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):
46.29(3)(a)
(a) The state superintendent of public instruction.
46.29(3)(c)
(c) The secretary of workforce development.
46.29(3)(d)
(d) The director of the office of state employment relations.
46.29(3)(e)
(e) The secretary of safety and professional services.
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.
46.293
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 accounts under
s. 20.435 (7) (d) 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.
46.295(2)(c)
(c) Legal services and civil court proceedings.
46.295(2)(d)
(d) Matters concerning law enforcement personnel.
46.295(2)(e)
(e) Matters concerning any federal, state, county or municipal agency.
46.295(4)
(4) The department may use as an interpreter for hearing-impaired persons only the following:
46.295(4)(a)
(a) An interpreter for hearing-impaired persons who is certified by the national registry of interpreters for the deaf.
46.295(4)(b)
(b) If an interpreter under
par. (a) is unavailable, an interpreter for hearing-impaired persons whose qualifications have been determined appropriate by the department.
46.295(5)
(5) The department may bill any public or private agency at the rates established by the department for interpreter services for hearing-impaired persons commensurate with the certification or qualification level of the interpreter providing services if the department determines that the agency is required under state or federal law to provide interpreter services to a hearing-impaired person or if the agency agrees to pay for the services.
46.295(6)
(6) The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section.
46.295 History
History: 1995 a. 27 ss.
2271,
2417; Stats. 1995 s. 46.295;
2003 a. 33;
2009 a. 28.
46.295 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also ch.
DHS 77, Wis. adm. code.
46.297
46.297
Telecommunication aid for the hearing impaired. 46.297(1)(1)
Assistance. From the appropriation under
s. 20.435 (7) (d), the department shall, subject to the availability of funds, provide assistance to hearing-impaired persons to secure telecommunication devices capable of serving their needs. Except in extraordinary circumstances, the department shall purchase or provide funds for the purchase of telecommunication devices.
46.297(2)
(2) Eligibility. A person is eligible to receive assistance under
sub. (1) if all of the following conditions are met:
46.297(2)(a)
(a) The person is certified as deaf or severely hearing impaired by a physician, an audiologist licensed under
subch. II of ch. 459 or the department.
46.297(2)(b)
(b) The adjusted gross income of the person's family is equal to or less than 200% of the poverty line established under
42 USC 9902 (2).
46.297(3)
(3) Hearing rights. Any person aggrieved by a decision of the department under this section has a right to a contested case hearing under
ch. 227.
46.297(4)
(4) Departmental duties. The department shall:
46.297(4)(a)
(a) Promulgate rules necessary for the administration of this section.
46.297(4)(b)
(b) Establish application procedures and determine eligibility.
46.297 History
History: 1983 a. 427; Stats. 1983 s. 46.90;
1983 a. 538 s.
51; Stats. 1983 s. 46.92;
1987 a. 27;
1987 a. 257 s.
2;
1989 a. 173 s.
3; Stats. 1989 s. 47.20;
1989 a. 316;
1995 a. 27 s.
2421; Stats. 1995 s. 46.297.
46.297 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also ch.
DHS 77,
78, and
143, Wis. adm. code.
46.298
46.298
Vehicle sticker for the hearing impaired. Upon the request of a person who is certified as hearing impaired by the department, by a physician, by a hearing instrument specialist licensed under
subch. I of ch. 459 or by an audiologist licensed under
subch. II of ch. 459, the department shall issue to the person a decal or sticker for display on a motor vehicle owned or frequently operated by the person to apprise law enforcement officers of the fact that the vehicle is owned or operated by a hearing-impaired person. No charge shall be made for issuance of the decal or sticker. The department shall specify the design of the decal or sticker. The department shall designate the location on the vehicle at which the decal or sticker shall be affixed by its own adhesive.
46.298 History
History: 1987 a. 257;
1989 a. 31;
1989 a. 173 s.
4; Stats. 1989 s. 47.25;
1989 a. 316;
1995 a. 27 s.
2422; Stats. s. 46.298.
46.33
46.33
Employee counseling referral programs. The department may provide technical assistance to municipalities, counties, school districts and private employers for referral programs for employee counseling. The department may charge fees to cover the costs of these services.
46.33 History
History: 1989 a. 31.
46.34
46.34
Emission standards for hazardous air contaminants. The department may assist the department of natural resources in the development of emission standards for hazardous air contaminants under
s. 285.27 (2) (b).
46.34 History
History: 1993 a. 16;
1995 a. 227.
46.37
46.37
Certain water and sewerage service in Winnebago County. The department, as a member of the tri-institutional Winnebago Mental Health Institute, Winnebago County Asylum, and Sunny View Sanatorium sewer agreement in Winnebago County, is authorized to furnish and charge for water and sewerage services to business and dwelling units located in the privately owned area lying west of the Winnebago Mental Health Institute and bounded on the west by the railroad properties and on the north, east, and south by the grounds of the Winnebago Mental Health Institute, together with any dwelling or other units located on the railroad-owned and state-owned property adjacent to this area.
46.37 History
History: 1973 c. 90 s.
560 (3);
2001 a. 103.
46.40
46.40
Community aids funding. 46.40(1)(a)(a) Within the limits of available federal funds and of the appropriations under
s. 20.435 (7) (b) and
(o), the department shall distribute funds for community social, mental health, developmental disabilities, and alcohol and other drug abuse services and for services under
ss. 46.87,
46.985, and
51.421 to county departments under
ss. 46.215,
46.22,
46.23,
51.42, and
51.437 and to county aging units, as provided in
subs. (2),
(2m), and
(7) to
(9).
46.40(1)(d)
(d) If the department of health services receives any federal moneys under
42 USC 1396 to
1396v in reimbursement of the cost of preventing out-of-home placements of children, the department of health services shall transfer those moneys to the department of children and families, and the department of children and families shall use those moneys as the first source of moneys used to meet the amount of the allocation under
s. 48.563 (2) that is budgeted from federal funds.
46.40(2)
(2) Basic county allocation. Subject to
sub. (9), for social services under
s. 46.495 (1) (d) and services under
s. 51.423 (2), the department shall distribute not more than $176,068,400 in each fiscal year.
46.40(2m)
(2m) Federal block grant allocations. 46.40(2m)(a)(a)
Prevention and treatment of substance abuse. For prevention and treatment of substance abuse under
42 USC 300x-21 to
300x-35, the department shall distribute not more than $13,975,500 in fiscal year 2009-10 and $9,735,700 in each fiscal year thereafter.
46.40(2m)(b)
(b)
Community mental health services. For community mental health services under
42 USC 300x to
300x-9, the department shall distribute $2,513,400 in each fiscal year.
46.40(7)
(7) Family support allocation. For family support programs for the families of disabled children under
s. 46.985, the department shall distribute not more than $5,089,800 in each fiscal year.
46.40(8)
(8) Alzheimer's family and caregiver support allocation. Subject to
sub. (9), for services to persons with Alzheimer's disease and their caregivers under
s. 46.87, the department shall distribute not more than $2,342,800 in each fiscal year.
46.40(9)
(9) Transfer or adjustment of community aids allocations. 46.40(9)(ag)(ag)
Adjustment for family care. If a care management organization under
s. 46.284 is available in a county and the county has under
s. 46.281 (4) agreed to a reduction in its distribution under
sub. (2), the department shall use the amount established under
s. 46.281 (4) to fund the services of care management organizations under
s. 46.284 (4).
46.40(9)(ar)
(ar) Transfer to family care program and adult protective services allocation. If a care management organization under
s. 46.284 is available in a county, the department may, of the amount allocated under
sub. (8), dispose of the lesser of up to 60% or the amount remaining after subtracting an amount necessary to maintain funding for recipients under
sub. (8) who, on September 1, 2001, are ineligible for the family care benefit under
s. 46.286, to that county, as follows:
46.40(9)(ar)1.
1. By transferring a portion of that amount, as determined by the department, to the family care program to fund the services of resource centers under
s. 46.283 (5) and the services of care management organizations under
s. 46.284 (4).
46.40(9)(ar)2.
2. By transferring a portion of that amount, as determined by the department, to the county's adult protective services allocation under
par. (b).
46.40(9)(b)
(b)
Adult protective services allocation. For adult protective services, the department shall distribute the amounts transferred under
par. (ar) 2. in each fiscal year.
46.40(9)(c)
(c)
Adjustment for medical assistance buy-in program. If a former recipient of services funded under the allocation under
sub. (2) is a participant in the medical assistance buy-in program under
s. 49.472, the department may decrease that allocation by the amount that the department estimates it will incur in providing services to that participant under
s. 49.472.
46.40(9)(d)
(d)
Payment adjustments for certain Medical Assistance services. The department may decrease a county's allocation under
sub. (2) by the amount of any payment adjustments under
s. 49.45 (52) (a) made for that county from the appropriation account under
s. 20.435 (7) (b) for services described under
s. 49.45 (52) (a) 1. The total amount of the decrease for a county under this paragraph during any fiscal year may not exceed that part of the county's allocation under
sub. (2) that derives from the appropriation account under
s. 20.435 (7) (b) for that fiscal year.
46.40(9)(e)
(e)
County income maintenance administration. Beginning in calendar year 2012, the department shall decrease the allocation under
sub. (2) for a county with a population of 750,000 or more from the appropriation under
s. 20.435 (7) (b) by $2,700,000.
46.40(14m)
(14m) County community aids budgets. Before December 1 of each year, each county department under
ss. 46.215,
46.22,
46.23,
51.42 and
51.437 and each tribal governing body shall submit to the department a proposed budget for the expenditure of funds allocated under this section or carried forward under
s. 46.45 (3) (a). The proposed budget shall be submitted on a form developed by the department and approved by the department of administration.
46.40 History
History: 1987 a. 27,
399,
405;
1989 a. 31,
122,
336;
1991 a. 6,
39,
189,
269,
275,
315;
1993 a. 16,
437,
446;
1995 a. 27,
275,
303,
404;
1997 a. 27,
35,
237,
292;
1999 a. 9,
185;
2001 a. 16;
2003 a. 33,
318;
2005 a. 25 ss.
879,
2501,
2510;
2007 a. 20 ss.
1096 to
1104g,
9121 (6) (a);
2009 a. 28,
180;
2011 a. 32.
46.45
46.45
Carry-over of community aids funds. Funds allocated by the department under
ss. 46.495 (1) (d),
46.87 (3) (c) 4. and
(4) and
51.423 (2) but not spent or encumbered by counties, governing bodies of federally recognized American Indian tribes or private nonprofit organizations by December 31 of each year and funds recovered under
ss. 46.495 (2) (b) and
51.423 (15) and deposited in the appropriation under
s. 20.435 (7) (b) lapse to the general fund on the succeeding January 1 unless carried forward to the next calendar year under
s. 20.435 (7) (b) or as follows:
46.45(3)(a)(a) Except as provided in
par. (b), at the request of a county, tribal governing body, or private nonprofit organization, the department shall carry forward up to 3% of the total amount allocated to the county, tribal governing body, or nonprofit organization for a calendar year, not including the amount allocated to the county under
s. 46.40 (7), which amount may be carried forward as provided in
par. (c). All funds carried forward for a tribal governing body or nonprofit organization and all funds allocated under
s. 46.40 (2m) carried forward for a county shall be used for the purpose for which the funds were originally allocated. Other funds carried forward under this paragraph may be used for any purpose under
s. 20.435 (7) (b), except that a county may not use any funds carried forward under this paragraph for administrative or staff costs. An allocation of carried-forward funding under this paragraph does not affect a county's base allocations under
s. 46.40 (2),
(2m),
(8), and
(9).
46.45(3)(b)
(b) The department may not carry forward funds allocated to a private nonprofit organization for a calendar year for use in the next calendar year unless the organization continues to be eligible to receive an allocation under
s. 46.87 (4) in the next calendar year.
46.45(3)(c)
(c) At the request of a county, the department shall carry forward up to 5% of the amount allocated to the county under
s. 46.40 (7) for a calendar year. All funds carried forward under this paragraph shall be used for the purpose for which the funds were originally allocated, except that a county may not use any of those funds for administrative or staff costs. All funds carried forward under this paragraph that are not spent or encumbered by a county by December 31 of the calendar year to which those funds were carried forward shall lapse to the general fund on the succeeding January 1. An allocation of carried-forward funding under this paragraph does not affect a county's base allocation under
s. 46.40 (7).
46.45(6)(a)(a) The department may carry forward 10% of any funds specified in
sub. (3) (a) that are not carried forward under
sub. (3) (a) for emergencies, for justifiable unit services costs above planned levels, and for increased costs due to population shifts. An allocation of carried-forward funding under this paragraph does not affect a county's base allocations under
s. 46.40 (2),
(2m),
(8), and
(9).
46.45(6)(b)
(b) The department may carry forward any funds specified in
sub. (3) (c) that are not carried forward under
sub. (3) (c) for emergencies, for justifiable unit services costs above planned levels, and for increased costs due to population shifts. An allocation of carried-forward funding under this paragraph does not affect a county's base allocation under
s. 46.40 (7).
46.46
46.46
Expenditure of income augmentation services receipts. 46.46(1)(1) From the appropriation account under
s. 20.435 (8) (mb), the department shall support costs that are exclusively related to the ongoing and recurring operational costs of augmenting the amount of moneys received under
42 USC 1395 to
1395ddd and
42 USC 1396 to
1396v and to any other purpose provided for by the legislature by law or in budget determinations and shall distribute moneys to counties as provided in
sub. (1g). In addition, the department may expend moneys from the appropriation account under
s. 20.435 (8) (mb) as provided in
sub. (2).
46.46(1g)
(1g) The department shall distribute not less than 50% of the moneys received under
42 USC 1396 to
1396v as a result of the augmentation activities specified in
sub. (1) and credited to the appropriation account under
s. 20.435 (8) (mb) to counties that are participating in those activities for community social, mental health, developmental disabilities, and alcohol and other drug abuse services under
s. 46.40. The department may distribute any moneys received under
42 USC 1396 to
1396v as a result of the augmentation activities specified in
sub. (1) and credited to the appropriation account under
s. 20.435 (8) (mb) that are not distributed under this subsection to counties that are participating in those activities as provided in
sub. (2).
46.46(2)
(2) If the department proposes to use any moneys from the appropriation account under
s. 20.435 (8) (mb) for any purpose other than the purposes specified in
subs. (1) and
(1g), the department shall submit a plan for the proposed use of those moneys to the secretary of administration by September 1 of the fiscal year after the fiscal year in which those moneys were received. If the secretary of administration approves the plan, he or she shall submit the plan to the joint committee on finance by October 1 of the fiscal year after the fiscal year in which those moneys were received. If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the secretary of administration within 14 working days after the date of submittal of the plan that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the plan, the department may implement the plan. If within 14 working days after the date of the submittal by the secretary of administration the cochairpersons of the committee notify him or her that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the plan, the department may implement the plan only with the approval of the committee.
