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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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42 USC 254b.
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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.
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6. Actual shipping costs and any applicable taxes.
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(c) 1. In this paragraph, "consumer price index" means the average of the
19consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, as determined by
20the bureau of labor statistics of the U.S. department of labor.
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2. On each July 1, beginning on July 1, 2012, the department shall adjust the
22dollar amounts specified under par. (b) by the percentage difference between the
23consumer price index for the 12-month period ending on December 31 of the
24preceding year and the consumer price index for the 12-month period ending on
25December 31 of the year before the preceding year. The department shall notify the
1legislative reference bureau of the adjusted amounts and the legislative reference
2bureau shall publish the adjusted amounts in the Wisconsin Administrative
3Register.
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(2) (a) 1. Requests or obtains confidential information under s. 146.82
6or 146.83
(1d), (1f), or (1h) (1c) or (3f) under false pretenses.
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(1) (d) 2. A private school, as defined in s. 115.001 (3r), that participates
9in the
Racine Parental Choice Program under s. 118.60, the Green Bay Parental
10Choice Program under s. 118.62, or the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program under
11s. 119.23.
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(1) (g) 3. A private school, as defined in s. 115.001 (3r), that participates
14in the
Racine Parental Choice Program under s. 118.60, the Green Bay Parental
15Choice Program under s. 118.62, or the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program under
16s. 119.23.
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17Section 2664f. 146.89 (3) (b) 9. to 13. of the statutes are created to read:
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(3) (b) 9. Procedures that are confined to incision, excision, or
19manipulation of epidermal and dermal skin.
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10. Skin biopsies to a depth of 5 millimeters and debridement of diabetic ulcers,
21including subcutaneous tissue.
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11. Punch biopsies of epidermal and dermal lesions with incidental removal of
23minimal fat.
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12. Destruction of epidermal and dermal lesions using liquid nitrogen.
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113. Corticosteroid injections of dermal lesions, joints, tendon sheaths, and
2bursae.
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(3r) (b) 1. Except as specified in par. (c), the health care services
5specified in sub. (3) (b) 1. to 5. and 7., other than referrals to reproductive health care
6specialists, and in sub. (3) (b) 8
. to 13.
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(3r) (c) 2. Surgery, except as provided in par. (b) 2. and 5
. and sub. (3)
9(b) 9. to 12.
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(5m) The department shall decrease the statewide bed limit specified
12in sub. (1) to account for any reduction in the approved bed capacity of a skilled
13nursing facility operated by the department of veterans affairs under s. 45.50
(1), as
14specified in s. 45.50 (10).
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(3) "Health care provider" means any person licensed, registered,
17permitted or certified by the department or by the department of
regulation and
18licensing safety and professional services to provide health care services in this state.
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(1) The department shall, by the first October 1 after the
21commencement of each fiscal year, estimate the total amount of expenditures under
22this subchapter for the department for that fiscal year for data collection, database
23development and maintenance, generation of data files and standard reports,
24orientation and training provided under s. 153.05 (9) (a) and contracting with the
25data organization under s. 153.05 (2r). The department shall assess the estimated
1total amount for that fiscal year, less the estimated total amount to be received for
2purposes of administration of this subchapter under s. 20.435 (1) (hi) during the
3fiscal year and the unencumbered balance of the amount received for purposes of
4administration of this subchapter under s. 20.435 (1) (hi) from the prior fiscal year,
5to health care providers, other than hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers, who
6are in a class of health care providers from whom the department collects data under
7this subchapter in a manner specified by the department by rule. The department
8shall work together with the department of
regulation and licensing safety and
9professional services to develop a mechanism for collecting assessments from health
10care providers other than hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers. No health care
11provider that is not a facility may be assessed under this subsection an amount that
12exceeds $75 per fiscal year. All payments of assessments shall be credited to the
13appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (hg).
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(5) "Department" means the department of
regulation and licensing 16safety and professional services.
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(9m) Action by district attorney. If any money or property is not
19turned over when required by this section, or default occurs under a bond, the district
20attorney, upon the request of the department of
regulation and licensing safety and
21professional services, shall bring action to recover.
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(1) Definition. Notwithstanding s. 157.061 (5), in this section,
24"department" means the department of
commerce
safety and professional services.