Subject Index

Resident of center for developmentally disabled relocated into the community: reimbursement rate to center revised; provision re county delicensing of beds removed [Sec. 1131, 1320]  - SB44

Special order of business for March 11, 2004 established re SB-484 -  AR39

Specialized medical vehicle: MA-certified provider requirements revised re wheelchair accomodations  - AB549

Spousal impoverishment under the MA program: laws revised [Sec. 1394-1400; original bill only]  - SB44

Targeted case management services under MA: eligibility and federal reimbursement [Sec. 1379-1381]  - SB44

Universal health plan for Wisconsin established; Department of Health Planning and Finance and Health Policy Board created; LRB provision -  AB229

Universal health plan for Wisconsin established; Department of Health Planning and Finance and Health Policy Board created; LRB provision -  SB90

Volunteer health care provider: definition expanded to include dental hygienists; providing dental services to MA recipients authorized -  AB500

Volunteer health care provider: definition expanded to include dental hygienists; providing dental services to MA recipients authorized -  SB243

Women diagnosed with certain precancerous conditions: MA eligibility expanded [Sec. 1406-1408, 1410]  - SB44

medical clinic or center Medical clinic or center, see Hospitals

medical college of wisconsin, inc Medical college of Wisconsin, inc.

Breast cancer research program and grant created and individual income tax checkoff procedure [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, grants specifically awarded to Medical College of Wisconsin and U.W. Comprehensive Cancer Center, reports required] -  AB351

GPR appropriation amount re Wisconsin residents paying full tuition, cap on number of residents funded, and cap on tuition assessed on residents eliminated [Sec. 347, 948, 950, 952] - SB44

medical education Medical education, see also Marquette dental school; Medical college of Wisconsin, inc.; Nurses; University of Wisconsin — College of medicine; Veterinary medicine

Graduate medical education costs: DHFS to fund re MA program benefits appropriation [S.Amdt.121 to S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9124 (12q)] -  SB44

Medical residents and fellows exempt from annual health care information assessments -  AB670

Primary health care program and funding of graduate medical education for MA providers: funding eliminated [Sec. 458, 1111, 1112, 1134, 1135, 1166, 1311, 1328, 1365-1369, 1372, 1378, 1404, 1405, 1409, 2062] -  SB44

Vaccine administration and teaching self-administration technique to a patient: certain persons enrolled in accredited school of pharmacy may perform under supervision of qualified pharmacists -  AB894

Vaccine administration and teaching self-administration technique to a patient: certain persons enrolled in accredited school of pharmacy may perform under supervision of qualified pharmacists -  SB426

Wisconsin health education loan repayment transfer [S.Sub. Amdt.1: Sec. 9225 (1f)] -  SB44

medical examining board Medical examining board

Chelation therapy: physician permitted to practice -  AB397

Chelation therapy: physician permitted to practice -  SB200

Employment discrimination based on creed expanded re health care provider refusal to participate in certain activities; power of attorney for health care instruments and patient declarations; exemption from liability; civil action and examining boards provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, patient declaration provision replaced with ``conscience rights notification"; S.Amdts.1 and 2: further revisions]  - AB67

Health care professional discipline process duties of DORL, report required; MEB membership, authority re summary suspension of credentials, and forfeiture for unprofessional conduct revised; national practitioner data bank reporting requirements; therapeutic-related deaths reported to DORL  - SB227

MEB to make certain information about physicians available to the public; health care providers allowed to correct health care information collected by DHFS -  SB226

medical facility Medical facility, see specific subject

medical leave Medical leave, see Family

medical malpractice Medical malpractice

Cancer drug repository program established by DHFS; civil liability immunity provision [A.Amdt.1: certain supplies added; A.Amdt.6: civil liability provision modified]  - AB845

Cancer drug repository program established by DHFS; civil liability immunity provision -  SB452

Employment discrimination based on creed expanded re health care provider refusal to participate in certain activities; power of attorney for health care instruments and patient declarations; exemption from liability; civil action and examining boards provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, patient declaration provision replaced with ``conscience rights notification"; S.Amdts.1 and 2: further revisions]  - AB67

General fund receipt of transfers from patient's compensation, local government property insurance, and state life insurance funds [Sec. 9228 (2)-(4); original bill only]  - SB44

Health care provider availability and cost control fund created; funds transferred from patient's compensation fund; MA provision [Sec. 299, 454, 464, 829, 837, 841, 1130, 2652-2657, 9228 (1); S.Sub.Amdt.1: deletes all sections except 454]  - SB44

Injured patients and families compensation fund: purpose modified -  AB983

Loss of society and companionship in medical malpractice cases re adult children and parents -  AB937

Loss of society and companionship in medical malpractice cases re adult children and parents -  SB187

Loss of society and companionship in medical malpractice cases re adult children and parents -  SB467

Medical malpractice claim re state officer, employee, or agent: notice to AG revised -  SB70

Patients compensation fund: purpose and integrity definitions and name changed to injured patients and families compensation fund -  AB487

Patients compensation fund: purpose and integrity definitions and name changed to injured patients and families compensation fund -  SB238

medical practice Medical practice, see specific medical occupation

medical practice, group Medical practice, Group

Defined network plans: coverage of prosthetic and orthotic devices required -  SB288

Defined network plans: notice regarding reproductive health care services required in provider directory  - AB389

Defined network plans submission of quality assurance plan: requirement revised -  SB515

Diabetes treatment: health insurance required to cover prescription medications in addition to insulin, exceptions provided - AB362

Drugs for the treatment of cancer: health care plans required to cover -  AB364

Health care plan must allow any provider to participate, conditions set; 30-day period when pharmacists elect to participate for at least one year extended to certain other health care professionals -  AB690

Health care plan must allow any provider to participate, conditions set; 30-day period when pharmacists elect to participate for at least one year extended to certain other health care professionals -  AB995

Health care provider service rates and insurer health care services reimbursement rates re MA: DHFS to post certain MA information on its website and may post certain information that providers and insurers are required to report  - AB895

Health care provider service rates and insurer health care services reimbursement rates re MA: DHFS to post certain MA information on its website and may post certain information that providers and insurers are required to report  - AB895

HMO increased payments from DHFS: plan re savings resulting from rebates; JCF duties [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9124 (7c)]  - SB44

HMO provider assessment to be collected by DHFS, deposit in MA trust fund; moneys distributed to HMOs serving MA and Badger Care recipients [Sec. 469, 867, 1312, 1370, 1418, 9324 (14); original bill only] -  SB44

MA fee schedule for services: health care providers required to submit by certain date; DHFS to make available on Web site; insurers' rates of reimbursement statement provision  - AB995

Nervous or mental disorder or alcoholism or AODA treatment: health insurance coverage requirements modified; consumer price index provision; report required  - AB839

Nervous or mental disorder or alcoholism or AODA treatment: health insurance coverage requirements modified; consumer price index provision; report required  - SB72

Nervous or mental disorder or alcoholism or AODA treatment: prescription drug and diagnostic testing not included in minimum health insurance coverage limits; health insurance coverage requirements modified and consumer price index provision; report required -  AB995

Nervous or mental disorder or alcoholism or AODA treatment: prescription drug and diagnostic testing not included in minimum health insurance coverage limits; provider and policy provisions -  AB838

Nervous or mental disorder or alcoholism or AODA treatment: prescription drug and diagnostic testing not included in minimum health insurance coverage limits; provider and policy provisions -  SB71

Smoking cessation treatment and medications: health insurance coverage required -  AB708

medical resident Medical resident, see Medical education

medical savings account Medical savings account, see Insurance — Health

medical service Medical service, see also Medical assistance; specific medical occupation

Competency examination ordered by court: releasing report to sheriff, jailer, and certain health care providers  - SB131

Defined network plans: coverage of prosthetic and orthotic devices required -  SB288

DPI requirements eliminated re coordinating the exchange of teachers and promoting public awareness of, access to, and training of health professionals for rural and underserved urban areas -  AB725

Employment discrimination based on creed expanded re health care provider refusal to participate in certain activities; power of attorney for health care instruments and patient declarations; exemption from liability; civil action and examining boards provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, patient declaration provision replaced with ``conscience rights notification"; S.Amdts.1 and 2: further revisions]  - AB67

Employment discrimination because of temporary absence re volunteer fire fighter, EMT, first responder, or ambulance driver prohibited; hardship on employer and exemption provisions -  AB43

Employment discrimination because of temporary absence re volunteer fire fighter, EMT, first responder, or ambulance driver prohibited; hardship on employer and exemption provisions -  SB31

Firearm pointed at law enforcement officer and certain emergency personnel and bodily substances thrown or expelled by person in custody or detained by peace officer: prohibitions created [A.Amdt.2: bodily substances provisions revised, in custody or detained condition removed]  - AB206

Health care education programs: TCS board grants revised [Sec. 391-393, 942, 943, 944, 945] -  SB44

Health care facility: prohibitions re certain activities and preventing passage to and from; definition provided; civil cause of action created -  AB186

Health care powers of attorney and declarations to physicians executed in another state and in compliance with that state's laws is enforceable in Wisconsin; immunity provision  - AB554

Health care professional discipline process duties of DORL, report required; MEB membership, authority re summary suspension of credentials, and forfeiture for unprofessional conduct revised; national practitioner data bank reporting requirements; therapeutic-related deaths reported to DORL  - SB227

Health care providers: state agency status granted in certain cases re public health emergency declared by the Governor - AB919

Health care workers employed by health care facilities: requiring overtime without worker's consent prohibited; definition and employment discrimination provisions  - AB451

Health care workers employed by health care facilities: requiring overtime without worker's consent prohibited; definition and employment discrimination provisions  - SB177

Hospice nurse authorized to make a pronouncement of death under certain conditions -  AB405

Hospice nurse authorized to make a pronouncement of death under certain conditions -  SB196

Laboratory test reports of hospitals and certified laboratories re patient health care records: printed type size specified - AB132

Litigation expenses for EMS, EMT, first responder, fire fighter, or law enforcement or correctional officers: municipality required to pay, exceptions provided  - SB119

Local youth apprenticeship grants increased for health care and technology training -  AB987

MA supplemental payments for medical transportation services [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1393c] -  SB44

MEB to make certain information about physicians available to the public; health care providers allowed to correct health care information collected by DHFS -  SB226

Newborn umbilical cord blood: provisions for donation of created -  AB786

Patient health care records: circumstances under which health care provider may release without consent modified  - AB727

Patient health care records: circumstances under which health care provider may release without consent modified  - SB372