Wisconsin Legislature: Health and Family Services, Department of

Human papillomavirus: school boards and private and charter schools required to provide information from DHFS and DPI to parents and guardians of pupils enrolled in grades 6 to 12 - SB252

Inpatient facility reimbursement: county department of community programs reimbursement requirement reduced; DHFS appropriation provision - AB509

``Lead inspection" eliminated and replaced with ``lead investigation" in the statutes (remedial legislation) - SB327

MA dental rate increase pilot project; DHFS to increase MA pediatric dental rates in certain counties; report to JCF [S.Sub.Amdt.1; deleted by A.Sub.Amdt.1 or A.Amdt.1] - SB40

Marijuana: medical necessity defense and immunity from arrest and prosecution; registry created; federal law provisions - AB550

Mold assessors and mold remediators: licensure requirements by DHFS established; report required - AB312

Pediatric dental care and adult emergency dental services provided by certain counties: DHFS to request federal waiver and submit amendments to state MA plan for pilot program, reports required - AB927

Pharmacy dispensing fee increase for generic drugs re certain MA programs; DHFS duties specified [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 9121 (7j)] - SB40

Physical health risk assessment and disease management re MA or Badger Care enrollees [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 1559g, h, 1641d, e, 9121 (7j)] - SB40

Physical health risk assessment required for everyone eligible for MA or Badger Care; DHFS to develop and implement disease management programs - SB147

Prescription drug assistance for the elderly: DHFS report requirement re compliance of certain pharmacies and pharmacists repealed [Sec. 1654] - SB40

Prescription drug assistance program for the elderly: DHFS to seek amendment to federal Medicaid waiver to allow property taxes be deducted from income when determining eligibility - AB137

Prescription drug assistance program for the elderly: DHFS to seek amendment to federal Medicaid waiver to allow property taxes be deducted from income when determining eligibility - SB76

Primary care physicians and dentists who provide services to MA recipients at a high rate of service: nonrefundable individual and corporate income tax credits created - AB748

Provider claims under MA, Badger Care, and the prescription drug assistance program for the elderly: DHFS requirements to issue payments codified, exceptions provided - AB385

Smoking cessation program for MA recipients [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 9121 (7L)] - SB40

Soft drink tax re wholesale sales created; revenue deposited into the dental access trust fund to supplement MA and DHFS dental services - AB237

Soft drink tax re wholesale sales created; revenue deposited into the dental access trust fund to supplement MA and DHFS dental services - SB117

State emergency medical services plan: DHFS report eliminated [Sec. 2867] - SB40

State of emergency: state agency status for health care facilities and certain health care providers revised; governing bodies of counties allowed to make declarations of emergencies; civil liability immunity for donating or selling qualified food and household products modified; State Interoperability Council made a statutory council and renamed the Interoperability Council; tornado or other hazardous drill requirement in public and private schools revised [A.Amdt.1: mass clinic provision added; A.Amdt.2: schools to report on fire and tornado drills to fire department; S.Amdt.2: qualified emergency household products revision] - AB321

Statewide immunization program to protect against certain diseases and tetanus: DHFS report eliminated [Sec. 3035] - SB40

Statewide poison control funding increased [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 2869h] - SB40

Statewide Tobacco Use Program: DHFS report repealed re grants awarded and donations accepted [Sec. 3069, 3070] - SB40

Value-based health care purchasing initiatives; Wisconsin Health Information Organization and centralized data repository provisions [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 543t, 2898h] - SB40

Veteran interim health care plan created - AB596

Voluntary and informed consent to an abortion: physician requirement to provide certain information revised re suspected domestic abuse, sexual assault, or incest; materials published by DHFS to include domestic abuse services information - AB427

Volunteer Health Care Provider Program: status as a state agent of DHFS extended to provider regardless of certain medical malpractice insurance coverage - AB263

Volunteer Health Care Provider Program: status as state agents of DHFS expanded to include licensed pharmacists and pharmacy technicians - SB48

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Alcoholism treatment activities: DHFS report to Governor or state health planning and development agency repealed [Sec. 1826] - SB40

Alzheimer's disease or related dementia: DHFS required to establish standards of care and treatment; residential care facilities must satisfy those standards to hold themselves out as offering special services - AB493

American Indian health project grants: program revisions [Sec. 406, 2851-2861] - SB40

Bed assessment for intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded revised [Sec. 1529, 1800-1805, 2897, 9121 (1); Enrolled SB-40: nursing home rate increase, 1801g, 1803m, deletes 1529, 1801, 1803, 2897] - SB40

Biennial fees for licensed adult family homes and CBRFs: DHFS to set by rule [Sec. 1764, 1781, 9121 (3), (4)] - SB40

Caregiver convicted of abuse or neglect and requesting to demonstrate rehabilitation for licensure: DHFS report requirement repealed [Sec. 1793, 1794] - SB40

Caretaker registry: notification of pending investigations re patient abuse or neglect [A.Sub.Amdt.1 or A.Amdt.1; deleted by Conf.Sub.Amdt.1] - SB40

CBRF, residential care centers for children and youth, group homes, and adult family homes: licensure and certification revisions; community advisory committee required; DHFS and county department duties specified - SB268

Certified or registered residential care apartment complex and certified adult family homes: service of notices to include mail and electronic mail with return acknowledgement requested (remedial legislation) - SB328

Children's long-term managed care: DHFS to seek federal waivers for 3 pilot sites and funding [Sec. 1116, 1559] - SB40

CIP 1A for residents of state centers: DHFS report re employment effect on state employees eliminated [Sec. 925] - SB40

CIP II enhanced funding re persons who meet MA level care requirements and are diverted from imminent entry into nursing homes: limitation on number of persons eliminated; DHFS provision - SB32

Community aids: basic county allocation for each fiscal year set [Sec. 1100, 1101] - SB40

Community aids funds allocated to counties: requirement re submission of proposed budget to DHFS repealed [Sec. 1105] - SB40

Community mental health block grant allocations [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 1101p, 1167n, 1835c] - SB40

Developmental Disabilities, Council on, transferred to DOA from DHFS [Sec. 52, 528, 1824, 9121 (2)] - SB40

DHFS report re the utilization of beds by MA recipients in nursing homes and CBRFs and including transfer of MA appropriated GPR to Long-Term Support COP revised - AB929

DHFS report to BOALTC re certain nursing home matters and short-term care of residents: requirement repealed [Sec. 1763] - SB40

Disability ombudsman program for Family Care recipients [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 954m] - SB40

Disabled children's long-term support services: county may retain certain fee [Sec. 409, 416, 795, 814, 835, 1590, 2882] - SB40

Disproportionate share hospitals: revision re DHFS payment of MA supplements [Sec. 1391, 1538, 9321 (7)] - SB40

DWD allocation of moneys re various public assistance and child care related purposes revised; grant moneys for the Educare Center of Milwaukee [Sec. 1421, 1436-1447, 1449-1451, 1453, 1454] - SB40

Family Care benefit entitlement and eligibility revisions [Sec. 952, 981, 982, 1005-1016, 1018] - SB40

Family Care district renamed Long-term care district; Wisconsin Partnership Program operation provision; administrative revisions [Sec. 18, 19, 131-134, 156, 163, 631, 632, 692, 756, 757, 759, 846, 850, 868, 880, 917, 938, 939, 978, 993, 1000-1002, 1021-1073, 1821, 1822, 1876-1878, 1930-1932, 2020, 2608, 2642, 2643, 2647, 2665, 3678, 3931, 3932, 9421 (7)] - SB40

Family Care liaison and advocacy services for Grant County [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 954mb] - SB40

Family Care program expanded, districts renamed ``long-term care districts"; JCF authority revised; changes re county use of COP funds, Wisconsin Partnership Program operations, resource center governing boards and local and regional committees [for section numbers, see entry under ``Nursing homes and adult care"] - SB40

Family Care program expanded; JCF authority revised; county use of COP funds for mental health, substance abuse, or Family Support Program services permitted in certain cases [for sections numbers, see entry under ``Persons with disabilities"] - SB40

Family Care provider contracts [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 997m, 9321 (9c)] - SB40

Family Support Program re care of disabled children: DHFS to set criteria for service priority funding [Sec. 1202, 1203] - SB40

Food stamp recipients' employment and training program transferred from DWD to DHFS; food stamp eligibility re child support noncompliance revised [Sec. 387, 464, 1397-1407, 1425, 1662-1669, 2645, 9421 (8); Enrolled SB-40: further revisions, 9154 (3k), deletes 1668, 9421 (8)] - SB40

Group home revolving fund repealed [Sec. 410, 1201] - SB40

Health care quality fund created; funding from cigarette excise tax increase, money transfer from Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund, and other sources; to be another funding source for MA, Badger Care, prescription drugs for seniors, and tobacco use control [for section numbers, see entry under ``Insurance — Health"] - SB40

Health care tax credit (HCTC) program: current HIRSP Authority requirements repealed; provisions re Badger Care Plus as an HCTC qualifying plan [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 1605 (2m), 2895h] - SB40

HIRSP Authority changes; Health Care Tax Credit Program requirement repealed [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, Health Care Tax Credit Program provision removed, OCI to approve exceptions for persons ineligible for HIRSP coverage, MA demonstration project provision added] - SB226

Hunger report by DHFS re plan documenting hunger and recommending strategies: requirement eliminated [Sec. 1177, 1178] - SB40

Insurance claim intercept for MA liability or child support obligation: requirements created [Sec. 1754, 9321 (9)] - SB40

Long-term care facilities, information, referral, and assessment: requirements revised [Sec. 909, 916, 921, 927, 928, 1760-1762, 1765-1767, 1769, 1770, 1773, 1774, 1777, 1779, 1780, 1806, 1808] - SB40

MA, Badger Care, Senior Care, and Family Care claims: time limits for paying [A.Sub.Amdt.1 or A.Amdt.1; deleted by Conf.Sub.Amdt.1] - SB40

MA coverage of certain childless adults under age 65: DHFS to request federal waiver for demonstration project [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 382, 390, 392w, 393, 1392, 1546, 2881, 2894h, 9421 (4)] - SB40

MA coverage of certain childless adults under age 65: DHFS to request federal waiver for demonstration project; relief block grant revision [Sec. 382, 390, 1392, 1546, 2881] - SB40

MA eligibility: DHFS to request a waiver re disregarding income and assets of person's spouse under certain conditions - AB691

MA or Badger Care eligibility extended for parents following death of a child; DHFS to request federal waiver [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 1554m] - SB40

Medicare Part D re persons with HIV infections: restriction on DHFS subsidization of premiums revised [Sec. 3037, 3038] - SB40

Mental health and AODA insurance coverage revisions; consumer price index made basis of change; DHFS report [Sec. 3682-3687, 9325 (3)] - SB40

``Nurse's assistant", ``hospice aide", and ``home health aide" changed to ``nurse aide"; ``intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded" changed to ``intermediate care facility for persons with mental retardation"; ``instructional and competency evaluation program" changed to ``instructional program" and DHFS duties revised; ``feeding assistant" caregiver classification created, nursing home provisions; reporting certain allegations to DRL eliminated (remedial legislation) - SB548

Nursing home and CBRF licensure law changes re monitor or appointment of a receiver [Sec. 1785, 1786, 1788-1791, 9321 (2)] - SB40

Nursing home violations and forfeiture assessments: certain DHFS report eliminated [Sec. 1787] - SB40

Outreach services in south central and southeastern Wisconsin: funding for health, mental health, housing, assisted living, domestic violence, and other services [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 1116e] - SB40

People with Developmental Disabilities, Board for, created; staff, funding, positions, and authority of Council on Developmental Disabilities transferred to [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 52b, 330s, 524w, 1824b, 9101 (10q), 9121 (9i), 9221 (1q), 9255 (1q)] - SB40

Personal care worker agency re private residence: disclosure of certain information from background check to client or guardian; updated background information on caregivers required every two years [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, any entity employing personal care givers to conduct a background check, exception and DHFS duties] - SB393

Pharmacy management services for all DHFS-operated institutions: issuance of request for proposals required [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 1810r] - SB40

Physical Disabilities, Council on: DHFS to allocate funding for [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 1073v] - SB40

Physical Disabilities, Council on, duties eliminated re recommendations to various state officers and report re city ordinance time limitations on dedicated parking spaces [Sec. 1074, 1075, 3430] - SB40

Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE): DHFS may administer under the MA program (remedial legislation) - AB616

Protective placement of an individual with a developmental disability in a nursing home: exception to prohibitions created re placement of 30 days or less after release from a hospital (remedial legislation) - AB611

Public assistance eligibility: documentary proof of citizenship or satisfactory immigration status required; exception provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1 or A.Amdt.1; deleted by Conf.Sub.Amdt.1] - SB40

Quality home care program: DHFS grant to organization providing services [Sec. 1114] - SB40

Residential care apartment complex included in definition of long-term care facility re long-term care ombudsman activities; assessment and resident rights provisions; posting of long-term care ombudsman contact information required - AB664