2017 Acts Index

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

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

Investigational drugs, devices, and biological products: access to by eligible patients and limitation of liability provisions - Act 165

Mental health treatment record of foster child: health care provider may disclose to child welfare agency and out-of-home care provider, conditions set - Act 252

Practice of podiatry under supervision of a podiatrist: license exception for nonsurgical services provided by advanced practice nurse prescriber; physician assistant provisions and administrative rule revisions [Admin.Code Med 8.01, 8.02, 8.05, 8.07, 8.09, 8.10] - Act 227

Primary care and psychiatry shortage grant program eligibility revisions [Sec. 704pg, pm] - Act 59

Sports medicine physicians licensed in other states and practicing at certain sporting events or facilities: licensure exemption, MEB provisions - Act 341

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

Tetrahydrocannabinols (THC) definition modified re cannabidiol (CBD oil) documentation; scheduling of CBD oil and physician provisions - Act 4

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

Transferring an individual from a hospital emergency department for emergency detention: medically appropriate determination by hospital employee or medical staff required; duty to warn of dangerousness and immunity from civil and criminal liability provisions - Act 140

physician assistant Physician assistant, see Physician

pinball machine Pinball machine, see Vending machine

pittsville, city of Pittsville, City of, see Wood County

planning Planning, see Farmland preservation; Municipality -- Planning; Regional planning

plants Plants, see also Farm produce

Ginseng designated as the state herb; Blue Book provision - Act 86

Industrial hemp: DATCP to regulate activities; criminal history search, pilot program, controlled substances laws, testing, fees, seed, penalty, and rules provisions - Act 100

plats Plats

Political subdivision authority revisions re expiration of local approvals, division of land by certified survey map, levy limit exception, contesting an imposed fee, sewerage system service changes, prohibiting Saturday work, uniform dwelling code, building inspector and certain ordinances, inclusionary zoning ordinances, security required for plat approval, substantial completion of public improvements, subdivision approval conditions, construction banners, storm water management, eminent domain, housing-related reports, rental housing units regulation, and zoning amendment protest - Act 243

Register of deeds: information assigned to a document submitted for filing or recording modified; penalties eliminated re registration of farm names; condominium plat provision - Act 102

plover, village of Plover, Village of, see Portage County

plumber Plumber

DSPS may appoint certain local governments to approve building and plumbing plans and variances for public buildings and places of employment, administrative code provisions [Admin.Code SPS 302.31, 361.04, 361.60, 361.61] - Act 198

DSPS revisions re uniform professional credentialing and occupational licensing procedures, multifamily dwelling code, safety glazing material in hazardous locations, aging school buildings program, alternative dispute resolution for manufactured housing industry disputes, temporary revocable permits for master and journeyman plumbers, septic tank installers, public swimming pool definition, and other changes - Act 331

DWD authority to set apprentice-to-journeyworker ratio revised; minimum terms for carpentry and plumbing apprenticeships changed - Act 148

Journeyman plumber examination [Sec. 1652g, h] - Act 59

podiatry Podiatry

Practice of podiatry under supervision of a podiatrist: license exception for nonsurgical services provided by advanced practice nurse prescriber; physician assistant provisions and administrative rule revisions [Admin.Code Med 8.01, 8.02, 8.05, 8.07, 8.09, 8.10] - Act 227

police Police, see also Indians and tribal issues; Sheriff; Traffic officer

Applicant for DOT ID card or motor vehicle operator’s license or vehicle registration allowed to indicate an invisible disability; DOT duties and law enforcement provisions - Act 244

Beat patrol overtime grants: DOJ to award to certain cities [Sec. 408j, 1674-1680, 9228 (9p)] - Act 59

Body-worn cameras by correctional officers: DOC report required [Sec. 9108 (2w)] - Act 59

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

Forfeiture of property seized in relation to a crime: procedures revised; conviction, proceeds from sales, and federal authorities provisions - Act 211

Law enforcement dogs that have bitten a person: confinement and veterinarian examination requirement removed - Act 23

Missing at risk veteran or member of the armed forces: DOJ to allow law enforcement to use the integrated crime alert network to disseminate reports of - Act 175

Mobile field force grants: DEM to award to law enforcement re crowd-control training and equipment [Sec. 411, 1893, 9132 (1)] - Act 59

Obedience to signal from marked or unmarked police vehicle operated by a law enforcement officer or federal law enforcement officer - Act 347

School Safety, Office of, created in DOJ; school safety plan provisions including on-site assessment by law enforcement and annual drills; mandatory reporting of threats of violence; DOJ grants for school safety; open enrollment program expired provision eliminated; 2017 WisAct 107 tuberculosis screening requirement correction; expired or outdated DPI reporting requirements eliminated; reports and penalty provisions - Act 143

Security services provided by DOA to state agencies at multitenant state-run facilities [Sec. 161, 449] - Act 59

Special registration plates for expressing support for family members of law enforcement who have died in the line of duty: annual voluntary payment required; fund allocation provision - Act 194

Sport shooting range temporary or permanent closure re public safety hazard: procedure established; DNR to establish list of entities qualified to evaluate safety of sport shooting ranges - Act 179

Tax administration changes; interest on unclaimed U.S. savings bonds; ticket courier prohibited from selling lottery tickets; background investigation of lottery employees; reporting lottery winnings re child support; police and fire protection fee; ``restaurant” definition for license and regulation of alcohol beverage establishment purposes - Act 17

Transferring an individual from a hospital emergency department for emergency detention: medically appropriate determination by hospital employee or medical staff required; duty to warn of dangerousness and immunity from civil and criminal liability provisions - Act 140

Uniform Recognition and Enforcement of Canadian Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act adopted - Act 181

pollution Pollution, see Air pollution; Water -- Pollution

pond Pond, see Wetland

poor Poor, see also Public assistance; Wisconsin Works

Fees for initial occupational credentials granted by DSPS and boards under DSPS reduced if family income does not exceed certain amount; veterans fee waiver program provision - Act 319

Housing cost grants and loans: reasonable balance among geographic areas requirement repealed [Sec. 118] - Act 59

Low-income housing project: state income and franchise tax credit program administered by WHEDA created, report required - Act 176

Wisconsin Shares partial subsidy if gross income exceeds 200 percent of poverty line; exit threshold re gross income exceeding 85 percent state median income [Sec. 867-868b, 9406 (3)] - Act 59

populous county Populous county, see Milwaukee County

pornography Pornography, see Obscenity

portage county Portage County

High capacity well regulations revised re activities exempt from approval; DNR duties re designated study area - Act 10

Little Plover River: grant to Village of Plover for solution to increase flow, sunset provision [Sec. 338g, m, 9133 (7w), 9433 (4w)] - Act 59

postage and postal service Postage and postal service

Postage costs for state agencies [Sec. 419] - Act 59

postsecondary education Postsecondary education, see Colleges and universities; Technical college; University of Wisconsin; University of Wisconsin -- Two year campus

potato Potato, see Farm produce

pr _program revenue_ PR (Program revenue), see Appropriation

prescription Prescription, see Drugs

president of the united states President of the United States, see United States -- President

prevailing wage Prevailing wage, see Wage -- Payment

prices Prices, see Gasoline

prison Prison, see also Jail; Juvenile detention facility; Mental health -- Hospitals and institutes; Parole or probation; Prisoner -- Work program

Deceased prison inmate: procedures relating to burial or cremation, unclaimed corpse, notification to relative, prohibition on cremation re homicide, and charges to prisoner’s estate - Act 246

Fast Forward Program funding for mobile classrooms for job skills training in underserved areas; grants to DOC [Sec. 1403, 1405] - Act 59

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

Maximum age a minor, sentenced to state prison, may be placed in a juvenile detention facility or secured residential care center for children and youth; DOC duties [Sec. 2255] - Act 59

Offender reentry demonstration project focused on noncustodial fathers in first class city established; TANF block grant moneys [Sec. 916, 924] - Act 59

Serious mental illness among DOC inmates: DOC report required [Sec. 9108 (22t)] [vetoed] - Act 59

Tribal judges and elected tribal officials added as persons who may make special visits to correctional institutions [Admin.Code DOC 309.10] [Sec. 2265u] - Act 59

Wisconsin Results First Initiative Report: DOC to submit on biennial basis [Sec. 1849m] [vetoed] - Act 59

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

prisoner _ work program Prisoner -- Work program

Huber release permitted for probationers confined in tribal jail, county jail, or county house of correction on probation violation, conditions set - Act 199

Inmate work opportunities, including work release programs: DOC report required [Sec. 9108 (31t)] [vetoed] - Act 59

Work release for county jail, county houses of correction, and certain tribal jail inmates permitted - Act 89

privacy Privacy, see also Search warrant

Address confidentiality program for victims of abuse: confidentiality provisions expanded, misdemeanor provision, and DOJ duties revised - Act 144

Farmer assistance program: confidentiality revision re aggregate data compiled by DATCP on countywide level [Sec. 1241d] - Act 59

School Safety, Office of, created in DOJ; school safety plan provisions including on-site assessment by law enforcement and annual drills; mandatory reporting of threats of violence; DOJ grants for school safety; open enrollment program expired provision eliminated; 2017 WisAct 107 tuberculosis screening requirement correction; expired or outdated DPI reporting requirements eliminated; reports and penalty provisions - Act 143

private school Private school, see Parochial and private schools

probate code and court procedure Probate code and court procedure

Nonprobate transfers of real property on death; transfer by affidavit procedure for small estates; mortgage payoff statements - Act 332