Health
Under current law, DHFS makes grants to entities, including technical colleges, to provide training programs and examinations that fulfill the emergency medical technician -- basic licensure and relicensure requirements.
This bill directs DHFS to provide the emergency medical technician -- basic training and examination funding to ambulance service providers rather than the entities that provide the training and administer the examinations. The bill further requires ambulance service providers to report to DHFS on expenditures of the funds as a condition of relicensure and requires the Emergency Medical Services Board to recommend a formula for disbursing the training and examination funds among ambulance service providers.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 20.435 (5) (ch) of the statutes is renumbered 20.435 (5) (rb) and amended to read:
20.435 (5) (rb) Emergency medical services; aids. The From the transportation fund, the amounts in the schedule to pay the costs for emergency medical technician -- basic training and examination aid under s. 146.55 (5) and for ambulance service vehicles or vehicle equipment, emergency medical services supplies or equipment or emergency medical training for personnel under s. 146.55 (4).
****NOTE: This SECTION involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
****NOTE: This is reconciled s. 20.435 (5) (ch). This SECTION has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: 0113/1 and 1560/2
SECTION 2. 38.28 (1m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
38.28 (1m) (a) 1. "District aidable cost" means the annual cost of operating a technical college district, including debt service charges for district bonds and promissory notes for building programs or capital equipment, but excluding all expenditures relating to auxiliary enterprises and community service programs, all expenditures funded by or reimbursed with federal revenues, all receipts under sub. (6) and ss. 38.12 (9), 38.14 (3) and (9), 118.15 (2) (a), and 118.55 (7r), and 146.55 (5), all receipts from grants awarded under ss. 38.04 (8), (20), (28), and (31), 38.14 (11), 38.26, 38.27, 38.33, and 38.38, all fees collected under s. 38.24, and driver education and chauffeur training aids.
SECTION 3. 146.55 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 146.55 (5) (a) and amended to read:
146.55 (5) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (ch) (rb), the department shall annually distribute funds to entities, including technical college districts, whose courses or instructional programs are approved by the department under s. 146.50 (9), to assist the entities in providing ambulance service providers to purchase the training required for licensure and renewal of licensure as an emergency medical technician - basic under s. 146.50 (6), and to fund each examination administered by the entity pay for administration of the examination required for licensure or renewal of licensure as an emergency medical technician - basic under s. 146.50 (6) (a) 3. and (b) 1.
****NOTE: This is reconciled s. 146.55 (5). This SECTION has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: 0113/1 and 1560/2.
SECTION 4. 146.55 (5) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
146.55 (5) (b) The department shall require as a condition of relicensure that an ambulance service provider submit to the department a financial report on the expenditure of funds received under par. (a).
SECTION 5. 146.58 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
146.58 (7) Advise, make recommendations to, and consult with the department concerning the funding under s. 146.55 (4) and (5), including recommending a formula for allocating funds among ambulance service providers under s. 146.55 (5).
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LRB-0122LRB-0122/1
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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Percy, BB0280 - Existing rail passenger service
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2005 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the Rail Passenger Route Development Program in the Department of Transportation
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Transportation
Rail and air transportation
Under current law, the Department of Transportation administers a Rail Passenger Route Development Program (program) to fund capital costs related to Amtrak service extension routes or other rail service routes between Milwaukee and Madison and between Milwaukee and Green Bay. This bill expands the program to include service routes between Chicago and Milwaukee and between Madison and La Crosse.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 85.061 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
85.061 (3) (a) 1. Capital costs related to Amtrak service extension routes or other rail service routes between the cities of Milwaukee and Madison and, between the cities of Milwaukee and Green Bay, between the cities of Milwaukee and Chicago, and between the cities of Madison and La Crosse. Any route between the cities of Milwaukee and Green Bay funded under the program shall provide service to population centers along the route in a manner that makes the route most economically feasible.
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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Walker - BB0211 Eliminate 2nd opinion provision under MA for elective surgery
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2005 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: reimbursement for elective surgical procedures under the Medical Assistance Program.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
health and family services
Medical Assistance
Current law prohibits DHFS from reimbursing a provider for certain elective surgical procedures under the Medical Assistance Program unless the patient receives a second medical opinion regarding the appropriateness of the procedure. Second opinions are required for elective surgical procedures for which there is a demonstrably high rate of difference between first and second medical opinions. This bill eliminates the requirement for second medical opinions for elective surgical procedures under the Medical Assistance Program.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 49.45 (3) (i) of the statutes is repealed.
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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
DOA:...... Jablonsky - BB0025 Appropriation titles for Division of Disability and Elder Services
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2005 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: titles of appropriations to the Department of Health and Family Services for disability and elder care services.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Health and family services
Other health and human services
This bill renames the titles of several appropriations to DHFS for disability and elder care services.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 20.435 (2) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
20.435 (2) (title) DISABILITY AND ELDER SERVICES; INSTITUTIONS.
****NOTE: This SECTION involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
SECTION 2. 20.435 (6) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
20.435 (6) (title) DISABILITY AND ELDER SERVICES; STATE OPERATIONS NONINSTITUTION.
****NOTE: This SECTION involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
SECTION 3. 20.435 (7) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
20.435 (7) (title) DISABILITY AND ELDER SERVICES; AIDS AND LOCAL ASSISTANCE.
****NOTE: This SECTION involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Mukasa, BB0201 - Appropriation for gifts, grants, and proceeds
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2005 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: proceeds from services provided by the Office of the State Public Defender and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Courts and procedure
Public defender
Current law appropriates to the Office of the State Public Defender (SPD) program revenue received by the SPD for specific activities, such as providing legal services to clients, presenting training conferences, and providing services to other state agencies. Current law also appropriates to the SPD money that is received in the form of gifts and grants.
This bill appropriates to the SPD proceeds from services, conferences, and sales of publications and promotional materials that are not otherwise appropriated and specifies that the proceeds are to be spent for the purpose for which they are received.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 20.550 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.550 (1) (g) Gifts and, grants, and proceeds. All moneys received from gifts and grants and, except as provided in pars. (fb), (h), (i), (kj), and (L), all proceeds from services, conferences, and sales of publications and promotional materials for the purposes for which made and or received.
****NOTE: This SECTION involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Steinmetz, BB0002 - Juvenile correctional services deficit elimination
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2005 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
correctional system
Juvenile correctional system
Under current law, there is appropriated to DOC certain amounts in each fiscal year for juvenile correctional services, juvenile residential aftercare services, and community-based juvenile corrective sanctions services. This bill transfers $90,000 in fiscal year 2005-06 from the juvenile residential aftercare services appropriation account to the juvenile correctional services appropriation account and $2,410,000 in fiscal year 2005-06 from the juvenile corrective sanctions appropriation account to the juvenile correctional services appropriation account.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 9209. Appropriation changes; corrections.
(1) JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES TRANSFERS.
(a) There is transferred from the appropriation account under section 20.410 (3) (ho) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2005, to the appropriation account under section 20.410 (3) (hm) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2005, $90,000 in fiscal year 2005-06.
(b) There is transferred from the appropriation account under section 20.410 (3) (hr) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2005, to the appropriation account under section 20.410 (3) (hm) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2005, $2,410,000 in fiscal year 2005-06.
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