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(3) (am) The department shall enter into a written agreement with the
11dentist, in which the dentist agrees to practice at least 32 clinic hours per week for
123 years in one or more dental health shortage areas in this state. The dentist shall
13also agree to care for patients who are insured or for whom dental health benefits are
14payable under medicare, medical assistance, or any other governmental program.
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(5) (b) 1. The degree to which there is an extremely high need for
17medical care in the eligible practice area or health professional shortage area in
18which
the a physician desires to practice
and the degree to which there is an
19extremely high need for dental care in the dental health shortage area in which a
20dentist desires to practice.
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(5) (b) 2. The likelihood that a physician will remain in the eligible
23practice area or health professional shortage area
, and that a dentist will remain in
24the dental health shortage area, in which he or she desires to practice after the loan
25repayment period.
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(5) (b) 3. The per capita income of the eligible practice area or health
3professional shortage area in which a physician desires to practice
and of the dental
4health shortage area in which a dentist desires to practice.
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(5) (b) 4. The financial or other support for physician recruitment and
7retention provided by individuals, organizations, or local governments in the eligible
8practice area or health professional shortage area in which a physician desires to
9practice
and for dentist recruitment and retention provided by individuals,
10organizations, or local governments in the dental health shortage area in which a
11dentist desires to practice.
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(5) (b) 5. The geographic distribution of the physicians
and dentists 14who have entered into loan repayment agreements under this section and the
15geographic distribution of the eligible practice areas
or
, health professional shortage
16areas
, and dental health shortage areas in which the eligible applicants desire to
17practice.
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(5) (d) An agreement under sub. (3) does not create a right of action
20against the state on the part of the physician
, dentist, or
the lending institution for
21failure to make the payments specified in the agreement.
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22Section
1946. 560.183 (6m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(6m) (a) (intro.) The department shall, by rule, establish penalties to
24be assessed by the department against physicians
and dentists who breach
an
1agreement agreements entered into under sub. (3)
(a). The rules shall do all of the
2following:
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(8) (b) Advise the department and rural health development council
5on the identification of eligible practice areas with an extremely high need for
6medical care
and dental health shortage areas with an extremely high need for
7dental care.
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(8) (d) Assist the department to publicize the program under this
10section to physicians
, dentists, and eligible communities.
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(8) (e) Assist physicians
and dentists who are interested in applying
13for the program under this section.
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(8) (f) Assist communities in obtaining physicians'
and dentists' 16services through the program under this section.
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17Section
1951. 560.183 (9) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(9) Expanded loan assistance program. (intro.) The department may
19agree to repay loans as provided under this section on behalf of a physician
or dentist 20under an expanded physician
and dentist loan assistance program that is funded
21through federal funds in addition to state matching funds. To be eligible for loan
22repayment under the expanded physician
and dentist loan assistance program, a
23physician
or dentist must fulfill all of the requirements for loan repayment under
24this section, as well as all of the following:
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(9) (a) The physician
or dentist must be a U.S. citizen.
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(9) (b) The physician
or dentist may not have a judgment lien against
4his or her property for a debt to the United States.
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5Section
1954. 560.183 (9) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(9) (c) (intro.) The physician
or dentist must agree to do all of the
7following:
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(9) (c) 2. Use a sliding fee scale or a comparable method of determining
10payment arrangements for patients who are not eligible for medicare or medical
11assistance and who are unable to pay the customary fee for the physician's
or
12dentist's services.
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(9) (c) 3. Practice at a public or private nonprofit entity in a health
15professional shortage area
, if a physician, or in a dental health shortage area, if a
16dentist.
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(1) (ag) "Dental health shortage area" has the meaning given in s.
19560.183 (1) (ad).
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(1) (aj) "Dental hygienist" means an individual licensed under s.
22447.04 (2).
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(1) (am) "Eligible practice area" means a primary care shortage area,
25an American Indian reservation
, or trust lands of an American Indian tribe
, except
1that with respect to a dental hygienist "eligible practice area" means a dental health
2shortage area.
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(1) (b) "Health care provider" means a
dental hygienist, physician
5assistant, nurse-midwife
, or nurse practitioner.
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(3) (a) The department shall enter into a written agreement with the
8health care provider. In the agreement, the health care provider shall agree to
9practice at least 32 clinic hours per week for 3 years in one or more eligible practice
10areas in this state, except that a health care provider in the expanded loan assistance
11program under sub. (8)
who is not a dental hygienist may only agree to practice at
12a public or private nonprofit entity in a health professional shortage area.
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(5) (b) 1. The degree to which there is an extremely high need for
15medical care in the eligible practice area or health professional shortage area in
16which an eligible applicant
who is not a dental hygienist desires to practice
and the
17degree to which there is an extremely high need for dental care in the dental health
18shortage area in which an eligible applicant who is a dental hygienist desires to
19practice.
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(7) (a) Advise the department and council on the identification of
22communities with an extremely high need for health care
, including dental heath
23care.
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24Section 3690i. 560.184 (8) (c) 2. and 3. of the statutes are amended to read:
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(8) (c) 2. Use a sliding fee scale or a comparable method of determining
2payment arrangements for patients who are not eligible for medicare or medical
3assistance and who are unable to pay the customary fee for the
physician's health
4care provider's services.
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3. Practice at a public or private nonprofit entity in a health professional
6shortage area
, if the health care provider is not a dental hygienist, or in a dental
7health shortage area, if the health care provider is a dental hygienist.
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(1) Advise the department on matters related to the physician
and
10dentist loan assistance program under s. 560.183 and the health care provider loan
11assistance program under s. 560.184.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1958
12Section
1958. 560.25 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(2) Grants. (intro.) Subject to
subs. sub. (4)
and (5), the department
14may make a grant from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1)
(ie) (ko) to a
15technology-based nonprofit organization to provide support for a manufacturing
16extension center if all of the following apply:
SB55-ASA1, s. 1960
18Section
1960. 560.42 (5) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
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(5) Report. Beginning in 2003 and biennially thereafter, the center
20shall prepare a report describing its activities under this section since the period
21covered in the previous report. The department shall submit the report with the
22report required under s. 560.55. The report may include recommendations for the
23legislature, governor, public records board, and regulatory agencies on simplifying
24the process of applying for permits, of reviewing and making determinations on
25permit applications, and of issuing permits, and shall include information on the
1number of requests for assistance, the types of assistance provided, and the center's
2success in resolving conflicts in permit application and review processes.
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(2) Administration of brownfields
grant program programs. The
6center shall assist in administering the grant program under s. 560.13
and in
7administering grants and loans under s. 560.138 that are made for brownfields
8remediation projects.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1964
10Section
1964. 560.55 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 560.55 and amended
11to read:
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12560.55 Evaluation and report
Report. No Beginning on October 15, 2003,
13and no later than
January 1 October 15 of each odd-numbered year
thereafter, the
14department shall submit to the governor and to the chief clerk of each house of the
15legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), a report
containing
16the evaluation prepared under sub. (1) and describing the
department's activities
17and the result of the department's activities under s. 560.54 since the period covered
18in the previous report. The department
shall combine this report with the report
19required under s. 560.42 (5) and may combine this report with other reports
20published by the department
, including the report under s. 15.04 (1) (d). The report
21may include recommendations for legislative proposals to change the
22entrepreneurial assistance programs and intermediary assistance programs.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1965
23Section
1965. 560.70 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 560.70 (7) (a) and
24amended to read:
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(7) (a)
"Tax
Except as provided in par. (b), "tax benefits" means the
2development zones credit under ss. 71.07 (2dx), 71.28 (1dx)
, and 71.47 (1dx)
, except
3that in.
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4(b) In s. 560.795, "tax benefits" means the development zones investment credit
5under ss. 71.07 (2di), 71.28 (1di)
, and 71.47 (1di) and the development zones credit
6under ss. 71.07 (2dx), 71.28 (1dx)
, and 71.47 (1dx).
With respect to the development
7opportunity zone under s. 560.795 (1) (e), "tax benefits" also means the development
8zones capital investment credit under ss. 71.07 (2dm), 71.28 (1dm), and 71.47 (1dm).
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(1) (e) An area in the city of Milwaukee, the legal description of which
11is provided to the department by the local governing body of the city of Milwaukee.
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(2) (a) Except as provided in par. (d), the designation of each area under
14sub. (1) (a), (b) and (c), and (e) as a development opportunity zone shall be effective
15for 36 months, with the designation of the areas under sub. (1) (a) and (b) beginning
16on April 23, 1994, and the designation of the area under sub. (1) (c) beginning on
17April 28, 1995. Except as provided in par. (d), the designation of
the each area under
18sub. (1) (d)
and (e) as a development opportunity zone shall be effective for 84 months,
19with the designation of the area under sub. (1) (d) beginning on January 1, 2000
, and
20the designation of the area under sub. (1) (e) beginning on the effective date of this
21paragraph .... [revisor inserts date].
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(2) (b) 5. The limit for tax benefits for the development opportunity
24zone under sub. (1) (e) is $4,700,000.
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(3) (a) 4. Any corporation that is conducting or that intends to conduct
2economic activity in a development opportunity zone under sub. (1) (e) and that, in
3conjunction with the local governing body of the city in which the development
4opportunity zone is located, submits a project plan as described in par. (b) to the
5department shall be entitled to claim tax benefits while the area is designated as a
6development opportunity zone.
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(3) (c) The department shall notify the department of revenue of all
9corporations entitled to claim tax benefits under this
section subsection.
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(3) (d) The department annually shall verify information submitted
12to the department under s. 71.07 (2di)
, (2dm), or (2dx), 71.28 (1di)
, (1dm), or (1dx)
, 13or 71.47 (1di)
, (1dm), or (1dx).
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14Section
1972. 560.795 (4) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(4) (a) (intro.) The department shall revoke the entitlement of a
16corporation to claim tax benefits under
this section
sub. (3) if the corporation does
17any of the following:
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(5) Certification based on the activity of another. (a) The
20department may certify for tax benefits a person that is conducting economic activity
21in the development opportunity zone under sub. (1) (e) and that is not otherwise
22entitled to claim tax benefits if all of the following apply:
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1. The person's economic activity is instrumental in enabling another person
24to conduct economic activity in the development opportunity zone under sub. (1) (e).
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12. The department determines that the economic activity of the other person
2under subd. 1. would not have occurred but for the involvement of the person to be
3certified for tax benefits under this subsection.
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3. The person to be certified for tax benefits under this subsection will pass the
5benefits through to the other person conducting the economic activity under subd.
61., as determined by the department.
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4. The other person conducting the economic activity under subd. 1. does not
8claim tax benefits under sub. (3).
