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2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 2,
TO ASSEMBLY BILL 787
January 29, 2016 - Offered by Representative Rohrkaste.
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21. Page 1, line 1: before "funding" insert "participation by a tribe or band in
3the Alzheimer's Family and Caregiver Support Program,".
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Section 1c. 46.82 (3) (a) 16. of the statutes is amended to read:
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(3) (a) 16. If designated under s. 46.87 (3) (c)
or (d), administer the
8Alzheimer's disease family and caregiver support program under s. 46.87.
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9Section 1e. 46.856 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(2) (a) Provide training and technical assistance to the staff of county
11departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22 and 46.23, to the staff of administering agencies
12designated under s. 46.87 (3) (c)
or (d) and to other providers of services to persons
13with Alzheimer's disease, as defined in s. 46.87 (1) (a).
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1Section 1g. 46.87 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
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(1) (c) "Tribe or band" has the meaning given in s. 46.2805 (11).
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3Section 1i. 46.87 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(2) From the appropriations under s. 20.435 (7) (b) and (o), the
5department shall allocate funds to agencies designated under sub. (3) (c)
or (d), to be
6used for the administration and implementation of an Alzheimer's family and
7caregiver support program for persons with Alzheimer's disease and their
8caregivers.
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9Section 1k. 46.87 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(3) (a) A county board
or tribe or band may apply to initially participate
11in the program created under this section by submitting to the department a
12one-time letter of intent to participate which includes a description of the program
13and services related to Alzheimer's disease which the county board
or tribe or band 14intends to provide.
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15Section 1m. 46.87 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(3) (b) The department shall select counties
and tribes or bands to
17participate in the program on the basis of criteria promulgated by rule.
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18Section 1p. 46.87 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
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(3) (d) A tribe or band selected to participate in the program shall
20designate an administering agency for the program.
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21Section 1r. 46.87 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(4) If a county board
or tribe or band does not submit an application under
23sub. (3) (a) by January 1, 1986, the department shall make that
county's allocation
24of the county or tribe or band available to a private nonprofit organization, as defined
25under s. 108.02 (19), to administer the program created under this section and shall
1select the organization according to criteria promulgated by rule. An organization
2selected as the administering agency under this subsection shall continue to be
3eligible to receive the
county's allocation
of the county or tribe or band unless the
4county board
or tribe or band subsequently submits to the department a letter of
5intent to participate and receives approval of its proposed program.
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6Section 1t. 46.87 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(5) (intro.) The administering agency in each county
or tribe or band may
8use the funds allocated to it to do any
or all of the following:
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9Section 1v. 46.87 (5) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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(5) (a) 2. Either the person with Alzheimer's disease or the person's
11caregiver resides in the county
or is a member of the tribe or band to which the
12household applies for participation in the program.
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13Section 1x. 46.87 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(5) (b) Provide or contract for the provision of services and goods or make
15payments for services to a person with Alzheimer's disease living in a residential
16facility in the county
or in a residential facility associated with the tribe or band who
17meets financial eligibility requirements specified by the department by rule and is
18ineligible for the family care benefit under s. 46.286 in a county in which a care
19management organization under s. 46.284 operates.
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20Section 1z. 46.87 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(7) The county board
or tribe or band shall notify the department if any
22of the following occurs:
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(a) The administering agency in the county
or tribe or band is replaced by
24another.
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1(b) The county board
or tribe or band intends to terminate participation in the
2program.
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(c) The
county's program and services
of the county or tribe or band related to
4Alzheimer's disease contain a substantial difference, as defined by rule, from the
5description of the
county's program and services
of the county or tribe or band 6contained in the
county board's letter of intent most recently submitted
by the county
7board or tribe or band to the department under sub. (3) (a).".