Wisconsin Legislature: Health Services, Department of

Hearing aids or cochlear implants for children under 18: health insurance policies and plans required to cover; exceptions and BadgerCare Plus provisions - AB16

HIV infection services grant to the Black Health Coalition of Wisconsin, Inc. [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 9122 (6q)] - AB75

HIV-related specialty care and hospital services for MA recipients: DHS to pay certain grant moneys to the hospital - AB899

HIV-related specialty care and hospital services for MA recipients: DHS to pay certain grant moneys to the hospital [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, hospital provisions replaced with the creation of HIV-related care coordination services provided to MA recipients, DHHS approval required] - SB647

HIV testing consent provisions and disclosure of results revised; penalty and DHS duties - AB659

Hospital assessment increased; DHS duties and MA provisions; independent rural hospital supplements [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 1294d, 3416b, 9122 (5i), (6i), 9222 (4i), 9422 (13i)] - AB75

Hospital assessment increased; MA and rural border hospitals provisions - JN9 SB1

Hospital assessment revisions; MA and DHS provisions; report required [Sec. 6, 11-14, 29-32, 34-40, 46, 47, 49-66, 69, 70, 556, 557, 9122 (1), 9222 (1), 9322 (1), 9422 (1)] - SB62

Hospital certificate of approval: DHS to issue one that covers UWHCA's inpatient and outpatient facilities that satisfy requirements for a hospital; MA reimbursement provision [Sec. 48, 68] - SB62

Indian tribe or band member placement in a mental health treatment facility: reimbursement of unexpected or unusually high-costs from Indian gaming receipts [S.Amdt.2: appropriation revisions; S.Amdt.1 to S.Amdt.2: sunset added] - SB630

Infant mortality program in Racine County: funding allocation; DHS and City of Racine Health Department duties [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 2550d-h, 3410] - AB75

Lifeguard staffing requirement: certain exemption authorized [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 2552g] - AB75

MA dental service delivery in certain southeast Wisconsin counties: DHS to use fee-for-service model [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 1317n] - AB75

MA purchase plan eligibility: DHS to seek waiver from DHHS Secretary to disregard income of married person's spouse - AB964

MA purchase plan eligibility: DHS to seek waiver from DHHS Secretary to disregard income of married person's spouse - SB682

Marijuana: medical necessity defense and immunity from arrest and prosecution; DHS to establish a registry for medical users of marijuana and license and regulate compassion centers, fee provision; does not affect federal law; JRCCP report - AB554

Newborn hearing screening required; State Laboratory of Hygiene duties specified - AB488

Newborn hearing screening required; State Laboratory of Hygiene duties specified [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, appropriation provision; S.Amdt.1: appropriation modified] - SB323

Patient health care records: laws revised re access, inspection, fees, statutes related to evidence, electronic format, and forfeiture for noncompliance; health care provider definition expanded [for section numbers, see entry under ``Medical service"] - AB75

Pharmacist duty to dispense contraceptive drugs or devices: requirements created, does not abrogate pharmacist's legal and ethical obligations re Wisconsin law; DHS duty re hospital pharmacy complaint [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 1419c, 2995nd] - AB75

Podiatry services for childless adults enrolled in BadgerCare Plus: DHS required to cover [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 1353n] - AB75

Public health emergency: Executive Order #280 extended 120 days - AJR94

``Seal-a-Smile" school-based dental sealant program: DHS duty re federal funding [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 9122 (5u)] - AB75

Tuberculosis services program funding revised; DHS may expend certain amount annually on targeted services [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 378d, 2523d] - AB75

Vital records program: provision re one-time allocations of unexpended fee revenue and revenue lapse [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 327, 327d, 9108 (8v), 9122 (5v), (6v), (7v), 9222 (4v), (5w), 9422 (13v)] - AB75

Volunteer Health Care Provider Program: chiropractors, physical therapists, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, massage therapists, acupuncturists, and phlebotomists may participate - AB195

Wholesale distribution of prescription drugs: exception created for donation of samples to certain charities [S.Amdt.1: ``Cancer and chronic diseases drug repository" changed to ``Drug repository"] - SB455

Wisconsin Implementation and Oversight Committee for Eliminating Lead Poisoning to prepare a document re guidance on legislation for the 2011-2012 session - SJR65

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Administrative contracts for MA: certain program revenues appropriated; provision re enrollment fees for BadgerCare Plus childless adults [Sec. 356, 358, 1301] - AB75

Adult family homes (one- and two-bed): DHS to regulate and establish standards [Sec. 49, 416, 859-861, 1382, 1385-1387, 1390, 1450, 1451, 1453, 1457, 3133] - AB75

Aging and disability resource center: certain nonprofit corporations allowed to operate (remedial legislation) - SB494

Aging and disability resource center required to provide information about and assist residents who choose the self-directed services option; adults with developmental disabilities included (remedial legislation) - SB491

Alzheimer's disease or related dementia: CBRF, nursing home, or adult family home promoting itself as providing specialized programming or unit required to produce a document describing the services; fee and penalty provisions - SB594

Alzheimer's disease or related dementia: DHS to establish standards of care and treatment; residential care facilities must meet those standards to hold themselves out as offering special services; revisions to annual report from DHS to residential care facilities; emergency rule provision - AB259

AODA grants requirement re county population of at least 500,000 eliminated [Sec. 896; Enrolled AB-75: reference to populous county removed] - AB75

Base appropriation for MA benefits [Sec. 78; original bill only] - AB75

Birth certificate fees increased; annual funding to DCF for foster care public information and to DHS for maternal and child health activities [Sec. 327, 1504, 1505, 1508, 9422 (5); original bill only] - AB75

Birth to 3 Program: DHS to request waiver of federal Medicaid law; counties to pay nonfederal share; reimbursement by MA program [Sec. 363, 438, 912, 1316, 1317, 1324, 1325] - AB75

Care management organizations: oversight by OCI [Sec. 221, 222, 355, 362, 862, 3134, 3199] - AB75

CBRF, adult family homes, and adult day care centers: licensing and certification fee revisions [Sec. 1314, 1393, 1400, 1401] - AB75

Centers for the developmentally disabled: CIP reduction; certain DHS report requirements eliminated [Sec. 857, 1290; Enrolled AB-75: CIP-1A funding increased, report requirement retained, deletes 857] - AB75

Children receiving MA and who have health insurance coverage: DHS incentive payments for DCF to identify [Sec. 1300, 1377; Enrolled AB-75: funding re incentive payments to local child support agencies, 487p, 1268p, 1377; deletes 1300] - AB75

CIP II enhanced funding re persons who meet MA level care requirements and are diverted from imminent entry into nursing homes: limitation on number of persons eliminated; DHS provision - SB96

Community recovery mental health services: DHS may implement through MA [Sec. 394, 890, 891, 1306, 1310, 1323; Enrolled AB-75: maintenance-of-effort requirement removed, deletes 890, 891] - AB75

Dementia specialist certification program created, DHS duties - AB684

Dementia specialist certification program created, DHS duties - SB470

DHS funding re new community reintegration program for Wisconsin Resource Center inmates and contracted services for Corr.Dept inmates on community supervision [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 340h] - AB75

Disability ombudsman advocacy services for IRIS (Include, Respect, I Self-Direct) participants [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 858, 883x] - AB75

Family Care and Aging and Disability Resource center services in Langlade County: DHS to provide [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 9122 (4q)] - AB75

Family Care eligibility, advocacy services, and intensive treatment program charge-backs [Sec. 858, 864-872, 878-883, 1307, 1308, 1441, 9322 (1)] - AB75

Food stamp benefits for qualified aliens: provision eliminated [Sec. 1372, 1374; original bill only] - AB75

FoodShare employment and training plan: DHS to work with certain counties re increase in federal funding [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 9122 (12u)] - AB75

Fraud by W-2 participants: notification to DCF and DHS of date program established and amounts recovered; use of moneys set [Sec. 489, 494, 1257-1262, 1263-1265, 1266, 9308 (2); Enrolled AB-75: further revisions, 9308 (2f)] - AB75

Income maintenance: federal funding adjustments; FoodShare and tribal funding provisions [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 362p, r, 1371p-s, 9422 (13x)] - AB75

Independent living center and vocational rehabilitation grants from social security reimbursement funds [Sec. 525] - AB75

Independent living center appropriation base amount and other DHS funding modifications [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 9122 (5w)] - AB75

Insurance claim intercept for MA liability or child support obligation: requirements created [Sec. 1380, 3146, 9326 (2); original bill only] - AB75

Insurance coverage of services provided by licensed mental health professionals: laws modified; provisions re grievance resolution, patient rights, and treatment records [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 1424g, 1427r, 1431d, 1443f-k, 2995p, 3137r, 3197r-t, 9326 (9q), (10q)] - AB75

Integrated service programs for children with severe disabilities expanded to cover children and their families involved in two or more systems of care, name changed to ``initiatives to provide coordinated services for children and families"; definitions, Indian tribes, and funding provisions - AB296

Intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded: funding for state centers increased; DHS task force study and report to JCF [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 9122 (7i)] - AB75

MA case management services reimbursement to independent living centers: criteria clarified [Sec. 907, 908, 1305] - AB75

MA eligibility: DHS to request a waiver re disregarding income and assets of person's spouse under certain conditions - AB238

MA general purpose revenue lapse [Sec. 9222 (1), 9422 (8); Enrolled AB-75: MA funding shift and carryover balance, 9222 (1c), (1d)] - AB75

MA services by managed care organizations; DHS reports re quality of care for MA recipients and reducing MA program costs [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 1301c, 1313h, p, 1315n, 9122 (10q), 9322 (3f), 9422 (14g)] - AB75

MA services provided by licensed mental health professionals: definitions, funding, and requirements revised [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 1305r, 1321r, 1323c, 1443m, 2995sm, 3137r, 9422 (12r)] - AB75

MA spending plan re MA and SeniorCare programs: DHS to submit plan re efficiencies and reductions [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 9122 (11q)] - AB75

MA trust fund increase; provision re nursing home operating deficits [Sec. 1293, 9222 (2), 9422 (10), (11); Enrolled AB-75: further revisions, 9222 (2u), (4q)] - AB75

Mental health institute services to certain persons: county to pay portion not paid by federal government [Sec. 1309, 1322, 1425-1427, 1432-1437; Enrolled AB-75: funding modified, DHS to calculate counties' share, emergency detention revisions, 1424y, 9122 (4)(cq), 9322 (5f), 9422 (8f); deletes 1424] - AB75

Milwaukee County enrollment services unit established in DHS re administration of income maintenance and state supplemental payment programs; DCF may contract with DHS to administer child care subsidy program in Milwaukee County; county civil service employees and collective bargaining agreement provisions; JSCRS appendix report - AB194

Milwaukee County income maintenance funding provided; DHS to provide JCF copies of reports documenting the program management; DOJ investigation re county administrative fraud [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 9122 (5x), 9130 (1q)] - AB75

Municipally-owned nursing homes: supplemental MA payments [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 1292n] - AB75

Nursing home home bed transfers allowed [Sec. 2435, 2436; original bill only] - AB75

Nursing home petitions to modify MA payments: requirement re DHS establishment of reviewing mechanism repealed [Sec. 350, 1292] - AB75

Nursing homes and CBRFs contested actions, MA fraud, abuse or neglect of residents, and other violations: DHS may place monitor in; receivership provision; assistance with financial management permitted [Sec. 1404, 1405, 1407-1410, 9322 (6); original bill only] - AB75

Personal care services: DHS to promulgate emergency rules for certification of providers: fee authorized [Sec. 1311-1313, 9122 (2)] - AB75

Physician pilot project: DHS to develop proposal to increase reimbursement to providers; JCF duties; report required [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 1301e] - AB75

Prescription drug assistance for the elderly: changes re program payment rate and DHS report on pharmacy compliance and participation in MA [Sec. 1364, 1366, 1367] - AB75

Psychotropic medication: nursing home required to have written informed consent before administering to a resident with a degenerative brain disorder - AB526

Psychotropic medication: nursing home required to have written informed consent before administering to a resident with a degenerative brain disorder [S.Amdt.1: health care agent provision and nursing home also required to orally inform the resident, or person acting on resident's behalf, of right to withdraw consent] - SB609

Public assistance programs eligibility: documentary proof of citizenship or satisfactory immigration status required; exception and penalty provisions - SB577

Public benefit programs: DOA, DCF, DHS, and DWD to develop plan for consolidated enrollment [Sec. 9157 (1); original bill only] - AB75

Relief block grant program eliminated; DHS appropriation expanded re certain county health services and benefits under BadgerCare Plus Childless Adults Program [for section numbers and further revisions, see entry under ``Public assistance"] - AB75

Respite care grant program eliminated [Sec. 430, 911; original bill only] - AB75

Southern Wisconsin Center funding revised; provision re less restrictive setting for residents; DHS report required [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 1424m, p, 1431g-k, 1444m, n] - AB75

Substance abuse prevention and treatment block grants: amounts increased [Sec. 889] - AB75