146.62(5)
(5) Loan forgiveness. If a rural hospital that receives a loan under s.
146.62 (2) and
(3), 1989 stats., is unable to undertake the proposed project, the rural hospital may submit to the department a final report concerning the feasibility of loan repayment. The department shall review the report and may forgive all or part of the loan.
146.63
146.63
Grants to establish graduate medical training programs. 146.63(1)(1)
Definition. In this section, "rural hospital" means a hospital, as defined under
s. 50.33 (2), that is not located in a 1st class city.
146.63(2)(a)(a) Subject to
subs. (4) and
(5), the department shall distribute grants from the appropriation under
s. 20.435 (1) (fj) to assist rural hospitals and groups of rural hospitals in procuring infrastructure and increasing case volume to the extent necessary to develop accredited graduate medical training programs. The department shall distribute the grants under this paragraph to rural hospitals and groups of rural hospitals that apply to receive a grant under
sub. (3) and that satisfy the criteria established by the department under
par. (b) and the eligibility requirement under
sub. (6).
146.63(2)(b)
(b) The department shall establish criteria for approving and distributing grants under
par. (a) and criteria for approving plans under
sub. (3).
146.63(3)
(3) Grant application. A rural hospital or group of rural hospitals may apply, in the form and manner determined by the department, to receive a grant under
sub. (2) (a). The rural hospital or group of rural hospitals shall include in the application a plan to use the funds to procure infrastructure or increase case volume to the extent necessary to develop an accredited graduate medical training program at the rural hospital or group of rural hospitals and a plan to satisfy the matching requirement under
sub. (4).
146.63(4)
(4) Matching funds. The department may not distribute a grant under
sub. (2) (a) unless the rural hospital or group of rural hospitals offers to provide matching funds in an amount determined by the department.
146.63(5)
(5) Term of grants. The department may not distribute a grant under
sub. (2) (a) to a rural hospital or group of rural hospitals for a term that is more than 3 years.
146.63(6)
(6) Eligibility. A rural hospital or group of rural hospitals may only receive a grant under
sub. (3) if the plan to use the funds involves developing an accredited graduate medical training program in any of the following specialties:
146.63 History
History: 2013 a. 20.
146.64
146.64
Grants to support graduate medical training programs. 146.64(1)(1)
Definition. In this section, "hospital" has the meaning given under
s. 50.33 (2).
146.64(2)(a)(a) Subject to
par. (c) and
sub. (4), the department shall distribute grants to hospitals to fund the addition of positions to existing accredited graduate medical training programs. The department shall distribute the grants under this paragraph to hospitals that apply to receive a grant under
sub. (3) and that satisfy the criteria established by the department under
par. (b) and the eligibility requirement under
sub. (4).
146.64(2)(b)
(b) The department shall establish criteria for approving and distributing grants under
par. (a).
146.64(2)(c)1.1. The department shall distribute funds for grants under
par. (a) from the appropriation under
s. 20.435 (4) (b). The department may not distribute more than $225,000 from the appropriation under
s. 20.435 (4) (b) to a particular hospital in a given state fiscal year and may not distribute more than $75,000 from the appropriation under
s. 20.435 (4) (b) to fund a given position in a graduate medical training program in a given state fiscal year.
146.64(2)(c)2.
2. If the department receives matching federal medical assistance funds, the department shall distribute those funds for grants under
par. (a) in addition to any funds distributed under
subd. 1.
146.64(2)(d)
(d) The department shall seek federal medical assistance funds to match the grants distributed under
par. (a). If the department receives those funds, the department shall distribute them as provided in
par. (c) 2.
146.64(3)
(3) Grant application. A hospital may apply, in the form and manner determined by the department, to receive a grant under
sub. (2) (a).
146.64(4)
(4) Eligibility. A hospital that has an accredited graduate medical training program in any of the following specialties may apply to receive a grant under
sub. (3):
146.64 History
History: 2013 a. 20.
146.65
146.65
Rural health dental clinics. 146.65(1)
(1) From the appropriation account under
s. 20.435 (1) (dm), the department shall distribute moneys as follows:
146.65(1)(a)
(a) In each fiscal year, not more than $232,000, to the rural health dental clinic located in Ladysmith that provides dental services to persons who are developmentally disabled or elderly or who have low income, in the counties of Rusk, Price, Taylor, Sawyer, and Chippewa.
146.65(1)(b)
(b) In each fiscal year, not more than $355,600, to the rural health dental clinic located in Menomonie that provides dental services to persons who are developmentally disabled or elderly or who have low income, in the counties of Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, and St. Croix.
146.65(1)(c)
(c) In each fiscal year, not more than $400,000, to a rural health clinic in Chippewa Falls to provide dental services to persons who are developmentally disabled or elderly or who have low income, in the area surrounding Chippewa Falls, including the counties of Chippewa, Dunn, Barron, Taylor, Clark, and Eau Claire.
146.65(2)
(2) The department shall also seek federal funding to support the operations of the rural health dental clinics under
sub. (1).
146.66
146.66
Low-income dental clinics. 146.66(1)
(1) From the appropriation account under
s. 20.435 (1) (dk), in each fiscal year, the department shall award grants to no fewer than 9 nonprofit dental clinics that meet the eligibility requirements under
sub. (2) and are located in this state.
146.66(2)
(2) To be eligible for a grant under
sub. (1), a nonprofit dental clinic must satisfy all of the following requirements:
146.66(2)(b)
(b) The clinic's primary purpose is to provide dental care to low-income patients, which may include any of the following individuals:
146.66(3)
(3) The department shall seek federal funding to support the operations of dental clinics that receive grants under
sub. (1) and shall request that the federal department of health and human services encourage collaborative arrangements between private dentists and health centers that receive federal funds under
42 USC 254b.
146.66 History
History: 2011 a. 32.
146.68
146.68
Grant for colposcopies and other services. From the appropriation account under
s. 20.435 (1) (dg), the department shall provide $75,000 in each fiscal year to an entity that satisfies the following criteria to provide colposcopic examinations and to provide services to medical assistance recipients or persons who are eligible for medical assistance:
146.68(1)
(1) The entity is located in the western or northern public health region of the state, as determined by the department.
146.68(2)
(2) The entity provides Papanicolaou tests, and at least 50 percent of the persons for whom the entity provides Papanicolaou tests are recipients of medical assistance or are eligible for medical assistance.
146.68 History
History: 2007 a. 20;
2009 a. 28.
146.71
146.71
Determination of death. An individual who has sustained either irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions or irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem, is dead. A determination of death shall be made in accordance with accepted medical standards.
146.71 History
History: 1981 c. 134.
146.71 Annotation
To determine whether an infant was "born alive" under s. 939.22 (16) for purposes of the homicide laws, courts apply s. 146.71. State v. Cornelius,
152 Wis. 2d 272,
448 N.W.2d 434 (Ct. App. 1989).
146.81(1)
(1) "Health care provider" means any of the following:
146.81(1)(d)
(d) A physician, physician assistant, perfusionist, or respiratory care practitioner licensed or certified under
subch. II of ch. 448.
146.81 Note
NOTE: As the result of an error in the transcription of
2001 Wis. Act 70, "or physical therapist assistant" was omitted from the publication of par. (dg) in the 2001 to 2011 statute volumes. It is inserted under s. 35.17.
146.81(1)(hg)
(hg) A social worker, marriage and family therapist, or professional counselor certified or licensed under
ch. 457.
146.81(1)(hm)
(hm) A speech-language pathologist or audiologist licensed under
subch. II of ch. 459 or a speech and language pathologist licensed by the department of public instruction.
146.81(1)(hp)
(hp) A massage therapist or bodywork therapist licensed under
ch. 460.
146.81(1)(j)
(j) A corporation or limited liability company of any providers specified under
pars. (a) to
(hp) that provides health care services.
146.81(1)(k)
(k) A cooperative health care association organized under
s. 185.981 that directly provides services through salaried employees in its own facility.
