2023 Acts Index

low_income persons Low-income persons, see Poor

loyalty Loyalty

Loyalty pledges: UW System institutions and technical colleges prohibited from using, private right of action provision; requiring all training materials to be publicly available [vetoed] - AB1065

lpg _liquefied petroleum gas_ LPG (Liquefied petroleum gas), see Fuel

lrb LRB, see Legislative Reference Bureau

M M

ma MA, see Medical assistance

madeline island Madeline Island, see Ashland County

malpractice Malpractice, see Medical malpractice

manufacturer Manufacturer, see Business

maps Maps

Mount Horeb Veterans Memorial identified on state highway maps - Act 270

Nonprofit organizations promoting the operation of ATVs and UTVs: changes to DNR appropriation for communication equipment and producing maps and digital information - Act 67

marinette county Marinette County

Silver Cliff, Town of: payments from state disaster assistance appropriation to rebuild public safety building destroyed by a tornado [Sec. 9131 (1)] - Act 19

UW System branch campus redevelopment grants from WEDC to political subdivisions; first counties to receive grants specified [partial veto] - Act 250

marketing Marketing, see Advertising — State

marquette dental school Marquette Dental School, see Colleges and universities

marriage Marriage, see also Income tax, and its subheadings

Domestic asset preservation trust provisions created [vetoed] - SB667

Trust administration and regulation changes; Uniform Trust Decanting Act adopted; Uniform Powers of Appointment Act adopted; digital property classified as individual property and disclosure provisions - Act 127

marriage and family therapist Marriage and family therapist

Tier 1 license from DPI for clinically trained mental health professional created; rules provision [Admin.Code PI 34.0375] - Act 196

marriage and family therapy counseling and social worker examining board Marriage and Family Therapy, Counseling, and Social Worker Examining Board

Counseling Compact ratified - Act 55

Counseling Compact ratified [vetoed] - Se3 SB1

Statutes and rules examinations for certain health care professions prohibited [vetoed] - Se3 SB1

marsh Marsh, see Wetland

mass transit Mass transit, see Metropolitan transportation

maternal and infant care Maternal and infant care

Congenital disorder test fees [Sec. 438m] [partial veto] - Act 19

Newborn infant safety devices: installation in safe haven law locations authorized - Act 79

meb MEB, see Medical Examining Board

medicaid Medicaid, see Medical assistance

medical assistance Medical assistance

Ambulance service provider trust fund appropriation created; administrative costs provision - Act 30

Behavioral health care coordination pilot projects and psychiatric consultation reimbursement pilot project repealed [Sec. 106, 306, 307] - Act 19

Complex rehabilitation technology wheelchair repair and accessories: MA reimbursement rates; reports required - Act 182

Crisis urgent care and observation facilities: DHS to establish certification process and grants program; MA waiver provision; report required; crisis hostels provision - Act 249

Dental services MA reimbursement rate increased: implementation deadline [Sec. 9119 (1)] - Act 19

Institutions for mental disease: DHS to cover costs for MA services provided to beneficiaries housed in; federal waiver provision - Act 177

MA health services provided via telehealth by out-of-state health provider: physical address in this state not required - Act 180

MA payment for puberty-blocking drugs or gender reassignment surgery prohibited [Sec. 308-311] [vetoed] - Act 19

Nursing home payment rates under MA to exclude provider incentives [Sec. 9119 (4)] - Act 19

Nursing home support services: priced rate provisions [Sec. 9119 (3)] - Act 19

Repair of complex rehabilitation technology prescribed and reimbursed under MA: DHS cannot require a prescription and prior authorization before reimbursing a provider - Act 83

Rural critical care access hospital supplemental MA payment [Sec. 303] - Act 19

SeniorCare participants allowed to purchase 100-day prescription drug supplies; administrative rule revision and DHS to apply for federal Medicaid waiver [Admin.Code DHS 109.31] - Act 71

Value-based purchasing arrangements under MA: DHS may enter into with a drug manufacturer - Act 184

Ventilator-dependent nursing home residents: MA reimbursement rate [Sec. 9119 (5)] - Act 19

medical clinic or center Medical clinic or center, see Hospitals and health care facilities

medical college of wisconsin inc Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., see Medical education

medical education Medical education

Graduate medical training grants: distribution, maximum, eligibility, and renewal revisions; new grant for a graduate medical training consortia created - Act 185

Graduate medical training programs: term of grants to establish in rural hospitals extended [Sec. 417] - Act 19

Medical College of Wisconsin: psychiatry and behavioral health residency program appropriation created; report requirements revised [Sec. 1, 64] [1 -- vetoed] - Act 19

medical examiner Medical examiner, see Coroner

medical examining board Medical Examining Board

Gender transition medical intervention for individuals under age 18: health care providers prohibited from engaging in, causing the engagement in, or making referrals for; exceptions and examining and credentialing boards provisions [vetoed] - AB465

Internationally trained physicians: provisional licenses to practice medicine and surgery - Act 214

Statutes and rules examinations for certain health care professions prohibited [vetoed] - Se3 SB1

medical facility Medical facility, see Hospitals and health care facilities

medical malpractice Medical malpractice

Advanced practice RN licensure system created; nurse-midwife license and practice requirements repealed; prescription authority and medical malpractice insurance provisions [vetoed] - SB145

medical practice group Medical practice, Group

Permitted electronic transmissions under employer-sponsored health insurance policies and plans - Act 78

medical resident Medical resident, see Medical education

medical service Medical service

Ambulance service provider trust fund appropriation created; administrative costs provision - Act 30

Death of individual within 24 hours of presentment at or admission to hospital or similar facilities: notifying the medical examiner or coroner required; exception for hospice - Act 175

Gender transition medical intervention for individuals under age 18: health care providers prohibited from engaging in, causing the engagement in, or making referrals for; exceptions and examining and credentialing boards provisions [vetoed] - AB465

MA payment for puberty-blocking drugs or gender reassignment surgery prohibited [Sec. 308-311] [vetoed] - Act 19

Nurse aide students: qualification for employment; DHS to request federal approval - Act 183

Repair of complex rehabilitation technology prescribed and reimbursed under MA: DHS cannot require a prescription and prior authorization before reimbursing a provider - Act 83

Respiratory care practitioners allowed as part of ambulance staffing on any aircraft transporting pediatric patients between hospitals - Act 176

medical service _ occupations Medical service — Occupations, see also specific medical occupation

Advanced practice RN licensure system created; nurse-midwife license and practice requirements repealed; prescription authority and medical malpractice insurance provisions [vetoed] - SB145

"Allied health professional" does not include RNs re education and training grants [Sec. 416] - Act 19

Ambulance staffing in nonemergent interfacility transport; rural ambulance service provider upgrade to highest level of license - Act 12

Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact ratified; emergency rule provision - Act 56

Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact ratified; emergency rule provision [vetoed] - Se3 SB1

Credential renewal period for certain health and business professions changed from two-years to four-years; fee and continuing education provisions [vetoed] - Se3 SB1

Direct care positions filled at veterans homes revisions, sunset provision; eligibility for individual to be buried in a state veterans cemetery changed; sexual assault under the Wisconsin Code of Military Justice - Act 206

Emergency medical responder certification requirements; military service provision - Act 12

Fire and emergency medical services provided at state veterans homes: grants to fire districts and local governments [Sec. 133, 236, 322, 323] - Act 19

Health care provider credentials: DSPS reciprocity standards and posting review results on its website [vetoed] - Se3 SB1

Law enforcement and fire and emergency medical services: political subdivisions required to certify to DOR maintenance of effort for - Act 12

Local government fund transfers; "police and fire protection fund" changed to "911 fund"; support and improvement of emergency services and municipal sales and use tax provisions [Sec. 37, 39, 55, 102, 113, 115, 116, 121, 122, 131, 132, 156-162, 165-168, 171, 172, 198-209, 211, 242, 243, 250-254g, 304, 319, 324, 348, 353-356, 359, 360, 420, 425-428, 439-447, 453, 470, 9101 (4), 9119 (6), 9401 (2), 9406 (1), 9419 (2), 9427 (2), 9431 (2), 9436 (1), 9437 (4)] [39, 156, 163, 167, 168 -- partial veto] - Act 19

Peer support teams and critical incident stress management (CISM) services teams for various law enforcement, fire protection, and emergency medical service agencies: DOJ to establish; privileged communication provisions - Act 220