AB75-ASA1,1345,219 250.20 (3) From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (5) (1) (kb), the
20department shall annually award grants for activities to improve the health status
21of economically disadvantaged minority group members. A person may apply, in the
22manner specified by the department, for a grant of up to $50,000 in each fiscal year
23to conduct these activities. An awardee of a grant under this subsection shall
24provide, for at least 50% of the grant amount, matching funds that may consist of
25funding or an in-kind contribution. An applicant that is not a federally qualified

1health center, as defined under 42 CFR 405.2401 (b) shall receive priority for grants
2awarded under this subsection.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2519 3Section 2519. 250.20 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1345,74 250.20 (4) From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (5) (1) (kb), the
5department shall award a grant of up to $50,000 in each fiscal year to a private
6nonprofit corporation that applies, in the manner specified by the department, to
7conduct a public information campaign on minority health.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2520 8Section 2520. 250.20 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1345,159 250.20 (5) American Indian health project grants. (intro.) From the
10appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (1) (ke), the department shall award grants for
11American Indian health projects in order to address specific problem areas in the
12field of American Indian health. A tribe, tribal agency, or inter-tribal organization
13may apply, in the manner specified by the department, for a grant of up to $10,000
14to conduct an American Indian health project that is designed to do any of the
15following:
AB75-ASA1, s. 2521n 16Section 2521n. 252.05 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1345,2517 252.05 (1) Any health care provider, as defined in s. 146.81 (1) (a) to (p), who
18knows or has reason to believe that a person treated or visited by him or her has a
19communicable disease, or having a communicable disease, has died, shall report the
20appearance of the communicable disease or the death to the local health officer. The
21health agency of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band may report
22this information to the local health officer. The local health officer shall report this
23information to the department or shall direct the person reporting to report to the
24department. Any person directed to report shall submit this information to the
25department.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2522
1Section 2522. 252.06 (10) (b) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2523 2Section 2523. 252.07 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1346,93 252.07 (10) Inpatient care for isolated pulmonary tuberculosis patients, and
4inpatient care exceeding 30 days for other pulmonary tuberculosis patients, who are
5not eligible for federal medicare benefits, or for medical assistance under subch. IV
6of ch. 49 or for health care services funded by a relief block grant under subch. II of
7ch. 49
may be reimbursed if provided by a facility contracted by the department. If
8the patient has private health insurance, the state shall pay the difference between
9health insurance payments and total charges.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2523d 10Section 2523d. 252.07 (12) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-ASA1,1346,1311 252.07 (12) From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (1) (e), the
12department may expend not more than $81,100 annually to fund targeted
13prevention activities for populations at high risk for tuberculosis infection.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2524 14Section 2524. 252.10 (6) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1346,1715 252.10 (6) (g) The reimbursement by the state under pars. (a) and (b) shall
16apply only to funds that the department allocates for the reimbursement under the
17appropriation account under s. 20.435 (5) (1) (e).
AB75-ASA1, s. 2525 18Section 2525. 252.10 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1346,2219 252.10 (7) Drugs necessary for the treatment of mycobacterium tuberculosis
20shall be purchased by the department from the appropriation account under s.
2120.435 (5) (1) (e) and dispensed to patients through the public health dispensaries,
22local health departments, physicians or advanced practice nurse prescribers.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2526 23Section 2526. 252.12 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1347,224 252.12 (2) (a) HIV and related infections, including hepatitis C virus infections;
25services.
(intro.) From the appropriations appropriation accounts under s. 20.435

1(1) (a) and (5) (am), the department shall distribute funds for the provision of services
2to individuals with or at risk of contracting HIV infection, as follows:
AB75-ASA1, s. 2527 3Section 2527. 252.12 (2) (a) 8. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1347,164 252.12 (2) (a) 8. `Mike Johnson life care and early intervention services grants.'
5(intro.) The department shall award not more than $2,969,900 in fiscal year 2007-08
6and not more than
$3,569,900 in fiscal year 2008-09 and each fiscal year thereafter
7in grants to applying organizations for the provision of needs assessments;
8assistance in procuring financial, medical, legal, social and pastoral services;
9counseling and therapy; homecare services and supplies; advocacy; and case
10management services. These services shall include early intervention services. The
11department shall also award not more than $74,000 in each year from the
12appropriation account under s. 20.435 (7) (5) (md) for the services under this
13subdivision. The state share of payment for case management services that are
14provided under s. 49.45 (25) (be) to recipients of medical assistance shall be paid from
15the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (5) (1) (am). All of the following apply to
16grants awarded under this subdivision:
AB75-ASA1, s. 2528 17Section 2528. 252.12 (2) (c) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1347,2218 252.12 (2) (c) 1. (intro.) From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (5) (1)
19(md), the department shall award to applying nonprofit corporations or public
20agencies up to $75,000 in each fiscal year, on a competitive basis, as grants for
21services to prevent HIV. Criteria for award of the grants shall include all of the
22following:
AB75-ASA1, s. 2529 23Section 2529. 252.12 (2) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1348,624 252.12 (2) (c) 2. From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (5) (1) (am),
25the department shall award $75,000 in each fiscal year as grants for services to

1prevent HIV infection and related infections, including hepatitis C virus infection.
2Criteria for award of the grants shall include the criteria specified under subd. 1. The
3department shall award 60% of the funding to applying organizations that receive
4funding under par. (a) 8. and 40% of the funding to applying community-based
5organizations that are operated by minority group members, as defined in s. 560.036
6(1) (f).
AB75-ASA1, s. 2530 7Section 2530. 252.12 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1348,118 252.12 (2) (c) 3. From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (5) (1) (am),
9the department shall award to the African American AIDS task force of the Black
10Health Coalition of Wisconsin, Inc., $25,000 in each fiscal year as grants for services
11to prevent HIV infection and related infections, including hepatitis C infection.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2530r 12Section 2530r. 252.15 (1) (ar) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1348,1513 252.15 (1) (ar) 1. A person or entity that is specified in s. 146.81 (1) (a) to (p),
14but does not include a massage therapist or bodyworker issued a certificate under
15ch. 460.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2531 16Section 2531. 252.15 (5) (a) 19. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1349,1017 252.15 (5) (a) 19. If the test was administered to a child who has been placed
18in a foster home, treatment foster home, group home, residential care center for
19children and youth, or juvenile correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (10p),
20including a placement under s. 48.205, 48.21, 938.205, or 938.21, or for whom
21placement in a foster home, treatment foster home, group home, residential care
22center for children and youth, or juvenile correctional facility is recommended under
23s. 48.33 (4), 48.425 (1) (g), 48.837 (4) (c), or 938.33 (3) or (4), to an agency directed by
24a court to prepare a court report under s. 48.33 (1), 48.424 (4) (b), 48.425 (3), 48.831
25(2), 48.837 (4) (c), or 938.33 (1), to an agency responsible for preparing a court report

1under s. 48.365 (2g), 48.425 (1), 48.831 (2), 48.837 (4) (c), or 938.365 (2g), to an agency
2responsible for preparing a permanency plan under s. 48.355 (2e), 48.38, 48.43 (1)
3(c) or (5) (c), 48.63 (4) or (5) (c), 48.831 (4) (e), 938.355 (2e), or 938.38 regarding the
4child, or to an agency that placed the child or arranged for the placement of the child
5in any of those placements and, by any of those agencies, to any other of those
6agencies and, by the agency that placed the child or arranged for the placement of
7the child in any of those placements, to the child's foster parent or treatment foster
8parent
or the operator of the group home, residential care center for children and
9youth, or juvenile correctional facility in which the child is placed, as provided in s.
1048.371 or 938.371.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2532 11Section 2532. 252.16 (1) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1349,1612 252.16 (1) (ar) "Dependent" means a spouse or domestic partner under ch. 770,
13an unmarried child under the age of 19 years, an unmarried child who is a full-time
14student under the age of 21 years and who is financially dependent upon the parent,
15or an unmarried child of any age who is medically certified as disabled and who is
16dependent upon the parent.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2533 17Section 2533. 252.16 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1349,2318 252.16 (2) Subsidy program. From the appropriation account under s. 20.435
19(5) (1) (am), the department shall distribute funding in each fiscal year to subsidize
20the premium costs under s. 252.17 (2) and, under this subsection, the premium costs
21for health insurance coverage available to an individual who has HIV infection and
22who is unable to continue his or her employment or must reduce his or her hours
23because of an illness or medical condition arising from or related to HIV infection.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2534 24Section 2534. 252.16 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1350,3
1252.16 (4) (b) The obligation of the department to make payments under this
2section is subject to the availability of funds in the appropriation account under s.
320.435 (5) (1) (am).
AB75-ASA1, s. 2535 4Section 2535. 252.17 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1350,105 252.17 (2) Subsidy program. The department shall establish and administer
6a program to subsidize, from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (am), as provided
7in s. 252.16 (2), the premium costs for coverage under a group health plan that are
8paid by an individual who has HIV infection and who is on unpaid medical leave from
9his or her employment because of an illness or medical condition arising from or
10related to HIV infection.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2536 11Section 2536. 252.17 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1350,1512 252.17 (3) (d) Is covered under a group health plan through his or her
13employment and pays part or all of the premium for that coverage, including any
14premium for coverage of the individual's spouse or domestic partner under ch. 770
15and dependents.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2537 16Section 2537. 252.17 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1351,317 252.17 (4) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b), (c) , and (d), if an individual
18satisfies sub. (3), the department shall pay the amount of each premium payment for
19coverage under the group health plan under sub. (3) (d) that is due from the
20individual on or after the date on which the individual becomes eligible for a subsidy
21under sub. (3). The department may not refuse to pay the full amount of the
22individual's contribution to each premium payment because the coverage that is
23provided to the individual who satisfies sub. (3) includes coverage of the individual's
24spouse or domestic partner under ch. 770 and dependents. Except as provided in par.
25(b), the department shall terminate the payments under this section when the

1individual's unpaid medical leave ends, when the individual no longer satisfies sub.
2(3) or upon the expiration of 29 months after the unpaid medical leave began,
3whichever occurs first.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2538 4Section 2538. 252.17 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1351,75 252.17 (4) (b) The obligation of the department to make payments under this
6section is subject to the availability of funds in the appropriation account under s.
720.435 (5) (1) (am).
AB75-ASA1, s. 2539 8Section 2539. 252.17 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1351,199 252.17 (4) (d) For an individual who satisfies sub. (3) and who has a family
10income, as defined by rule under sub. (6) (a), that exceeds 200% but does not exceed
11300% of the federal poverty line, as defined under 42 USC 9902 (2), for a family the
12size of the individual's family, the department shall pay a portion of the amount of
13each premium payment for the individual's coverage under the group health plan
14under sub. (3) (d). The portion that the department pays shall be determined
15according to a schedule established by the department by rule under sub. (6) (c). The
16department shall pay the portion of the premium determined according to the
17schedule regardless of whether the individual's coverage under the group health
18plan under sub. (3) (d) includes coverage of the individual's spouse or domestic
19partner under ch. 770
and dependents.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2540 20Section 2540. 253.07 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1351,2321 253.07 (4) Family planning services. (intro.) From the appropriation account
22under s. 20.435 (5) (1) (f), the department shall allocate distribute funds in the
23following amounts, for the following services:
AB75-ASA1, s. 2541 24Section 2541. 253.08 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1352,6
1253.08 Pregnancy counseling services. The department shall make award
2grants from the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (5) (1) (eg) to individuals and
3organizations to provide pregnancy counseling services. For a program to be eligible
4under this section, an applicant must demonstrate that moneys provided in a grant
5under s. 20.435 (5) (eg) this section will not be used to engage in any activity specified
6in s. 20.9275 (2) (a) 1. to 3.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2542 7Section 2542. 253.085 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1352,118 253.085 (2) In addition to the amounts appropriated under s. 20.435 (5) (1) (ev),
9the department shall allocate distribute $250,000 for each fiscal year from moneys
10received under the maternal and child health services block grant program, 42 USC
11701
to 709, for the outreach program under this section.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2543 12Section 2543. 253.10 (3) (c) 2. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1352,1813 253.10 (3) (c) 2. c. That the woman has a legal right to continue her pregnancy
14and to keep the child; to place the child in a foster home or treatment foster home for
156 months or to petition a court for placement of the child in a foster home, treatment
16foster home
or group home or with a relative; or to place the child for adoption under
17a process that involves court approval both of the voluntary termination of parental
18rights and of the adoption.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2545d 19Section 2545d. 253.12 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-ASA1,1352,2220 253.12 (7) Funding. From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (1) (gm),
21the department shall allocate $95,000 annually for the birth defect prevention and
22surveillance system under this section.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2546 23Section 2546. 253.13 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1353,1324 253.13 (2) Tests; diagnostic, dietary and follow-up counseling program;
25fees.
The department shall contract with the state laboratory of hygiene to perform

1the tests specified under this section and to furnish materials for use in the tests.
2The department shall provide necessary diagnostic services, special dietary
3treatment as prescribed by a physician for a patient with a congenital disorder as
4identified by tests under sub. (1) or (1m) and follow-up counseling for the patient and
5his or her family. The state laboratory of hygiene board, on behalf of the department,
6shall impose a fee for tests performed under this section sufficient to pay for services
7provided under the contract. The state laboratory of hygiene board shall include as
8part of this fee amounts the department determines are sufficient to fund the
9provision of diagnostic and counseling services, special dietary treatment, and
10periodic evaluation of infant screening programs, the costs of consulting with experts
11under sub. (5), and the costs of administering the congenital disorder program under
12this section and shall credit these amounts to the appropriations appropriation
13accounts
under s. 20.435 (1) (ja) and (jb) and (5) (ja).
AB75-ASA1, s. 2547 14Section 2547. 253.15 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1354,1215 253.15 (2) Informational materials. The board shall purchase or prepare or
16arrange with a nonprofit organization to prepare printed and audiovisual materials
17relating to shaken baby syndrome and impacted babies. The materials shall include
18information regarding the identification and prevention of shaken baby syndrome
19and impacted babies, the grave effects of shaking or throwing on an infant or young
20child, appropriate ways to manage crying, fussing, or other causes that can lead a
21person to shake or throw an infant or young child, and a discussion of ways to reduce
22the risks that can lead a person to shake or throw an infant or young child. The
23materials shall be prepared in English, Spanish, and other languages spoken by a
24significant number of state residents, as determined by the board. The board shall
25make those written and audiovisual materials available to all hospitals, maternity

1homes, and nurse-midwives licensed under s. 441.15 that are required to provide or
2make available materials to parents under sub. (3) (a) 1., to the department and to
3all county departments and nonprofit organizations that are required to provide the
4materials to day care providers under sub. (4), and to all school boards and nonprofit
5organizations that are permitted to provide the materials to pupils in one of grades
65 to 8 and in one of grades 10 to 12 under sub. (5). The board shall also make those
7written materials available to all county departments and Indian tribes that are
8providing home visitation services under s. 48.983 (4) (b) 1. or 2. and to all providers
9of prenatal, postpartum, and young child care coordination services under s. 49.45
10(44). The board may make available the materials required under this subsection
11to be made available by making those materials available at no charge on the board's
12Internet site.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2548d 13Section 2548d. 253.15 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1355,1414 253.15 (4) Training for day care providers. Before an individual may obtain
15a license to operate a day care center under s. 48.65 for the care and supervision of
16children under 5 years of age or enter into a contract to provide a day care program
17under s. 120.13 (14) for the care and supervision of children under 5 years of age, the
18individual shall receive training relating to shaken baby syndrome and impacted
19babies that is approved or provided by the department or that is provided by a
20nonprofit organization arranged by the department to provide that training. Before
21an individual may be certified under s. 48.651 as a day care provider of children
22under 5 years of age, the individual shall receive training relating to shaken baby
23syndrome and impacted babies that is approved or provided by the certifying
24department in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, county department,
25or agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2) or that is provided by a nonprofit

1organization arranged by that department, county department, or contracted agency
2to provide that training. Before an employee or volunteer of a day care center
3licensed under s. 48.65, a day care provider certified under s. 48.651, or a day care
4program established under s. 120.13 (14) may provide care and supervision for
5children under 5 years of age, the employee or volunteer shall receive training
6relating to shaken baby syndrome and impacted babies that is approved or provided
7by the department or the certifying county department or agency contracted with
8under s. 48.651 (2)
or that is provided by a nonprofit organization arranged by the
9department or that county department or contracted agency to provide that training.
10The person conducting the training shall provide to the individual receiving the
11training, without cost to the individual, a copy of the written materials purchased
12or prepared under sub. (2), a presentation of the audiovisual materials purchased or
13prepared under sub. (2), and an oral explanation of those written and audiovisual
14materials.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2549 15Section 2549. 253.15 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1355,2116 253.15 (6) Information to home visitation or care coordination services
17recipients.
A county department or Indian tribe that is providing home visitation
18services under s. 48.983 (4) (b) 1. or 2. and a provider of prenatal, postpartum, and
19young child care coordination services under s. 49.45 (44) shall provide to a recipient
20of those services, without cost, a copy of the written materials purchased or prepared
21under sub. (2) and an oral explanation of those materials.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2550 22Section 2550. 253.15 (7) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1356,323 253.15 (7) (e) A county department or Indian tribe that is providing home
24visitation services under s. 48.983 (4) (b) 1. or 2. and a provider of prenatal,
25postpartum, and young child care coordination services under s. 49.45 (44) is

1immune from liability for any damages resulting from any good faith act or omission
2in providing or failing to provide the written materials and oral explanation specified
3in sub. (6).
AB75-ASA1, s. 2550d 4Section 2550d. 253.16 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-ASA1,1356,75 253.16 (2m) (a) At least 90 percent of the moneys awarded under sub. (2) and
6distributed under 2009 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9122 (5v) (j), shall be used
7for direct services provided to families participating in the program under sub. (2).
AB75-ASA1,1356,98 (b) The moneys referenced in par. (a) may be used as the state share of Medical
9Assistance for case management services provided under s. 49.45 (25).
AB75-ASA1, s. 2550f 10Section 2550f. 253.16 (3) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-ASA1,1356,1311 253.16 (3) (f) Maximize and leverage additional resources, including the
12maximum allowable Medical Assistance reimbursement for services provided under
13the program under sub. (2).
AB75-ASA1, s. 2550h 14Section 2550h. 253.16 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-ASA1,1356,1515 253.16 (5) The department shall do all of the following:
AB75-ASA1,1356,1716 (a) Work with the city and the city health department by providing oversight
17and approval of the program under sub. (2).
AB75-ASA1,1356,1918 (b) Explore ways to maximize the use of federally qualified health centers for
19the program under sub. (2).
AB75-ASA1, s. 2551 20Section 2551. 254.151 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1356,24 21254.151 Lead poisoning or lead exposure prevention grants. (intro.)
22From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (5) (1) (ef), the department shall
23award the following grants under criteria that the department shall establish in
24rules promulgated under this section:
AB75-ASA1, s. 2552 25Section 2552. 254.34 (1) (h) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1357,4
1254.34 (1) (h) 5. Develop standards of performance for the regional radon
2centers and, from the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (5) (1) (ed), allocate
3distribute funds based on compliance with the standards to provide radon protection
4information dissemination from the regional radon centers.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2553 5Section 2553. 255.01 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-ASA1,1357,86 255.01 (2m) "Research" means a systematic investigation through scientific
7inquiry, including development, testing, and evaluation, that is designed to develop
8or contribute to generalizable knowledge.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2554 9Section 2554. 255.01 (2n) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-ASA1,1357,1010 255.01 (2n) "Researcher" means a person who performs research.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2555 11Section 2555. 255.04 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-ASA1,1357,1312 255.04 (3) (c) A researcher who proposes to conduct research, if all of the
13following conditions are met:
AB75-ASA1,1357,1714 1. The researcher applies in writing to the department for approval of access
15to individually identifiable information under sub. (1) or (5) that is necessary for
16performance of the proposed research, and the department approves the application.
17An application under this subdivision shall include all of the following:
AB75-ASA1,1357,1818 a. A written protocol to perform research.
AB75-ASA1,1357,2019 b. The researcher's professional qualifications to perform the proposed
20research.
AB75-ASA1,1357,2421 c. Documentation of approval of the research protocol by an institutional
22review board of a domestic institution that has a federalwide assurance approved by
23the office for human research protections of the federal department of health and
24human services.
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