AB43,645,820 45.82 (2) The department of veterans affairs shall award a grant annually to
21a county that meets the standards developed under this section if the county
22executive, administrator, or administrative coordinator certifies to the department
23that it employs a county veterans service officer who, if chosen after April 15, 2015,
24is chosen from a list of candidates who have taken a civil service examination for the
25position of county veterans service officer developed and administered by the bureau

1of merit recruitment and selection in the department of administration, or is
2appointed under a civil service competitive examination procedure under s. 59.52 (8)
3or ch. 63. The grant shall be $9,350 $18,700 for a county with a population of less
4than 20,000, $11,000 $22,000 for a county with a population of 20,000 to 45,499,
5$12,650 $25,300 for a county with a population of 45,500 to 74,999, and $14,300
6$28,600 for a county with a population of 75,000 or more. The department of veterans
7affairs shall use the most recent Wisconsin official population estimates prepared by
8the demographic services center when making grants under this subsection.
AB43,789 9Section 789. 45.82 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,790 10Section 790. 45.82 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,645,1911 45.82 (4) The department shall provide grants to the governing bodies of
12federally recognized American Indian tribes and bands from the appropriation
13under s. 20.485 (2) (km) or (vu) if that governing body enters into an agreement with
14the department regarding the creation, goals, and objectives of a tribal veterans
15service officer, appoints a veteran to act as a tribal veterans service officer, and gives
16that veteran duties similar to the duties described in s. 45.80 (5), except that the
17veteran shall report to the governing body of the tribe or band. The department may
18make annual grants in an amount not to exceed $16,500 $33,000 per grant under this
19subsection and shall promulgate rules to implement this subsection.
AB43,791 20Section 791 . 46.03 (44) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,646,521 46.03 (44) Sexually transmitted disease treatment information. Prepare and
22keep current an information sheet to be distributed to a patient by a physician, a
23physician assistant, or certified an advanced practice registered nurse prescriber
24who may issue prescription orders under s. 441.09 (2) providing expedited partner
25therapy to that patient under s. 441.092, 448.035 , or 448.9725. The information

1sheet shall include information about sexually transmitted diseases and their
2treatment and about the risk of drug allergies. The information sheet shall also
3include a statement advising a person with questions about the information to
4contact his or her physician, advanced practice registered nurse, pharmacist, or local
5health department, as defined in s. 250.01 (4).
AB43,792 6Section 792. 46.056 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 46.056.
AB43,793 7Section 793. 46.056 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,794 8Section 794 . 46.10 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,647,129 46.10 (2) Except as provided in subs. (2m) and (14) (b) and (c), any person,
10including but not limited to a person admitted, committed, protected, or placed under
11s. 975.01, 1977 stats., s. 975.02, 1977 stats., s. 975.17, 1977 stats., s. 55.05 (5), 2003
12stats., and s. 55.06, 2003 stats., and ss. 51.10, 51.13, 51.15, 51.20, 51.35 (3), 51.37 (5),
1351.45 (10), (11), (12) and (13), 55.05, 55.055, 55.12, 55.13, 55.135, 971.14 (2) and (5),
14971.17 (1), 975.06 and 980.06, receiving care, maintenance, services , and supplies
15provided by any institution in this state including University of Wisconsin Hospitals
16and Clinics, in which the state is chargeable with all or part of the person's care,
17maintenance, services, and supplies, any person receiving care and services from a
18county department established under s. 51.42 or 51.437 or from a facility established
19under s. 49.73, and any person receiving treatment and services from a public or
20private agency under s. 980.06 (2) (c), 1997 stats., s. 980.08 (5), 2003 stats., or s.
21971.17 (3) (d) or (4) (e) or 980.08 (4) (g) and the person's property and estate, including
22the homestead, and the spouse of the person, and the spouse's property and estate,
23including the homestead, and, in the case of a minor child, the parents of the person,
24and their property and estates, including their homestead, and, in the case of a
25foreign child described in s. 48.839 (1) who became dependent on public funds for his

1or her primary support before an order granting his or her adoption, the resident of
2this state appointed guardian of the child by a foreign court who brought the child
3into this state for the purpose of adoption, and his or her property and estate,
4including his or her homestead, shall be liable for the cost of the care, maintenance,
5services, and supplies in accordance with the fee schedule established by the
6department under s. 46.03 (18). If a spouse, widow surviving spouse, or minor, or an
7incapacitated person may be lawfully dependent upon the property for their support,
8the court shall release all or such part of the property and estate from the charges
9that may be necessary to provide for those persons. The department shall make
10every reasonable effort to notify the liable persons as soon as possible after the
11beginning of the maintenance, but the notice or the receipt thereof is not a condition
12of liability.
AB43,795 13Section 795. 46.250 of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,647,17 1446.250 Service dog training grants. (1) From the appropriation under s.
1520.435 (5) (cm), the department shall award grants to organizations that train
16service dogs for the purpose of assisting providers in attaining accreditation specific
17to post-traumatic stress disorder training from Assistance Dog International.
AB43,647,19 18(2) The department shall promulgate rules to establish a process and criteria
19for organizations to apply for the grants under this section.
AB43,796 20Section 796. 46.2895 (8) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,648,821 46.2895 (8) (a) 1. If the long-term care district offers employment to any
22individual who was previously employed by a county, which participated in creating
23the district and at the time of the offer had not withdrawn or been removed from the
24district under sub. (14), and who while employed by the county performed duties
25relating to the same or a substantially similar function for which the individual is

1offered employment by the district and whose wages were established in who was
2covered by
a collective bargaining agreement with the county under subch. IV of ch.
3111 that is in effect on the date that the individual commences employment with the
4district, with respect to that individual, abide by the terms of the collective
5bargaining agreement concerning the individual's wages until the time of the
6expiration of that collective bargaining agreement or adoption of a collective
7bargaining agreement with the district under subch. IV of ch. 111 covering the
8individual as an employee of the district, whichever occurs first.
AB43,797 9Section 797. 46.40 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,648,1310 46.40 (8) Alzheimer's family and caregiver support allocation. Subject to
11sub. (9), for services to persons with Alzheimer's disease and their caregivers under
12s. 46.87, the department shall distribute not more than $2,808,900 $3,308,900 in
13each fiscal year.
AB43,798 14Section 798. 46.41 of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,648,21 1546.41 Grants for tribal long-term care system development. From the
16appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (b), the department shall annually allocate not
17more than $5,500,000 in each fiscal year to federally recognized American Indian
18tribes and bands located in this state for capital improvements to tribal facilities
19serving tribal members with long-term care needs and for improvements and
20repairs to homes of tribal members with long-term care needs to enable tribal
21members to receive long-term care services at home.
AB43,799 22Section 799. 46.48 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,649,223 46.48 (3m) Deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind behavioral health
24treatment center
. The department may distribute not more than $1,936,000 in
25each fiscal year, beginning in fiscal year 2024-25, to a statewide provider of

1behavioral health treatment services for individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing,
2or deaf-blind.
AB43,800 3Section 800. 46.48 (22) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,649,74 46.48 (22) Health care provider innovation grants. The department may
5distribute not more than $15,000,000 in each fiscal year as grants to health care
6providers and long-term care providers to implement best practices and innovative
7solutions to increase worker recruitment and retention.
AB43,801 8Section 801. 46.48 (31) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,649,129 46.48 (31) Peer run respite centers. The From the appropriation under s.
1020.435 (5) (bc), the
department may distribute not more than $1,200,000 in each
11fiscal year, beginning in fiscal year 2014-15, grants to regional peer run respite
12centers for individuals with mental health and substance abuse concerns.
AB43,802 13Section 802. 46.48 (33) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,649,1614 46.48 (33) Opioid antagonist funding. From the appropriation under s. 20.435
15(5) (bc), the department shall annually award up to $2,000,000 to entities for the
16purchase of opioid antagonists, as defined under s. 450.01 (13v).
AB43,803 17Section 803. 46.48 (34) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,649,2018 46.48 (34) Stimulant prevention and treatment response programs. The
19department may distribute not more than $1,644,000 in each fiscal year to support
20stimulant use prevention and treatment programs and services.