AB1146: Bill Text

AB1146,13,12 (e) Be treated with courtesy, respect and full recognition of the resident's dignity and individuality, by all employees of the facility or complex and licensed, certified, or registered providers of health care and pharmacists with whom the resident comes in contact.

AB1146,13,16 (f) 1. Privacy for visits by spouse. If both spouses are residents of the same facility or complex, they shall be permitted to share a room or apartment unless medically contraindicated as documented by the resident's physician in the resident's medical record.

AB1146,13,20 3. Confidentiality of health and personal records, and the right to approve or refuse their release to any individual outside the facility or complex, except in the case of the resident's transfer to another facility or complex or as required by law or 3rd-party payment contracts and except as provided in s. 146.82 (2) and (3).

AB1146,13,22 (g) Not to be required to perform services for the facility or complex that are not included for therapeutic purposes in the resident's plan of care.

AB1146,14,5 (j) (intro.) Be transferred or discharged, and be given reasonable advance notice of any planned transfer or discharge, and an explanation of the need for and alternatives to the transfer or discharge. The facility or complex to which the resident is to be transferred must have accepted the resident for transfer, except in a medical emergency or if the transfer or discharge is for nonpayment of charges following a reasonable opportunity to pay a deficiency. No person may be involuntarily discharged for nonpayment under this paragraph if the person meets all of the following conditions:

AB1146,14,8 2. (intro.) The funding of his or her care in the nursing home or community-based residential facility under s. 49.45 (6m) is reduced or terminated because of one of the following:

AB1146,14,10 a. He or she requires a level or type of care which that is not provided by the nursing home or community-based residential facility.

AB1146,14,12 (L) Receive adequate and appropriate care within the capacity of the facility or complex.

AB1146, s. 24 Section 24. 50.09 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1146,14,15 50.09 (1g) In this section, "complex" means a residential care apartment complex.

AB1146, s. 25 Section 25. 50.09 (2), (4) and (5) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB1146,14,20 50.09 (2) The department, in establishing standards for nursing homes and community-based residential facilities and complexes may establish, by rule, rights in addition to those specified in sub. (1) (1m) for residents in such the facilities or complexes.

AB1146,15,4 (4) Each facility or complex shall make available a copy of the rights and responsibilities established under this section and the facility's rules of the facility or complex to each resident and each resident's legal representative, if any, at or prior to the time of admission to the facility or complex, to each person who is a resident of the facility or complex, and to each member of the facility's staff of the facility or complex. The rights, responsibilities, and rules shall be posted in a prominent place in each facility or complex. Each facility or complex shall prepare a written plan and provide appropriate staff training to implement each resident's rights established under this section.

AB1146,15,8 (5) Rights established under this section shall not, except as determined by the department of corrections, be applicable to residents in such facilities or complexes, if the resident is in the legal custody of the department of corrections and is a correctional client in such a facility or complex.

AB1146, s. 26 Section 26. 50.09 (6) (a), (b) and (d) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB1146,15,13 50.09 (6) (a) Each facility or complex shall establish a system of reviewing complaints and allegations of violations of residents' rights established under this section. The facility or complex shall designate a specific individual who, for the purposes of effectuating this section, shall report to the administrator.

AB1146,15,21 (b) Allegations of violations of such rights by persons licensed, certified, or registered under chs. 441, 446 to 450, 455, and 456 shall be promptly reported by the facility or complex to the appropriate licensing, examining, or affiliated credentialing board and to the person against whom the allegation has been made. Any employee of the facility or complex and any person licensed, certified, or registered under chs. 441, 446 to 450, 455, and 456 may also report such allegations to the board. Such The board may make further investigation and take such disciplinary action, within the board's statutory authority, as the case requires.

AB1146,16,2 (d) The facility or complex shall attach a statement, which summarizes complaints or allegations of violations of rights established under this section, to the report required under s. 50.03 (4) (c) 1. or 2. The statement shall contain the date of the complaint or allegation, the name of the persons involved, the disposition of the matter, and the date of disposition. The department shall consider the statement in reviewing the report.

AB1146, s. 9102 Section 9102. Nonstatutory provisions; aging and long-term care board.

AB1146,16,8 (1) Residential care apartment complex activities. The authorized FTE positions for the board on aging and long-term care are increased by 1.0 PR position on July 1, 2006, to be funded from the appropriation account under section 20.432 (1) (gt) of the statutes, as created by this act, for the purpose of performing long-term care ombudsman activities in residential care apartment complexes.

AB1146, s. 9121 Section 9121. Nonstatutory provisions; health and family services.

AB1146,16,14 (1) Nursing home staffing standards; rules. The department of health and family services shall submit in proposed form the rules required under section 50.02 (2) (e) of the statutes, as created by this act, to the legislative council staff under section 227.15 (1) of the statutes no later than the first day of the 13th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection.

AB1146,16,19 (2) Nursing home staffing standards; report. By January 1, 2007, the department of health and family services shall report to the legislature in the manner provided under section 13.172 (3) of the statutes and to the governor concerning the status of the department's compliance with the requirements of section 50.04 (2) (e) 3. of the statutes, as created by this act.

AB1146,16,20 (3) Assessments on residential care apartment complexes; rules.

AB1146,17,2 (a) The department of health and family services shall submit in proposed form the rules required under section 50.034 (9) (e) 2. of the statutes, as created by this act, to the legislative council staff under section 227.15 (1) of the statutes no later than the first day of the 4th month beginning after the effective date of this paragraph.

AB1146,17,12 (b) Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department of health and family services may promulgate rules required under section 50.034 (9) (e) 2. of the statutes, as created by this act, for the period before the effective date of the rules submitted under paragraph (a ), but not to exceed the period authorized under section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and (3) of the statutes, the department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this paragraph as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this paragraph.

AB1146,17,23 (4) Proposal for nursing home quality improvement grant program. By the first day of the 7th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection, the department of health and family services shall submit to the legislature in the manner provided under section 13.172 (2) of the statutes a proposal for legislation to create a program to provide grants to nursing homes for quality-of-care improvement projects. In creating the proposal, the department of health and family services shall consult with advocates for residents of nursing homes, employees of or contractors for services with nursing homes or representatives of the employees or contractors, nursing home administrators, and experts in long-term care issues. Funding for the proposal required under this subsection must be generated within the nursing home industry and may not include general purpose revenues.

AB1146, s. 9321 Section 9321. Initial applicability; health and family services.

AB1146,18,3 (1) Assessments on residential care apartment complexes. The treatment of section 50.034 (9) of the statutes first applies to an assessment due from a residential care apartment complex for June 2006.

AB1146, s. 9421 Section 9421. Effective dates; health and family services. This act takes effect on the day after publication, except as follows:

AB1146,18,7 (1) Nursing home staffing standards. The treatment of sections 50.02 (2) (bn) and 50.04 (2) (d) of the statutes takes effect on July 1, 2007.

AB1146,18,10 (2) Residential care apartment complexes. The treatment of sections 16.009 (1) (em) 7., 20.432 (1) (gt), 50.034 (3) (e) and (9), 50.09 (title), 50.09 (1), (1g), (2), (4), (5), and (6) (a), (b), and (d) of the statutes takes effect on June 1, 2006.

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