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(5) (c) The department of natural resources may suspend or revoke a
2license issued under s. 281.48 or a certificate issued under s. 281.17 (3) to the
3operator of a septage servicing vehicle if the department of natural resources finds
4that the licensee or operator falsified information on inspection forms. The
5department of
commerce safety and professional services may suspend or revoke the
6license of a plumber licensed under this chapter if the department finds that the
7plumber falsified information on inspection forms.
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(4r) Requirement to rehabilitate or replace private sewage systems. 10(a) A governmental unit, the department of safety and professional services, or the
11department of natural resources may require an owner of a principal residence to
12rehabilitate or replace a failing private sewage system that serves the principal
13residence only if one or more of the following apply:
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1. The failing private sewage system is causing or results in the discharge of
15sewage into surface water, groundwater, a drain tile, bedrock, or a zone of saturated
16soil and the discharge has reached a property owned by a person other than the
17owner of the principal residence.
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2. The owner receives a grant under this section.
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3. The owner's annual family income, as determined by the department under
20sub. (5) (c) 2. to 4., exceeds 300 percent of the federal poverty line, as defined under
2142 USC 9902 (2), for a family the size of the owner's family.
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4. The owner is transferring ownership of the property.
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(b) For a failing private sewage system to which subd. 1. applies, if the owner
24will be rehabilitating the system, the owner need rehabilitate the system only to the
1extent that is necessary to prevent the discharge from reaching property owned by
2a person other that the owner.
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(5) (a) 1. A person is eligible for grant funds under this section if he or
5she owns a principal residence which is served by a category 1 or 2 failing private
6sewage system, if the private sewage system was installed before July 1,
1978, if the
7family income of the person does not exceed the income limitations under par. (c), if
8the amount of the grant determined under sub. (7) is at least $100, if the
principal 9residence is not located in an area served by a sewer and if determination of failure
10is made prior to the rehabilitation or replacement of the failing private sewage
11system.
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(5) (c) 1. In order to be eligible for grant funds under this section
to
14rehabilitate or replace a private sewage system for a principal residence, the
owner's
15annual family income
of the person who owns the principal residence may not exceed
16$45,000 300 percent of the federal poverty line, as defined under 42 USC 9902 (2),
17for a family the size of the owner's family.
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(7) (bn) Except as provided in par. (e), the state grant share under this
20section for each participating governmental unit shall equal 75 percent of allowable
21costs for rehabilitating or replacing the private sewage systems that serve principal
22residences for which grant applications are received by the governmental unit.
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(7) (c) Except as provided in
pars. (d) and par. (e), the state grant share
25under this section
for each participating governmental unit is limited to $7,000 for
1each
principal residence or small commercial establishment
to be served by the
2private sewage system
that is regulated by the participating governmental unit or
3to the amount determined by the department based upon private sewage system
4grant funding tables, whichever is less. The department shall prepare and publish
5these private sewage system grant funding tables
for small commercial
6establishments which specify the maximum state
grant share limitation for various
7components and costs involved in the rehabilitation or replacement of a private
8sewage system based upon minimum size and other requirements specified in the
9state plumbing code promulgated under s. 145.02. The maximum state
grant share
10limitations
for small commercial establishments shall be designed to pay
11approximately 60% of the average allowable cost of private sewage system
12rehabilitation or replacement based upon estimated or actual costs of that
13rehabilitation or replacement. The department shall revise the grant funding tables
14when it determines that 60% of current costs of private sewage system rehabilitation
15or replacement exceed the amounts in the grant funding tables by more than 10%,
16except that the department may not revise the grant funding tables more often than
17once every 2 years.
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(8) (title)
Application; Governmental units.
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(9) (g) Establish a system which provides for the distribution of grant
23funds received among eligible applicants based on the amount requested in the
24application as approved by the department.
If the amount received by a county is
1insufficient to fully fund all grants, the county shall prorate grant funds on the same
2basis as sub. (11m).
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(11) (c)
Allocation. The department shall allocate available funds for
5grants to each participating governmental unit according to the total amount of the
6state grant share for all eligible applications received by that
participating 7governmental unit.
In making this allocation for each participating governmental
8unit, the department shall determine the amount of grant funding that will be
9available for principal residences and the amount that will be available for small
10commercial establishments.
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(11g) Priority system; principal residences. The department shall
13promulgate rules to establish a priority system for grants under this section to
14owners of principal residences under which the highest priority is given to grants for
15the rehabilitation or replacement of failing private sewage systems for which written
16enforcement orders, as specified in sub. (1) (a) 2. or 3., have been issued.
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(11m) (title)
Prorating small commercial establishments.
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(11m) (e) This subsection does not apply to grants for the
21rehabilitation or replacement of failing private sewage systems that serve principal
22residences.
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(12) (title)
Determination of eligibility; disbursement of grants;
25governmental units.
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(12m) (a) A governmental unit to which the department allocates
3funds under sub. (11) for a fiscal year may apply to the department for a loan under
4this subsection if
the department prorates funds under sub. (11m) funds are not
5sufficient to fully fund all applications for that fiscal year.
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6(ar) For grants to rehabilitate or replace private sewage systems that serve
7small commercial establishments, a governmental unit may only use a loan under
8this subsection to increase the amounts of grants to persons eligible under sub. (5)
9above the amounts that would be provided without a loan under this subsection or
10to provide grants to persons eligible under sub. (5) who would otherwise not receive
11grants, because of the operation of sub. (11m) (c), but the total amount provided to
12a person under this section may not exceed the amount authorized under sub. (7)
(c).
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(12m) (ag) For grants to rehabilitate or replace private sewage
15systems that serve principal residences, a governmental unit may only use a loan
16under this subsection to increase the number of grants to persons eligible under sub.
17(5) above the number of grants that would be provided without a loan under this
18subsection or to provide grants to persons eligible under sub. (5) who would otherwise
19not receive grants under the priority system established under sub. (11g).
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(12m) (e) The department of
commerce safety and professional
22services and the department of administration may enter into a financial assistance
23agreement with a governmental unit that applies for a loan under this subsection
24and meets the eligibility requirements for a loan, including the requirements under
25par. (d).
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(12m) (f) The department of administration, in consultation with the
3department of
commerce safety and professional services, may establish those terms
4and conditions of a financial assistance agreement that relate to its financial
5management, including what type of municipal obligation is required for the
6repayment of the financial assistance. In setting the terms and conditions, the
7department of administration may consider factors that the department of
8administration finds are relevant, including the type of obligation evidencing the
9loan, the pledge of security for the obligation and the applicant's creditworthiness.
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(12m) (g) The department of administration shall make and disburse
12a loan to an applicant that has entered into a financial assistance agreement under
13par. (e). The department of administration, in consultation with the department of
14commerce safety and professional services, shall establish procedures for disbursing
15loans.
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(12m) (h) If a governmental unit fails to make a principal repayment
18after its due date, the department of administration shall place on file a certified
19statement of all amounts due under this subsection. After consulting the
20department of
commerce safety and professional services, the department of
21administration may collect all amounts due by deducting those amounts from any
22state payments due the governmental unit or may add a special charge to the amount
23of taxes apportioned to and levied upon the county under s. 70.60. If the department
24of administration collects amounts due, it shall remit those amounts to the fund to
1which they are due and notify the department of
commerce safety and professional
2services of that action.
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(3) Enforcement. The department, the department of
commerce 5safety and professional services, and the public service commission shall enforce this
6section within their respective jurisdictions.
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(1) (b) 2. A facility, association, or business entity, as specified in s.
10146.81 (1) (i) to (q)
and including a residential care apartment complex, as defined
11in s. 50.01 (1d).
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(4r) (em) If the department receives a report under par. (a) or (am) and
14determines that an individual who is the subject of the report holds a credential that
15is related to the individual's employment at, or contract with, the entity, the
16department shall refer the report to the department of
regulation and licensing 17safety and professional services.
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19146.66 Low-income dental clinics
. (1) From the appropriation account
20under s. 20.435 (1) (dk), in each fiscal year, the department shall award grants to no
21fewer than 9 nonprofit dental clinics that meet the eligibility requirements under
22sub. (2) and are located in this state.
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23(2) To be eligible for a grant under sub. (1), a nonprofit dental clinic must satisfy
24all of the following requirements:
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1(b) The clinic's primary purpose is to provide dental care to low-income
2patients, which may include any of the following individuals:
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1. Recipients of medical assistance, as defined in s. 49.43 (8).
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2. Low-income individuals who do not qualify for medical assistance, as
5defined in s. 49.43 (8).
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3. Individuals under the age of 18.
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4. Individuals over the age of 65.
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5. Individuals with disabilities.
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9(3) The department shall seek federal funding to support the operations of
10dental clinics that receive grants under sub. (1) and shall request that the federal
11department of health and human services encourage collaborative arrangements
12between private dentists and health centers that receive federal funds under
42 USC
13254b.
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(2) (a) 22. By a person specified in subd. 21. to a correctional officer of
16the department of corrections who has custody of or is responsible for the supervision
17of a prisoner, to a person designated by a jailer to have custodial authority over a
18prisoner, or to a law enforcement officer or other person who is responsible for
19transferring a prisoner to or from a prison or jail, if the patient health care record
20indicates that the prisoner has a communicable disease and disclosure of that
21information is necessary for the health and safety of the prisoner or of other
22prisoners, of the person whom the information is disclosed, or of any employee of the
23prison or jail.
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24Section 2649x. 146.83 (1d) of the statutes is renumbered 146.83 (1c) and
25amended to read:
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(1c) Except as provided in s. 51.30 or 146.82 (2), any patient or person
2authorized by the patient may, upon submitting a statement of informed consent,
3inspect the health care records of a health care provider pertaining to that patient
.
4Except as provided in sub. (1g), the health care provider shall make the records
5available for inspection by the patient or person authorized by the patient during
6regular business hours, after the health care provider receives notice from the
7patient or person authorized by the patient. A health care provider may not charge
8a fee for inspection under this subsection at any time during regular business hours,
9upon reasonable notice.
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13Section
1634. 146.83 (1f) (d) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 146.83 (1f) (am)
14and amended to read:
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(1f) (am) If a patient or person authorized by the patient requests copies
16of the patient's health care records under this
subsection section for use in appealing
17a denial of social security disability insurance, under
42 USC 401 to
433, or
18supplemental security income, under
42 USC 1381 to
1385, the health care provider
19may charge the patient or person authorized by the patient no more than the amount
20that the federal social security administration reimburses the department for copies
21of patient health care records.
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22Section
1635. 146.83 (1f) (d) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 146.83 (1f) (cm)
23and amended to read:
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(1f) (cm) Except as provided in sub. (1g), a health care provider may not
25charge a
patient or a person authorized by the patient more than 25 percent of the
1applicable fee
under sub. (3f) for providing one set of copies of a patient's health care
2records under this
subsection section if the patient is eligible for medical assistance,
3as defined in s. 49.43 (8). A health care provider may require that a patient or person
4authorized by the patient provide proof that the patient is eligible for medical
5assistance before providing copies under this
subdivision without paragraph at a
6reduced charge. A health care provider may charge
the fees 100 percent of the
7applicable fee under
par. (c) sub. (3f) for providing a 2nd or additional set of copies
8of patient health care records for a patient who is eligible for medical assistance.
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(1g) The
time limit for making records available for inspection under
11sub. (1d), the time limits for providing copies of records under sub. (1f) (a) and (b),
12and the requirement under sub. (1f)
(d) 2. (cm) to provide one set of copies of records
13without at a reduced charge if the patient is eligible for medical assistance
do does 14not apply if the health care provider is the department or the department of
15corrections.
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18Section 2659z. 146.83 (1h) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 146.83 (1f) (bm).
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20Section
1637. 146.83 (1m) of the statutes is renumbered 146.83 (1m) (a).
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(1m) (b) The health care provider under par. (a) may be charged
23reasonable costs for the provision of the patient's health care records.
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(3f) (a) Except as provided in sub. (1f) or s. 51.30 or 146.82 (2), if a person
2requests copies of a patient's health care records, provides informed consent, and
3pays the applicable fees under par. (b), the health care provider shall provide the
4person making the request copies of the requested records.
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(b) Except as provided in sub. (1f), a health care provider may charge no more
6than the total of all of the following that apply for providing the copies requested
7under par. (a):
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1. For paper copies: $1 per page for the first 25 pages; 75 cents per page for
9pages 26 to 50; 50 cents per page for pages 51 to 100; and 30 cents per page for pages
10101 and above.
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2. For microfiche or microfilm copies, $1.50 per page.
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3. For a print of an X-ray, $10 per image.
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4. If the requester is not the patient or a person authorized by the patient, for
14certification of copies, a single $8 charge.
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5. If the requester is not the patient or a person authorized by the patient, a
16single retrieval fee of $20 for all copies requested.