AB100-engrossed,1990,16
10560.18 Forestry education grant program. (1) From the appropriation
11under s. 20.143 (1) (t), the department may award grants to nonprofit organizations,
12as defined in s. 560.20 (1) (d), to develop forestry educational programs and
13instructional materials for use in the public schools. The department may not award
14a grant unless it enters into a memorandum of understanding with the grant
15recipient and the director of the timber management program at the University of
16Wisconsin-Stevens Point regarding the use of the funds.
AB100-engrossed,1990,21
17(2) The recipient of a grant under sub. (1) shall submit the programs and
18materials developed with the funds to the department and the director of the timber
19management program at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point College of
20Natural Resources for approval. Upon request, the grant recipient shall provide
21approved programs and materials to school districts free of charge.
AB100-engrossed,1990,2524
560.183
(1) (ac) "Clinic hours" means hours spent working with patients in a
25clinic.
AB100-engrossed,1991,52
560.183
(1) (ag) "Eligible practice area" means a primary care shortage area,
3an obstetric shortage area, a psychiatric a mental health shortage area,
a state or
4federal prison, an area health education center program established under 42 USC
5295g-1, an American Indian reservation or trust lands of an American Indian tribe.
AB100-engrossed,1991,97
560.183
(1) (aj) "Health professional shortage area" means an area that is
8designated by the federal department of health and human services under
42 CFR
9part 5, appendix A, as having a shortage of medical care professionals.
AB100-engrossed,1991,1412
560.183
(1) (b) "Physician"
has the meaning given in means a physician, as
13defined in s. 448.01 (5)
, who specializes in family practice, general internal medicine,
14general pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, or psychiatry.
AB100-engrossed,1991,2217
560.183
(1) (cm) "Primary care shortage area" means
a shortage area
18established under sub. (7), in which the ratio of the population to the number of
19physicians who provide primary care is more than 2,500 to one, or an area that is in
20a primary care health professional shortage area as determined by the federal
21department of health and human services under
42 CFR part 5, appendix A
,
22excluding a state or federal prison.
AB100-engrossed, s. 4412
23Section
4412. 560.183 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 560.183 (1) (ap)
24and amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,1992,4
1560.183
(1) (ap) "
Psychiatric Mental health shortage area" means an area that
2is designated by the federal department of health and human services under
42 CFR
3part 5, appendix C, as having a shortage of psychiatric
manpower professionals,
4excluding a state or federal prison and a state or county mental hospital.
AB100-engrossed,1992,166
560.183
(3) (a) The department shall enter into a written agreement with the
7physician. In the agreement, the physician shall agree to practice
at least 32 clinic
8hours per week for 3 years in one or more eligible practice areas in this state
9primarily in an eligible practice area, except that a physician specializing
in
10obstetrics may only agree to practice obstetrics in an obstetric shortage area and a
11physician specializing in psychiatry may only agree to practice psychiatry in a
12psychiatric mental health shortage area
and a physician in the expanded loan
13assistance program under sub. (9) may only agree to practice at a public or private
14nonprofit entity in a health professional shortage area. The physician shall also
15agree to care for patients who are insured or for whom health benefits are payable
16under medicare, medical assistance or any other governmental program.
AB100-engrossed,1992,2018
560.183
(3) (b) The agreement shall specify that the responsibility of the
19department to make the payments under the agreement is subject to the availability
20of funds in the appropriations under s. 20.143 (1)
(fe) (f) and (jm).
AB100-engrossed,1992,2422
560.183
(4) (a)
Ten percent Up to 40% of the principal of the loan or
$5,000 23$20,000, whichever is less, during the first year of
practice participation in the
24program under this section.
AB100-engrossed,1993,3
1560.183
(4) (b)
An Up to an additional
12.5% 40% of the principal of the loan
2or
$6,250 $20,000, whichever is less, during the 2nd year of
practice participation in
3the program under this section.
AB100-engrossed,1993,75
560.183
(4) (c)
An Up to an additional
15% 20% of the principal of the loan or
6$7,500 $10,000, whichever is less, during the 3rd year of
practice participation in the
7program under this section.
AB100-engrossed,1993,1311
560.183
(5) (a) The obligation of the department to make payments under an
12agreement entered into under sub. (3) (b) is subject to the availability of funds in the
13appropriations under s. 20.143 (1)
(fe) (f) and (jm).
AB100-engrossed,1993,1915
560.183
(5) (b) (intro.) If the cost of repaying the loans of all eligible applicants,
16when added to the cost of loan repayments scheduled under existing agreements,
17exceeds the total amount in the appropriations under s. 20.143 (1)
(fe) (f) and (jm),
18the department shall establish priorities among the eligible applicants based upon
19the following considerations:
AB100-engrossed,1993,2321
560.183
(5) (b) 1. The degree to which there is an extremely high need for
22medical care in the eligible practice area
or health professional shortage area in
23which the physician desires to practice.
AB100-engrossed,1994,3
1560.183
(5) (b) 2. The likelihood that a physician will remain in the eligible
2practice area
or health professional shortage area in which he or she desires to
3practice after the loan repayment period.
AB100-engrossed,1994,65
560.183
(5) (b) 3. The per capita income of the eligible practice area
or health
6professional shortage area in which a physician desires to practice.
AB100-engrossed,1994,118
560.183
(5) (b) 4. The financial or other support for physician recruitment and
9retention provided by individuals, organizations, or local governments in the eligible
10practice area
or health professional shortage area in which a physician desires to
11practice.
AB100-engrossed,1994,1613
560.183
(5) (b) 5. The geographic distribution of the physicians who have
14entered into loan repayment agreements under this section and the geographic
15distribution of the eligible practice areas
or health professional shortage areas in
16which the eligible applicants desire to practice.
AB100-engrossed,1994,2018
560.183
(6m) Penalties. The department shall, by rule, establish penalties to
19be assessed by the department against physicians who breach an agreement entered
20into under sub. (3) (a). The rules shall do all of the following:
AB100-engrossed,1994,2121
(a) Specify what actions constitute a breach of the agreement.
AB100-engrossed,1994,2222
(b) Provide specific penalty amounts for specific breaches.
AB100-engrossed,1994,2423
(c) Provide exceptions for certain actions, including breaches resulting from
24death or disability.
AB100-engrossed,1995,72
560.183
(8) Administrative contract. (intro.) From the appropriation under
3s. 20.143 (1)
(fd) (f), the department shall contract with the board of regents of the
4University of Wisconsin System for administrative services from the office of rural
5health of the department of professional and community development of the
6University of Wisconsin Medical School. Under the contract, the office of rural health
7shall do all of the following:
AB100-engrossed,1995,1210
560.183
(8) (b) Advise the department and
rural health development council
11on the identification of eligible practice areas with an extremely high need for
12medical care.
AB100-engrossed,1995,1914
560.183
(9) Expanded loan assistance program. The department may agree
15to repay loans as provided under this section on behalf of a physician under an
16expanded physician loan assistance program that is funded through federal funds
17in addition to state matching funds. To be eligible for loan repayment under the
18expanded physician loan assistance program, a physician must fulfill all of the
19requirements for loan repayment under this section, as well as all of the following:
AB100-engrossed,1995,2020
(a) The physician must be a U.S. citizen.
AB100-engrossed,1995,2221
(b) The physician may not have a judgment lien against his or her property for
22a debt to the United States.
AB100-engrossed,1995,2323
(c) The physician must agree to do all of the following:
AB100-engrossed,1995,2524
1. Accept medicare assignment as payment in full for services or articles
25provided.
AB100-engrossed,1996,3
12. Use a sliding fee scale or a comparable method of determining payment
2arrangements for patients who are not eligible for medicare or medical assistance
3and who are unable to pay the customary fee for the physician's services.
AB100-engrossed,1996,54
3. Practice at a public or private nonprofit entity in a health professional
5shortage area.
AB100-engrossed, s. 4427
6Section
4427. 560.184 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 560.184 (1) (ad)
7and amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,1996,98
560.184
(1) (ad) "Council"
has the meaning given in s. 560.183 (1) (a) means
9the rural health development council.
AB100-engrossed,1996,1111
560.184
(1) (ac) "Clinic hours" has the meaning given in s. 560.183 (1) (ac).
AB100-engrossed,1996,1613
560.184
(1) (am) "Eligible practice area" means a primary care shortage area,
14an obstetric shortage area, a state or federal prison, an area health education center
15program established under 42 USC 295g-1, an American Indian reservation or trust
16lands of an American Indian tribe.
AB100-engrossed,1996,1918
560.184
(1) (bp) "Health professional shortage area" has the meaning given in
19s. 560.183 (1) (aj).
AB100-engrossed,1997,222
560.184
(3) (a) The department shall enter into a written agreement with the
23health care provider. In the agreement, the health care provider shall agree to
24practice
at least 32 clinic hours per week for 3 years in one or more eligible practice
25areas in this state
primarily in an eligible practice area, except that a health care
1provider in the expanded loan assistance program under sub. (8) may only agree to
2practice at a public or private nonprofit entity in a health professional shortage area.
AB100-engrossed,1997,64
560.184
(3) (b) The agreement shall specify that the responsibility of the
5department to make the payments under the agreement is subject to the availability
6of funds in the appropriations under s. 20.143 (1)
(fc) (f) and (jL).
AB100-engrossed,1997,108
560.184
(4) (a)
Ten percent Up to 40% of the principal of the loan or
$2,500 9$10,000, whichever is less, during the first year of
practice participation in the
10program under this section.
AB100-engrossed,1997,1412
560.184
(4) (b)
An Up to an additional
12.5% 40% of the principal of the loan
13or
$3,125 $10,000, whichever is less, during the 2nd year of
practice participation in
14the program under this section.
AB100-engrossed,1997,1816
560.184
(4) (c)
An Up to an additional
15% 20% of the principal of the loan or
17$3,750 $5,000, whichever is less, during the 3rd year of
practice participation in the
18program under this section.
AB100-engrossed,1997,2422
560.184
(5) (a) The obligation of the department to make payments under an
23agreement entered into under sub. (3) is subject to the availability of funds in the
24appropriations under s. 20.143 (1)
(fc) (f) and (jL).
AB100-engrossed,1998,5
1560.184
(5) (b) (intro.) If the cost of repaying the loans of all eligible applicants,
2when added to the cost of loan repayments scheduled under existing agreements,
3exceeds the total amount in the appropriations under s. 20.143 (1)
(fc) (f) and (jL), the
4department shall establish priorities among the eligible applicants based upon the
5following considerations:
AB100-engrossed,1998,97
560.184
(5) (b) 1. The degree to which there is an extremely high need for
8medical care in the eligible practice area
or health professional shortage area in
9which an eligible applicant desires to practice.
