2021 Acts Index

Youth apprenticeship program: schools to include in educational options information provided to parents and guardians - Act 83

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harbor Harbor

Harbor assistance program: additional public debt [Sec. 106] - Act 58

heab HEAB, see Higher Educational Aids Board

health care liability Health care liability, see Medical malpractice

health care provider Health care provider, see Chiropractic; Counselor; Dentistry; Hospitals and health care facilities; Medical service; Medical service — Occupations; Mental health — Hospitals and institutes; Nurses; Nursing homes and adult care; Occupational therapy; Optometry; Pharmacy; Physical therapy; Physician; Psychology

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

health officer Health officer, see Public health

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

Ambulance service providers re MA program: assessment, fees, and trust fund; DHS duties - Act 228

BadgerCare Plus childless adults demonstration project: benefits eligibility determination, disenrollment, and redetermination changes; DHS duties [vetoed] - AB934

Correctional officers, youth counselors, and psychiatric care technicians: additional compensation and recruitment and retention benefits from certain federal moneys [vetoed] - AB828

COVID-19 vaccination: DHS and local health officers prohibited from requiring individuals to receive [vetoed] - AB1

COVID-19 vaccination: DHS and local health officers prohibited from requiring individuals to receive [vetoed] - AB23

DHS and local health officers prohibited from closing or forbidding gatherings at places of worship or businesses re 2019 novel coronavirus [vetoed] - AB1

DHS to enforce FoodShare work and FSET requirements and drug testing [vetoed] - AB935

Disproportionate share hospital payments increased [Sec. 227, 228] - Act 58

Elections Commission annual report required re failures to comply with certain elections-related laws by the Commission, DOT, DOC, and DHS; JCF duties [vetoed] - SB942

Emergency medical responder certification applicant: DHS cannot require National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians registration or examination; military service education, training, and experience provisions [vetoed] - SB89

FTE position transfers between certain departments [Sec. 9101 (1), 9119 (1), 9150 (1)] - Act 58

Guardians: mandatory initial training requirements established; DHS duties - Act 97

Health care data aggregator creates de-identified health information from MA data provided by DHS; confidentiality provision [vetoed] - AB1

MA benefits prohibited conduct to include failure to accept offer of employment or increase of paid work hours or wages [vetoed] - AB936

MA changes re coverage of home health services and products and cross-references to “institution for mental diseases;” definition of “independent living core services” revised (remedial legislation suggested by DHS) - Act 248

Multidistrict opiate litigation settlement: AG to cooperate with local governments; conditions specified - Act 57

Public health emergency dashboard created by 2019 WisAct 185: specified periods replaced with emergency declared by federal DHHS secretary [vetoed] - AB1

Reach Out and Read Wisconsin: grant for early literacy program [Sec. 62, 188] - Act 58

Surgical quality improvement activities: onetime grant [Sec. 9119 (2)] - Act 58

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

Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center: DOC to reimburse DHS certain costs [Sec. 187] - Act 58

Sexually violent person on supervised release: notification to tribal chairs and tribal law enforcement requirements - Act 190

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

Abortion-inducing drug regimen: informed consent requirements and hospital, clinic, or other facility reporting requirement [vetoed] - SB591

At-home COVID-19 testing program: DHS may operate, expires September 30, 2021 [vetoed] - AB1

Congenital conditions: providing parent or expectant parent with educational resources after a positive prenatal or postnatal test [vetoed] - SB592

COVID-19 vaccines and tests administered by pharmacies: DHS to ensure MA coverage [vetoed] - AB1

Crisis intervention training grants [Sec. 191] - Act 58

DHS prohibited from certifying a MA provider that is a private entity providing abortion services, federal waiver provision [vetoed] - SB503

Driver safety plan re intoxicated driver assessment: administrative rules modified to include medication-assisted treatment [Admin.Code DHS 62.07] - Act 155

Employer-sponsored blood drive grants, sunset provision [Sec. 9119 (3)] [partial veto] - Act 58

Enteral nutrition products administered through a tube: remove prior authorization from DHS for MA reimbursement [Admin.Code DHS 107.10] - Act 125

Epinephrine prefilled syringes: authorities for prescription, possession, and administration of epinephrine auto-injectors expanded to include; statewide standing order provision - Act 218

Free and charitable clinics definition and funding; "telehealth" definition incorporated into occupational licensing statutory chapters - Act 121

Group physical therapy reimbursement under MA: administrative rule changes [Admin.Code DHS 107.16] - Act 225

Hospital-associated services provided in a home setting: 2021 WisAct 10 termination date of January 1, 2022 eliminated - Act 208

Internet system to track availability of inpatient psychiatric beds: grant expanded to include peer run respite and crisis stabilization beds and access to county departments [Sec. 64, 236-238] [238 - vetoed] - Act 58

Lead screening and outreach activities funding [Sec. 366] - Act 58

Mike Johnson life care and early intervention services grants re HIV-related services: use of grant funds expanded - Act 226

Pharmacist services: MA reimbursement - Act 98

Postpartum MA coverage extended [Sec. 230-235] - Act 58

SeniorCare coverage of vaccinations re 2019 WisAct 185 required regardless of federal waiver [vetoed] - AB1

State COVID-19 response: MA payments to hospitals for nursing-level-facility custodial care; hospital-associated services standards; temporary credentials for health care providers licensed in another state, telehealth provision - Act 10

Treatment program grants re behavioral health trainees [Sec. 61, 362] - Act 58

Tribal care coordination agreements re MA services [Sec. 65, 229] - Act 58

health services department of _ supportive living and treatment Health Services, Department of — Supportive living and treatment

Alzheimer's family and caregiver support allocation increased [Sec. 190] - Act 58

Complex rehabilitation technology contributing to independent completion of activities and mobility: DHS to reimburse MA recipient in a nursing home for - Act 88

Crisis program enhancement grants expanded to counties and municipalities and to establish or enhance law enforcement and behavioral health services emergency response collaboration programs; report required - Act 184

Direct care for persons with intellectual disabilities in nursing or intermediate care facilities: MA payments increased [Sec. 9119 (4)] - Act 58

Direct care in personal care agencies: MA reimbursement rate increased [Sec. 9119 (6)] - Act 58

Elder adults at risk and adults at risk: credentialed agency investigation requirements to reports of abuse, harm, neglect, exploitation, or death - Act 122

Healthy eating incentive pilot program lapse to general fund [Sec. 9219 (1)] [vetoed] - Act 58

Hospitals providing nursing-facility-level custodial care and outpatient services: DHS to provide certain payment under MA; expiration and COVID-19 vaccine provisions [vetoed] - AB1

Nursing homes and assisted living facilities: onetime payments from certain federal moneys [vetoed] - AB236

Nursing in home health agencies: MA rate [Sec. 9119 (5)] - Act 58

hearings and appeals division of Hearings and Appeals, Division of

Removal of fingerprint records if arrested individual is released without charges or cleared of offense; DHA decisions served by email (remedial legislation suggested by DOJ) - Act 242

WC law changes re claims and payments, coverage, liability, program administration, and DWD duties - Act 232

hemp Hemp, see Plants

high school High school, see School

higher education institution Higher education institution, see Colleges and universities; Technical college; University of Wisconsin

higher educational aids board Higher Educational Aids Board, see also Scholarships and loans

Dual enrollment credential grants program for high schools: sunset repealed; independent charter school pupil participation in the Early College Credit Program - Act 217

highway Highway, see Road, and its subheadings

historic site or preservation Historic site or preservation, see Historical society

historical society Historical society

250th anniversary of the founding of the U.S.: Wisconsin commission for the United States Semiquincentennial Commission created - Act 95

Graffiti or damage to historical property on public property made a felony [vetoed] - AB776

SHSW collection of fees for admission, reports from affiliate historical societies, and preserving the memory of early pioneers modified (remedial legislation suggested by SHSW) - Act 249

history History, see Historical society

hiv _human immunodeficiency virus_ HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus), see Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

hmong Hmong, see Minority groups

holidays and special dates Holidays and special dates

250th anniversary of the founding of the U.S.: Wisconsin commission for the United States Semiquincentennial Commission created - Act 95

Hmong-Lao Veterans Day created and May 14 designated as - Act 31

September 11 added to special observance days re general school operations - Act 213

holocaust Holocaust, see International relations

home health agency Home health agency, see Nursing homes and adult care