2017 Acts Index

grocery store Grocery store, see Food

group home Group home, see Children -- Protection and services

group insurance Group insurance, see Insurance -- State; Public employee -- Group insurance

group insurance board Group Insurance Board

Domestic partnership benefits limited or eliminated re WRS and GIB [Sec. 705, 706, 708, 709, 710-725, 9314 (1), (2), 9414 (1)] - Act 59

GIB membership: Governor appointments with advice and consent of the Senate required; additional members appointed by legislative officers [Sec. 17n, 39d-k, 707f, 9314 (3p), (4p)] [vetoed] - Act 59

GIB plan for state program reserves: submit to JCF for approval, conditions specified [Sec. 9114 (1t)] [vetoed] - Act 59

GIB prohibited from contracting for or providing a group health insurance plan that provides abortion services - Act 191

GIB to establish 5 health plan tiers [Sec. 709g, 9314 (3c)] [vetoed] - Act 59

GIB to use state group health program reserves to reduce costs and review policies to maintain reserves [Sec. 9114 (2p)] [vetoed] - Act 59

State employee group health program savings [Sec. 9114 (2w)] [vetoed] - Act 59

guardian ad litem Guardian ad litem, see Children -- Protection and services

guardian and ward Guardian and ward, see also Children -- Protection and services

Emergency outpatient mental health treatment for minors without informed consent allowed under certain conditions - Act 204

Minor employed in business, trade, or profession of parent or guardian without permit allowed, direct supervision required - Act 168

Supported decision-making agreements for adults with a functional impairment provisions created; DHS duties - Act 345

Tribal gaming receipts appropriations consolidated re unusually high-cost of out-of-home placements and subsidized guardianships of Indian children [Sec. 395, 396, 460, 2246] - Act 59

Truant pupil: school attendance officer permitted to notify parent or guardian by electronic communication [Sec. 1506m] - Act 59

Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act incorporated into Wisconsin law with modifications - Act 187

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handicapped Handicapped, see Persons with disabilities

harassment Harassment, see Court -- Procedure

harbor Harbor

Harbor assistance grant for Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding [Sec. 359nm, 9145 (4d)] - Act 59

Harbor improvement grants: DOT bonding limit increased [Sec. 492] - Act 59

Unobligated Stewardship bonding authority: used for Saxon Harbor campground marina, Eagle Tower in Peninsula State Park, Horicon March Wildlife Area scenic overlook shelter, cities of Neenah and Menasha for pedestrian bridges and trails, and acquisition of the Canadian Pacific Railway corridor in Racine County [Sec. 514g, r] [514g -- partial veto] - Act 59

hazardous waste or substance Hazardous waste or substance, see Environmental protection

heab HEAB, see Higher Educational Aids Board

head start Head Start, see School -- Curriculum

health and educational facilities authority, wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Wisconsin

WHEFA bonds: individual income tax exemption on earned interest from [Sec. 1014, 9338 (4)] - Act 59

health care liability Health care liability, see Medical malpractice

health care provider Health care provider, see Chiropractic; Dentistry; Hospitals and health care facilities; Medical education; Medical practice, Group; Medical service; Medical service -- Occupations; Nurses; Nursing homes and adult care; Pharmacy; Physician; Podiatry; Psychology

health care record Health care record, see Medical service

health insurance Health insurance, see Insurance -- Health; Public employee -- Group insurance

health officer Health officer, see County -- Health department

health savings account Health savings account, see Insurance -- Health

health services, department of _ administration Health Services, Department of -- Administration

Advanced practice clinician training programs: grants to hospitals and clinics to establish [Sec. 371t, 1657b] - Act 59

Allied health professional education and training grants created [Sec. 371r, 1657d] - Act 59

Appropriations reorganized [Sec. 369, 370, 374, 378, 379, 381-383, 385-392, 405, 458, 747, 748-751, 753-765] - Act 59

Centers for developmental disabilities and state mental health institutes: DHS appropriation authority [Sec. 497, 498] - Act 59

Community-based services information and referrals: DHS to award grants to nonprofit organizations to operate Internet site and telephone-based system - Act 250

Electric energy derived from renewable resources: appropriation created for DOA, DOC, DHS, DPI, DVA, and the UW System [Sec. 205, 206, 221, 222, 365, 366, 375, 376, 413, 414, 447, 448] - Act 59

Human resources and payrolls services: DOA to administer for all executive branch agencies and independent agencies except specified agencies; general fund lapse, onsite management, and reports provisions [Sec. 73, 9101 (9), 9201 (1), 9401 (4)] [73 -- partial veto] - Act 59

Interagency Council on Homelessness created; appropriation and report provisions - Act 74

Pay for success contracting: DOA may use for eligible services to individuals, conditions and JCF approval required; DHS, DOC, DCF, and DWD to study if pay for success could be used for programs they administer; reports required - Act 267

Special license plate revenue from Donate Life Wisconsin and Wisconsin Women's Health Foundation: payment responsibility transferred from DHS to DOT [Sec. 372, 373, 535, 536, 1784, 1785, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897] - Act 59

health services, department of _ administrative rules Health Services, Department of -- Administrative rules

Birth defect prevention and surveillance system changes; DHS duties specified; administrative code provisions [Admin.Code DHS 116.04, 116.05] [Sec. 1791e-u, 2266r-t] - Act 59

County and municipal officers: removal at the pleasure of the appointing authority; administrative code provision [Admin.Code DHS 5.06] - Act 150

Substance abuse: reporting requirements for certain credentialing boards re opioids; federal waiver re dispensing narcotics for addiction treatment; buprenorphine prior authorization review and report; counseling changes re licensing and who can offer treatment; school health instruction requirements; graduate program in psychiatric mental health nursing at UW—Madison; training resources for social service workers; DCF, DHS, and DSPS duties; administrative rules provisions [Admin.Code DHS 75.02, 75.03; MPSW 1.09; SPS 160 (title), 160.015, 160.02, 160.03, 161, 163.01, 163.02, 164.01, 165, 166, 168] - Act 262

Therapeutic or modified diets in certain long term care facilities: physician may delegate prescribing to a licensed or certified dietitian [Admin.Code DHS 132.63, 134.64] - Act 101

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

Drug trafficking, evidence-based substance abuse prevention, family and juvenile treatment courts, and drug treatment for inmates of county and tribal jails: grant programs established; DOJ, DHS, DCF duties; search warrant based on sworn affidavit or complaint provision - Act 261

Juvenile correctional facilities: DOC to establish one or more Type 1 juvenile correctional facilities; closure of Lincoln Hills School and Copper Lake School and conversion of facilities to an adult correctional facility; counties authorized to establish secured residential care center for children and youth; supervision of certain juveniles transferred from DOC to county departments; Juvenile Corrections Study Committee created; Juvenile Corrections Grant Committee created re costs of establishing secured residential care centers, JCF provision; youth aids funding revisions; expand Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center; DOC employees, reports, and sunset provisions - Act 185

Longevity awards for DOC and DHS correctional officers and youth counselors: DPM to include in the 2017-19 state employee compensation plan [Sec. 1761p, 9101 (11w)] [vetoed] - Act 59

Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center funding [Sec. 745] - Act 59

Supervised release: changes to placement, right to counsel, reimbursement report by clerk of courts; DHS and SPD duties [Sec. 377h, 979p, 2230s, 2251y, 2257e-p, 2261d, 2262L-x, 9120 (1t), 9320 (1t)] [vetoed] - Act 59

Supervised release for sexually violent person: procedure revised re person’s county of residence prepares a report for DHS which submits a plan to the court, penalty provisions; eligibility for public defender changed [partial veto] - Act 184

Wisconsin substance abuse program renamed Wisconsin rehabilitation program and revised, DHS conditions removed, and earned release provision [Sec. 1856c-1857h] [vetoed] - Act 59

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

Addiction medicine consultation program: DHS to create and administer - Act 28

Alzheimer’s disease and dementia: DHS to award grants to increase awareness in rural and underserved urban areas for 2017-18 fiscal year - Act 186

Ambulatory surgical center reimbursement rates under MA: DHS to develop plan to increase, JCF approval required [Sec. 9120 (4j)] - Act 59

BadgerCare Plus Core: DHS to submit amendment to Medicaid waiver to provide employment and training services for childless adults, report to and approval of JCF required [Sec. 927-928d] [928d -- vetoed] - Act 59

Birth defect prevention and surveillance system changes; DHS duties specified; administrative code provisions [Admin.Code DHS 116.04, 116.05] [Sec. 1791e-u, 2266r-t] - Act 59

Communicable disease control and prevention: grants to local health departments [Sec. 370r, 1791c] - Act 59

Community paramedic, community EMS practitioner, and community EMS provider approval process created; acting under the delegation of a health care provider provision - Act 66

Complex rehabilitation technology: DHS to establish rules and polices for MA recipients who are complex needs patients, definition provisions; certain equipment specified - Act 306

Complex rehabilitation technology: DHS to establish rules and policies for MA recipients who are complex needs patients, definition provision [Sec. 926p, 931n, 9120 (5h)] [vetoed] - Act 59

CPR instruction to bystander: public safety answering points required to provide telephonic assistance on administering; dispatcher training, liability exemption, and quality assurance provisions; DHS duties, appropriation provisions - Act 296

Critical access hospital grant re behavioral health crisis management system, conditions specified; involuntary commitment for treatment hearings held by videoconferencing permitted under certain conditions [Sec. 379f, g, 978f, k, 979k, 9120 (6d), 9420 (6d)] - Act 59

Dental reimbursement pilot project in MA program: counties added under certain conditions and DHS biennial report required - Act 344

DHS Office of Inspector General audit of family planning service reimbursements paid to covered entities under MA; percentage of overpayment recoveries budgeted in the 2019-21 biennium for specified appropriations [Sec. 379ar, as, 9120 (6p), (6t), 9220 (5p)-(5s), 9420 (4b)] - Act 59

Emergency medical services funding: use expanded to include emergency medical responder training; escrow of unused funds provisions - Act 96

Emergency physician services and reimbursement workgroup established by DHS, report required [Sec. 9120 (5f)] [vetoed] - Act 59

EMT and first responder terminology changes - Act 12

Graduate medical training in an addiction specialty and development of a training program: existing DHS grant programs to hospitals and rural hospitals expanded to include - Act 26

Graduate medical training support grants appropriation [Sec. 378k, 2265t, 9220 (1m), 9420 (3k)] - Act 59

Home health agencies and hospices: accrediting organizations DHS will recognize accreditation from [Sec. 973-976] - Act 59

Hospital assessment fund and critical access hospital assessment fund transfers to MA trust fund modified [Sec. 379c, d, 971p-v] - Act 59

Intensive care coordination program: reimburse hospitals and health care systems for certain services to MA recipients, report provision [Sec. 928g, 2249e, g] [vetoed] - Act 59

Intensive care coordination services provided to MA recipients: DHS program to reimburse hospitals and health care systems; pilot programs and federal approval provisions - Act 279

Lead poisoning or lead exposure: blood lead level in definition lowered [Sec. 1792] - Act 59

Legislative oversight of requests from DHS for federal approval and state agency requirements; DHS to implement the Badger Care Reform waiver re childless adults and submit amendment to state's MA plan, rate change, or certain provider payments to JCF for approval; incorporates into statutes rules on controlled substance screening, testing, and treatment policy for FSET; OCI to administer WIHSP in accordance to DHHS terms and conditions; DCF reallocation or reduction of moneys in TANF schedules requires JCF approval; DWD rules on UI work search and registration waivers codified and DWD authority to establish waivers eliminated; DWD Fast Forward program appropriation split among its specific programs - Act 370

MA incorrect payment or employer penalty under BadgerCare Plus: recovery provisions revised [Sec. 950-953] - Act 59

MA reimbursement for mental health consultation, conditions and sunset provisions [Sec. 928h] [partial veto] - Act 59

Mental health services for homeless individuals: grant program transferred from DOA to DHS [Sec. 130-132, 451, 9101 (3)] - Act 59