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19. “Severely retarded Severe intellectual disability" means a diagnosis of an
2intelligence quotient (IQ) of 20 to 25 at the lower end of a range to 35 to 40 at the upper
3end.
AB20,44 4Section 44. DHS 134.60 (3) (a) 2. of the administrative code is amended to
5read:
AB20,14,106 DHS 134.60 (3) (a) 2. An individual post-institutionalization plan, as part of
7the IPP developed before discharge by a qualified mental retardation intellectual
8disabilities
professional and other appropriate professionals. This shall include
9provision for appropriate services, protective supervision and other follow-up
10services in the resident's new environment.
AB20,45 11Section 45. DHS 134.60 (4) (e) of the administrative code is amended to read:
AB20,14,1512 DHS 134.60 (4) (e) Habilitative or rehabilitative therapies. Any habilitative or
13rehabilitative therapy ordered by a physician or dentist shall be administered by a
14therapist or QMRP QIDP. Any treatments and changes in treatments shall be
15documented in the resident's record.
AB20,46 16Section 46 . DWD 272.09 (1) (e) of the administrative code is amended to read:
AB20,14,2417 DWD 272.09 (1) (e) “Institution" means an entity which may be either a public
18or private entity and either a nonprofit or a for profit entity that receives more than
1950% of its income from providing residential care for sick, aged, or mentally ill or
20retarded
persons or persons with intellectual disabilities. “Institution" includes
21hospitals, nursing homes, intermediate care facilities, rest homes, convalescent
22homes, homes for the elderly and infirm, halfway houses, and residential centers for
23the treatment of drug addiction or alcoholism, whether licensed under s. 50.01,
24Stats., or not licensed.
AB20,47 25Section 47 . DWD 272.09 (1) (n) of the administrative code is amended to read:
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1DWD 272.09 (1) (n) “Worker with a disability" means an individual whose
2earnings or productive capacity is impaired by a physical or mental intellectual
3disability, including those relating to age or injury, for the work to be performed.
4Disabilities which may affect earning or productive capacity include blindness,
5mental illness, mental retardation intellectual disabilities, cerebral palsy,
6alcoholism and drug addiction. The following, taken by themselves, are not
7considered disabilities for the purposes of this section: vocational, social, cultural, or
8educational disabilities; chronic unemployment; receipt of welfare benefits;
9nonattendance at school; juvenile delinquency; and correctional parole or probation.
10Further, a disability which may affect earning or productive capacity for one type of
11work may not have this effect for another type of work.
AB20,48 12Section 48 . PSC 113.012 (11) of the administrative code is amended to read:
AB20,15,1613 PSC 113.012 (11) “Protective service emergency" means a threat to the health
14or safety of a resident because of the infirmities of aging, mental retardation, other
15developmental or mental intellectual disabilities, or like infirmities incurred at any
16age, or the frailties associated with being very young.
AB20,49 17Section 49 . PSC 134.02 (20) of the administrative code is amended to read:
AB20,15,2118 PSC 134.02 (20) “Protective service emergency" means a threat to the health
19or safety of a resident because of the infirmities of aging, mental retardation, other
20developmental or mental intellectual disabilities, or like infirmities incurred at any
21age, or the frailties associated with being very young.
AB20,50 22Section 50 . PSC 134.062 (8) (c) 3. of the administrative code is amended to
23read:
AB20,16,724 PSC 134.062 (8) (c) 3. A statement that the customer should communicate
25immediately upon receipt of the notice with the utility's designated office, listing a

1telephone number, if he or she disputes the notice of delinquent account, if he or she
2wishes to negotiate a deferred payment agreement as an alternative to
3disconnection, if any resident is seriously ill, or if there are other circumstances, as
4the presence of infants or young children in the household, the presence of aged or
5handicapped residents in the household, the presence of residents who use life
6support systems or equipment or residents who have mental retardation or other
7developmental or mental intellectual disabilities.
AB20,51 8Section 51 . PSC 134.0624 (1) of the administrative code is amended to read:
AB20,16,199 PSC 134.0624 (1) Declaration of policy. The public service commission of
10Wisconsin recognizes that there are many citizens of the state who, because of
11income, infirmities of aging, mental retardation, other developmental or mental
12intellectual disabilities or like infirmities incurred at any age, or the frailties
13associated with being very young, need protection from cold weather disconnections.
14This section is intended to provide that protection as enumerated below. It is the
15further intent of the public service commission that these rules be used as guidelines
16to identify those customers who are not covered by sub. (3). For households subject
17to disconnection under this section, any disconnection permitted by this chapter
18during the cold weather period defined below shall be made only as a last resort, after
19all other legal means of recourse have been attempted and proven unsuccessful.
AB20,52 20Section 52 . PSC 134.0624 (4) of the administrative code is amended to read:
AB20,17,221 PSC 134.0624 (4) Conditions for disconnection. A utility may disconnect only
22those households whose gross quarterly incomes are above 250% of the federal
23income poverty guidelines and where health and safety would not be endangered,
24because of the infirmities of age, mental retardation, other developmental or mental

1intellectual disabilities or like infirmities incurred at any age or the frailties
2associated with being very young, if service were terminated or not restored.
AB20,53 3Section 53 . PSC 185.12 (17) of the administrative code is amended to read:
AB20,17,74 PSC 185.12 (17) “Protective service emergency" means a threat to the health
5or safety of a resident because of the infirmities of aging, mental retardation, other
6developmental or mental intellectual disabilities, or like infirmities incurred at any
7age, or the frailties associated with being very young;
AB20,54 8Section 54 . PSC 185.37 (11) (f) 3. of the administrative code is amended to
9read:
AB20,17,1810 PSC 185.37 (11) (f) 3. A statement that the customer shall communicate
11immediately upon receipt of the notice with the utility's designated office, listing a
12telephone number, if the customer disputes the notice of delinquent account, if the
13customer wishes to negotiate a deferred payment agreement as an alternative to
14disconnection, if any resident is seriously ill, or if there are other extenuating
15circumstances, as the presence of infants or young children in the household, the
16presence of aged, or persons with disabilities in the household, the presence of
17residents who use life support systems or equipment or residents who have mental
18retardation or other
developmental or mental intellectual disabilities;
AB20,55 19Section 55 . SPS 326.10 (15) of the administrative code is amended to read:
AB20,17,2320 SPS 326.10 (15) “Protective services emergency" means a threat to the health
21or safety of a community resident because of the infirmities of aging, mental
22retardation,
other developmental or mental intellectual disabilities, or the frailties
23associated with being very young.
AB20,56 24Section 56. Nonstatutory provisions.
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1(1) The legislative reference bureau shall make the following terminology
2changes in any notes to rules promulgated by the department of health services or
3the department of safety and professional services:
AB20,18,44 (a) “Mental retardation" to “intellectual disability".
AB20,18,65 (b) “Intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded" to “intermediate care
6facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities."
AB20,18,77 (c) “ICF/MR" or “ICF-MR" to “ICF-IID."
AB20,18,88 (End)
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