(c) One member, appointed for a 3-year term, who worked under the personal direction of former governor Tommy G. Thompson during the former governor's career in state or federal government.
(d) Two members appointed for 3-year terms from a list of at least 3 names submitted by the speaker of the assembly.
(e) Two members appointed for 3-year terms from a list of at least 3 names submitted by the senate majority leader.
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Section 69d. 15.945 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
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Section 69e. 15.945 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 15.405 (18) and amended to read:
15.405 (18) Educational approval board. There is created an educational approval board which is attached to the technical college system board
department of safety and professional services under s. 15.03. The board shall consist of not more than 7 members, who shall be representatives of state agencies and other persons with a demonstrated interest in educational programs, appointed to serve at the pleasure of the governor.
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Section 73
. 16.004 (20) of the statutes is created to read:
16.004 (20) Shared services agencies. (a) In this subsection, “shared services agency” means any of the following:
1. A department created in subch. II of ch. 15 except the department of employee trust funds, the department of justice, the department of public instruction, and the department of military affairs.
2. An independent agency created under subch. III of ch. 15 except the investment board, the public defender board, the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, and the technical college system board.
(b) Subject to par. (c), the division of personnel management in the department shall administer for each shared service agency its responsibilities to provide human resources services and payroll and benefit services. Subject to par. (c), the department may charge shared services agencies for services provided under this paragraph.
(c) 1. The department shall prepare an annual report that includes the following:
a. Information identifying the assessments that the department intends to charge each shared services agency under par. (b) in the upcoming fiscal year.
b. The number of positions that the department is using to administer human resources services and payroll and benefits services under par. (b).
c. The number of vacant and filled positions that the department no longer needs to administer human resources services and payroll and benefits services under par. (b).
d. The cost savings to the state due to the administration of human resources services and payroll and benefits services by the department.
e. Metrics evaluating the effectiveness of human resources services and payroll and benefits services provided to shared services agencies by the department in the previous fiscal year, as well as a comparison of the metrics for the previous fiscal year to similar metrics in previous reports.
2. On April 15 of each year, the department shall submit the report under subd. 1. to the joint committee on finance. If the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance do not notify the department that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the report within 14 working days after the date of the submission, the department may provide the human resources services and payroll and benefits services as proposed in the report and may charge the assessments as proposed in the report. If within 14 working days after the date of the notification, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the department that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the report, the department may provide the human resources services and payroll and benefits services proposed in the report and charge the assessments proposed in the report only upon approval of the committee.
(d) The department shall provide human resources services and payroll and benefits services on site for the State Fair Park Board, the department of corrections, the department of health services, and the department of veterans affairs.
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Section 74m. 16.004 (24) of the statutes is created to read:
16.004 (24) School district employee health care. Annually, the secretary shall report to the joint committee on finance and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) the information it receives from school districts under s. 120.12 (24) (b).
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Section
75. 16.009 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
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Section 76
. 16.009 (1) (ac) of the statutes is created to read:
16.009 (1) (ac) “Access” means the ability to have contact with a person or to obtain, examine, or retrieve information or data pertinent to the activities of the board with respect to a person.
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Section 77
. 16.009 (1) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.009 (1) (ar) “Client" means an individual who requests or is receiving services of the office
, or a resident on whose behalf a request is made.
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Section 78
. 16.009 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
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Section 79
. 16.009 (1) (br) of the statutes is created to read:
16.009 (1) (br) “Disclosure” means the release, the transfer, the provision of access to, or divulging in any manner of information outside the entity holding the information.
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Section 80
. 16.009 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
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Section 81
. 16.009 (1) (cg) of the statutes is created to read:
16.009 (1) (cg) “Enrollee” means an enrollee, as defined in s. 46.2805 (3), an individual receiving services under the Family Care Partnership Program or the program of all-inclusive care for the elderly, or an individual receiving long-term care benefits as a veteran.
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Section 82
. 16.009 (1) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
16.009
(1) (cm) “Family Care Partnership Program” means an integrated health and long-term care program operated under an amendment to the state Medical Assistance plan under
42 USC 1396u-2 and a waiver under
42 USC 1396n (c).
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Section 83
. 16.009 (1) (cr) of the statutes is created to read:
16.009 (1) (cr) “Family care program” means the program under ss. 46.2805 to 46.2895 that provides the family care benefit, as defined in s. 46.2805 (4).
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Section 84
. 16.009 (1) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
59,85
Section 85
. 16.009 (1) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
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Section 86
. 16.009 (1) (ef) of the statutes is created to read:
16.009 (1) (ef) “Immediate family member” means a member of a client's household or a relative of a client with whom the client has a close personal or significant financial relationship.
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Section 87
. 16.009 (1) (gr) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.009
(1) (gr) “Ombudsman" means the
state long-term care ombudsman, as specified in sub. (4) (a)
, or any employee or volunteer who is a representative of the office and who is designated by the state long-term care ombudsman to fulfill the duties under this section, 42 USC 3058g, and 45 CFR 1324.
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Section 88
. 16.009 (1) (gv) of the statutes is created to read:
16.009
(1) (gv) “Program of all-inclusive care for the elderly” means in integrated health and long-term care program operated under
42 USC 1395eee or
1396u-4.
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Section 89
. 16.009 (1) (h) of the statutes is repealed.
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Section 90
. 16.009 (1) (k) of the statutes is created to read:
16.009 (1) (k) “Self-directed services option” has the meaning given in s. 46.2899 (1).
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Section 91
. 16.009 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.009 (2) (a) Appoint an executive director within the classified service who shall serve as the state long-term care ombudsman as specified under sub. (4) (a) and who shall employ staff within the classified service.
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Section 92
. 16.009 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
16.009 (2) (b) 1. Investigate complaints from any person concerning improper conditions or treatment of aged or disabled persons who are 60 years of age or older and who receive long-term care in certified or licensed long-term care facilities or under programs administered by state or federal governmental agencies or concerning noncompliance with or improper administration of federal statutes or regulations or state statutes or rules related to long-term care for the aged or disabled persons who are 60 years of age or older.
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Section 93
. 16.009 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
16.009 (2) (b) 2. Serve as mediator or advocate to resolve any problem or dispute relating to long-term care for the aged or disabled persons who are 60 years of age or older.
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Section 94
. 16.009 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
16.009
(2) (b) 3. Comply with the requirements of
42 USC 3058f to
3058h and
45 CFR 1321 and
1324.
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Section 95
. 16.009 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.009 (2) (d) Promote public education, planning
, and voluntary acts to resolve problems and improve conditions involving long-term care for the aged or disabled persons who are 60 years of age or older.
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Section 96
. 16.009 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.009 (2) (e) Monitor, evaluate, and make recommendations concerning the development and implementation of federal, state, and local laws, regulations, rules, ordinances, and policies that relate to long-term care facilities and programs for the aged or disabled persons who are 60 years of age or older.
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Section 97
. 16.009 (2) (em) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.009 (2) (em) Monitor, evaluate, and make recommendations concerning long-term community support services received by clients of the long-term support community options program under s. 46.27, the family care program, the Family Care Partnership Program, and the program of all-inclusive care for the elderly.
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Section 98
. 16.009 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.009 (2) (f) As a result of information received while investigating complaints and resolving problems or disputes, publish material that assesses collect and publish materials that assess existing inadequacies in federal and state laws, regulations, and rules concerning long-term care for the aged or disabled persons who are 60 years of age or older. The board shall initiate legislation as a means of correcting collaborate with appropriate state agencies on efforts to resolve systemic concerns and shall recommend to the governor and the legislature legislation to remedy these inadequacies.
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Section 99
. 16.009 (2) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.009 (2) (h) Conduct statewide hearings on issues of concern to aged or disabled persons who are 60 years of age or older and who are receiving or who may receive long-term care.
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Section 100
. 16.009 (2) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.009 (2) (i) Report annually to the governor and the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3). The report shall set forth the scope of the programs for providing long-term care for the aged or disabled persons who are 60 years of age or older developed in the state, the findings regarding the state's activities in the field of long-term care for the aged and disabled persons who are 60 years of age or older, any recommendations for a more effective and efficient total program, and the actions taken by the agencies of the state to carry out the board's recommendations.
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Section 101
. 16.009 (2) (p) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.009 (2) (p) (intro.) Employ staff within the classified service or contract with one or more organizations to provide advocacy services to potential or actual recipients enrollees of the family care benefit, as defined in s. 46.2805 (4), or their families or guardians program, the Family Care Partnership Program, or the program of all-inclusive care for the elderly or potential or actual recipients of the self-directed services option. The board and contract organizations under this paragraph shall assist these persons in protecting their rights under all applicable federal statutes and regulations and state statutes and rules. An organization with which the board contracts for these services may not be a provider, nor an affiliate of a provider, of long-term care services, a resource center under s. 46.283 or a care management organization under s. 46.284. For potential or actual recipients of the self-directed services option who are 60 years of age or older and for enrollees of the family care benefit
program who are 60 years of age or older, advocacy services required under this paragraph shall include all of the following:
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Section 102
. 16.009 (2) (p) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
16.009 (2) (p) 5. Providing individual case advocacy services in administrative hearings and legal representation for judicial proceedings regarding self-directed services option or family care services or benefits.
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Section 103
. 16.009 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.009 (3) (intro.) The board may
shall:
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Section 104
. 16.009 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.009
(3) (a)
Contract with any state agency to carry Carry out the board's
long-term care ombudsman activities
, as described in 42 USC 3058g (a) (2) and 45 CFR 1321 and 1324, and the activities of the Medigap Helpline program as specified in sub. (2) (j).
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Section 105
. 16.009 (3) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.009
(3) (bm) Employ an attorney for provision of legal services in accordance with requirements of the long-term care ombudsman program under
42 USC 3027 (a) (12) and
42 USC 3058g (g)
, as specified in 45 CFR 1324.15 (j).
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Section 106
. 16.009 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.009
(4) (a) The board shall operate the office in order to carry out the requirements of the long-term care ombudsman program
, as defined in 42 USC 3058g (a) (2), under
42 USC 3027 (a) (12) (A) and
42 USC 3058f to
3058h and in compliance with 42 CFR 1321 and 1324. The executive director
of appointed by the board shall serve as
the state long-term care ombudsman
under the office. The executive director
of the board may delegate operation of the office to the staff employed under sub. (2) (a), as designated representatives of the ombudsman.
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Section 107
. 16.009 (4) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.009 (4) (b) (intro.) The ombudsman or his or her designated representative may have the following access to clients, residents, enrollees, and long-term care facilities:
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Section 108
. 16.009 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.009
(4) (d)
An ombudsman acting as specified under 45 CFR 1324.11 (e) (2) (vii) is not subject to the provisions of the federal privacy rule under 45 CFR 160.101 to 164.534. A long-term care facility or personnel of a long-term care facility that
disclose information make a disclosure as authorized under this subsection are not liable for that disclosure.
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Section
109. 16.009 (4) (e) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.009 (4) (e) (intro.) Information A disclosure of information of the office relating to a client, complaints, or investigations under the program may be disclosed made only at the discretion of the ombudsman or his or her designated representative. The identity of
A disclosure of information relating to a client or named witness or of a resident who is not a client may be revealed
made under this paragraph only if one of the following conditions is met:
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Section 110
. 16.009 (5) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
16.009 (5) (a) 3. Willfully interfere with the actions of an ombudsman by acting or attempting to act to intentionally prevent, interfere with, or impede the ombudsman from performing any of the functions or responsibilities under this section.
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Section 111
. 16.047 of the statutes is created to read:
16.047 Volkswagen settlement funds. (1) Definitions. In this section:
