 4.
AB64,955
7Section
955. 49.79 (1) (am) 5. of the statutes is renumbered 49.79 (1) (ap) 5.
AB64,956
8Section
956. 49.79 (1) (am) 7. of the statutes is renumbered 49.79 (1) (ap) 7.
AB64,957
9Section
957. 49.79 (1) (ap) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,501,1110
49.79
(1) (ap) (intro.) “Able-bodied adult without dependents” means an
11able-bodied adult who is not any of the following:
AB64,958
12Section 958
. 49.79 (1) (bg) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,501,1313
49.79
(1) (bg) “Custodial parent" has the meaning given in s. 49.141 (1) (b).
AB64,959
14Section 959
. 49.79 (1) (em) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,501,1515
49.79
(1) (em) “Noncustodial parent" has the meaning given in s. 49.141 (1) (h).
AB64,960
16Section
960. 49.79 (1r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,501,1717
49.79
(1r) Eligibility; asset limit. (a) In this subsection:
AB64,501,1918
1. “Elderly, blind, or disabled individual” has the meaning given for “elderly or
19disabled member” in
7 USC 2012 (j).
AB64,501,2020
2. “Household” has the meaning given in
7 USC 2012 (m).
AB64,501,2521
3. “Liquid assets” means an individual's financial resources that are cash or can
22be converted to cash without incurring penalties, excluding the equity value of
23vehicles or of a home serving as the individual's primary residence. “Liquid assets”
24does not include any financial resources designated by the department by rule as
25excluded for the purposes of this subsection.
AB64,502,4
1(b) Subject to par. (c), an individual who is not an elderly, blind, or disabled
2individual is ineligible to participate in the food stamp program in a month in which
3the household of which the individual is a member has liquid assets of more than
4$25,000.
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(c) If necessary, the department shall request a waiver from the U.S.
6department of agriculture to implement this subsection. If the U.S. department of
7agriculture disapproves the waiver request, the department may not implement this
8subsection.
AB64,961
9Section 961
. 49.79 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,502,1310
49.79
(6m) Eligibility denial; child support noncompliance. (a) In this
11subsection, what constitutes a refusal to cooperate is determined by the department
12in accordance with
7 USC 2015 (l) and (m) and any federal regulations promulgated
13under
7 USC 2015 (l) and (m).
AB64,502,1514
(b) An individual is ineligible to participate in the food stamp program in a
15month in which any of the following is true:
AB64,502,1616
1. The individual satisfies all of the following:
AB64,502,1817
a. The individual is a custodial parent of or lives with and exercises parental
18control over a child who is under the age of 18 and who has an absent parent.
AB64,502,2119
b. The individual refuses to cooperate fully, in good faith, with efforts directed
20at establishing or enforcing any support order or obtaining any other payments or
21property to which that individual or the child may have rights.
AB64,502,2422
c. The individual does not have good cause for refusing to cooperate, as
23determined by the department in accordance with
7 USC 2015 (l) (2) and any federal
24regulations promulgated under
7 USC 2015 (l) (2).
AB64,503,2
12. The individual is a noncustodial parent of a child under the age of 18 and the
2individual refuses to cooperate in providing or obtaining support for the child.
AB64,962
3Section 962
. 49.79 (6q) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,503,74
49.79
(6q) Eligibility denial; paternity. (a) In this subsection, the department
5shall determine what constitutes a refusal to cooperate in accordance with
7 USC
62015 (l) and (m) and any federal regulations promulgated under
7 USC 2015 (l) and
7(m).
AB64,503,98
(b) An individual is ineligible to participate in the food stamp program in a
9month in which any of the following is true:
AB64,503,1010
1. The individual satisfies all of the following:
AB64,503,1211
a. The individual is a custodial parent of or lives with and exercises parental
12control over a child who is under the age of 18 and who has an absent parent.
AB64,503,1413
b. The individual refuses to cooperate fully, in good faith, with applicable efforts
14directed at establishing the paternity of the child.
AB64,503,1715
c. The individual does not have good cause for refusing to cooperate, as
16determined by the department in accordance with
7 USC 2015 (l) (2) and any federal
17regulations promulgated under
7 USC 2015 (l) (2).
AB64,503,1918
2. The individual is one of the following and refuses to cooperate fully, in good
19faith, with efforts directed at establishing the paternity of the child:
AB64,503,2020
a. Alleged to be the father under s. 767.80 of a child under the age of 18.
AB64,503,2221
b. A noncustodial parent of a child under the age of 18 for whom paternity has
22not been established.
AB64,963
23Section 963
. 49.79 (6t) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,504,224
49.79
(6t) Eligibility denial; delinquent support. An individual is ineligible
25to participate in the food stamp program in a month in which the individual is
1obligated by court order to provide support payments and is delinquent in making
2those court-ordered payments, unless any of the following is true:
AB64,504,43
(a) The delinquency balance equals less than 3 months of the court-ordered
4support payment amount.
AB64,504,65
(b) A court or a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) is allowing the
6individual to delay the child support payments.
AB64,504,87
(c) The individual is complying with a payment plan approved by a county child
8support agency under s. 59.53 (5) to provide support for the child of the individual.
AB64,504,109
(d) The individual is participating in an employment and training program, as
10determined by the department.
AB64,964
11Section 964
. 49.79 (9) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,504,2412
49.79
(9) (a) 1. The department shall administer an employment and training
13program for recipients under the food stamp program and may contract with county
14departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, and 46.23, multicounty consortia, local
15workforce development boards established under
29 USC 2832, tribal governing
16bodies, or other organizations to carry out the administrative functions. A county
17department, multicounty consortium, local workforce development board, tribal
18governing body, or other organization may subcontract with a Wisconsin Works
19agency or another provider to administer the employment and training program
20under this subsection. Except as provided in subds. 2. and 3., the department may
21require able individuals who are 18 to 60 years of age
, or a subset of those individuals
22to the extent allowed by the federal government, who are not participants in a
23Wisconsin Works employment position to participate in the employment and
24training program under this subsection.
AB64,965
25Section
965. 49.79 (10) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,505,2
149.79
(10) (title)
Eligibility and work requirements for able-bodied adults
2without dependents.
AB64,966
3Section
966. 49.79 (10) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,505,64
49.79
(10) (a) 1. The department shall require an able-bodied adult
without
5dependents who is participating in the food stamp program to fulfill the work
6requirement defined under
7 CFR 273.24 (a) (1).
AB64,967
7Section
967. 49.79 (10) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,505,118
49.79
(10) (a) 2. If an able-bodied adult
without dependents does not fulfill the
9work requirement, the department may limit the
eligibility of the able-bodied
adult's
10eligibility adult without dependents for food stamps to no more than 3 months during
11a 3-year period.
AB64,968
12Section
968. 49.79 (10) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,505,1513
49.79
(10) (a) 3. The department may exempt up to 15 percent of the
14able-bodied adults
without dependents who are participating in the food stamp
15program from the time limit under subd. 2.
AB64,969
16Section
969. 50.01 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,505,2317
50.01
(2) “Nurse aide" means a person who performs routine patient care
18duties delegated by a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse who supervises the
19person, for the direct health care of a patient or resident. “Nurse aide" does not mean
20a feeding assistant, as defined in s. 146.40 (1) (aw); a person who is licensed,
21permitted, certified, or registered under ch. 441, 448, 449, 450, 451, 455, 459,
or 460
,
22or 464; or a person whose duties primarily involve skills that are different than those
23taught in instructional programs for nurse aides.
AB64,970
24Section
970. 50.36 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,506,8
150.36
(3) (b) If, as a result of peer investigation or written notice thereof, a
2hospital staff member who is licensed by the medical examining board
or podiatry
3affiliated credentialing board, for any reasons that include the quality of or ability
4to practice, loses his or her hospital staff privileges, has his or her hospital staff
5privileges reduced
, or resigns from the hospital staff, the hospital shall so notify the
6medical examining board
or podiatry affiliated credentialing board, whichever is
7applicable, within 30 days after the loss, reduction or resignation takes effect.
8Temporary suspension due to incomplete records need not be reported.
AB64,971
9Section
971. 50.36 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,506,1810
50.36
(3) (c) If, as a result of peer investigation or written notice thereof, a
11hospital staff member who is licensed by the medical examining board
or podiatry
12affiliated credentialing board, for reasons that do not include the quality of or ability
13to practice, loses his or her hospital staff privileges for 30 days or more, has his or
14her hospital staff privileges reduced for 30 days or more
, or resigns from the hospital
15staff for 30 days or more, the hospital shall so notify the medical examining board
16or podiatry affiliated credentialing board, whichever is applicable, within 30 days
17after the loss, reduction or resignation takes effect. Temporary suspension due to
18incomplete records need not be reported.
AB64,972
19Section
972. 50.39 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,507,320
50.39
(3) Facilities governed by ss. 45.50, 48.62, 49.70, 49.72, 50.02, 51.09, and
21252.10, juvenile correctional facilities as defined in s. 938.02 (10p), correctional
22institutions governed by the department of corrections under s. 301.02, and the
23offices and clinics of persons licensed to treat the sick under chs. 446, 447,
and 448
,
24and 464 are exempt from ss. 50.32 to 50.39. Sections 50.32 to 50.39 do not abridge
25the rights of the medical examining board,
physical
medical therapy examining
1board,
podiatry affiliated credentialing board, dentistry examining board, pharmacy
2examining board, chiropractic examining board, and board of nursing in carrying out
3their statutory duties and responsibilities.
AB64,973
4Section
973. 50.49 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,507,115
50.49
(6) (a) Except as provided in s. 50.498, the department shall issue a home
6health agency license if the applicant is fit and qualified, and if the home health
7agency meets the requirements established by this section.
The Except as provided
8in par. (am), the department, or its designated representatives, shall make such
9inspections and investigations as are necessary to determine the conditions existing
10in each case and file written reports. Each licensee shall annually file a report with
11the department.
AB64,974
12Section
974. 50.49 (6) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,507,2113
50.49
(6) (am) In lieu of performing its own inspection or investigation under
14par. (a), the department may recognize as evidence for purposes of licensure
15accreditation of the home health agency by an organization that is approved by the
16federal centers for Medicare and Medicaid services and that meets any requirements
17established by the department. The home health agency shall provide the
18department with a copy of the report by the accreditation organization of each
19periodic review the organization conducts of the home health agency for the
20department's use in tracking compliance, investigating complaints, and conducting
21further surveys.
AB64,975
22Section
975. 50.50 (7m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,507,2423
50.50
(7m) “Occupational therapy" has the meaning given in s.
448.96 464.20 24(5).
AB64,976
25Section
976. 50.92 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,508,10
150.92
(4) (b) In lieu of inspecting or investigating a hospice under sub. (3) prior
2to issuance of a license, the department may accept evidence that a hospice applying
3for licensure under s. 50.93 has
been inspected under and is currently in compliance
4with the hospice requirements of the joint commission for the accreditation
of health
5organizations as a hospice from an organization that is approved by the federal
6centers for Medicare and Medicaid services and that meets any requirements
7established by the department. A hospice shall provide the department with a copy
8of the report by the
joint commission for the accreditation
of health organizations 9organization of each periodic review the
association organization conducts of the
10hospice.
AB64,977
11Section
977. 51.042 of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,508,13
1251.042 Youth crisis stabilization facilities. (1) Definitions. In this
13section:
AB64,508,1814
(a) “Crisis” means a situation caused by an individual's apparent mental
15disorder that results in a high level of stress or anxiety for the individual, persons
16providing care for the individual, or the public and that is not resolved by the
17available coping methods of the individual or by the efforts of those providing
18ordinary care or support for the individual.
AB64,508,2119
(b) “Youth crisis stabilization facility” is a treatment facility with a maximum
20of 8 beds that admits a minor to prevent or de-escalate the minor's mental health
21crisis and avoid admission of the minor to a more restrictive setting.
AB64,508,25
22(2) Certification required; exemption. (a) No person may operate a youth
23crisis stabilization facility without a certification from the department. The
24department may limit the number of certifications it grants to operate a youth crisis
25stabilization facility.
AB64,509,2
1(b) A youth crisis stabilization facility that has a certification from the
2department under this section is not subject to facility regulation under ch. 48.
AB64,509,6
3(3) Admission of minors. A minor may be admitted to a youth crisis
4stabilization facility under this section by a court order under s. 51.20 (13) (a) 3. or
5through the procedure under s. 51.13. No person may transport a minor to a youth
6crisis stabilization facility for detention under s. 51.15.
AB64,509,7
7(4) Rules. The department may promulgate rules to implement this section.
AB64,978
8Section
978. 51.20 (1) (ar) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,509,239
51.20
(1) (ar) (intro.) If the individual is an inmate of a state prison, the petition
10may allege that the inmate is mentally ill, is a proper subject for treatment
, and is
11in need of treatment. The petition shall allege that appropriate less restrictive forms
12of treatment have been attempted with the individual and have been unsuccessful
13and it shall include a description of the less restrictive forms of treatment that were
14attempted. The petition shall also allege that the individual has been fully informed
15about his or her treatment needs, the mental health services available to him or her
, 16and his or her rights under this chapter and that the individual has had an
17opportunity to discuss his or her needs, the services available to him or her
, and his
18or her rights with a licensed physician or a licensed psychologist. The petition shall
19include the inmate's sentence and his or her expected date of release as determined
20under s. 302.11 or 302.113, whichever is applicable. The petition shall have attached
21to it a signed statement by a licensed physician or a licensed psychologist of a state
22prison
and a signed statement by a licensed physician or a licensed psychologist of
23a state treatment facility attesting either of the following:
AB64,979
24Section 979
. 51.44 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,510,3
151.44
(3) (d) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (bt), the department
2may pay the nonfederal share of Medical Assistance costs for services provided under
3s. 49.45 (54) (c).
AB64,980
4Section 980
. 55.043 (4) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,510,105
55.043
(4) (b) 5. Refer the case to the department of safety and professional
6services or the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, as
7appropriate, if the financial exploitation, neglect, self-neglect, or abuse involves an
8individual who is required to hold a credential, as defined in s. 440.01 (2) (a), under
9chs. 440 to
460 480 or to hold a license, certification, or permit issued under s. 89.06,
1089.072, or 89.073.
AB64,981
11Section
981. 59.20 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,510,2312
59.20
(3) (a) Every sheriff, clerk of the circuit court, register of deeds, treasurer,
13comptroller, register of probate, clerk
, and county surveyor shall keep his or her office
14at the county seat in the offices provided by the county or by special provision of law;
15or if there is none, then at such place as the board directs. The board may also require
16any elective or appointive county official to keep his or her office at the county seat
17in an office to be provided by the county. All such officers shall keep their offices open
18during the usual business hours of any day except Sunday, as the board directs. With
19proper care, the officers shall open to the examination of any person all books and
20papers required to be kept in his or her office and permit any person so examining
21to take notes and copies of such books, records, papers
, or minutes therefrom except
22as authorized in par. (c) and ss. 19.36 (10)
to (12)
and (11) and 19.59 (3) (d) or under
23ch. 69.
AB64,982
24Section
982. 59.52 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,511,17
159.52
(7) Joint cooperation. The board may join with the state, other counties
2and municipalities in a cooperative arrangement as provided by s. 66.0301, including
3the acquisition, development, remodeling, construction, equipment, operation and
4maintenance of land, buildings and facilities for regional projects, whether or not
5such projects are located within the county.
If a county is required to establish or
6maintain an agency, department, commission, or any other office or position to carry
7out a county responsibility, and the county joins with another county or municipality
8by entering into an intergovernmental cooperation contract under s. 66.0301 to
9jointly carry out the responsibility, the jointly established or maintained agency,
10department, commission, or any other office or position to which the contract applies
11fulfills the county's obligation to establish or maintain such entities or positions until
12the contract entered into under s. 66.0301 expires or is terminated by the parties.
13In addition, if 2 or more counties enter into an intergovernmental cooperation
14contract and create a commission under s. 66.0301 to jointly or regionally administer
15a function or project, the commission shall be considered to be a single entity that
16represents, and may act on behalf of, the joint interests of the signatories to the
17contract entered into under s. 66.0301.
AB64,983
18Section
983. 66.0131 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,511,2019
66.0131
(6) School districts. Subsections (3) to (5) do not apply to school
20districts.
AB64,984
21Section
984. 66.0301 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,512,2022
66.0301
(2) Subject to s. 59.794 (2), and in addition to the provisions of any
23other statutes specifically authorizing cooperation between municipalities, unless
24those statutes specifically exclude action under this section, any municipality may
25contract with other municipalities and with federally recognized Indian tribes and
1bands in this state, for the receipt or furnishing of services or the joint exercise of any
2power or duty required or authorized by law. If municipal or tribal parties to a
3contract have varying powers or duties under the law, each may act under the
4contract to the extent of its lawful powers and duties. A contract under this
5subsection may bind the contracting parties for the length of time specified in the
6contract. This section shall be interpreted liberally in favor of cooperative action
7between municipalities and between municipalities and Indian tribes and bands in
8this state.
If a municipality is required to establish or maintain an agency,
9department, commission, or any other office or position to carry out a municipal
10responsibility, and the municipality joins with another municipality by entering into
11an intergovernmental cooperation contract under this subsection to jointly carry out
12the responsibility, the jointly established or maintained agency, department,
13commission, or any other office or position to which the contract applies fulfills the
14municipality's obligation to establish or maintain such entities or positions until the
15contract entered into under this subsection expires or is terminated by the parties.
16In addition, if 2 or more municipalities enter into an intergovernmental cooperation
17contract and create a commission under this section to jointly or regionally
18administer a function or project, the commission shall be considered to be a single
19entity that represents, and may act on behalf of, the joint interests of the signatories
20to the contract entered into under this section.