SB44-SSA1,560,222 49.79 (4) Deductions from county income maintenance payments. The
23department shall withhold the value of food stamp losses for which a county or
24federally recognized American Indian tribe is liable under sub. (3) from the payment

1to the county or tribe under income maintenance contracts under s. 49.33 49.78 and
2reimburse the federal government from the funds withheld.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1450m 3Section 1450m. 49.797 (4) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,560,74 49.797 (4) (e) Pay a supplier, as defined in s. 49.795 (1) (d), a fee of $.08 for each
5food stamp purchase or merchandise return transaction or balance inquiry
6conducted on a point-of-sale terminal that is owned or leased by the supplier for use
7in the delivery of food stamp benefits.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1451 8Section 1451. 49.85 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,560,10 949.85 (title) Certification of certain public assistance overpayments
10and delinquent loan repayments.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1452 11Section 1452. 49.85 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,560,2212 49.85 (1) Department notification requirement. If a county department under
13s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 or a governing body of a federally recognized American
14Indian tribe or band determines that the department of health and family services
15may recover an amount under s. 49.497 or that the department of workforce
16development may recover an amount under s. 49.161, 49.195 (3), or 49.793, or collect
17an amount under s. 49.147 (6) (cm),
the county department or governing body shall
18notify the affected department of the determination. If a Wisconsin works agency
19determines that the department of workforce development may recover an amount
20under s. 49.161 or 49.195 (3), or collect an amount under s. 49.147 (6) (cm), the
21Wisconsin works agency shall notify the department of workforce development of the
22determination.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1454 23Section 1454. 49.85 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,561,724 49.85 (2) (b) At least annually, the department of workforce development shall
25certify to the department of revenue the amounts that, based on the notifications

1received under sub. (1) and on other information received by the department of
2workforce development, the department of workforce development has determined
3that it may recover under ss. 49.161, 49.195 (3), and 49.793, and collect under s.
449.147 (6) (cm),
except that the department of workforce development may not certify
5an amount under this subsection unless it has met the notice requirements under
6sub. (3) and unless its determination has either not been appealed or is no longer
7under appeal.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1456 8Section 1456. 49.85 (3) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,561,129 49.85 (3) (b) (intro.) At least 30 days before certification of an amount, the
10department of workforce development shall send a notice to the last-known address
11of the person from whom that department intends to recover or collect the amount.
12The notice shall do all of the following:
SB44-SSA1, s. 1457 13Section 1457. 49.85 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,561,1814 49.85 (3) (b) 1. Inform the person that the department of workforce
15development intends to certify to the department of revenue an amount that the
16department of workforce development has determined to be due under s. 49.161,
1749.195 (3), or 49.793, or to be delinquent under a repayment agreement for a loan
18under s. 49.147 (6),
for setoff from any state tax refund that may be due the person.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1459 19Section 1459. 49.85 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,562,320 49.85 (5) Effect of certification. Receipt of a certification by the department
21of revenue shall constitute a lien, equal to the amount certified, on any state tax
22refunds or credits owed to the obligor. The lien shall be foreclosed by the department
23of revenue as a setoff under s. 71.93. Certification of an amount under this section
24does not prohibit the department of health and family services or the department of
25workforce development from attempting to recover or collect the amount through

1other legal means. The department of health and family services or the department
2of workforce development shall promptly notify the department of revenue upon
3recovery or collection of any amount previously certified under this section.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1460 4Section 1460. 49.854 (11) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,562,105 49.854 (11) (b) The department. The department may assess a collection fee
6to recover the department's costs incurred in levying against property under this
7section. The department shall determine its costs to be paid in all cases of levy. The
8obligor is liable to the department for the amount of the collection fee authorized
9under this paragraph. Fees collected under this paragraph shall be credited to the
10appropriation account under s. 20.445 (1) (L) (3) (ja).
SB44-SSA1, s. 1464 11Section 1464. 50.01 (1g) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,562,1212 50.01 (1g) (c) A shelter facility as defined under s. 16.352 560.9808 (1) (d).
SB44-SSA1, s. 1466 13Section 1466. 50.03 (5g) (c) 1. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,562,2014 50.03 (5g) (c) 1. c. All forfeitures shall be paid to the department within 10 days
15after receipt of notice of assessment or, if the forfeiture is contested under par. (f),
16within 10 days after receipt of the final decision after exhaustion of administrative
17review, unless the final decision is appealed and the order is stayed by court order
18under s. 50.03 (11). The department shall remit all forfeitures paid under this
19subdivision to the state treasurer secretary of administration for deposit in the
20school fund.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1466d 21Section 1466d. 50.031 of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,562,25 2250.031 Nursing home surveyor positions. (1) In this section, "long-term
23care facility" means a licensed nursing home, community-based residential facility,
24adult family home, home health agency, or rural medical center or a certified or
25registered residential care apartment complex.
SB44-SSA1,563,11
1(2) For every December 31 on which the total number of long-term care
2facilities is less than the total number of long-term care facilities that existed on
3December 31 of the previous year, the total number of authorized full-time
4equivalent program revenue positions, as defined in s. 230.03 (11), for the
5department, funded from the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (6) (jm) for the
6purpose of performing surveillance of licensed nursing homes, shall be reduced by
7the same percentage by which the total number of long-term care facilities is reduced
8from the total number of long-term care facilities that existed on December 31 of the
9previous year. Each reduction of authorized full-time equivalent program revenue
10positions shall begin on July 1 of the year following the year in which the reduction
11of the total number of long-term care facilities occurred.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1467 12Section 1467. 50.034 (8) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,563,1813 50.034 (8) (d) All forfeitures shall be paid to the department within 10 days
14after receipt of notice of assessment or, if the forfeiture is contested under par. (c),
15within 10 days after receipt of the final decision after exhaustion of administrative
16review, unless the final decision is appealed and the order is stayed by court order.
17The department shall remit all forfeitures paid to the state treasurer secretary of
18administration
for deposit in the school fund.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1468 19Section 1468. 50.035 (11) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,563,2520 50.035 (11) (d) All forfeitures shall be paid to the department within 10 days
21after receipt of notice of assessment or, if the forfeiture is contested under par. (c),
22within 10 days after receipt of the final decision after exhaustion of administrative
23review, unless the final decision is appealed and the order is stayed by court order.
24The department shall remit all forfeitures paid to the state treasurer secretary of
25administration
for deposit in the school fund.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1472b
1Section 1472b. 50.04 (5) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,564,82 50.04 (5) (f) Forfeitures paid within 10 days. All forfeitures shall be paid to the
3department within 10 days of receipt of notice of assessment or, if the forfeiture is
4contested under par. (e), within 10 days of receipt of the final decision after
5exhaustion of administrative review, unless the final decision is appealed and the
6order is stayed by court order under s. 50.03 (11). The department shall remit all
7forfeitures paid to the state treasurer secretary of administration for deposit in the
8school fund.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1473 9Section 1473. 50.07 (3) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1474 10Section 1474. 50.07 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,564,1411 50.07 (3) (b) Any employee of an employer not described in par. (a) who is
12discharged or otherwise retaliated or discriminated against in violation of sub. (1)
13(e) or (em) may file a complaint with the department of workforce development under
14s. 106.54 (5).
SB44-SSA1, s. 1475 15Section 1475. 50.07 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,564,1816 50.07 (3) (c) Any person not described in par. (a) or (b) who is retaliated or
17discriminated against in violation of sub. (1) (e) or (em) may commence an action in
18circuit court for damages incurred as a result of the violation.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1476 19Section 1476. 50.14 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,564,20 2050.14 (title) Assessments on occupied, licensed beds.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1477 21Section 1477. 50.14 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,564,2522 50.14 (1) (a) Notwithstanding s. 50.01 (1m), "facility" means a nursing home
23or an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded, which is not state-owned
24or state-operated, federally owned or federally operated or
that is not located outside
25the state.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1478
1Section 1478. 50.14 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 50.14 (2) (intro.) and
2amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,565,203 50.14 (2) (intro.) For the privilege of doing business in this state, there is
4imposed on all occupied, licensed beds of a facility , except occupied, licensed beds for
5which payment is made under 42 USC 1395 to 1395ccc,
an assessment that shall be
6deposited in the general fund and
that is $100 per calendar month per occupied,
7licensed bed of an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded may not exceed
8$435 in fiscal year 2003-04 and may not exceed $445 in fiscal year 2004-05
and is
9$32
an assessment that may not exceed $75 per calendar month per occupied,
10licensed bed of a nursing home. The assessment shall be on the average number of
11occupied, licensed beds of a facility for the calendar month previous to the month of
12assessment, based on an average daily midnight census computed and reported by
13the facility and verified by the department. Charged bed-hold days for any resident
14of a facility shall be included as one full day in the average daily midnight census

15deposited in the general fund, except that in fiscal year 2003-04, amounts in excess
16of $14,300,000, in fiscal year 2004-05, amounts in excess of $13,800,000, and,
17beginning July 1, 2005, in each fiscal year, amounts in excess of 45% of the money
18received from the assessment shall be deposited in the Medical Assistance trust
19fund
. In determining the number of occupied, licensed beds, if all of the following
20apply:
SB44-SSA1,565,23 21(a) If the amount of the beds is other than a whole number, the fractional part
22of the amount shall be disregarded unless it equals 50% or more of a whole number,
23in which case the amount shall be increased to the next whole number.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1479 24Section 1479. 50.14 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,566,3
150.14 (2) (b) The number of licensed beds of a nursing home includes any
2number of beds that have been delicensed under s. 49.45 (6m) (ap) 1. but not deducted
3from the nursing home's licensed bed capacity under s. 49.45 (6m) (ap) 4. a.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1480 4Section 1480. 50.14 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,566,115 50.14 (3) By the end of each month, each facility shall submit to the department
6the facility's occupied licensed bed count and the amount due under sub. (2) for each
7occupied licensed bed of the facility for the month preceding the month during which
8the bed count and payment are is being submitted. The department shall verify the
9bed count number of beds licensed and, if necessary, make adjustments to the
10payment, notify the facility of changes in the bed count or payment owing and send
11the facility an invoice for the additional amount due or send the facility a refund.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1481 12Section 1481. 50.14 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,566,1913 50.14 (4) Sections 77.59 (1) to (5), (6) (intro.), (a) and (c) and (7) to (10), 77.60
14(1) to (7), (9) and (10), 77.61 (9) and (12) to (14) and 77.62, as they apply to the taxes
15under subch. III of ch. 77, apply to the assessment under this section , except that the
16amount of any assessment collected under s. 77.59 (7) in excess of $14,300,000 in
17fiscal year 2003-04, in excess of $13,800,000 in fiscal year 2004-05, and, beginning
18July 1, 2005, in excess of 45% in each fiscal year shall be deposited in the Medical
19Assistance trust fund
.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1482 20Section 1482. 50.38 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,567,221 50.38 (4) All forfeitures shall be paid to the department within 10 days after
22receipt of notice of assessment or, if the forfeiture is contested under sub. (3), within
2310 days after receipt of the final decision after exhaustion of administrative review,
24unless the final decision is appealed and the order is stayed by court order. The

1department shall remit all forfeitures paid to the state treasurer secretary of
2administration
for deposit in the school fund.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1483 3Section 1483. 50.55 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,567,84 50.55 (1) (e) All forfeitures shall be paid to the department within 10 days after
5receipt of notice of assessment or, if the forfeiture is contested under par. (d), within
610 days after receipt of the final decision, unless the final decision is appealed and
7the decision is in favor of the appellant. The department shall remit all forfeitures
8paid to the state treasurer secretary of administration for deposit in the school fund.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1484 9Section 1484. 50.90 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,567,1210 50.90 (2) "Organization" means a public agency, as defined in s. 46.93 (1m) (e)
1146.856 (1) (b), a nonprofit corporation, a for-profit stock corporation, a cooperative,
12a partnership, a limited liability company or a sole proprietorship.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1485 13Section 1485. 50.98 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,567,2014 50.98 (5) All forfeitures shall be paid to the department within 10 days after
15receipt of notice of assessment or, if the forfeiture is contested under sub. (4), within
1610 days after receipt of the final decision after exhaustion of administrative review,
17unless the final decision is appealed and the order is stayed by court order under the
18same terms and conditions as found in s. 50.03 (11). The department shall remit all
19forfeitures paid to the state treasurer secretary of administration for deposit in the
20school fund.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1486 21Section 1486. 51.06 (1m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,567,2422 51.06 (1m) (d) Services for up to 50 individuals with developmental disability
23who are also diagnosed as mentally ill or who exhibit extremely aggressive and
24challenging behaviors.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1487
1Section 1487. 51.06 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 51.06 (3) (a) and
2amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,568,63 51.06 (3) (a) Individuals Subject to par. (b), individuals under the age of 22
4years shall be placed only at the central center for the developmentally disabled
5unless the department authorizes the placement of the individual at the northern or
6southern center for the developmentally disabled.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1488 7Section 1488. 51.06 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,568,108 51.06 (3) (b) An individual may be placed at or transferred to a center for the
9developmentally disabled for services under sub. (1m) (d) only after all of the
10following conditions are met:
SB44-SSA1,568,1211 1. The department determines that a licensed bed and other necessary
12resources are available to provide services to the individual.
SB44-SSA1,568,1413 2. The department and the county of residence of the individual agree on a
14maximum discharge date for the individual.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1489 15Section 1489. 51.06 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,568,2416 51.06 (5) Surcharge for extended intensive treatment. The department may
17impose on a county a progressive surcharge for services under sub. (1m) (d) that an
18individual receives after the maximum discharge date for the individual that was
19agreed upon under sub. (3) (b) 2. The surcharge is 10% of the amount paid for the
20individual's services under s. 49.45 during any part of the first 6-month period
21following the maximum discharge date, and increases by 10% of the amount paid for
22the individual's services under s. 49.45 during any part of each 6-month period
23thereafter. Any revenues received under this subsection shall be credited to the
24appropriation account under s. 20.435 (2) (gL).
SB44-SSA1, s. 1490 25Section 1490. 51.06 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,569,15
151.06 (6) Sale of assets or real property at Northern Center for the
2Developmentally Disabled.
The department may maintain the Northern Center for
3the Developmentally Disabled for the purpose specified in sub. (1), but may sell
4assets or real property of the Northern Center for the Developmentally Disabled. If
5there is any outstanding public debt used to finance the acquisition, construction, or
6improvement of any property that is sold under this subsection, the department shall
7deposit a sufficient amount of the net proceeds from the sale of the property in the
8bond security and redemption fund under s. 18.09 to repay the principal and pay the
9interest on the debt, and any premium due upon refunding any of the debt. If the
10property was purchased with federal financial assistance, the department shall pay
11to the federal government any of the net proceeds required by federal law. If there
12is no such debt outstanding and there are no moneys payable to the federal
13government, or if the net proceeds exceed the amount required to be deposited or paid
14under this subsection, the department shall credit the net proceeds or remaining net
15proceeds to the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (2) (gk).
SB44-SSA1, s. 1490c 16Section 1490c. 51.06 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,569,2317 51.06 (7) Employee or position transfers. The department may not transfer
18an employee of the Northern Center for the Developmentally Disabled to another
19center for the developmentally disabled unless the employee requests the transfer.
20The department may not transfer employee positions from the Northern Center for
21the Developmentally Disabled to another center for the developmentally disabled if
22the position transfer would have the purpose or effect of significantly changing the
23mission of the Northern Center for the Developmentally Disabled.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1491 24Section 1491. 51.20 (13) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,570,2
151.20 (13) (c) (intro.) If disposition is made under par. (a) 3., all of the following
2apply
:
SB44-SSA1, s. 1492 3Section 1492. 51.20 (13) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,570,94 51.20 (13) (c) 1. The court shall designate the facility or service which that is
5to receive the subject individual into the mental health system, except that, if the
6subject individual is under the age of 22 years and the facility is a center for the
7developmentally disabled, the court shall designate only the central center for the
8developmentally disabled unless the department authorizes designation of the
9northern or southern center for the developmentally disabled;
subject to s. 51.06 (3).
SB44-SSA1, s. 1493 10Section 1493. 51.20 (13) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,570,1911 51.20 (13) (c) 2. The county department under s. 51.42 or 51.437 shall arrange
12for treatment in the least restrictive manner consistent with the requirements of the
13subject individual in accordance with a court order designating the maximum level
14of inpatient facility, if any, which that may be used for treatment, except that, if the
15subject individual is under the age of 22 years and the facility is a center for the
16developmentally disabled, designation shall be only to the central center for the
17developmentally disabled unless the department authorizes the placement of the
18individual at the northern or southern center for the developmentally disabled; and

19subject to s. 51.06 (3).
SB44-SSA1, s. 1494 20Section 1494. 51.20 (13) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,571,1021 51.20 (13) (f) The county department under s. 51.42 or 51.437 which that
22receives an individual who is committed by a court under par. (a) 3. is authorized to
23place such the individual in an approved treatment facility, subject to any limitations
24which are specified by the court under par. (c) 2. The county department shall place
25the subject individual in the treatment program and treatment facility which that

1is least restrictive of the individual's personal liberty, consistent with the treatment
2requirements of the individual. The county department shall have has ongoing
3responsibility to review the individual's needs, in accordance with sub. (17), and to
4transfer the person to the least restrictive program consistent with the individual's
5needs. If the subject individual is under the age of 22 years and if the facility
6appropriate for placement or transfer is a center for the developmentally disabled,
7placement or transfer of the individual shall be made only to the central center for
8the developmentally disabled unless the department authorizes the placement or
9transfer to the northern or southern center for the developmentally disabled

10Placement or transfer under this paragraph is subject to s. 51.06 (3).
SB44-SSA1, s. 1495 11Section 1495. 51.35 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,572,412 51.35 (1) (a) The Subject to pars. (b) and (d), the department or the county
13department under s. 51.42 or 51.437 may transfer any patient or resident who is
14committed to it, or who is admitted to a treatment facility under its supervision or
15operating under an agreement with it, between treatment facilities or from a
16treatment facility into the community if such the transfer is consistent with
17reasonable medical and clinical judgment and, consistent with s. 51.22 (5). The
18transfer shall be made
, and, if the transfer results in a greater restriction of personal
19freedom for the patient or resident,
in accordance with par. (e). Terms and conditions
20which that will benefit the patient or resident may be imposed as part of a transfer
21to a less restrictive treatment alternative. A patient or resident who is committed
22to the department or a county department under s. 51.42 or 51.437 may be required
23to take medications and receive treatment, subject to the right of the patient or
24resident to refuse medication and treatment under s. 51.61 (1) (g) and (h), through
25a community support program as a term or condition of a transfer. The patient or

1resident shall be informed at the time of transfer of the consequences of violating
2such the terms and conditions of the transfer, including possible transfer back to a
3facility which treatment facility that imposes a greater restriction on personal
4freedom of the patient or resident.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1496 5Section 1496. 51.35 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 51.35 (1) (b) 1. and
6amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,572,127 51.35 (1) (b) 1. In addition to the requirements in par. (a), a Except as provided
8in pars. (c) and (d), a
transfer of a patient in a mental health institute or center for
9the developmentally disabled
by the department is subject to the approval of the
10appropriate county department under ss. 51.42 and 51.437 to which the patient was
11committed or through which the patient was admitted to the facility, if any mental
12health institute
.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1496c 13Section 1496c. 51.35 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,572,1814 51.35 (1) (b) 2. Except as provided in pars. (c) and (d), a transfer of a resident
15of a center for the developmentally disabled by the department is subject to the
16approval of the appropriate county department under s. 51.42 or 51.437 to which the
17resident was committed or through which the resident was admitted to the center
18and to the approval of the resident's guardian.
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