AB100-ASA1,1717,1615
560.183
(5) (b) 3. The per capita income of the eligible practice area
or health
16professional shortage area in which a physician desires to practice.
AB100-ASA1,1717,2118
560.183
(5) (b) 4. The financial or other support for physician recruitment and
19retention provided by individuals, organizations, or local governments in the eligible
20practice area
or health professional shortage area in which a physician desires to
21practice.
AB100-ASA1,1718,223
560.183
(5) (b) 5. The geographic distribution of the physicians who have
24entered into loan repayment agreements under this section and the geographic
1distribution of the eligible practice areas
or health professional shortage areas in
2which the eligible applicants desire to practice.
AB100-ASA1,1718,64
560.183
(6m) Penalties. The department shall, by rule, establish penalties to
5be assessed by the department against physicians who breach an agreement entered
6into under sub. (3) (a). The rules shall do all of the following:
AB100-ASA1,1718,77
(a) Specify what actions constitute a breach of the agreement.
AB100-ASA1,1718,88
(b) Provide specific penalty amounts for specific breaches.
AB100-ASA1,1718,109
(c) Provide exceptions for certain actions, including breaches resulting from
10death or disability.
AB100-ASA1,1718,1813
560.183
(8) Administrative contract. (intro.) From the appropriation under
14s. 20.143 (1)
(fd) (f), the department shall contract with the board of regents of the
15University of Wisconsin System for administrative services from the office of rural
16health of the department of professional and community development of the
17University of Wisconsin Medical School. Under the contract, the office of rural health
18shall do all of the following:
AB100-ASA1,1718,2321
560.183
(8) (b) Advise the department and
rural health development council
22on the identification of eligible practice areas with an extremely high need for
23medical care.
AB100-ASA1,1719,6
1560.183
(9) Expanded loan assistance program. The department may agree
2to repay loans as provided under this section on behalf of a physician under an
3expanded physician loan assistance program that is funded through federal funds
4in addition to state matching funds. To be eligible for loan repayment under the
5expanded physician loan assistance program, a physician must fulfill all of the
6requirements for loan repayment under this section, as well as all of the following:
AB100-ASA1,1719,77
(a) The physician must be a U.S. citizen.
AB100-ASA1,1719,98
(b) The physician may not have a judgment lien against his or her property for
9a debt to the United States.
AB100-ASA1,1719,1010
(c) The physician must agree to do all of the following:
AB100-ASA1,1719,1211
1. Accept medicare assignment as payment in full for services or articles
12provided.
AB100-ASA1,1719,1513
2. Use a sliding fee scale or a comparable method of determining payment
14arrangements for patients who are not eligible for medicare or medical assistance
15and who are unable to pay the customary fee for the physician's services.
AB100-ASA1,1719,1716
3. Practice at a public or private nonprofit entity in a health professional
17shortage area.
AB100-ASA1, s. 3041
18Section
3041. 560.184 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 560.184 (1) (ad)
19and amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1719,2120
560.184
(1) (ad) "Council"
has the meaning given in s. 560.183 (1) (a) means
21the rural health development council.
AB100-ASA1,1719,2323
560.184
(1) (ac) "Clinic hours" has the meaning given in s. 560.183 (1) (ac).
AB100-ASA1,1720,4
1560.184
(1) (am) "Eligible practice area" means a primary care shortage area,
2an obstetric shortage area, a state or federal prison, an area health education center
3program established under 42 USC 295g-1, an American Indian reservation or trust
4lands of an American Indian tribe.
AB100-ASA1,1720,76
560.184
(1) (bp) "Health professional shortage area" has the meaning given in
7s. 560.183 (1) (aj).
AB100-ASA1,1720,1510
560.184
(3) (a) The department shall enter into a written agreement with the
11health care provider. In the agreement, the health care provider shall agree to
12practice
at least 32 clinic hours per week for 3 years in one or more eligible practice
13areas in this state
primarily in an eligible practice area, except that a health care
14provider in the expanded loan assistance program under sub. (8) may only agree to
15practice at a public or private nonprofit entity in a health professional shortage area.
AB100-ASA1,1720,1917
560.184
(3) (b) The agreement shall specify that the responsibility of the
18department to make the payments under the agreement is subject to the availability
19of funds in the appropriations under s. 20.143 (1)
(fc) (f) and (jL).
AB100-ASA1,1720,2321
560.184
(4) (a)
Ten percent Up to 40% of the principal of the loan or
$2,500 22$10,000, whichever is less, during the first year of
practice participation in the
23program under this section.
AB100-ASA1,1721,3
1560.184
(4) (b)
An Up to an additional
12.5% 40% of the principal of the loan
2or
$3,125 $10,000, whichever is less, during the 2nd year of
practice participation in
3the program under this section.
AB100-ASA1,1721,75
560.184
(4) (c)
An Up to an additional
15% 20% of the principal of the loan or
6$3,750 $5,000, whichever is less, during the 3rd year of
practice participation in the
7program under this section.
AB100-ASA1,1721,1311
560.184
(5) (a) The obligation of the department to make payments under an
12agreement entered into under sub. (3) is subject to the availability of funds in the
13appropriations under s. 20.143 (1)
(fc) (f) and (jL).
AB100-ASA1, s. 3053
14Section
3053. 560.184 (5) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1721,1915
560.184
(5) (b) (intro.) If the cost of repaying the loans of all eligible applicants,
16when added to the cost of loan repayments scheduled under existing agreements,
17exceeds the total amount in the appropriations under s. 20.143 (1)
(fc) (f) and (jL), the
18department shall establish priorities among the eligible applicants based upon the
19following considerations:
AB100-ASA1,1721,2321
560.184
(5) (b) 1. The degree to which there is an extremely high need for
22medical care in the eligible practice area
or health professional shortage area in
23which an eligible applicant desires to practice.
AB100-ASA1,1722,3
1560.184
(5) (b) 2. The likelihood that an eligible applicant will remain in the
2eligible practice area
or health professional shortage area in which he or she desires
3to practice after the loan repayment period.
AB100-ASA1,1722,65
560.184
(5) (b) 3. The per capita income of the eligible practice area
or health
6professional shortage area in which an eligible applicant desires to practice.
AB100-ASA1,1722,118
560.184
(5) (b) 4. The financial or other support for health care provider
9recruitment and retention provided by individuals, organizations or local
10governments in the eligible practice area
or health professional shortage area in
11which an eligible applicant desires to practice.
AB100-ASA1,1722,1613
560.184
(5) (b) 5. The geographic distribution of the health care providers who
14have entered into loan repayment agreements under this section and the geographic
15location of the eligible practice area
or health professional shortage area in which an
16eligible applicant desires to practice.
AB100-ASA1,1722,2018
560.184
(6m) Penalties. The department shall, by rule, establish penalties to
19be assessed by the department against health care providers who breach an
20agreement entered into under sub. (3) (a). The rules shall do all of the following:
AB100-ASA1,1722,2121
(a) Specify what actions constitute a breach of the agreement.
AB100-ASA1,1722,2222
(b) Provide specific penalty amounts for specific breaches.
AB100-ASA1,1722,2423
(c) Provide exceptions for certain actions, including breaches resulting from
24death or disability.
AB100-ASA1,1723,6
1560.184
(7) Administrative contract. (intro.) From the appropriation under
2s. 20.143 (1)
(fd) (f), the department shall contract with the board of regents of the
3University of Wisconsin System for administrative services from the office of rural
4health of the department of professional and community development of the
5University of Wisconsin Medical School. Under the contract, the office of rural health
6shall do all of the following:
AB100-ASA1,1723,148
560.184
(8) Expanded loan assistance program. The department may agree
9to repay loans as provided under this section on behalf of a health care provider under
10an expanded health care provider loan assistance program that is funded through
11federal funds in addition to state matching funds. To be eligible for loan repayment
12under the expanded health care provider loan assistance program, a health care
13provider must fulfill all of the requirements for loan repayment under this section,
14as well as all of the following:
AB100-ASA1,1723,1515
(a) The health care provider must be a U.S. citizen.
AB100-ASA1,1723,1716
(b) The health care provider may not have a judgment lien against his or her
17property for a debt to the United States.
AB100-ASA1,1723,1818
(c) The health care provider must agree to do all of the following:
AB100-ASA1,1723,2019
1. Accept medicare assignment as payment in full for services or articles
20provided.
AB100-ASA1,1723,2321
2. Use a sliding fee scale or a comparable method of determining payment
22arrangements for patients who are not eligible for medicare or medical assistance
23and who are unable to pay the customary fee for the physician's services.
AB100-ASA1,1723,2524
3. Practice at a public or private nonprofit entity in a health professional
25shortage area.
AB100-ASA1,1724,42
560.185
(1) Advise the department
as provided in s. 560.183 (7) and on other 3on matters related to the physician loan assistance program under s. 560.183 and the
4health care provider loan assistance program under s. 560.184.
AB100-ASA1, s. 3057
5Section
3057. Subchapter III (title) of chapter 560 [precedes 560.41] of the
6statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1724,118
SUBCHAPTER III
9permit information and
10
REGULATORY business development:11
assistance
bureau center
AB100-ASA1, s. 3058
12Section
3058. 560.41 (1) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB100-ASA1,1724,1513
560.41
(1) "Brownfields" means abandoned, idle or underused industrial or
14commercial facilities or sites, the expansion or redevelopment of which is adversely
15affected by actual or perceived environmental contamination.
AB100-ASA1,1724,1817
560.41
(1m) "Center" means the business development assistance center in the
18department.
AB100-ASA1,1724,20
20560.42 (title)
Responsibilities related to permits.
AB100-ASA1, s. 3061
21Section
3061. 560.42 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1724,2422
560.42
(1) (a) (intro.) The
bureau
center shall expedite the process of applying
23for permits, of reviewing and making determinations on permit applications and of
24issuing permits as follows:
