AB133-ASA1,592,18 (f) Assistance to a person who is eligible for the family care benefit with respect to the person's choice of whether or not to enroll in a care management organization and, if so, which available care management organization would best meet his or her needs.

AB133-ASA1,592,20 (g) Assistance in enrolling in a care management organization for persons who choose to enroll.

AB133-ASA1,592,23 (h) Equitable assignment of priority on any necessary waiting lists, consistent with criteria prescribed by the department, for persons who are eligible for the family care benefit but who do not meet the criteria under s. 46.286 (3).

AB133-ASA1,593,3 (i) Assessment of risk for each person who is on a waiting list, as described in par. (h), development with the person of an interim plan of care and assistance to the person in arranging for services.

AB133-ASA1,593,5 (j) Transitional services to families whose children with physical or developmental disabilities are preparing to enter the adult service system.

AB133-ASA1,593,8 (k) A determination of eligibility for state supplemental payments under s. 49.77, medical assistance under s. 49.46, 49.468 or 49.47 or the federal food stamp program under 7 USC 2011 to 2029.

AB133-ASA1,593,9 (4) Duties. A resource center shall do all of the following:

AB133-ASA1,593,11 (a) Provide services within the entire geographic area prescribed for the resource center by the department.

AB133-ASA1,593,13 (b) Submit to the department all reports and data required or requested by the department.

AB133-ASA1,593,15 (c) Implement internal quality improvement and quality assurance processes that meet standards prescribed by the department.

AB133-ASA1,593,16 (d) Cooperate with any review by an external advocacy organization.

AB133-ASA1,593,23 (e) Within 6 months after the family care benefit is available to all eligible persons in the area of the resource center, provide information about the services of the resource center, including the services specified in sub. (3) (d), about assessments under s. 46.284 (4) (b) and care plans under s. 46.284 (4) (c) and about the family care benefit to all older persons and persons with a physical disability who are residents of nursing homes, community-based residential facilities, adult family homes and residential care apartment complexes in the area of the resource center.

AB133-ASA1,594,3 (f) Provide a functional and financial screen to any resident, as specified in par. (e), who requests a screen and assist any resident who is eligible and chooses to enroll in a care management organization to do so.

AB133-ASA1,594,9 (g) Provide a functional and financial screen to 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.

AB133-ASA1,594,12 (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 county agency or agencies that provide the services.

AB133-ASA1,594,14 (i) Assure that emergency calls to the resource center are responded to promptly, 24 hours per day.

AB133-ASA1,594,18 (5) Funding. From the appropriation accounts under s. 20.435 (4) (b), (bm) and (pa) and (7) (b), (bd) 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.

AB133-ASA1,594,23 (6) Governing board. A resource center shall have a governing board that reflects the ethnic and economic diversity of the geographic area served by the resource center. At least one-fourth of the members of the governing board shall be older persons or persons with physical or developmental disabilities or their family members, guardians or other advocates.

AB133-ASA1,595,3 (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:

AB133-ASA1,595,6 (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.

AB133-ASA1,595,13 (b) Notwithstanding ss. 48.78 (2) (a), 49.45 (4), 49.83, 51.30, 51.45 (14) (a), 55.06 (17) (c), 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.

AB133-ASA1, s. 1075 Section 1075. 46.284 of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-ASA1,595,19 46.284 Care management organizations. (1) Application for contract. (a) After considering recommendations of the local long-term care council under s. 46.282 (3) (a) 1., a county board of supervisors and, in a county with a county executive or a county administrator, the county executive or county administrator, may decide all of the following:

AB133-ASA1,595,23 1. Whether to authorize one or more county departments under s. 46.21, 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 or an aging unit under s. 46.82 (1) (a) 1. or 2. to apply to the department for a contract to operate a care management organization and, if so, which to authorize and what client group to serve.

AB133-ASA1,595,25 2. Whether to create a family care district to apply to the department for a contract to operate a care management organization.

AB133-ASA1,596,4 (b) The governing body of a tribe or band or of the Great Lakes inter-tribal council, inc., may decide whether to authorize a tribal agency to apply to the department for a contract to operate a care management organization for tribal members and, if so, which client group to serve.

AB133-ASA1,596,9 (c) Under the requirements of par. (a), a county board of supervisors may decide to apply to the department for a contract to operate a multicounty care management organization in conjunction with the county board or boards of one or more other counties or a county-tribal care management organization in conjunction with the governing body of a tribe or band or the Great Lakes inter-tribal council, inc.

AB133-ASA1,596,14 (d) Under the requirements of par. (b), the governing body of a tribe or band may decide to apply to the department for a contract to operate a care management organization in conjunction with the governing body or governing bodies of one or more other tribes or bands or the Great Lakes inter-tribal council, inc., or with a county board of supervisors.

AB133-ASA1,596,19 (2) Contracts. (a) The department may contract for operation of a care management organization only with an entity that is certified as meeting the requirements under sub. (3). No entity may operate as a care management organization under the requirements of this section unless so certified and under contract with the department.