AB100-ASA1-AA9, s. 2986ud 13Section 2986ud. 146.40 (1) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA9,28,1414 146.40 (1) (ag) "Credential" has the meaning given in s. 440.01 (2) (a).
AB100-ASA1-AA9, s. 2986ue 15Section 2986ue. 146.40 (1) (as) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA9,28,1616 146.40 (1) (as) "Entity" has the meaning given in s. 50.065 (1) (c).
AB100-ASA1-AA9, s. 2986uf 17Section 2986uf. 146.40 (4g) (a) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA9,28,2018 146.40 (4g) (a) 2. (intro.) A listing of all individuals about whom the
19department is notified under sub. (4r) (a) or (am), for whom the department makes
20findings under sub. (4r) (b) and to whom any of the following applies:
AB100-ASA1-AA9, s. 2986ug 21Section 2986ug. 146.40 (4g) (a) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA9,28,2322 146.40 (4g) (a) 2. b. A hearing officer finds reasonable cause to believe that the
23individual performed an action alleged under sub. (4r) (a) or (am).
AB100-ASA1-AA9, s. 2986uh 24Section 2986uh. 146.40 (4g) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA9,29,3
1146.40 (4g) (a) 3. Findings of the department under sub. (4r) (b) or of the
2hearing officer under sub. (4r) (d) concerning the neglect, abuse or misappropriation
3of property or the neglect or abuse of a client by an individual listed under subd. 2.
AB100-ASA1-AA9, s. 2986uj 4Section 2986uj. 146.40 (4r) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA9,29,95 146.40 (4r) (a) Any individual may report to the department that he or she
6believes that a nurse's assistant any person employed by or under contract with an
7entity
has neglected, or abused a client or misappropriated the client's property of
8a nursing home resident or a hospital patient or that a home health aide has
9neglected, abused or misappropriated the property of a home health agency patient
.
AB100-ASA1-AA9, s. 2986uk 10Section 2986uk. 146.40 (4r) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA9,29,1411 146.40 (4r) (am) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., an entity shall report to the
12department any allegation of misappropriation of property or of neglect or abuse of
13a client by any person employed by or under contract with the entity if the person is
14under the control of the entity.
AB100-ASA1-AA9,29,1915 2. An entity shall report to the department of regulation and licensing any
16allegation of misappropriation of property or of neglect or abuse of a client by any
17person employed by or under contract with the entity if that person holds a credential
18that is related to the person's employment at, or contract with, the entity if the person
19is under the control of the entity.
AB100-ASA1-AA9,29,2220 3. An entity that intentionally fails to report an allegation of misappropriation
21of property or of neglect or abuse of a client may be required to forfeit not more than
22$1,000 and may be subject to other sanctions specified by the department by rule.
AB100-ASA1-AA9, s. 2986uL 23Section 2986uL. 146.40 (4r) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA9,30,1524 146.40 (4r) (b) The Except as provided in pars. (em) and (er), the department
25shall review and investigate any report received under par. (a) or (am) and, if the

1allegation is substantiated, make specific, documented findings concerning the
2neglect, abuse or misappropriation of property or the neglect or abuse. The
3department shall in writing by certified mail notify the nurse's assistant or home
4health aide
person specified in the report that his or her the person's name and the
5department's findings about him or her the person shall be listed in the registry
6under sub. (4g) (a) 2. and 3. unless he or she the person contests the listings in a
7hearing before the department division of hearings and appeals created under s.
815.103 (1)
. The written notification shall describe the investigation conducted by the
9department, enumerate the findings alleging neglect, abuse or misappropriation of
10property or neglect or abuse of a nursing home resident or home health agency
11patient
client and explain the consequence to the nurse's assistant or home health
12aide
person specified in the report of waiving a hearing to contest the findings. The
13nurse's assistant or home health aide named person specified in the report shall have
1430 days after receipt of the notification to indicate to the department in writing
15whether he or she intends to contest the listing or to waive the hearing.
AB100-ASA1-AA9, s. 2986um 16Section 2986um. 146.40 (4r) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA9,31,717 146.40 (4r) (d) If the nurse's assistant or home health aide person specified in
18the report received
under par. (b) (a) or (am) timely notifies the department division
19of hearings and appeals created under s. 15.103 (1)
that he or she contests the listings
20in the registry under par. (b), the department division of hearings and appeals shall
21hold a hearing under the requirements of ch. 227. If after presentation of evidence
22a hearing officer finds that there is no reasonable cause to believe that the nurse's
23assistant
or home health aide person specified in the report received under par. (a)
24or (am)
performed an action alleged under par. (a) or (am), the hearing officer shall
25dismiss the proceeding. If after presentation of evidence a hearing officer finds that

1there is reasonable cause to believe that the nurse's assistant or home health aide
2person specified in the report received under par. (a) or (am) performed an action
3alleged under par. (a) or (am), the hearing officer shall so find and shall cause the
4name of the nurse's assistant or home health aide person specified in the report
5received under par. (a) or (am)
to be entered under sub. (4g) (a) 2. and the hearing
6officer's findings about the nurse's assistant or home health aide person specified in
7the report received under par. (a) or (am)
to be entered under sub. (4g) (a) 3.
AB100-ASA1-AA9, s. 2986un 8Section 2986un. 146.40 (4r) (em) and (er) of the statutes are created to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA9,31,139 146.40 (4r) (em) If the department of health and family services receives a
10report under par. (a) or (am) and determines that a person who is the subject of the
11report holds a credential that is related to the person's employment at, or contract
12with, the entity, the department of health and family services shall refer the report
13to the department of regulation and licensing.
AB100-ASA1-AA9,31,1514 (er) The department may contract with private field investigators to conduct
15investigations of reports received by the department under par. (a) or (am).".
AB100-ASA1-AA9,31,16 1620. Page 1374, line 10: after that line insert:
AB100-ASA1-AA9,31,17 17" Section 3100m. 165.825 of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA9,31,21 18165.825 Information link; department of health and family services.
19The department of justice shall cooperate with the departments of regulation and
20licensing and health and family services in developing and maintaining a computer
21linkup to provide access to the information obtained from a criminal history search.".
AB100-ASA1-AA9,31,22 2221. Page 1675, line 2: after that line insert:
AB100-ASA1-AA9,31,23 23" Section 4196u. 440.03 (3q) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA9,32,3
1440.03 (3q) Notwithstanding sub. (3m), the department of regulation and
2licensing shall investigate any report that it receives under s. 146.40 (4r) (am) 2. or
3(em).".
AB100-ASA1-AA9,32,4 422. Page 1675, line 21: after that line insert:
AB100-ASA1-AA9,32,5 5" Section 4198n. 440.03 (12m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA9,32,106 440.03 (12m) The department of regulation and licensing shall cooperate with
7the departments of justice and health and family services in developing and
8maintaining a computer linkup to provide access to information regarding the
9current status of a credential issued to any person by the department of regulation
10and licensing, including whether that credential has been restricted in any way.".
AB100-ASA1-AA9,32,11 1123. Page 1882, line 9: after that line insert:
AB100-ASA1-AA9,32,12 12" Section 5174g. 813.123 (5) (a) 3. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA9,32,1713 813.123 (5) (a) 3. a. That the respondent has interfered with, or based upon
14prior conduct of the respondent may interfere with, an investigation of the
15vulnerable adult under s. 55.043 and that the interference complained of, if
16continued, would make it difficult to determine if abuse, neglect or misappropriation
17of property or abuse or neglect is occurring or may recur.".
AB100-ASA1-AA9,32,18 1824. Page 1898, line 11: after that line insert:
AB100-ASA1-AA9,32,20 19" Section 5250b. 938.22 (7) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin
20Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA9,33,321 938.22 (7) (a) No person may establish a shelter care facility without first
22obtaining a license under s. 48.66 (1). To obtain a license under s. 48.66 (1) to operate
23a shelter care facility, a person must meet the minimum requirements for a license
24established by the department of health and family services under s. 48.67, meet the

1requirements specified in s. 48.685
and pay the license fee under par. (b). A license
2issued under s. 48.66 (1) to operate a shelter care facility is valid until revoked or
3suspended, but shall be reviewed every 2 years as provided in s. 48.66 (5).".
AB100-ASA1-AA9,33,4 425. Page 1982, line 17: after that line insert:
AB100-ASA1-AA9,33,9 5"(13pt) Abuse and neglect investigations. The authorized FTE positions for
6the department of health and family services are increased by 4.15 FED positions on
7the effective date of this paragraph, to be funded from the appropriation under
8section 20.435 (6) (n) of the statutes, for the purpose of conducting investigations
9under section 146.40 (4r) (b) of the statutes, as affected by this act.
AB100-ASA1-AA9,33,14 10(13pu)Child abuse and neglect automated interface. The department of
11health and family services shall study the feasibility of developing an automated
12interface for information relating to substantiated reports of child abuse and neglect
13with a view toward designating the statewide child welfare information system
14maintained by that department as the database that will provide that information.".
AB100-ASA1-AA9,33,15 1526. Page 1991, line 20: after that line insert:
AB100-ASA1-AA9,33,16 16"(3pt) Computer link for criminal background investigations.
AB100-ASA1-AA9,33,20 17(a) The authorized FTE positions for the department of justice are increased
18by 1.0 PR positions, to be funded from the appropriation under section 20.455 (2) (gm)
19of the statutes, for the purpose of establishing and maintaining the computer linkup
20under section 165.825 of the statutes, as created by this act.
AB100-ASA1-AA9,34,2 21(b) The authorized FTE positions for the department of justice are increased
226.0 PR project positions, to be funded from the appropriation under section 20.455
23(2) (gm) of the statutes, for the period ending on July 1, 2000, for the purpose of

1conducting criminal history searches required under section 50.065 (2) (b) 1. of the
2statutes, as created by this act.
AB100-ASA1-AA9,34,21 3(3pu)Computer link. The department of justice and the secretaries of health
4and family services and regulation and licensing shall, not later than 6 months after
5the effective date of this subsection, submit to the chairpersons of the joint committee
6on finance a plan for a computer linkup required under sections 165.825 and 440.03
7(12m) of the statutes, as created by this act, to allow the department of health and
8family services to access the information required under section 50.065 (2) (b) of the
9statutes, as created by this act. The plan shall include a projected implementation
10date, which may not be later than 18 months after the submission of the plan. The
11plan may not require the department of justice to expend more than 30% of the
12difference between the revenues received under section 165.82 (1) of the statutes and
13$390,000 in any quarter of fiscal year 1998-99 or $200,000 in fiscal year 1998-99,
14whichever is less, to establish the computer linkup. If the joint committee on finance
15approves the plan, it may supplement the appropriation under section 20.435 (6) (a)
16of the statutes by not more than $420,000 in fiscal year 1998-99. Notwithstanding
17section 13.101 (3) (a) of the statutes, the committee is not required to find that an
18emergency exists. Of the moneys appropriated to the joint committee on finance
19under section 20.865 (4) (a) of the statutes in the 1997-99 fiscal biennium, $420,000
20in fiscal year 1998-99 is allocated for the implementation of the computer linkup
21plan.
AB100-ASA1-AA9,35,2 22(3pv)Study on uniform fees. The department of justice shall prepare a report
23on the feasibility of establishing uniform fees for criminal history searches under
24section 165.82 of the statutes. The department shall submit the report to the

1legislature in the manner provided under section 13.172 (2) of the statutes no later
2than July 1, 1998.
AB100-ASA1-AA9,35,12 3(3px)Study on determining convictions in other states. The department of
4justice with the department of health and family services shall conduct a study to
5determine whether efficient methods exist by which both departments may
6ascertain whether a person for whom a criminal history search must be conducted
7under this act has a relevant conviction in another state or has been reported in
8another state for misappropriation of property or abuse or neglect of a person who
9is considered a vulnerable person in that state. Not later than July 1, 1998, the
10department of health and family services, in conjunction with the department of
11justice, shall submit to the legislature in the manner provided under section 13.172
12(2) of the statutes a report detailing the results of the study.".
AB100-ASA1-AA9,35,13 1327. Page 1999, line 19: after that line insert:
AB100-ASA1-AA9,35,23 14"(3pt) Audit of abuse investigations. The legislative audit bureau is
15requested to perform a performance evaluation audit to compare the investigation
16processes of the department of health and family services under section 146.40 (4r)
17(b) of the statutes, as affected by this act and the department of regulation and
18licensing under section 440.03 (3q) of the statutes, as created by this act, and any
19private investigators with whom the department of health and family services has
20contracted under section 146.40 (4r) (er) of the statutes, as created by this act. The
21audit shall compare methods, timeliness and outcomes of the investigations. If the
22legislative audit bureau performs the audit, it shall file its report as described under
23section 13.94 (1) (b) of the statutes by June 30, 2000.".
AB100-ASA1-AA9,35,24 2428. Page 2046, line 25: after "938.22 (7) (a)" insert "(by Section 5250)".
AB100-ASA1-AA9,36,1
129. Page 2065, line 12: after that line insert:
AB100-ASA1-AA9,36,9 2"(9pt) Abuse registry and reporting. The treatment of sections 48.65 (1m),
348.651 (1) (intro.) (by Section 1653g), (2) and (2m), 49.498 (3) (b) 1., 55.043 (1) (a)
4(intro.), (4) (intro.), (e) and (f) and (5) and 146.40 (title), (1) (a), (4g) (a) 2. (intro.) and
5b., and 3. and (4r) (a), (b), (d) and (em) of the statutes, the amendment of section 48.66
6(5) of the statutes, the repeal and recreation of sections 48.60 (1), 48.625 (1), 48.65
7(1) and 48.68 (1) of the statutes and the creation of sections 48.685, 50.01 (1r), 50.065
8and 146.40 (1) (ad), (ag) and (as) and (4r) (am) of the statutes take effect on the first
9day of the 12th month beginning after publication.
AB100-ASA1-AA9,36,12 10(9ptt) Background investigations of current employes. The amendment of
11sections 48.685 (2) (ag) (intro.) and 50.065 (2) (ag) (intro.) of the statutes takes effect
12on the first day of the 24th month beginning after publication.".
AB100-ASA1-AA9,36,13 1330. Page 2068, line 18: after that line insert:
AB100-ASA1-AA9,36,16 14"(1pt) Abuse and neglect reports. The treatment of section 938.22 (7) (a) (by
15Section 5250b) of the statutes and the creation of section 165.825 of the statutes take
16effect on the first day of the 12th month beginning after publication.".
AB100-ASA1-AA9,36,17 1731. Page 2071, line 16: after that line insert:
AB100-ASA1-AA9,36,19 18"(6pt) Abuse and neglect reports. The treatment of section 120.13 (14) of the
19statutes takes effect on the first day of the 12th month beginning after publication.".
AB100-ASA1-AA9,36,20 2032. Page 2072, line 5: after that line insert:
AB100-ASA1-AA9,36,23 21"(1pt) Abuse and neglect reports. The creation of section 440.03 (3q) and
22(12m) of the statutes takes effect on the first day of the 12th month beginning after
23publication.".
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