46.278(3)(a)
(a) Evaluate the effect of the program on medical assistance costs and on the program's ability to provide community care alternatives to institutional care in facilities certified as medical assistance providers.
46.278(3)(b)
(b) Fund home or community-based services provided by any county that meet the requirements of this section.
46.278(3)(c)
(c) To the maximum extent possible, authorize the provision of services under this section to serve persons, except those institutionalized in a state center for the developmentally disabled, in noninstitutional settings and coordinate application of the review criterion under
s. 150.39 (5) with the services provided under this section.
46.278(4)(a)(a) Sections 46.27 (3) (b) and
46.275 (3) (a) and
(c) to
(e) apply to county participation in this program, except that services provided in the program shall substitute for care provided a person in an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded who meets the intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded level of care requirements for medical assistance reimbursement to that facility rather than for care provided at a state center for the developmentally disabled.
46.278(4)(b)1.1. If the provision of services under this section results in a decrease in the statewide nursing home bed limit under
s. 150.31 (3), the facility affected by the decrease shall submit a plan for delicensing all or part of the facility that is approved by the department.
46.278(4)(b)2.
2. Each county department participating in the program shall provide home or community-based care to persons eligible under this section, except that the number of persons who receive home or community-based care under this section may not exceed the number that are approved under the waiver received under
sub. (3).
46.278(5)(a)(a) Any medical assistance recipient who meets the level of care requirements for medical assistance reimbursement in an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded and is ineligible for service under
s. 46.275 or
46.277 is eligible to participate in the program, except that the number of participants may not exceed the number approved under the waiver received under
sub. (3). Such a recipient may apply, or any person may apply on behalf of such a recipient, for participation in the program.
Section 46.275 (4) (b) applies to participation in the program.
46.278(5)(am)
(am) One individual who is eligible under
par. (a) may, beginning January 1, 1992, participate in the program through services provided by a family consortium that is formed before January 1, 1991, and is approved by the department.
46.278(5)(b)
(b) To the extent authorized under
42 USC 1396n, if a person discontinues participation in the program, a medical assistance recipient may participate in the program in place of the participant who discontinues if that recipient meets the intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded level of care requirements for medical assistance reimbursement in an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded, except that the number of participants concurrently served may not exceed the number approved under the waiver received under
sub. (3).
46.278(6)(b)
(b) Total funding to counties for relocating each person under the program may not exceed the amount approved in the waiver received under
sub. (3).
46.278(6)(c)
(c) Funding may be provided under the program for services of a family consortium.
46.278(6)(d)
(d) If a county makes available nonfederal funds equal to the state share of service costs under the waiver received under
sub. (3), the department may, from the appropriation under
s. 20.435 (1) (o), provide reimbursement for services that the county provides under this section to persons who are in addition to those who may be served under this section with funds from the appropriation under
s. 20.435 (1) (b).
46.278(6)(e)
(e) The department may provide enhanced reimbursement for services under the program for an individual who was relocated to the community by a county department from an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded that closes under
s. 50.03 (14). The enhanced reimbursement rate under this paragraph shall be determined under a formula that is developed by the department.
46.278(7)
(7) Report. By July 1 of each year, the department shall submit to the joint committee on finance and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under
s. 13.172 (3), a report describing the cost and quality of services used under the program and the extent to which existing services have been used under the program in the preceding calendar year.
46.278(8)
(8) Effective period. Except as provided under
sub. (2), this section takes effect on the date approved by the secretary of the federal department of health and human services as the beginning date of the period of waiver received under
sub. (3). This section remains in effect for 3 years following that date and, if the secretary of the federal department of health and human services approves a waiver extension, shall continue an additional 3 years.
46.28
46.28
Revenue bonding for residential facilities. 46.28(1)(a)
(a) "Authority" means the Wisconsin housing and economic development authority created under
ch. 234.
46.28(1)(am)
(am) "Child with long-term care needs" means any of the following:
46.28(1)(b)
(b) "Chronically disabled" means any person who is alcoholic, developmentally disabled, drug dependent or mentally ill, as defined in
s. 51.01 (1),
(5),
(8) and
(13), or any person who is physically disabled.
46.28(1)(c)
(c) "Elderly" means a person 60 years of age or older.
46.28(1)(cg)
(cg) "Eligible individual" means an individual who is elderly or chronically disabled, a child with long-term care needs, a homeless individual or a victim of domestic abuse.
46.28(1)(d)
(d) "Residential facility" means a living unit for eligible individuals that is developed by a sponsor and that is not physically connected to a nursing home or hospital except by common service units for laundry, kitchen or utility purposes and that may include buildings and grounds for activities related to residence, including congregate meal sites, socialization, physical rehabilitation facilities and child care facilities.
46.28(1)(e)2.
2. A tribal council or housing authority or any nonprofit entity created by a tribal council.
46.28(1)(e)7.
7. Any housing corporation, limited-profit or nonprofit entity.
46.28(1)(e)8.
8. Any other entity meeting criteria established by the authority and organized to provide housing for persons and families of low and moderate income.
46.28(1)(f)
(f) "Victim of domestic abuse" means an individual who has encountered domestic abuse, as defined in
s. 46.95 (1) (a).
46.28(2)
(2) The department may approve any residential facility for financing by the authority if it determines that the residential facility will help meet the housing needs of an eligible individual, based on factors that include:
46.28(2)(a)
(a) The geographic location of the residential facility.
46.28(2)(b)
(b) The population served by the residential facility.
46.28(2)(c)
(c) The services offered by the residential facility.
46.28(3)
(3) The department may authorize the authority to issue revenue bonds under
s. 234.70 to finance any residential facility it approves under
sub. (2).
46.28(4)
(4) The department may charge sponsors for administrative costs and expenses it incurs in exercising its powers and duties under this section and under
s. 234.70.
46.29
46.29
Council on physical disabilities. 46.29(1)
(1) From the appropriation under
s. 20.435 (6) (d), the department shall allocate up to $10,000 in each fiscal year for operation of the council on physical disabilities. The council on physical disabilities shall do all of the following:
46.29(1)(a)
(a) Develop, approve and continue modification of a state plan, for services to physically disabled persons, that encompasses services from the entities specified under
sub. (3).
46.29(1)(b)
(b) Request reports or other information from the entities specified under
sub. (3) concerning programs, funding, clients or services as they relate to physically disabled persons.
46.29(1)(c)
(c) Advise the secretary of the department and make recommendations, including recommendations for legislation, to the entities specified under
sub. (3) concerning funding, programs, policies and operations of those entities and other matters with respect to physically disabled persons.
46.29(1)(d)
(d) Encourage public understanding of the needs of and issues concerning physically disabled persons.
46.29(1)(e)
(e) Consider all questions and matters concerning physically disabled persons arising within the council or brought to the council for review.
46.29(1)(em)
(em) Approve educational material relating to the parking privileges of physically disabled persons for placement on vehicles as provided in
s. 346.94 (4). The council may delegate to a member of the council or an officer or employe of a state agency the authority granted under this paragraph.
46.29(1)(f)
(f) Submit annually to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under
s. 13.172 (2), a report concerning the council's recommendations under
par. (c).
46.29(1)(fm)
(fm) By April 15, 1996, and biennially thereafter, submit a report to the legislature under
s. 13.172 (2) concerning the time limitations imposed by any ordinances enacted under
s. 346.50 (3m) on spaces reserved for use by a motor vehicle used by a physically disabled person, including any recommended changes to
s. 346.50 (3m) and copies of any reports submitted from cities as required by
s. 346.50 (3m) (b) 5.
46.29(2)
(2) The council on physical disabilities may do all of the following:
46.29(2)(a)
(a) Report to the public concerning needs of physically disabled persons and issues that affect those persons.
46.29(2)(b)
(b) Promote programs related to the prevention of physical disability.
46.29(2)(c)
(c) Form committees for consideration of policies or programs for physically disabled persons.
46.29(3)
(3) All of the following shall maintain liaison with and periodically report to the council on physical disabilities concerning progress in achieving objectives in the state plan developed under
sub. (1) (a):
Effective date note
NOTE: Par. (a) is shown as amended eff. 1-1-96 by
1995 Wis. Act 27. The treatment by Act 27 was held unconstitutional and declared void by the Supreme Court in Thompson v. Craney, case no.
95-2168-OA. Prior to Act 27 it read:
Effective date text
(a) The state superintendent of public instruction.
46.29(3)(c)
(c) The secretary of industry, labor and job development.
46.29(3)(g)
(g) The president of the university of Wisconsin system.
46.29(3)(h)
(h) The president of the technical college system board.
46.29(3)(i)
(i) The executive director of the board on aging and long-term care.
46.29(3)(j)
(j) The chairperson of the health policy council.
46.293
46.293
Specialized programs for the blind and visually impaired. The department shall provide rehabilitation teaching services for persons who are blind or visually impaired including elderly persons and young persons and their parents or guardians, regardless of their eligibility for vocational rehabilitation services. These services may include assessments of each client's service needs, development of an individual service plan, instruction in braille, training in orientation and movement in the person's home or neighborhood, counseling and guidance to increase the blind or visually impaired person's independence, instruction in the use of low-vision aids, personal and home management training and instruction in leisure activities. In conjunction with the provision of these services the department shall:
46.293(1)
(1) Work with blind and visually impaired persons, in a setting appropriate to each individual, to form rehabilitation plans for independent living to enable them to increase their self-reliance.
46.293(2)
(2) Assist blind and visually impaired persons in physical orientation and personal adjustment.
46.293 History
History: 1995 a. 27 ss.
2270,
2413; Stats. 1995 s. 46.293.
46.295
46.295
Interpreters for the hearing-impaired. 46.295(1)
(1) The department may, on the request of any hearing-impaired person, city, village, town or county or private agency, provide funds from the appropriation under
s. 20.435 (6) (a) and
(hs) to reimburse interpreters for hearing-impaired persons for the provision of interpreter services.
46.295(2)
(2) The department shall grant priority to requests to pay fees charged by interpreters for the following, in the following order:
46.295(2)(b)
(b) Medical, mental health, alcohol and drug abuse, psychiatric and psychological services.
