AB371-AA1,14,13 1. Determines a person's eligibility for multiple public assistance programs by means of a single registration or application.

AB371-AA1,14,16 2. Allows administrators of public assistance programs to access data related to an individual that was previously collected in connection with a different public assistance program.

AB371-AA1,14,18 3. Provides a single, automated care plan identifying a comprehensive array of service activities needed to address the assessed risks for an individual.

AB371-AA1,14,21 4. Provides a scheduling or referral system that matches an individual's service needs with available health care, public assistance, or economic assistance providers.

AB371-AA1,14,25 (2) The department of health services shall develop a detailed plan to implement an expanded system under sub. (1) (a) no later than 12 months after the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date]. The plan shall contain cost estimates and a proposed timeline for implementation.

AB371-AA1,15,4 (3) The department of health services shall collaborate with appropriate state agencies to expand the system under sub. (1) (a) and to develop and implement the system under sub. (1) (b). State agencies shall cooperate with the department on these projects.

AB371-AA1, s. 2b Section 2b. 50.36 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB371-AA1,15,8 50.36 (2m) The department shall promulgate rules that require hospitals to ensure that best practices for postpartum patients and newborns are supported in the hospital. The rules shall do all of the following:

AB371-AA1,15,10 (a) Require that a hospital develop for all postpartum patients an appropriate discharge plan that shall do all of the following:

AB371-AA1,15,15 1. Ensure that, to the extent practicable, an appointment with a health care provider has been scheduled for the newborn within an appropriate time after discharge, considering the nutritional and health needs of the newborn, in accordance with the recommendations established by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

AB371-AA1,15,17 2. Ensure that the mother is consulted and provided with assistance regarding health care resources available to her newborn.

AB371-AA1,15,19 3. Ensure that the mother is consulted and provided with assistance regarding the safe transportation of her newborn.

AB371-AA1,15,23 (b) Require education of postpartum patients, orally in person, before discharge on newborn care, including safe sleeping arrangements, how to access breastfeeding information and support, including reliable information on Internet Web site, and car seat safety, prior to discharge.

AB371-AA1,16,4 (c) Require that health care providers, including physicians, orally in person, recommend and actively support breastfeeding for all newborns for whom breastfeeding is not medically contraindicated, provide parents with complete, up-to-date information to ensure that their feeding decision is fully informed, and provide a referral to a lactation specialist or a public health nurse for a home visit at the parent's request.

AB371-AA1, s. 2c Section 2c. 50.36 (3i) of the statutes is created to read:

AB371-AA1,16,12 50.36 (3i) A hospital may grant a nurse-midwife licensed under s. 441.15 (3) who is covered under the injured patients and families compensation fund under s. 655.27 any hospital staff privilege that a hospital must, under sub. (3) (a), afford to persons licensed to practice medicine and surgery under subch. II of ch. 448 or to practice podiatry under subch. IV of ch. 448, including hospital staff privileges to admit, treat, and discharge any patient for whom a nurse-midwife is qualified to provide care.

AB371-AA1, s. 2d Section 2d. 69.02 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB371-AA1,16,22 69.02 (2) (c) The department shall promulgate rules establishing designations of race and ethnicity to be used in reporting the race and ethnicity of a registrant under s. 69.14 (1) (i). The designations shall be sufficiently detailed to enable compilation and analysis of data related to births and birth outcomes among all significant racial and ethnic populations in the state and to assist in the design and evaluation of programs and policies designed to improve birth outcomes. The rules shall also establish procedures designed to ensure that the racial and ethnic designations included on each certificate of birth accurately reflect the race and ethnicity of the registrant as directly reported by the registrant's mother.

AB371-AA1, s. 2e Section 2e. 69.14 (1) (i) of the statutes is created to read:

AB371-AA1,16,25 69.14 (1) (i) Registrant's race. A certificate of birth shall include the race and ethnicity of the registrant, as reported by the mother of the registrant.

AB371-AA1, s. 2f Section 2f. 71.07 (9e) (aj) (intro.) of the statutes, as created by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, is amended to read:

AB371-AA1,17,7 71.07 (9e) (aj) (intro.) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010, and subject to par. (h), an individual may credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.02 an amount equal to one of the following percentages of the federal basic earned income credit for which the person is eligible for the taxable year under section 32 (b) (1) (A) to (C) of the Internal Revenue Code:

AB371-AA1, s. 2g Section 2g. 71.07 (9e) (h) of the statutes is created to read:

AB371-AA1,17,14 71.07 (9e) (h) Notwithstanding the limitations in par. (aj), a person may claim the credit under par. (aj) even if, with regard to the child about whom the claim is made, the child does not have the same principal place of abode as the person claiming the credit and even if another person claims the credit under section 32 (b) (1) (A) to (C) of the Internal Revenue Code and under par. (aj) for that child, if all of the following apply:

AB371-AA1,17,16 1. The claimant is subject to and in compliance with a child support order under s. 767.511 with respect to that child.

AB371-AA1,17,18 2. The claimant meets the definition of parent under s. 48.02 (13) with respect to that child.

AB371-AA1, s. 2h Section 2h. 253.035 of the statutes is created to read:

AB371-AA1,17,23 253.035 Neonatal intensive care unit report. (1) In this section, "neonatal intensive care unit" means a hospital unit on which special equipment and skilled medical personnel for the care of high-risk infants requiring immediate or continuous attention are concentrated.

AB371-AA1,17,25 (2) (a) Beginning July 1, 2012, the department shall collect all of the following information from hospitals that have a neonatal intensive care unit: