AB133-SSA1,1508,12 5(c) If the report under paragraph (b) states that less than two-thirds of prison
6contracts were profitable during calendar year 2000, the cochairpersons of the joint
7committee on finance shall certify that fact to the revisor of statutes no later than
8March 1, 2001. Upon the certification, the revisor of statutes shall publish notice in
9the Wisconsin Administrative Register of the report and that, as of March 1, 2001,
10the treatment of sections 20.410 (1) (gi), (hm) and (km), 108.07 (8) (b), 303.01 (8) (b),
11(c), (d) and (e), 303.06 (3) and 303.21 (1) (b) of the statutes and the repeal of section
12303.01 (2) (em) and (11) of the statutes have taken effect.
AB133-SSA1,1508,16 13(3z) Report on out-of-state inmate transfers. The department of corrections
14shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance by July 1, 2000, regarding
15Wisconsin inmates transferred to and confined in other states under section 301.21
16(1m) and (2m) of the statutes. The report shall address all of the following:
AB133-SSA1,1508,18 17(a) The overall impact that transfers have on prison populations in Wisconsin
18and projections regarding future out-of-state transfers.
AB133-SSA1,1508,20 19(b) The total cost of out-of-state transfers to the department, including the cost
20of incarceration and transportation.
AB133-SSA1,1508,22 21(c) The types of inmates being transferred based on the crimes for which the
22inmates have been sentenced.
AB133-SSA1,1508,24 23(d) Department policies regarding how inmates are selected for out-of-state
24transfers.
AB133-SSA1,1508,25 25(e) The average length of an inmate's stay in an out-of-state prison.
AB133-SSA1,1509,2
1(f) The specific services, programs and treatment provided to inmates in
2out-of-state prisons compared to inmates confined in Wisconsin prisons.
AB133-SSA1,1509,6 3(g) Complaint procedures for inmates in out-of-state prisons, the number of
4complaints that have been received, the types of complaints that have been
5submitted and the ways in which the out-of-state prisons have addressed the
6complaints.
AB133-SSA1,1509,9 7(h) The rate of recidivism for inmates who have been confined in out-of-state
8prisons compared to those remaining in Wisconsin for the entire sentence, classified
9by the crimes for which the inmates have been sentenced.
AB133-SSA1,1509,12 10(i) The impact of transfers on inmates' families in Wisconsin, the information
11that inmates' families receive on the treatment of inmates and the ways in which the
12department has attempted to respond to concerns of the families.
AB133-SSA1,1509,17 13(j) The steps taken by the department to implement alternatives to prison
14transfers, the number of persons involved in enhanced community supervision
15programs, the success of those programs and the feasibility of reducing prison
16transfers through increasing the use of some combination of community supervision
17programs.
AB133-SSA1,1509,20 18(k) The effects that the elimination of parole and probation would have on the
19number of prisoners who will be sentenced to a term of imprisonment by Wisconsin
20courts and on recidivism rates for all prisoners.
AB133-SSA1,1509,22 21(L) An evaluation of the health of inmates in out-of-state prisons and the
22health care provided to them.
AB133-SSA1,1509,23 23(4xt) Private correctional facilities.
AB133-SSA1,1510,3
1(a) Definition. In this subsection, "private correctional facility" means, along
2with the land on which it is situated, a building, structure or facility meeting all of
3the following requirements:
AB133-SSA1,1510,5 41. The building, structure or facility has been or is being constructed on the
5effective date of this subdivision.
AB133-SSA1,1510,10 62. The building, structure or facility has been or is being constructed for the
7confinement of one or more individuals who, as a result of a court order from any
8jurisdiction, are in custody for the commission or alleged commission of a crime and
9who would be classified as medium or maximum security under the department of
10corrections' security classification system.
AB133-SSA1,1510,15 113. The building, structure or facility has not been and is not being constructed
12under a contract with the department of administration, a county, a group of counties
13acting under section 302.44 of the statutes, the department of corrections and any
14county or group of counties acting under section 302.45 of the statutes, the United
15States or a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state.
AB133-SSA1,1511,3 16(b) Acquisition or lease of private correctional facilities. The department of
17administration shall, no later than the 30th day after the effective date of this
18paragraph, commence efforts to negotiate with the owner of each private correctional
19facility located in this state to purchase the facility or to lease the facility. If the
20department reaches an agreement to purchase or lease the facility, the purchase or
21lease is subject to approval of the building commission and the joint committee on
22finance. If the department is unable to reach an agreement with the owner, the
23building commission may, notwithstanding section 13.48 (16) of the statutes, acquire
24the private correctional facility by condemnation under section 32.06 of the statutes,
25except that this paragraph constitutes the determination of the necessity of taking

1for the purposes of section 32.06 (1) of the statutes. Section 13.48 (19) (b) of the
2statutes, as created by this act, does not apply to the lease or acquisition of a private
3correctional facility under this paragraph.
AB133-SSA1,1511,9 4(c) Returning prisoners from out-of-state facilities. The department of
5corrections shall use the increase in beds resulting from any lease or acquisition of
6private correctional facilities under paragraph (b) to reduce its reliance on contracts
7for the transfer and confinement of Wisconsin prisoners in other states under section
8301.21 of the statutes and to return to correctional facilities in Wisconsin prisoners
9who are confined in other states under those contracts.
AB133-SSA1,1511,12 10(d) Inapplicability to juvenile facilities. This subsection does not apply to a
11building, structure or facility that has been or is being constructed solely to confine
12juveniles alleged or found to be delinquent.
AB133-SSA1, s. 9112 13Section 9112. Nonstatutory provisions; court of appeals.
AB133-SSA1, s. 9113 14Section 9113. Nonstatutory provisions; educational communications
board.
AB133-SSA1, s. 9114 15Section 9114. Nonstatutory provisions; elections board.
AB133-SSA1, s. 9115 16Section 9115. Nonstatutory provisions; employe trust funds.
AB133-SSA1, s. 9116 17Section 9116. Nonstatutory provisions; employment relations
commission.
AB133-SSA1, s. 9117 18Section 9117. Nonstatutory provisions; employment relations
department.
AB133-SSA1, s. 9118 19Section 9118. Nonstatutory provisions; ethics board.
AB133-SSA1, s. 9119 20Section 9119. Nonstatutory provisions; financial institutions.
AB133-SSA1, s. 9121 21Section 9121. Nonstatutory provisions; governor.
AB133-SSA1, s. 9122
1Section 9122. Nonstatutory provisions; Health and Educational
Facilities Authority.
AB133-SSA1, s. 9123 2Section 9123. Nonstatutory provisions; health and family services.
AB133-SSA1,1512,14 3(1) Rules for family care benefit. Using the procedure under section 227.24
4of the statutes, the department of health and family services shall promulgate the
5rules required under sections 46.286 (4) to (7), 46.288 (1) to (3) and 50.02 (2) (d) of
6the statutes, as created by this act, for the period before the effective date of the
7permanent rules promulgated under sections 46.286 (4) to (7), 46.288 (1) to (3) and
850.02 (2) (d) of the statutes, as created by this act, but not to exceed the period
9authorized under section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding
10section 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b) and (3) of the statutes, the department is not required
11to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency
12rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety or welfare
13and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under
14this subsection.
AB133-SSA1,1512,21 15(1m) Report on family care. Notwithstanding section 16.42 (1) of the statutes,
16by November 1, 2000, the department of health and family services shall submit to
17the governor, as part of the department's 2001-03 biennial budget request, a report
18that describes the implementation and outcomes of the pilot projects under section
1946.281 (1) (d) of the statutes, as created by this act, and that makes recommendations
20on the family care program under sections 46.2805 to 46.2895 of the statutes, as
21created by this act.
AB133-SSA1,1512,22 22(1n) Alternative to family care.
AB133-SSA1,1513,5 23(a) The department of health and family services shall, as soon as possible
24before July 1, 2002, seek waivers of federal medical assistance statutes and

1regulations from the federal department of health and human services that are
2necessary to implement in up to 3 pilot sites a model for the provision of long-term
3care that is an alternative to the family care program under sections 46.2805 to
446.2895 of the statutes, as created by this act, that would have all of the following
5characteristics:
AB133-SSA1,1513,9 61. Medical assistance coverage of services under waiver programs under
7sections 46.27 (11), 46.275, 46.277 and 46.278 of the statutes would be expanded to
8include selected services specified under section 49.46 (2) (b) of the statutes,
9including personal care and home health care.
AB133-SSA1,1513,13 102. Counties in which the pilot sites are located would provide or contract for the
11provision of, organize or arrange for long-term care services to eligible persons, but
12would not be required to compete with private or nonprofit organizations for
13contracts to provide the long-term care.
AB133-SSA1,1513,19 143. Counties in which the pilot sites are located would provide services of a
15resource center, as specified under section 46.283 (4) of the statutes, as created by
16this act. However, the entity providing the services need not be separate from an
17entity that provides, contracts for the provision of, organizes or arranges for
18long-term care services under subdivision 2., except that a county may contract for
19the provision of functions if necessary to obtain federal waiver approval.
AB133-SSA1,1513,21 204. The cost of the program would not exceed the cost of relevant aspects of the
21family care program.
AB133-SSA1,1513,25 225. Pilot sites would be required to reduce average costs per person served in the
23areas of the sites under sections 46.27 (11), 46.275, 46.277 and 46.278 of the statutes
24for the calendar year preceding implementation of the alternative model, in order to
25serve additional persons on waiting lists for the services.
AB133-SSA1,1514,4
16. The department of health and family services would distribute funding to
2the pilot sites on a per person per month payment basis using the same methodology
3as that used under section 46.284 (5) (a) of the statutes, as created by this act, as
4adjusted for the specific services provided.
AB133-SSA1,1514,6 57. The risk-sharing provisions specified under section 46.284 (5) of the
6statutes, as created by this act, would apply to pilot sites.
AB133-SSA1,1514,9 78. Resource centers operated by pilot sites would be required to provide or
8contract for the provision of services specified under section 46.283 (3) (a), (b), (e), (f),
9(g), (i) and (k) of the statutes, as created by this act.
AB133-SSA1,1514,14 10(b) If the federal waivers specified under paragraph (a) are approved, the
11department of health and family services shall as soon as possible before July 1,
122002, seek enactment of statutory language, including appropriation of necessary
13funding, to implement the model described under paragraph (a), as approved under
14the federal waivers.
AB133-SSA1,1514,21 15(2) Health insurance risk-sharing plan and medical assistance purchase
16plan
. The department of health and family services shall evaluate how to coordinate
17the health insurance risk-sharing plan under chapter 149 of the statutes, as affected
18by this act, and the medical assistance purchase plan under section 49.472 of the
19statutes, as created by this act. If necessary, the department shall develop proposed
20legislation that coordinates the programs and that addresses the provision of health
21care coverage for individuals who are eligible for both programs.
AB133-SSA1,1514,23 22(3) Mental health and alcohol or other drug abuse managed care
23demonstration projects
.
AB133-SSA1,1515,624 (a) From the appropriations under section 20.435 (6) (a) of the statutes, as
25affected by this act, and section 20.435 (6) (n) of the statutes, the department of

1health and family services shall contract with counties or federally recognized
2American Indian tribes or bands to provide up to 2 demonstration projects in state
3fiscal year 2000-01. The demonstration projects shall be to provide mental health
4and alcohol or other drug abuse services under managed care programs to persons
5who suffer from mental illness, alcohol or other drug dependency or both mental
6illness and alcohol or other drug dependency.
AB133-SSA1,1515,137 (b) The department of health and family services shall submit for approval by
8the secretary of the federal department of health and human services any requests
9for waiver of federal medical assistance laws that are necessary to secure federal
10financial participation for the managed care demonstration projects under this
11subsection. Regardless of whether a waiver is approved, the department of health
12and family services may contract for the provision of the managed care
13demonstration projects under this subsection.
AB133-SSA1,1515,18 14(5) Preliminary breath screening instruments. From the appropriation
15account under section 20.435 (6) (hx) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the
16secretary of administration shall transfer $290,900 to the appropriation account
17under section 20.395 (5) (ci) of the statutes not later than 30 days after the effective
18date of this subsection.
AB133-SSA1,1516,8 19(6tt) Badger Care premiums for Native Americans. If the department of health
20and family services receives notification from the federal department of health and
21human services that Native Americans may not be required to contribute to the cost
22of health care coverage under the badger care program under section 49.665 of the
23statutes, as affected by this act, the department shall request the joint committee on
24finance to supplement the appropriation account under section 20.435 (4) (bc) of the
25statutes, as affected by this act, from the appropriation account under section 20.865

1(4) (a) of the statutes for the 1999-2001 fiscal biennium. Notwithstanding section
213.101 (3) of the statutes, if, within 14 days after receiving the request, the
3cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the secretary that the committee has
4scheduled a meeting for the purpose of approving the request for supplementation,
5the request shall be considered approved and the appropriation account under
6section 20.435 (4) (bc) of the statutes, as affected by this act, shall be supplemented
7from the appropriation account under section 20.865 (4) (a) of the statutes in the
8amount requested.
AB133-SSA1,1516,19 9(6tu) Grants to tribal health centers. No later than September 1, 1999, the
10department of health and family services shall submit a plan to the joint committee
11on finance that specifies the distribution formula for grants under section 146.19
12(2m) of the statutes, as created by this act. If, within 14 days after receiving the plan,
13the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the secretary that the committee
14has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the plan, the department shall
15distribute the grants under section 146.19 (2m) of the statutes, as created by this act,
16in accordance with the plan. If, within 14 days after receiving the plan, the
17cochairpersons notify the secretary that the committee has scheduled a meeting for
18the purpose of reviewing the plan, the department may not distribute the grants
19except as approved by the committee.
AB133-SSA1,1516,24 20(7) Report to legislature regarding hunger prevention grants. The
21department of health and family services shall, by June 30, 2000, submit a report to
22the governor, and to the legislature in the manner provided under section 13.172 (2)
23of the statutes, on grants made under section 46.765, 1997 stats., and the
24community-based hunger prevention activities conducted using those grants.
AB133-SSA1,1517,8
1(7t) Nocturnal enuresis study. The department of health and family services
2shall conduct a study of the efficacy of urine alarms used in conjunction with
3behavior modification therapy and case management, including bimonthly visits
4with a specialist, as a treatment for nocturnal enuresis. Not later than January 1,
52000, the department shall report its findings to the appropriate standing
6committees of the legislature in the manner provided under section 13.172 (3) of the
7statutes. The department shall include in its report the estimated costs of covering
8under the medical assistance program the treatment studied.
AB133-SSA1,1517,15 9(7w) Client assistance for reemployment and economic support. The
10departments of health and family services and workforce development shall jointly
11develop a plan to modify the client assistance for reemployment and economic
12support system such that an individual may have his or her eligibility for any public
13assistance program determined independently of his or her eligibility for any other
14public assistance program. The departments shall submit their plan to the joint
15committee on finance not later than November 1, 1999.
AB133-SSA1,1517,17 16(8d) Study on electronic benefits transfer systems under the supplemental
17food program for women, infants and children
.
AB133-SSA1,1517,19 18(a) The department of health and family services shall study all of the
19following:
AB133-SSA1,1517,22 201. The program and operational requirements of establishing an electronic
21benefit transfer system under the supplemental food program for women, infants
22and children.
AB133-SSA1,1517,25 232. Information system requirements for administering an electronic benefit
24transfer system under the supplemental food program for women, infants and
25children.
AB133-SSA1,1518,3
13. Compatibility of an electronic benefit transfer system under the
2supplemental food program for women, infants and children with existing electronic
3benefit transfer systems.
AB133-SSA1,1518,6 44. The costs and benefits of implementing an electronic benefit transfer system
5to the department of health and family services, participants and vendors under the
6supplemental food program for women, infants and children.
AB133-SSA1,1518,9 75. Possible funding sources for the implementation of an electronic benefit
8transfer system under the supplemental food program for women, infants and
9children.
AB133-SSA1,1518,14 10(b) Not later than January 1, 2001, the department of health and family
11services shall report the findings of the study under paragraph (a) to the
12cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance. The report shall also include
13recommendations for fraud reduction under the supplemental food program for
14women, infants and children.
AB133-SSA1,1518,15 15(8t) Report on Huntington's disease.
AB133-SSA1,1518,20 16(a) In this subsection, "Huntington's disease" means an inherited, degenerative
17disease that usually begins during mid-life, is characterized by intellectual decline
18and irregular and involuntary movement of the limbs or facial muscles and may
19include personality change, memory disturbance, slurred speech, impaired
20judgment and psychiatric disorders.
AB133-SSA1,1518,23 21(b) By January 1, 2000, the department of health and family services shall
22submit to the joint committee on finance a report on service provided to individuals
23with Huntington's disease that includes information on all of the following:
AB133-SSA1,1518,25 241. In each county of the state, the number of individuals with any type of
25disability who receive services under any of the following:
AB133-SSA1,1519,2
1a. The long-term support community options program under section 46.27 (7)
2of the statutes.
AB133-SSA1,1519,4 3b. The long-term support community options program under section 46.27 (11)
4of the statutes.
AB133-SSA1,1519,5 5c. The community integration program under section 46.277 of the statutes.
AB133-SSA1,1519,6 6d. County revenues.
AB133-SSA1,1519,9 72. In each county of the state, the number and percentage of individuals with
8Huntington's disease who receive services under the programs or source specified in
9subdivision 1. a. to d.
AB133-SSA1,1519,12 103. The type of services that individuals with any type of disability, including
11Huntington's disease, receive under the programs or source specified in subdivision
121. a. to d.
AB133-SSA1,1520,7 13(8x) Health care information proposal. By June 30, 2001, the department of
14health and family services may develop and submit a proposal to the department of
15administration for supplemental expenditure and position authority for the conduct
16of health care data collection activities by the subunit of the department of health
17and family services that deals with health care information. If submitted, the
18proposal shall identify potential sources of revenue to support proposed health care
19data collection activities. The department of administration may modify any
20proposal received and may submit the proposal, together with any proposed
21legislation required to implement the proposal, to the cochairpersons of the joint
22committee on finance. If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the
23secretary of administration within 14 working days after receiving the proposal that
24the cochairpersons have scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the
25proposal, the department of administration may approve the proposed expenditure

1and position authority, including any proposed modifications of the department of
2administration. If, within 14 working days after receiving the proposal, the
3cochairpersons notify the secretary of administration that the cochairpersons have
4scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposal, the department of
5administration may not approve the proposed expenditure and position authority,
6including any proposed modifications of the department of administration, except as
7approved by the committee.
AB133-SSA1,1520,16 8(9i) Tobacco control council. Notwithstanding section 15.197 (28) (b) of the
9statutes, as created by this act, 4 of the initial members of the tobacco control council
10appointed under section 15.197 (28) (a) 5. to 12. of the statutes, as created by this act,
11shall serve for terms expiring on July 1, 2003; 5 of the initial members of the tobacco
12control council appointed under section 15.197 (28) (a) 5. to 12. of the statutes, as
13created by this act, shall serve for terms expiring on July 1, 2002; and 4 of the initial
14members of the tobacco control council appointed under section 15.197 (28) (a) 5. to
1512. of the statutes, as created by this act, shall serve for a term expiring on July 1,
162001.
AB133-SSA1,1520,17 17(9k) Grant to community health center.
AB133-SSA1,1520,22 18(a) Subject to paragraph (b), the department of health and family services shall
19award $1,000,000 in fiscal year 1999-2000 as a grant to a community health center
20that is located in a 1st class city and that emphasizes the health care needs of
21minority group members, as defined in section 146.185 (1) (f) of the statutes, as
22created by this act, high-risk pregnant women, infants, children and the elderly.
AB133-SSA1,1521,10 23(b) The department of health and family services may not award the grant
24under paragraph (a) unless the department submits to the cochairpersons of the joint
25committee on finance a report that details the amount of the proposed grant and the

1services to be provided under the grant by the community health center. If the
2cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the secretary of health and family
3services within 14 working days after receiving the report that the committee has
4scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the report, the department of
5health and family services shall award the grant under paragraph (a). If, within 14
6working days after receiving the report, the cochairpersons notify the secretary of
7health and family services that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the
8purpose of reviewing the report, the department of health and family services may
9award the grant under paragraph (a) only if, and to the extent that, it is approved
10by the committee.
AB133-SSA1,1521,11 11(9m) Facility payment; wage or salary and fringe benefits supplement.
AB133-SSA1,1522,2 12(a) In addition to any facility payment rate increases for state fiscal years
131999-2000 and 2000-01, in order to permit a facility, as defined in section 49.45 (6m)
14(a) 3. of the statutes, to increase wages or salaries and fringe benefits for or increase
15staff hours of nurse's assistants, as determined by the department of health and
16family services, from the appropriations under section 20.435 (4) (b) and (o) of the
17statutes the department shall, beginning October 1, 1999, supplement facility
18payment rates under section 49.45 (6m) (av) of the statutes by an amount not to
19exceed $8,309,000 in state fiscal year 1999-2000 and $11,078,600 in state fiscal year
202000-01, or by 5% of the total amount of wages reported in the 1998 cost reports of
21facilities, whichever is less. The department shall calculate each facility's maximum
22payment per patient day under this subsection by multiplying by 5% the amount
23obtained by dividing the total of nurse's assistants' wages or salaries of the facility
24by the total number of patient days of the facility, as indicated by the facility's 1998
25cost reports. Each facility may apply to the department for up to the total maximum

1amount per patient day calculated for the facility and receive that supplemental
2amount for each medical assistance day of service provided.
AB133-SSA1,1522,13 3(b) In order to ensure that a supplement provided to a facility under paragraph
4(a) was expended in accordance with the purpose specified in paragraph (a), the
5department of health and family services shall examine facility cost reports covering
6the period during state fiscal year 1999-2000, as compared with reports covering the
7period during state fiscal year 1998-99, and facility cost reports covering the period
8during state fiscal year 2000-01, as compared with reports covering the period
9during state fiscal year 1998-99, to determine whether the facility's nurse's
10assistants' wage or salary and fringe benefits costs per patient day have increased
11over the base year by a percentage that is at least equal to the percentage of increase
12under the supplement under paragraph (a). The department shall adjust the
13required percentage increase to account for all of the following:
AB133-SSA1,1522,15 141. Any payment rate increase or decrease applicable to the facility that is in
15effect beginning July 1, 1999, and is other than the supplement under paragraph (a).
AB133-SSA1,1522,17 162. The fact that the wage supplement percentage increase is based only on
17wages and salaries, while the cost comparison also includes fringe benefits.
AB133-SSA1,1522,19 183. Any decrease or increase in the facility's expenditures for contracted labor
19services.
AB133-SSA1,1522,20 204. Any change in the facility's patient acuity levels.
AB133-SSA1,1522,22 215. Whether or not the facility's reporting period corresponds to the supplement
22payment period.
AB133-SSA1,1522,24 236. Any other factor that the department determines is relevant and that is
24readily available in the data base of the department.
AB133-SSA1,1523,4
1(c) If the department of health and family services determines that a
2supplement under paragraph (a) provided to a facility was not expended as required
3under paragraph (b), the department may recoup that part of the supplement that
4was not expended as required.
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