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)(e)9.
9. An entity that is operated for profit and that is engaged in providing medical care or residential care or services, including all of the following:
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. 234.61 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. 234.61.
46.2805(1)
(1) "Care management organization" means an entity that is certified as meeting the requirements for a care management organization under
s. 46.284 (3) and that has a contract under
s. 46.284 (2). "Care management organization" does not mean an entity that contracts with the department to operate one of the following:
46.2805(1)(b)
(b) A demonstration program known as the Wisconsin partnership program under a federal waiver authorized under
42 USC 1315.
46.2805(2)
(2) "Eligible person" means a person who meets all eligibility criteria under
s. 46.286 (1).
46.2805(3)
(3) "Enrollee" means a person who is enrolled in a care management organization.
46.2805(4)
(4) "Family care benefit" means financial assistance for long-term care and support items for an enrollee.
46.2805(6)
(6) "Family care district board" means the governing board of a family care district.
46.2805(7)
(7) "Functional and financial screen" means a screen prescribed by the department that is used to determine functional eligibility under
s. 46.286 (1) (a) and financial eligibility under
s. 46.286 (1) (b).
46.2805(7m)
(7m) "Local long-term care council" means a local long-term care council that is appointed under
s. 46.282 (2) (a).
46.2805(9)
(9) "Older person" means a person who is at least 65 years of age.
46.2805(10)
(10) "Resource center" means an entity that meets the standards for operation under
s. 46.283 (3) or, if under contract to provide a portion of the services specified under
s. 46.283 (3), meets the standards for operation with respect to those services.
46.2805(11)
(11) "Tribe or band" means a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band.
46.2805 History
History: 1999 a. 9,
185;
2003 a. 33.
46.281
46.281
Powers and duties of the department and the secretary; long-term care. 46.281(1)
(1)
Duties of the department. The department shall do all of the following:
46.281(1)(c)
(c) Request from the secretary of the federal department of health and human services any waivers of federal medicaid laws necessary to permit the use of federal moneys to provide the family care benefit to recipients of medical assistance. The department shall implement any waiver that is approved and that is consistent with
ss. 46.2805 to
46.2895. Regardless of whether a waiver is approved, the department may implement operation of resource centers, care management organizations and the family care benefit.
46.281(1)(d)1.
1. Establish, in geographic areas in which resides no more than 29% of the population that is eligible for the family care benefit, a pilot project under which the department may contract with a county, a family care district, a tribe or band, or the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc., or with any 2 or more of these entities under a joint application, to operate a resource center.
46.281(1)(d)2.
2. In geographic areas in which resides no more than 29% of the population that is eligible for the family care benefit, contract with counties or tribes or bands under a pilot project to demonstrate the ability of counties or tribes or bands to manage all long-term care programs and administer the family care benefit as care management organizations.
46.281(1)(e)
(e) After June 30, 2001, if the local long-term care council for the applicable area has developed the initial plan under
s. 46.282 (3) (a) 1., contract with entities specified under
par. (d) and, only if specifically authorized by the legislature and if the legislature appropriates necessary funding, contract as so authorized with one or more entities in addition to those specified in
par. (d) certified as meeting requirements under
s. 46.284 (3) for services of the entity as a care management organization and one or more entities for services specified under
s. 46.283 (3) and
(4).
46.281(1)(f)
(f) Prescribe and implement a per person monthly rate structure for costs of the family care benefit.
46.281(1)(g)
(g) In order to maintain continuous quality assurance and quality improvement for resource centers and care management organizations, do all of the following:
46.281(1)(g)1.
1. Prescribe by rule and by contract and enforce performance standards for operation of resource centers and care management organizations.
46.281(1)(g)2.
2. Use performance expectations that are related to outcomes for persons in contracting with care management organizations and resource centers.
46.281(1)(g)4.
4. Require that quality assurance and quality improvement efforts be included throughout the long-term care system specified in
ss. 46.2805 to
46.2895.
46.281(1)(g)5.
5. Ensure that reviews of the quality of management and service delivery of resource centers and care management organizations are conducted by external organizations and make information about specific review results available to the public.
46.281(1)(h)
(h) Require by contract that resource centers and care management organizations establish procedures under which an individual who applies for or receives the family care benefit may register a complaint or grievance and procedures for resolving complaints and grievances.
46.281(1)(i)
(i) Prescribe criteria to assign priority equitably on any necessary waiting lists for persons who are eligible for the family care benefit but who do not meet the criteria under
s. 46.286 (3).
46.281(2)
(2) Powers of the department. The department may develop risk-sharing arrangements in contracts with care management organizations, in accordance with applicable state laws and federal statutes and regulations.
46.281(3)
(3) Duty of the secretary. The secretary shall certify to each county, hospital, nursing home, community-based residential facility, adult family home and residential care apartment complex the date on which a resource center that serves the area of the county, hospital, nursing home, community-based residential facility, adult family home or residential care apartment complex is first available to provide a functional and financial screen. To facilitate phase-in of services of resource centers, the secretary may certify that the resource center is available for specified groups of eligible individuals or for specified facilities in the county.
46.281 History
History: 1999 a. 9;
2001 a. 103.
46.282
46.282
Councils on long-term care. 46.282(2)
(2)
Local long-term care councils; appointment; membership; terms; compensation and training; officers. 46.282(2)(a)(a)
Appointment by a county. In a county that participates in a pilot project under
s. 46.281 (1) (d) and before a county participates in the program under
ss. 46.2805 to
46.2895, the following shall be done:
46.282(2)(a)1.
1. The county board of supervisors of the county shall appoint a local long-term care council or the county boards of supervisors of 2 or more contiguous counties shall appoint a local long-term care council, except as follows:
46.282(2)(a)1.a.
a. In a county with a county executive or a county administrator, the county executive or county administrator shall appoint the local long-term care council, other than as provided in
subd. 1. b., subject to confirmation by the county board of supervisors.
46.282(2)(a)1.b.
b. If the lands of any tribe or band are located in the county or contiguous counties to be served by a local long-term care council, each tribe or band with these lands shall appoint at least one member of the local long-term care council.
46.282(2)(a)2.
2. A county board of supervisors or, in a county with a county executive or a county administrator, the county executive or county administrator shall appoint members of the local long-term care council who are required to be older persons or persons with physical or developmental disabilities or their immediate family members or other representatives from nominations that are submitted to the county board of supervisors or the county executive or county administrator by older persons or persons with physical or developmental disabilities or their immediate family members or other representatives and by local organizations that represent older persons or persons with physical or developmental disabilities.
46.282(2)(am)
(am)
Appointment by a tribe or band or council. If a tribe or band or the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc., intends to apply for a contract to operate a resource center or for certification as a care management organization, the tribe or band or the council shall, as a condition of the application or the certification, appoint a local long-term care council.
46.282(2)(b)1.1. A local long-term care council that serves a single-county area shall consist of 17 members, at least 9 of whom are older persons or persons with physical or developmental disabilities or their immediate family members or other representatives. The age or disability represented by these 9 members shall correspond to the proportion of numbers of persons, as determined by the department, receiving long-term care in this state who are aged 65 or older or have a physical or developmental disability. The total remaining 8 members shall consist of providers of long-term care services, persons residing in the county with recognized ability and demonstrated interest in long-term care and up to 3 members of the county board of supervisors or other elected officials.
46.282(2)(b)2.
2. A local long-term care council that serves an area of 2 or more contiguous counties shall consist of 23 members, at least 12 of whom are older persons or persons with physical or developmental disabilities or their immediate family members or other representatives. The age or disability represented by these 12 members shall correspond to the proportion of numbers of persons, as determined by the department, receiving long-term care in this state who are aged 65 or older or have a physical or developmental disability. The total remaining 11 members shall consist of all of the following:
46.282(2)(b)2.b.
b. Persons residing in the county with recognized ability and demonstrated interest in long-term care.
46.282(2)(b)2.c.
c. Either up to 4 members of the county boards of supervisors or other elected officials or, for a council that serves an area of more than 4 contiguous counties, up to one member of the county board of supervisors of the contiguous counties or up to one other elected official in each contiguous county area.
46.282(2)(b)3.
3. A local long-term care council that is appointed by a tribe or band or by the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc., shall consist of 21 members, at least 11 of whom are older persons or persons with physical or developmental disabilities or their family members or other representatives. The age or disability represented by these 11 members shall correspond to the proportion of numbers of persons, as determined by the department, receiving long-term care in this state who are aged 65 or older or have a physical or developmental disability. The total remaining 10 members shall consist of providers of long-term care services, persons residing in the county with recognized ability and demonstrated interest in long-term care, and up to 3 members of the governing board of the tribe or band or the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc., that appoints the local long-term care council.
46.282(2)(b)4.
4. Vacancies in membership in a local long-term care council shall be filled for the residue of the unexpired term in the manner that the original appointments are made. A local long-term care council member may be removed from office for the following reasons:
46.282(2)(b)4.a.
a. For cause, by a two-thirds vote of each county board of supervisors or governing body of a tribe or band participating in the appointment, on due notice in writing and hearing of the charges against the member.
46.282(2)(b)4.b.
b. If the member, when appointed, was a member of the county board of supervisors or was another elected official and was not reelected to that office, on due notice in writing.
46.282(2)(c)
(c)
Terms. The members of the local long-term care council appointed under
par. (a) shall serve 3-year terms. No member may serve more than 2 consecutive terms. Of the members first appointed under
par. (b) 1., 6 shall be appointed for 3 years; 6 shall be appointed for 4 years; and 5 shall be appointed for 5 years. Of the members first appointed under
par. (b) 2., 8 shall be appointed for 3 years; 8 shall be appointed for 4 years; and 7 shall be appointed for 5 years. Of the members appointed under
par. (b) 3., one-third shall be appointed for 3 years; one-third shall be appointed for 4 years; and one-third shall be appointed for 5 years.
46.282(2)(d)
(d)
Compensation and training. Members of the local long-term care council who are older persons, persons with physical or developmental disabilities, or the family members or other representatives of these persons shall receive compensation from the applicable county for reasonable expenses associated with membership participation. The county board of supervisors or, in the case of a member appointed by the governing body of a tribe or band or by the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc., the tribe or band or the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc., shall provide training to these members to enable them to participate effectively.
46.282(2)(e)
(e)
Officers. At the first meeting of a local long-term care council, members shall elect from their number a chairperson, a secretary and other officers as necessary. Vacancies in these offices shall be filled for the unexpired terms. The chairperson shall preside at all meetings when present and countersign all actions taken by the local long-term care council. In case of the absence of the chairperson for any meeting, the members present shall choose a temporary chairperson.
46.282(3)
(3) Local long-term care councils; powers and duties. 46.282(3)(a)(a) A local long-term care council shall do all of the following within the council's area:
46.282(3)(a)1.
1. Develop the initial plan for the structure of the county, multicounty or tribal resource center, and care management organization or organizations, including formulating recommendations to the county board or boards of supervisors and, in a county with a county executive or a county administrator, to the county executive or county administrator, to the governing body of the tribe or band or of the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc., if applicable, and to the department on all of the following:
46.282(3)(a)1.a.
a. Whether or not the county, counties, tribe or band, or Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc., should exercise the right to apply under
s. 46.283 (1) for a contract to operate a resource center or to apply under
s. 46.284 (1) for a contract to operate a care management organization and how the operation should proceed.
