AB259, s. 3 15Section 3. 50.033 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 50.033 (6) (a) and amended
16to read:
AB259,3,1917 50.033 (6) (a) Any Except as provided under par. (b), any person who violates
18this section or rules promulgated under s. 50.02 (2) (am) 2. may be fined not more
19than $500 or imprisoned for not more than one year in the county jail or both.
AB259, s. 4 20Section 4. 50.033 (6) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB259,3,2221 50.033 (6) (b) Any person who violates sub. (2p) may be required to forfeit not
22more than $500 for each day of violation.
AB259, s. 5 23Section 5. 50.035 (10m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB259,4,324 50.035 (10m) Services for persons with Alzheimer's disease. A
25community-based residential facility may not hold itself out as providing special

1services for persons with Alzheimer's disease or related dementia unless the
2department determines that the community-based residential facility satisfies the
3standards promulgated by rule under s. 50.02 (6).
AB259, s. 6 4Section 6. 50.035 (11) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB259,4,85 50.035 (11) (a) Whoever violates sub. (4m) or (4n) or rules promulgated under
6sub. (4m) or (4n) may be required to forfeit not more than $500 for each violation.
7Whoever violates sub. (10m) may be required to forfeit not more than $500 for each
8day of violation.
AB259, s. 7 9Section 7. 50.04 (2x) of the statutes is created to read:
AB259,4,1310 50.04 (2x) Services for persons with Alzheimer's disease. (a) A nursing home
11may not hold itself out as providing special services for persons with Alzheimer's
12disease or related dementia unless the department determines that the nursing
13home satisfies the standards promulgated by rule under s. 50.02 (6).
AB259,4,1414 (b) A violation of par. (a) is a class "C" violation under sub. (4) (b) 3.
AB259, s. 8 15Section 8. 50.095 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB259,4,16 1650.095 (title) Resident's right to know; nursing home facility reports.
AB259, s. 9 17Section 9. 50.095 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 50.095 (1r) and amended
18to read:
AB259,4,2219 50.095 (1r) Every resident in or prospective resident of a nursing home facility
20has the right to know certain information from the nursing home facility which
21would aid an individual in assessing the quality of care provided by a nursing home
22the facility.
AB259, s. 10 23Section 10. 50.095 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB259,4,2424 50.095 (1g) In this section:
AB259,4,2525 (a) "Adult family home" means an adult family home under s. 50.01 (1) (b).
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1(b) "Facility" means an adult family home, a community-based residential
2facility, or a nursing home.
AB259, s. 11 3Section 11. 50.095 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB259,5,64 50.095 (2) The department may request from a nursing home facility
5information necessary for preparation of a report under sub. (3) or (3g), and the
6nursing home facility, if so requested, shall provide the information.
AB259, s. 12 7Section 12. 50.095 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB259,5,118 50.095 (3) (d) If the nursing home holds itself out as providing special services
9for persons with Alzheimer's disease or related dementia, a description of how the
10nursing home satisfies the standards promulgated by rule under s. 50.02 (6) for the
11care and treatment of persons with Alzheimer's disease or related dementia.
AB259, s. 13 12Section 13. 50.095 (3g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB259,5,1513 50.095 (3g) By July 1 of each year, the department shall provide each adult
14family home and community-based residential facility and the office of the
15long-term care ombudsman with a report that includes the following information:
AB259,5,1916 (a) Any violations of statutes or rules that the adult family home or
17community-based residential facility and all other similar facilities in the same
18geographical area, as determined by the department, committed in the previous
19year.
AB259,5,2420 (b) If the adult family home or community-based residential facility holds itself
21out as providing special services for persons with Alzheimer's disease or related
22dementia, a description of how the facility satisfies the standards promulgated by
23rule under s. 50.02 (6) for the care and treatment of persons with Alzheimer's disease
24or related dementia.
AB259, s. 14 25Section 14. 50.095 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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150.095 (3m) The department shall prepare a simplified summary of the
2information required under sub. (3) (am) to (c) for each nursing home and shall
3prepare a summary of the information required under sub. (3g) for each adult family
4home and community-based residential facility
, as specified by rule by the
5department. The Each summary shall be on one sheet of paper and shall be in
6language that is easily understood by laypersons. The summary summaries for
7nursing homes and community-based residential facilities
shall state that a
8complete copy of the most recent report of inspection of the nursing home or
9community-based residential facility
is available from the department, upon
10request, for a minimal fee.
AB259, s. 15 11Section 15. 50.095 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB259,6,1812 50.095 (4) Upon receipt of a report under sub. (3) , the nursing home or (3g), a
13facility
shall make the report available to any person requesting the report. Upon
14receipt of a summary under sub. (3m), the nursing home a facility shall provide a copy
15of the summary to every resident of the nursing home facility and his or her
16guardian, if any, to every prospective resident of the nursing home facility, if any, and
17to every person who accompanies a prospective resident or acts as the prospective
18resident's representative, as defined in s. 655.001 (12), if any.
AB259, s. 16 19Section 16 . Nonstatutory provisions.
AB259,6,2020 (1) Rule making.
AB259,6,2421 (a) The department of health services shall submit in proposed form the rules
22required under section 50.02 (6) of the statutes, as created by this act, to the
23legislative council staff under section 227.15 (1) of the statutes no later than the first
24day of the 7th month beginning after the effective date of this paragraph.
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1(b) Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department
2of health services may promulgate rules required under section 50.02 (6) of the
3statutes, as created by this act, for the period before the effective date of the rules
4submitted under paragraph (a), but not to exceed the period authorized under section
5227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b),
6and (3) of the statutes, the department is not required to provide evidence that
7promulgating a rule under this paragraph as an emergency rule is necessary for the
8preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to
9provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this paragraph.
AB259, s. 17 10Section 17. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the first day of the 7th
11month beginning after publication, except as follows:
AB259,7,1312 (1) The treatment of section 50.02 (6) of the statutes and Section 16 of this act
13take effect on the day after publication.
AB259,7,1414 (End)
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