Acts Index

Health insurance immediate enrollment re Badger Care and MA; waiver provision [Sec. 1414-1417, 2651, 9324 (1)]  -  Act 33

Intensive treatment services at state centers for the developmentally disabled revised [Sec. 448, 1115, 1486-1489, 1491-1494, 1497, 1502, 1503, 9324 (12)] -  Act 33

Licensed beds of nursing facilities: assessments expanded [Sec. 866, 1333d, 1476-1481, 9124 (3), (11k)-(11pd), 9424 (7), (11pd)] [1333d, 9124 (11k), (11p), 9424 (7) — vetoed] -  Act 33

MA benefits and financing and federal funding reports by DHFS [Sec. 9124 (10f), (11f)] [vetoed] -  SB-44

MA contracts with prepaid health care benefits: actuarially sound basis requirement [vetoed] -  SB-484

MA costs re nurse stipends: payment of state share from veterans trust fund [Sec. 465m] -  Act 33

MA demonstration project in Milwaukee County: funding for facility [Sec. 9124 (13k)] [vetoed]  -  SB-44

MA income augmentation [Sec. 1154d-1157b, 9124 (9c), 9224 (2c), 9424 (10c)] [1154e, 9224 (2c), 9424 (10c) — partial veto; 1157b — vetoed] -  Act 33

MA managed care waiver request [Sec. 9124 (4)] -  Act 33

MA program benefits [Sec. 454] -  Act 33

MA recipient services by counties: deficit reduction benefit made inapplicable; return of certain moneys to DHFS [Sec. 1360, 1361, 9124 (8)] -  Act 33

MA recipients who receive SSI: DHFS duties re managed care plans [Sec. 1312n] [vetoed] -  SB-44

MA supplemental payments for medical transportation services [Sec. 1393c] -  Act 33

MA supplemental payments to county, city, town, or village nursing homes revised re MA trust fund  -  Act 100

MA supplemental payments to rural hospitals re critical access [Sec. 1318] -  Act 33

MA trust fund and revisions re CIP-IA and CIP-IB, AODA and mental health services, emergency medical transportation, and school medical services [Sec. 351, 459, 466, 468, 864, 865, 868, 1113, 1114, 1362, 1390-1392, 1526, 1999]  -  Act 33

Medicare acceptance of assignment information program eliminated [Sec. 1583g, 2061s, 2521m, 2551h, 2554k, 2574h]  -  Act 33

Nursing home MA supplemental payment reduced; use of federal medicare program hospital wage index for homes in certain counties [Sec. 1346d, 1363, 1364, 9424 (7)]  -  Act 33

Nursing home payment formula re MA recipient revised [Sec. 1327, 1329-1333, 1334-1344, 1347-1359, 9424 (6)]  -  Act 33

Prescription drug assistance for elderly persons: federal benefits appropriation; long-term care insurance provision; enrollment fee and copayment revisions [Sec. 463d, 1438h-1446h, 1447g, h, 9324 (13d), (13q), 9424 (11g)] [1438h, 1445h, 1446g, h, 9324 (13d), 9424 (11g) — vetoed]  -  Act 33

Prescription drug cost controls and drug purchasing agreements; prescription drug prior authorization provisions; DHFS report required; Mental health medication review committee created [Sec. 1392p-1393, 9124 (8w), 9424 (8w)] [1393 — partial veto; 1392p-u, 9124 (8w), 9424 (8w) — vetoed]  -  Act 33

Primary health care program and funding of graduate medical education for MA providers: funding eliminated [Sec. 458, 1111, 1112, 1134, 1135, 1166, 1311, 1328, 1365-1372, 1378, 1404, 1405, 1409, 2062] -  Act 33

Protective placement and admission of persons with developmental disabilities revised; access to community services increased [Sec. 1132, 1159c, 1321-1326, 1383-1388, 1401, 1402, 1504-1515, 9324 (5)-(11), 9424 (5)]  -  Act 33

Psychosocial services provided by community-based program: emergency rules provision [Sec. 1382c, e, 9124 (10m)]  -  Act 33

Public debt refunding; MA, Building Commission, Public Defender Board, DA, and SHSW provisions  -  Act 129

Resident of center for developmentally disabled relocated into the community: reimbursement rate to center revised; provision re county delicensing of beds removed [Sec. 1131, 1320] [1320 — partial veto] -  Act 33

Targeted case management services under MA: eligibility and federal reimbursement [Sec. 1379-1381]  -  Act 33

Volunteer health care provider: definition expanded to include dental hygienists; providing dental services to MA recipients authorized -  Act 92

Women diagnosed with certain precancerous conditions: MA eligibility expanded [Sec. 1406-1408, 1410]  -  Act 33

medical college of wisconsin, inc Medical college of Wisconsin, inc.

Breast cancer research program and grant for U.W. Comprehensive Cancer Center and Medical College of Wisconsin created and reports required; individual income tax checkoff procedure; DHFS and DOR provisions -  Act 176

GPR appropriation amount re Wisconsin residents paying full tuition, cap on number of residents funded, and cap on tuition assessed on residents eliminated [Sec. 347, 948-952]  -  Act 33

medical education Medical education, see also Marquette dental school; Medical college of Wisconsin, inc.; Nurses; University of Wisconsin — College of medicine; Veterinary medicine

Graduate medical education costs: DHFS to fund re MA program benefits appropriation [Sec. 9124 (12q)] [vetoed]  -  SB-44

Primary health care program and funding of graduate medical education for MA providers: funding eliminated [Sec. 458, 1111, 1112, 1134, 1135, 1166, 1311, 1328, 1365-1372, 1378, 1404, 1405, 1409, 2062] -  Act 33

Vaccine administration and teaching self-administration technique to a patient: certain persons enrolled in accredited school of pharmacy may perform under supervision of qualified pharmacists -  Act 181

Wisconsin health education loan repayment transfer [Sec. 9225 (1f)] -  Act 33

medical examining board Medical examining board

Employment discrimination based on creed expanded re health care provider refusal to participate in certain activities; power of attorney for health care instruments; conscience rights notification; exemption from liability; civil action and examining boards provisions [vetoed] -  AB-67

medical facility Medical facility, see specific subject

medical malpractice Medical malpractice

Cancer drug repository program established by DHFS; civil liability immunity provision -  Act 175

Employment discrimination based on creed expanded re health care provider refusal to participate in certain activities; power of attorney for health care instruments; conscience rights notification; exemption from liability; civil action and examining boards provisions [vetoed] -  AB-67

Patients compensation fund: purpose and integrity definitions and name changed to injured patients and families compensation fund -  Act 111

medical practice Medical practice, see specific medical occupation

medical practice, group Medical practice, Group

HMO increased payments from DHFS: plan re savings resulting from rebates; JCF duties [Sec. 9124 (7c)] [vetoed]  -  SB-44

Nervous or mental disorder or alcoholism or AODA treatment: prescription drug and diagnostic testing not included in minimum health insurance coverage limits; provider and policy provisions -  Act 178

medical service Medical service, see also Medical assistance; specific medical occupation

Competency examination ordered by court: releasing report to sheriff, jailer, and certain health care providers  -  Act 122

Employment discrimination based on creed expanded re health care provider refusal to participate in certain activities; power of attorney for health care instruments; conscience rights notification; exemption from liability; civil action and examining boards provisions [vetoed] -  AB-67

Firearm intentionally pointed at and bodily fluids thrown or discharged at law enforcement officer or public safety worker: felony penalties created -  Act 190

Health care education programs: TCS board grants revised [Sec. 391-393, 942, 943, 944, 945] -  Act 33

Health care powers of attorney and declarations to physicians executed in another state and in compliance with that state's laws is enforceable in Wisconsin; immunity provision  -  Act 290

Hospice nurse authorized to make a pronouncement of death under certain conditions -  Act 273

MA supplemental payments for medical transportation services [Sec. 1393c] -  Act 33

Patient health care records: circumstances under which health care provider may release without consent modified  -  Act 281

Primary health care program and funding of graduate medical education for MA providers: funding eliminated [Sec. 458, 1111, 1112, 1134, 1135, 1166, 1311, 1328, 1365-1372, 1378, 1404, 1405, 1409, 2062] -  Act 33

Public Health Council created; quarantine cost reimbursement; mutual assistance re state of emergency; incident command system requirements and definition; certain exemption from liability -  Act 186

STH 54 designated and marked ``Wisconsin Fire Fighters and Emergency Medical Technicians Highway" and portion of certain bridge on STH 29 as ``Wisconsin Fire Fighters-EMT/Citizen Soldier Bridge"; contributions required  -  Act 218

Trauma Advisory Council termination eliminated -  Act 29

Wisconsin Patient Safety Institute, Inc.: appropriation of GPR in DOA eliminated [Sec. 569] -  Act 33

medicine Medicine, see Drugs

meeting, open Meeting, Open, see Open meeting (Governmental)

memorial certificate Memorial certificate, see Legislature — Member; name of specific individual

memorial highway Memorial highway, see Road — Construction and repair

memorials and monuments Memorials and monuments, see Fire department; Road — Marking

mendota juvenile treatment center Mendota juvenile treatment center, see Juvenile detention facility

mendota mental health institute Mendota mental health institute, see Mental health — Hospitals and institutes

meningococcal disease Meningococcal disease, see Disease

menomonie, city of Menomonie, City of, see Dunn county

mental health Mental health

Children with severe emotional disturbances: funding revision [Sec. 1167m-1171] -  Act 33

Competency examination ordered by court: releasing report to sheriff, jailer, and certain health care providers  -  Act 122

Competency examinations of criminal defendants: DHFS funding [Sec. 445] -  Act 33

Intensive treatment services at state centers for the developmentally disabled revised [Sec. 448, 1115, 1486-1489, 1491-1494, 1497, 1502, 1503, 9324 (12)] -  Act 33

Mental health and AODA managed care demonstration projects in up to six counties [Sec. 473, 474, 9124 (2), 9424 (2)] -  Act 33

Nervous or mental disorder or alcoholism or AODA treatment: prescription drug and diagnostic testing not included in minimum health insurance coverage limits; provider and policy provisions -  Act 178

Prescription drug cost controls and drug purchasing agreements; prescription drug prior authorization provisions; DHFS report required; Mental health medication review committee created [Sec. 1392p-1393, 9124 (8w), 9424 (8w)] [1393 — partial veto; 1392p-u, 9124 (8w), 9424 (8w) — vetoed]  -  Act 33

Protective placement and admission of persons with developmental disabilities revised; access to community services increased [Sec. 1132, 1159c, 1321-1326, 1383-1388, 1401, 1402, 1504-1515, 9324 (5)-(11), 9424 (5)]  -  Act 33

Targeted case management services under MA: eligibility and federal reimbursement [Sec. 1379-1381]  -  Act 33

mental health _ hospitals and institutes Mental health — Hospitals and institutes

Alternative services by mental health institutes and centers for the developmentally disabled: appropriation revised [Sec. 446] -  Act 33

Employment discrimination based on conviction record: educational agency exempt [vetoed] -  AB-41

mental retardation Mental retardation

DHFS transfer of residents in one state center for the developmentally disabled to another state center: county notification [Sec. 10r, 1495-1496c, 1498-1499b] [1496c — partial veto] -  Act 33

Resident of center for developmentally disabled relocated into the community: reimbursement rate to center revised; provision re county delicensing of beds removed [Sec. 1131, 1320] [1320 — partial veto] -  Act 33

State property sale or lease provisions; net proceeds deposited in budget stabilization fund; DHFS authority re Northern Center for the Developmentally Disabled, provision re employee or position transfers [Sec. 26, 209, 477, 861, 1490, 1490c] [1490c — vetoed] -  Act 33

Veteran residential, treatment, and nursing care facilities in northwestern Wisconsin: DVA given authority to develop and operate -  Act 102