46.283(3)(k)(k) A determination of eligibility for state supplemental payments under s. 49.77, medical assistance under s. 49.46, 49.468, 49.47, or 49.471, or the federal food stamp program under 7 USC 2011 to 2029.

46.283(4)(a)(a) Provide services within the entire geographic area prescribed for the resource center by the department.

46.283(4)(b)(b) Submit to the department all reports and data required or requested by the department.

46.283(4)(c)(c) Implement internal quality improvement and quality assurance processes that meet standards prescribed by the department.

46.283(4)(d)(d) Cooperate with any review by an external advocacy organization.

46.283(4)(f)(f) Perform a functional screening and a financial and cost-sharing screening for any resident who requests a screening and assist any resident who is eligible and chooses to enroll in a care management organization or the self-directed services option to do so.

46.283(4)(g)(g) Perform a functional screening and a financial and cost-sharing screening for any person seeking admission to a nursing home, community-based residential facility, residential care apartment complex, or adult family home, if the secretary has certified that the resource center is available to the person and the facility and the person is determined by the resource center to have a condition that is expected to last at least 90 days that would require care, assistance, or supervision. A resource center may not require a financial and cost-sharing screening for a person seeking admission or about to be admitted on a private pay basis who waives the requirement for a financial and cost-sharing screening under this paragraph, unless the person is expected to become eligible for medical assistance within 6 months. A resource center need not perform a functional screening for a person seeking admission or about to be admitted for whom a functional screening was performed within the previous 6 months.

46.283(4)(h)(h) Provide access to services under s. 46.90 and ch. 55 to a person who is eligible for the services, through cooperation with the elder-adult-at-risk agency or the adult-at-risk agency that provides the services.

46.283(4)(i)(i) Assure that emergency calls to the resource center are responded to promptly, 24 hours per day.

46.283(4)(j)(j) Target any outreach, education, and prevention services it provides and any service development efforts it conducts on the basis of findings made by the governing board of the resource center under sub. (6) (b) 2. and 3.

46.283(5)(5) Funding. From the appropriation accounts under s. 20.435 (1) (n), (4) (b), (bd), (bm), (gm), (pa), and (w), and (7) (b) and (md), the department may contract with organizations that meet standards under sub. (3) for performance of the duties under sub. (4) and shall distribute funds for services provided by resource centers.

46.283(6)(a)2.2. At least one-fourth of the members of the governing board shall be individuals who belong to a client group served by the resource center or their family members, guardians, or other advocates. The proportion of these board members who belong to each client group, or their family members, guardians, or advocates, shall be the same, respectively, as the proportion of individuals in this state who receive services under s. 46.2805 to 46.2895 and belong to each client group.

46.283(6)(a)3.3. An individual who has a financial interest in, or serves on the governing board of, a care management organization or an organization that administers a program described under s. 46.2805 (1) (a) or (b) or a managed care program under s. 49.45 for individuals who are eligible to receive supplemental security income under 42 USC 1381 to 1383c, which serves any geographic area also served by a resource center, and the individual’s family members, may not serve as members of the governing board of the resource center.

46.283(6)(b)(b) The governing board of a resource center shall do all of the following:

46.283(6)(b)1.1. Determine the structure, policies, and procedures of, and oversee the operations of, the resource center. The operations of a resource center that is operated by a county are subject to the county’s ordinances and budget.

46.283(6)(b)2.2. Annually gather information from consumers and providers of long-term care services and other interested persons concerning the adequacy of long-term care services offered in the area served by the resource center. The board shall provide well-advertised opportunities for persons to participate in the board’s information gathering activities conducted under this subdivision.

46.283(6)(b)3.3. Identify any gaps in services, living arrangements, and community resources needed by individuals belonging to the client groups served by the resource center, especially those with long-term care needs.

46.283(6)(b)5.5. Recommend strategies for building local capacity to serve older persons and persons with physical or developmental disabilities, as appropriate, to local elected officials or the department.

46.283(6)(b)8.8. Annually review interagency agreements between the resource center and care management organizations that provide services in the area served by the resource center and make recommendations, as appropriate, on the interaction between the resource center and the care management organizations to assure coordination between or among them and to assure access to and timeliness in provision of services by the resource center and the care management organizations.

46.283(7)(7) Confidentiality; exchange of information. No record, as defined in s. 19.32 (2), of a resource center that contains personally identifiable information, as defined in s. 19.62 (5), concerning an individual who receives services from the resource center may be disclosed by the resource center without the individual’s informed consent, except as follows:

46.283(7)(a)(a) A resource center may provide information as required to comply with s. 16.009 (2) (p) or 49.45 (4) or as necessary for the department to administer the program under ss. 46.2805 to 46.2895.

46.283(7)(b)(b) Notwithstanding ss. 48.78 (2) (a), 49.45 (4), 49.83, 51.30, 51.45 (14) (a), 55.22 (3), 146.82, 252.11 (7), 253.07 (3) (c) and 938.78 (2) (a), a resource center acting under this section may exchange confidential information about a client, as defined in s. 46.287 (1), without the informed consent of the client, under s. 46.21 (2m) (c), 46.215 (1m), 46.22 (1) (dm), 46.23 (3) (e), 46.284 (7), 46.2895 (10), 51.42 (3) (e) or 51.437 (4r) (b) in the county of the resource center, if necessary to enable the resource center to perform its duties or to coordinate the delivery of services to the client.