Wisconsin Legislature: Nursing homes and adult care

Statutory renewal dates for certain credentials and continuing education requirements revisions; nursing workforce survey requirement modified [Sec. 289, 1885, 2452, 2792, 2793, 2799, 2800, 2802, 2806-2809, 2811-2821, 2825-2838, 2841, 2843, 2844, 2854, 2856, 2859, 2866, 2873, 2879-2900, 2917, 2919-2925, 2927-2929, 2949-2956, 2959, 2960, 2962-2968, 2970-2973, 2975, 2976, 2982-2985, 2994-2998, 3000-3025, 3029, 3032-3035, 9438 (2)] - AB43

Statutory renewal dates for certain credentials and continuing education requirements revisions; nursing workforce survey requirement modified [Sec. 289, 1885, 2452, 2792, 2793, 2799, 2800, 2802, 2806-2809, 2811-2821, 2825-2838, 2841, 2843, 2844, 2854, 2856, 2859, 2866, 2873, 2879-2900, 2917, 2919-2925, 2927-2929, 2949-2956, 2959, 2960, 2962-2968, 2970-2973, 2975, 2976, 2982-2985, 2994-2998, 3000-3025, 3029, 3032-3035, 9438 (2)] [original bill only] - SB70

WC law revisions re permanent partial disability payments, uninsured employers fund, closing cases, advanced practice nurse prescribers references, gender neutral references, and updates to certain federal law references - AB1073

WC law revisions re permanent partial disability payments, uninsured employers fund, closing cases, advanced practice nurse prescribers references, gender neutral references, and updates to certain federal law references - SB991

WisCaregiver Careers program funding increased [original bill only] - Se3 SB1

Absentee voting in a qualified retirement home or residential care facility revisions; DHS provision - SB887

Admission to CBRF or nursing home from a hospital of an incapacitated individual by a patient’s representative; allocation of nursing home beds for patients with complex needs; complex patient pilot program provisions - AB1088

Admission to CBRF or nursing home from a hospital of an incapacitated individual by a patient’s representative; allocation of nursing home beds for patients with complex needs; complex patient pilot program provisions - SB1027

ADRC referrals from health care providers to patients re long-term care options: DHS required to allow - AB160

ADRC referrals from health care providers to patients re long-term care options: DHS required to allow - SB154

Adult family homes: procedures and requirements for closure or change of services and relocation of residents - AB1007

Adult family homes: procedures and requirements for closure or change of services and relocation of residents - SB919

Bureau of Assisted Living: DHS to submit fee increase plan to JCF re covering staffing costs [S.Sub.Amdt.2: Sec. 9119 (2)] - SB70

Care management organization facility placements: county of residence responsible for paying - AB242

Care management organization facility placements: county of residence responsible for paying - SB248

CBRF and nursing homes: timeframe increased re notification to resident’s family of a required relocation and care management organization notice of contract termination - AB162

CBRF and nursing homes: timeframe increased re notification to resident’s family of a required relocation and care management organization notice of contract termination - SB155

Fall prevention and recovery training programs, CPR and first aid certification, and duty to provide aid at residential care apartment complexes, CBRFs, nursing homes, and hospices; civil liability and DHS provisions - AB942

Fall prevention and recovery training programs, CPR and first aid certification, and duty to provide aid at residential care apartment complexes, CBRFs, nursing homes, and hospices; civil liability and DHS provisions - SB884

Health care provider innovation grants created re worker recruitment and retention [Sec. 800] - AB43

Health care provider innovation grants created re worker recruitment and retention [Sec. 800] [original bill only] - SB70

Health care provider innovation grants created re worker recruitment and retention [original bill only] - Se3 SB1

Local health officer degree requirements, admissions authorized by counties to mental health institutes, and references to defunct regional long-term care advisory committees (remedial legislation suggested by DHS) - AB1100

Local health officer degree requirements, admissions authorized by counties to mental health institutes, and references to defunct regional long-term care advisory committees (remedial legislation suggested by DHS) - SB1053

Long-term care: DHS and managed care organizations reporting requirements [S.Sub.Amdt.2: Sec. 244] - SB70

MA program supplemental payments to hospitals with avoidable patient days and enhanced nursing home reimbursement rates re residents with bariatric and extensive would care; complex patient pilot program funding - AB1086

MA program supplemental payments to hospitals with avoidable patient days and enhanced nursing home reimbursement rates re residents with bariatric and extensive would care: DHS duties and federal waiver provision - AB1087

MA program supplemental payments to hospitals with avoidable patient days and enhanced nursing home reimbursement rates re residents with bariatric and extensive would care: DHS duties and federal waiver provision - SB1028

MA program supplemental payments to hospitals with avoidable patient days and enhanced nursing home reimbursement rates re residents with bariatric and extensive would care; complex patient pilot program funding - SB1029

Nurse aide students: qualification for employment; DHS to request federal approval - AB690

Nurse aide students: qualification for employment; DHS to request federal approval - SB671

Nursing home payment rates under MA to exclude provider incentives [S.Sub.Amdt.2: Sec. 9119 (4)] - SB70

Nursing home personal needs allowance increased [S.Sub.Amdt.2: Sec. 305] - SB70

Nursing home support services: priced rate provisions [S.Sub.Amdt.2: Sec. 9119 (3)] - SB70

Patient lift devices: DHS grant program for CBRFs, hospices, nursing homes, and residential care apartment complexes - AB943

Patient lift devices: DHS grant program for CBRFs, hospices, nursing homes, and residential care apartment complexes - SB885

Patient visitation rights at health care facilities - AB257

Patient visitation rights at health care facilities - SB257

Personal care voting assistants at residential care facilities and retirement homes during public health emergencies; election fraud committed by election officials; defect in absentee ballot certificates; prohibiting appointment of certain employees as poll workers; recess of municipal board of canvassers; penalty provisions; JRCCP may report [A.Amdt.1: blank spaces on absentee ballots provision added] - AB570

Personal care voting assistants at residential care facilities and retirement homes during public health emergencies; election fraud committed by election officials; defect in absentee ballot certificates; prohibiting appointment of certain employees as poll workers; recess of municipal board of canvassers; penalty provisions; JRCCP may report - SB631

Special voting deputies dispatched to residential care facilities and qualified retirement homes re voting by absentee ballot and circuit court determination of ineligibility to vote due to incompetency revisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions] - AB572

Special voting deputies dispatched to residential care facilities and qualified retirement homes re voting by absentee ballot and circuit court determination of ineligibility to vote due to incompetency revisions - SB593

Tribal long-term care system development grants [Sec. 420, 798] - AB43

Tribal long-term care system development grants [Sec. 420, 798] [original bill only] - SB70

Ventilator-dependent nursing home residents: MA reimbursement rate [S.Sub.Amdt.2: Sec. 9119 (5)] - SB70

WisCaregiver Careers program funding increased [original bill only] - Se3 SB1

Agricultural assistance: creates food security and Wisconsin products grants, Farm to Fork grants, value-added agricultural products grants, and farm business consultant grants; revisions to meat processing facility grants, dairy processing plant grants, dairy producer loan and grants, Buy Local grants, and Something Special from Wisconsin programs [Sec. 260, 262-264, 1717, 1720, 1724-1727] - AB43

Agricultural assistance: creates food security and Wisconsin products grants, Farm to Fork grants, value-added agricultural products grants, and farm business consultant grants; revisions to meat processing facility grants, dairy processing plant grants, dairy producer loan and grants, Buy Local grants, and Something Special from Wisconsin programs [Sec. 260, 262-264, 1717, 1720, 1724-1727] [original bill only] - SB70

Counties may appropriate money to a nonprofit organization operating a food bank or food pantry - AB645

Counties may appropriate money to a nonprofit organization operating a food bank or food pantry - SB539

Food security grant program created in DATCP re food assistance from nonprofit food banks and food pantries - AB756

Food security grant program created in DATCP re food assistance from nonprofit food banks and food pantries - SB713

Food waste reduction pilot project grants created [Sec. 258, 1723] - AB43

Food waste reduction pilot project grants created - SB721

Food waste reduction pilot project grants created [Sec. 258, 1723] [original bill only] - SB70

Adult-entertainment establishments: requirements and prohibitions created - AB60

Adult-entertainment establishments: requirements and prohibitions created - SB56

Common school fund income: prohibiting use of to purchase obscene material - AB309

Common school fund income: prohibiting use of to purchase obscene material - SB304

Human trafficking crime identification and prevention training for CBRF employees required; other types of employees included in training requirement [A.Amdt.1: definition provisions, DWD to produce training video] - AB973

Human trafficking crime identification and prevention training for CBRF employees required; other types of employees included in training requirement - SB940

Obscene materials violation: removing employees of public elementary and secondary schools, private schools, and tribal schools from list of educational institutions protected from prosecution - AB308

Obscene materials violation: removing employees of public elementary and secondary schools, private schools, and tribal schools from list of educational institutions protected from prosecution - SB305

Possession of child pornography: penalties for visual representations appearing to depict a child engaged in sexually explicit conduct - AB315

Possession of child pornography: penalties for visual representations appearing to depict a child engaged in sexually explicit conduct [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, "virtual child pornography" specified, penalty for persons under age 18 added] - SB314

Representations depicting nudity without consent: felony expanded to include synthetic intimate representation (known as “deep fakes”); reproducing private representations made a misdemeanor; JRCCP may report - AB608

Representations depicting nudity without consent: felony expanded to include synthetic intimate representation (known as “deep fakes”); reproducing private representations made a misdemeanor; JRCCP may report - SB553

Unsolicited obscene or sexually explicit image sent by electronic means: penalties and private cause of action established - AB731

Unsolicited obscene or sexually explicit image sent by electronic means: penalties and private cause of action established - SB699

Heat-related illness in employees during periods of high heat: DWD to develop program to prevent - AB901

Occupational Therapists Affiliated Credentialing Board changed to Occupational Therapy Examining Board - AB959

Occupational Therapists Affiliated Credentialing Board changed to Occupational Therapy Examining Board - SB910

Occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants: DSPS to contract with third-party to process license applications; JCF and fees provisions - AB90

Occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants: DSPS to contract with third-party to process license applications; JCF and fees provisions - SB141

Prior authorization for physical, occupational, and speech therapy, chiropractic services, and other health services by certain health plans prohibited - AB507

Prior authorization for physical, occupational, and speech therapy, chiropractic services, and other health services by certain health plans prohibited - SB475

Statutes and rules examinations for certain health care professions prohibited - AB143

Statutes and rules examinations for certain health care professions prohibited - SB160