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2. Tuition and fees.
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3. Stipends for reasonable living expenses.
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4. Preceptor costs, including preceptor compensation attributable to training,
9certification requirements, travel, and advanced practice clinician training.
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(d) A recipient awarded a grant under this section shall match through its own
11funding sources the amount of the grant distributed by the department for the
12purposes of operating an advanced practice clinician rotation.
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13(4) A hospital or clinic sponsoring a training program for advanced practice
14clinicians supported by a grant under this section may determine what, if any,
15posteducation requirements must be fulfilled by participants in the training
16program for advanced practice clinicians.
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17Section 1657d. 146.616 of the statutes is created to read:
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18146.616 Allied health professional education and training grants. (1) 19In this section:
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(a) “Allied health professional" means any individual who is a health care
21provider other than a physician, registered nurse, dentist, pharmacist, chiropractor,
22or podiatrist and who provides diagnostic, technical, therapeutic, or direct patient
23care and support services to the patient.
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(b) “Clinic” has the meaning given in s. 146.903 (1) (b).
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(c) “Hospital” has the meaning given in s. 50.33 (2).
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1(d) “Rural clinic” means a clinic that is located in a city, town, or village in this
2state that has a population of less than 20,000.
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(e) “Rural hospital” means a hospital that is located in a city, town, or village
4in this state that has a population of less than 20,000.
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5(2) Beginning in fiscal year 2018-19, from the appropriation under s. 20.435
6(1) (fi), subject to subs. (3) to (5), the department shall distribute grants to hospitals,
7health systems, and educational entities that form health care education and
8training consortia for allied health professionals. The department shall distribute
9the grants under this section to hospitals, health systems, and educational entities
10that apply, in the form and manner determined by the department, to receive a grant
11and that satisfy the requirements established by the department under sub. (4).
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12(3) (a) The department may distribute up to $125,000 per fiscal year per
13consortium to be used for any of the following:
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1. Curriculum and faculty development.
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2. Tuition reimbursement.
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3. Clinical site or simulation expenses.
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(b) A recipient awarded a grant under this section shall match through its own
18funding sources the amount of the grant distributed by the department for the
19purposes of operating an allied health professional training consortium.
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20(4) The department shall determine the requirements for the formation of
21health care education and training consortia for allied health professionals.
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22(5) In distributing grants under this section, the department shall give
23preference to rural hospitals, health systems with a rural hospital or rural clinic, and
24rural educational entities.
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25Section 1662
. 146.82 (2) (a) 16. of the statutes is amended to read:
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1146.82
(2) (a) 16. To a designated representative of the long-term care
2ombudsman under s. 16.009 (4), for the purpose of protecting and advocating the
3rights of an individual 60 years of age or older who resides in a long-term care facility,
4as specified in s. 16.009 (4) (b)
, or an individual 60 years of age or older who is an
5enrollee of the family care program, the Family Care Partnership Program, the
6program of all-inclusive care for the elderly, or the self-directed services option.
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8Section 1672
. 165.055 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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165.055
(2) The deputy attorney general shall give a bond to the state in the
10sum of $5,000, with good and sufficient sureties, to be approved by the governor,
11conditioned for the faithful performance of the deputy attorney general's duties and
12the The attorney general shall be responsible for all acts of the deputy attorney
13general.
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14Section 1672g. 165.10 of the statutes is created to read:
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15165.10 Limits on expenditure of discretionary settlement funds. 16Notwithstanding s. 20.455 (3), before the attorney general may expend settlement
17funds under s. 20.455 (3) (g) that are not committed under the terms of the
18settlement, the attorney general shall submit to the joint committee on finance a
19proposed plan for the expenditure of the funds. If the cochairpersons of the
20committee do not notify the attorney general within 14 working days after the
21submittal that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing
22the proposed plan, the attorney general may expend the funds to implement the
23proposed plan. If, within 14 working days after the submittal, the cochairpersons of
24the committee notify the attorney general that the committee has scheduled a
1meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed plan, the attorney general may
2expend the funds only to implement the plan as approved by the committee.
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3Section 1673d. 165.25 (17) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
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4Section 1673h. 165.25 (17) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 323.29 (3)
5(a) 1. and amended to read: