50.36(3g)(c)
(c) If a hospital grants a psychologist hospital staff privileges or limited hospital staff privileges under
par. (b), the psychologist or the hospital shall, prior to or at the time of hospital admission of a patient, identify an appropriate physician with admitting privileges at the hospital who shall be responsible for the medical evaluation and medical management of the patient for the duration of his or her hospitalization.
50.36(3j)
(3j) If a hospital has a policy on who may accompany or visit a patient, the hospital shall extend the same right of accompaniment or visitation to a patient's domestic partner under
ch. 770 as is accorded the spouse of a patient under the policy.
50.36(3m)
(3m) The department shall require a hospital that is accredited as a hospital by a private accrediting organization to submit to the department a copy of the summary accreditation recommendation and may require the hospital to submit to the department copies of all correspondence sent or received on or after August 30, 1989, including survey results, between the hospital and the accrediting organization. Accreditation letters, reports and related correspondence submitted to the department, except those submitted by a county mental health complex under
s. 51.08, under this subsection are not subject to inspection, copying or receipt under
s. 19.35 (1) and may not be released by the department.
50.36(4)
(4) The department shall make or cause to be made such inspections and investigation, as are reasonably deemed necessary to obtain compliance with the rules and standards. It shall afford an opportunity for representatives of the hospitals to consult with members of the staff of the department concerning compliance and noncompliance with rules and standards. If the department takes enforcement action against a hospital for a violation of
ss. 50.32 to
50.39, or rules promulgated or standards adopted under
ss. 50.32 to
50.39, and the department subsequently conducts an on-site inspection of the hospital to review the hospital's action to correct the violation, the department may, unless the hospital is operated by the state, impose a $200 inspection fee on the hospital.
50.36(5)
(5) Before providing emergency services in a hospital, medical and nursing personnel shall have proficiency in the use of an automated external defibrillator, as defined in
s. 256.15 (1) (cr), achieved through instruction provided by an individual, organization, or institution of higher education that is approved under
s. 46.03 (38) to provide such instruction.
50.36(6)
(6) If the department receives a credible complaint that a pharmacy located in a hospital has violated its duty to dispense contraceptive drugs and devices under
s. 450.095 (2), the department shall refer the complaint to the department of safety and professional services.
50.36(6m)(a)(a) The secretary or his or her designee may grant a variance to a statute affecting hospitals or a rule of the department affecting hospitals if all of the following apply:
50.36(6m)(a)1.
1. The secretary or his her designee determines that disaster, as defined in
s. 323.02 (6), has occurred.
50.36(6m)(a)3.
3. The secretary or his her designee determines that the variance is necessary to protect the public health, safety, or welfare.
50.36(6m)(b)
(b) A variance granted under
par. (a) shall be for a stated term not to exceed 90 days, except that the secretary or his her designee may extend the variance upon request by the hospital if he or she determines that an extension is necessary to protect the public health, safety, or welfare.
50.36 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also ch.
DHS 124, Wis. adm. code.
50.36 Annotation
A hospital owes a duty to its patients to exercise reasonable care in the selection of medical staff and in granting special privileges. Johnson v. Misericordia Community Hospital,
99 Wis. 2d 708,
301 N.W.2d 156 (1981).
50.37
50.37
Notification to accrediting organization. The department shall notify a private accrediting organization that has accredited a hospital and the board of governors of the injured patients and families compensation fund under
s. 619.04 (3) if the department has done any of the following:
50.37(1)
(1) Suspended or revoked the hospital's approval under
s. 50.35.
50.37(2)
(2) Issued an order to the hospital.
50.37(4)
(4) Recommended to the federal health care financing administration that the hospital be decertified from the federal medicare program under
42 USC 1395 to
1395ccc or the federal medicaid program under
42 USC 1396 to
1396r-3 for failure to meet a condition of participation under the program.
50.37 History
History: 1989 a. 37;
2003 a. 111.
50.375
50.375
Emergency contraception for sexual assault victims. 50.375(1)(a)
(a) "Emergency contraception" means a drug, medicine, oral hormonal compound, mixture, preparation, instrument, article, or device that is approved by the federal food and drug administration and that prevents a pregnancy after sexual intercourse. "Emergency contraception" does not include a drug, medicine, oral hormonal compound, mixture, preparation, instrument, article, or device of any nature that is prescribed to terminate the pregnancy of a female.
50.375(1)(c)
(c) "Victim" means a female who alleges or for whom it is alleged that she suffered sexual assault and who, as a result of the sexual assault, presents as a patient at a hospital that provides emergency services.
50.375(2)
(2) A hospital that provides emergency services to a victim shall do all of the following:
50.375(2)(a)
(a) Provide to the victim medically and factually accurate and unbiased written and oral information about emergency contraception and its use and efficacy.
50.375(2)(b)
(b) Orally inform the victim of all of the following:
50.375(2)(b)1.
1. Her option to receive emergency contraception at the hospital.
50.375(2)(b)2.
2. Her option to report the sexual assault to a law enforcement agency.
50.375(2)(b)3.
3. Any available options for her to receive an examination to gather evidence regarding the sexual assault.
50.375(2)(c)
(c) Except as specified in
sub. (4), immediately provide to the victim upon her request emergency contraception, in accordance with instructions approved by the federal food and drug administration. If the medication is taken in more than one dosage, the hospital shall provide all subsequent dosages to the victim for later self administration.
50.375(3)
(3) A hospital that provides emergency care shall ensure that each hospital employee who provides care to a victim has available medically and factually accurate and unbiased information about emergency contraception.
50.375(4)
(4) No hospital may be required to provide emergency contraception to a victim who is pregnant, as indicated by a test for pregnancy.
50.375(5)
(5) The department shall respond to any complaint received by the department concerning noncompliance by a hospital with the requirements of
subs. (2) and
(3) and shall periodically review hospital procedures to determine whether a hospital is in compliance with the requirements.
50.375 History
History: 2007 a. 102.
50.377(1)(1) Whoever violates a requirement under
s. 50.375 (2) or
(3) may be required to forfeit not less than $2,500 nor more than $5,000 for each violation.
50.377(2)
(2) The department may directly assess forfeitures provided for under
sub. (1). If the department determines that a forfeiture should be assessed for a particular violation, the department shall send a notice of assessment to the hospital. The notice shall specify the amount of the forfeiture assessed, the violation and the statute or rule alleged to have been violated, and shall inform the hospital of the right to a hearing under
sub. (3).
50.377(3)
(3) A hospital may contest an assessment of a forfeiture by sending, within 10 days after receipt of notice under
sub. (2), a written request for a hearing under
s. 227.44 to the division of hearings and appeals created under
s. 15.103 (1). The administrator of the division may designate a hearing examiner to preside over the case and recommend a decision to the administrator under
s. 227.46. The decision of the administrator of the division shall be the final administrative decision. The division shall commence the hearing within 30 days after receipt of the request for a hearing and shall issue a final decision within 15 days after the close of the hearing. Proceedings before the division are governed by
ch. 227. In any petition for judicial review of a decision by the division, the party, other than the petitioner, who was in the proceeding before the division shall be the named respondent.
50.377(4)
(4) All forfeitures shall be paid to the department within 10 days after receipt of notice of assessment or, if the forfeiture is contested under
sub. (3), within 10 days after receipt of the final decision after exhaustion of administrative review, unless the final decision is appealed and the order is stayed by court order. The department shall remit all forfeitures paid to the secretary of administration for deposit in the school fund.
50.377(5)
(5) The attorney general may bring an action in the name of the state to collect any forfeiture imposed under this section if the forfeiture has not been paid following the exhaustion of all administrative and judicial reviews. The only issue to be contested in any such action shall be whether the forfeiture has been paid.
50.377 History
History: 2007 a. 102;
2009 a. 2 s.
70.
50.38
50.38
Hospital assessment. 50.38(1)
(1) In this section "eligible hospital" means a hospital that is not any of the following:
50.38(1)(c)
(c) A general psychiatric hospital for which the department has issued a certificate of approval under
s. 50.35 that applies only to the psychiatric hospital, and that is not a satellite of an acute care hospital.
50.38(2)(a)(a) For the privilege of doing business in this state, there is imposed on each eligible hospital that is not a critical access hospital an assessment each state fiscal year that is equal to a uniform percentage, determined under
sub. (3), of the hospital's gross patient revenues, as reported under
s. 153.46 (5) and determined by the department. The assessments shall be deposited in the hospital assessment fund.
50.38(2)(b)
(b) For the privilege of doing business in this state, there is imposed on each critical access hospital an assessment each state fiscal year that is equal to a uniform percentage, determined under
sub. (3), of the critical access hospital's gross inpatient revenues, as reported under
s. 153.46 (5) and determined by the department. The assessments shall be deposited in the critical access hospital assessment fund.
50.38(3)
(3) The department shall establish the percentage that is applicable under
sub. (2) (a) and
(b) so that the total amount of assessments collected under
sub. (2) (a) in a state fiscal year is equal to the amount in the schedule under
s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation under
s. 20.435 (4) (xc) for that fiscal year.
50.38(4)
(4) Except as provided in
sub. (5), each eligible hospital shall pay the applicable annual assessment under
sub. (2) in 4 equal amounts that are due by September 30, December 31, March 31, and June 30 of each year.
50.38(5)
(5) At the discretion of the department, a hospital that is unable timely to make a payment by a date specified under
sub. (4) may be allowed to make a delayed payment. A determination by the department that a hospital may not make a delayed payment under this subsection is final and is not subject to review under
ch. 227.
50.38(6)(a)1.1. If the federal government does not provide federal financial participation under the federal Medicaid program for amounts collected under
sub. (2) (a) that are used to make payments required under
s. 49.45 (3) (e) 11. or
(5r), that are transferred under
sub. (8) and used to make payments from the Medical Assistance trust fund, or that are transferred under
sub. (9) and expended under
s. 20.435 (4) (jw), the department shall, from the fund from which the payment or expenditure was made, refund eligible hospitals, other than critical access hospitals, the amount for which the federal government does not provide federal financial participation.
50.38(6)(a)2.
2. If the department makes a refund under
subd. 1. as result of failure to obtain federal financial participation under the federal Medicaid program for a payment required under
s. 49.45 (3) (e) 11. or
(5r) or a payment from the Medical Assistance trust fund, the department shall recoup the part of the payment for which the federal government does not provide federal financial participation.
50.38(6)(a)3.
3. Moneys recouped under
subd. 2. for payments made from the hospital assessment fund shall be deposited in the hospital assessment fund.
50.38(6)(a)4.
4. Moneys recouped under
subd. 2. for payments made from the Medical Assistance trust fund shall be deposited in the Medical Assistance trust fund.
50.38(6)(b)
(b) On June 30 of each state fiscal year, the department shall, from the appropriation account under
s. 20.435 (4) (xc), refund to eligible hospitals, other than critical access hospitals, the difference between the amount in the schedule under
s. 20.005 (3) for that appropriation and the amount expended or encumbered from that appropriation in the fiscal year.
50.38(6)(c)
(c) The department shall allocate any refund under this subsection to eligible hospitals, other than critical access hospitals, in proportion to the percentage of the total assessments collected under
sub. (2) (a) that each hospital paid.
50.38(6m)(a)1.1. If the federal government does not provide federal financial participation under the federal Medicaid program for amounts collected under
sub. (2) (b) that are used to make payments required under
s. 49.45 (3) (e) 12. or that are transferred under
sub. (10) and used to make payments from the Medical Assistance trust fund, the department shall, from the fund from which the payment or expenditure was made, refund critical access hospitals the amount for which the federal government does not provide federal financial participation.
50.38(6m)(a)2.
2. If the department makes a refund under
subd. 1. as result of failure to obtain federal financial participation under the federal Medicaid program for a payment required under
s. 49.45 (3) (e) 12. or a payment from the Medical Assistance trust fund, the department shall recoup the part of the payment for which the federal government does not provide federal financial participation.
50.38(6m)(a)3.
3. Moneys recouped under
subd. 2. for payments made from the critical access hospital assessment fund shall be deposited in the critical access hospital assessment fund.
50.38(6m)(a)4.
4. Moneys recouped under
subd. 2. for payments made from the Medical Assistance trust fund shall be deposited in the Medical Assistance trust fund.
50.38(6m)(b)
(b) On June 30 of each state fiscal year, the department shall, from the appropriation account under
s. 20.435 (4) (xe), refund to critical access hospitals any unencumbered moneys in the critical access hospital assessment fund.
50.38(6m)(c)
(c) The department shall allocate any refund under this subsection to critical access hospitals in proportion to the percentage of the total assessments collected under
sub. (2) (b) that each critical access hospital paid.
50.38(7)
(7) By January 1 of each year the department shall report to the joint committee on finance all of the following information for the state fiscal year ending the previous June 30:
50.38(7)(a)
(a) The amount each eligible hospital paid under
sub. (2).
50.38(7)(c)
(c) The total amounts that each eligible hospital received from health maintenance organizations under
s. 49.45 (59) (b).
50.38(7)(d)
(d) The total amount of payment increases the department made, in connection with implementation of the hospital assessments under
sub. (2), for inpatient and outpatient hospital services that are reimbursed on a fee-for-service basis.
50.38(7)(e)
(e) The total amount of payments that the department made to each hospital under the Medical Assistance Program under
subch. IV of ch. 49.
50.38(7)(f)
(f) The portion of capitated payments that the department made to each health maintenance organization under the Medical Assistance Program under
subch. IV of ch. 49 from appropriation accounts of general purpose revenues that is for inpatient and outpatient hospital services.
50.38(7)(g)
(g) The results of any audits conducted by the department under
s. 49.45 (59) (e) 3. and any actions taken by the department as a result of the audits.
50.38(8)
(8) In each state fiscal year, the secretary of administration shall transfer from the hospital assessment fund to the Medical Assistance trust fund an amount equal to the amount in the schedule under
s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation under
s. 20.435 (4) (xc) for that fiscal year minus the state share of payments to hospitals required under
s. 49.45 (3) (e) 11., and minus any refunds paid to hospitals from the hospital assessment fund under
sub. (6) (a) in that fiscal year.
50.38(9)
(9) On June 30 of each state fiscal year, the secretary of administration shall transfer from the Medical Assistance trust fund to the appropriation account under
s. 20.435 (4) (jw), an amount equal to 0.5 percent of the amount transferred under
sub. (8).
50.38(10)
(10) In each state fiscal year, the secretary of administration shall transfer from the critical access hospital assessment fund to the Medical Assistance trust fund an amount equal to the amount collected under
sub. (2) (b) minus the state share of the amount required to be expended under
s. 49.45 (3) (e) 12., minus the amounts appropriated under
s. 20.285 (1) (qe) and
(qj), and minus any refunds paid to critical access hospitals from the critical access hospital assessment fund under
sub. (6m) (a) in that fiscal year.
50.38 History
History: 2009 a. 2,
190;
2011 a. 260 s.
81.
50.39
50.39
Exemptions and enforcement. 50.39(1)
(1)
Sections 50.32 to
50.39 and the rules promulgated pertaining thereto shall apply to all facilities coming under the definition of a "hospital" which are not specifically exempt by
ss. 50.32 to
50.39.
50.39(2)
(2) The use of the title "hospital" to represent or identify any facility which does not meet the definition of a "hospital" as provided herein or is not subject to approval under
ss. 50.32 to
50.39 is prohibited, except that institutions governed by
s. 51.09 are exempt.
50.39(3)
(3) Facilities governed by
ss. 45.50,
48.62,
49.70,
49.72,
50.02,
51.09, and
252.10, juvenile correctional facilities as defined in
s. 938.02 (10p), correctional institutions governed by the department of corrections under
s. 301.02, and the offices and clinics of persons licensed to treat the sick under
chs. 446,
447, and
448 are exempt from
ss. 50.32 to
50.39.
Sections 50.32 to
50.39 do not abridge the rights of the medical examining board, physical therapy examining board, podiatry affiliated credentialing board, dentistry examining board, pharmacy examining board, chiropractic examining board, and board of nursing in carrying out their statutory duties and responsibilities.
50.39(4)
(4) All orders issued by the department pursuant to
ss. 50.32 to
50.39 shall be enforced by the attorney general. The circuit court of Dane County shall have jurisdiction to enforce such orders by injunctional and other appropriate relief.
50.39(5)(a)(a) The department may, in the event of an emergency condition that imminently threatens the health or safety of patients of a hospital, suspend new admissions to all or a part of the hospital until such time as the department decides that the hospital has removed or corrected the causes or deficiencies creating the emergency.
