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5Section 1079
. 49.79 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.79
(1) (b) “Controlled substance" has the meaning given in
21 USC 802 (6)
,
7except “controlled substance” does not include tetrahydrocannabinols in any form,
8including tetrahydrocannabinols contained in marijuana, obtained from marijuana,
9or chemically synthesized.
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10Section
1080. 49.79 (7r) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
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49.79
(7r) (d) The department may expend from the appropriation under s.
1220.435 (4) (bt) no more than $425,000 per fiscal year for the pilot program under this
13subsection.
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14Section
1081. 49.79 (9) (a) 1g. of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.79
(9) (a) 1g. Except as provided in subds. 2. and 3.,
beginning October 1,
162019, the department shall require, to the extent allowed by the federal government,
17all able-bodied adults
without dependents in this state to participate in the
18employment and training program under this subsection, except for able-bodied
19adults
without dependents who are employed, as determined by the department.
20The department may require
other able individuals who are 18 to 60 years of age, or
21a subset of those individuals to the extent allowed by the federal government, who
22are not participants in a Wisconsin Works employment position to participate in the
23employment and training program under this subsection.
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24Section
1082. 49.79 (9) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
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25Section
1083. 49.79 (9) (f) of the statutes is repealed.
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2Section 1085
. 49.90 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.90
(4) The circuit court shall in a summary way hear the allegations and
4proofs of the parties and by order require maintenance from these relatives, if they
5have sufficient ability, considering their own future maintenance and making
6reasonable allowance for the protection of the property and investments from which
7they derive their living and their care and protection in old age, in the following
8order: First the
husband or wife spouse; then the
father and the mother parents; and
9then the grandparents in the instances in which sub. (1) (a) 2. applies. The order
10shall specify a sum
which that will be sufficient for the support of the dependent
11person under sub. (1) (a) 1. or the maintenance of a child of a dependent person under
12sub. (1) (a) 2., to be paid weekly or monthly, during a period fixed by the order or until
13the further order of the court. If the court is satisfied that any such relative is unable
14wholly to maintain the dependent person or the child, but is able to contribute to the
15person's support or the child's maintenance, the court may direct 2 or more of the
16relatives to maintain the person or the child and prescribe the proportion each shall
17contribute. If the court is satisfied that these relatives are unable together wholly
18to maintain the dependent person or the child, but are able to contribute to the
19person's support or the child's maintenance, the court shall direct a sum to be paid
20weekly or monthly by each relative in proportion to ability. Contributions directed
21by court order, if for less than full support, shall be paid to the department of health
22services or the department of children and families, whichever is appropriate, and
23distributed as required by state and federal law. An order under this subsection that
24relates to maintenance required under sub. (1) (a) 2. shall specifically assign
25responsibility for and direct the manner of payment of the child's health care
1expenses, subject to the limitations under subs. (1) (a) 2. and (11). Upon application
2of any party affected by the order and upon like notice and procedure, the court may
3modify such an order. Obedience to such an order may be enforced by proceedings
4for contempt.
AB68-SSA1,1086
5Section
1086. 50.379 of the statutes is created to read:
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650.379 Designated caregivers. (1) Definitions. In this section:
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(a) “Aftercare assistance” means any assistance provided by a caregiver to a
8patient under this section after the patient's discharge and related to the patient's
9condition at the time of discharge, including assisting with basic activities of daily
10living or instrumental activities of daily living, or carrying out medical or nursing
11tasks, such as managing wound care, assisting in administering medications, or
12operating medical equipment.
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(b) “Caregiver” means any individual, including a relative, partner, friend,
14neighbor, or other person who has a significant relationship with a patient, who is
15designated as a caregiver under this section to provide aftercare assistance to that
16patient.
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(c) “Discharge” means a patient's exit or release from a hospital to the patient's
18residence following an inpatient admission.
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(d) “Hospital” has the meaning given in s. 50.33 (2).
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(e) “Incapacitated” has the meaning given in s. 50.94 (1) (b).
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(f) “Residence” means a dwelling that the patient considers to be his or her
22home. “Residence” does not include any rehabilitation facility, hospital, nursing
23home, assisted living facility, or group home licensed by the department.
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24(2) Caregiver designation. (a) A hospital shall provide a patient or, if
25applicable, a patient's legal guardian at least one opportunity to designate at least
1one caregiver no later than 24 hours following the patient's admission to a hospital
2and before the patient's discharge or transfer to another hospital or facility licensed
3by the department.
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(b) If a patient is unconscious or otherwise incapacitated upon admission to the
5hospital, the hospital shall provide the patient or, if applicable, the patient's legal
6guardian with an opportunity to designate a caregiver within 24 hours following the
7patient's recovery of his or her consciousness or capacity.
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(c) If a patient or a patient's legal guardian declines to designate a caregiver
9under this section, the hospital shall promptly document that information in the
10patient's medical record.
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(d) If a patient or the patient's legal guardian designates a caregiver under this
12section, the hospital shall promptly record the designation of the caregiver, the
13relationship of the caregiver to the patient, and the name, telephone number, and
14address of the caregiver in the patient's medical record.
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(e) Nothing in this section requires a patient or a patient's legal guardian to
16designate a caregiver.
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(f) A patient may elect to change a designated caregiver at any time. The
18hospital shall, within 24 hours, record in the patient's medical record any
19designation change and any new information required under par. (d).
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(g) Designation of a caregiver under the provisions of this section does not
21obligate any individual to perform aftercare assistance for the patient.
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22(3) Release of medical information. (a) If a patient or a patient's legal
23guardian designates an individual as a caregiver under this section, the hospital
24shall promptly request the written consent of the patient or the patient's legal
25guardian to release medical information to the patient's designated caregiver
1following the hospital's established procedures for releasing personal health
2information and in accordance with applicable federal and state law.
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(b) If a patient or the patient's legal guardian declines to consent to the release
4of medical information to the patient's designated caregiver, the hospital is not
5required to provide notice to the caregiver or provide information contained in the
6patient's discharge plan as required under subs. (4) and (5).
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7(4) Notification and instruction to designated caregiver. Subject to sub. (3),
8if a patient or a patient's legal guardian designates a caregiver under this section,
9a hospital shall do all of the following:
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(a) Notify the patient's designated caregiver of the patient's discharge or
11transfer to another hospital or facility licensed by the department as soon as possible,
12which may be after the patient's physician issues a discharge order, but not less than
134 hours before the patient's actual discharge or transfer to the other hospital or
14facility.
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(b) No less than 24 hours before a patient's discharge from a hospital, consult
16with the designated caregiver along with the patient regarding the caregiver's
17capabilities and limitations and issue a written discharge plan that describes a
18patient's aftercare assistance needs at the patient's residence.
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19(5) Discharge plan. (a) For purposes of this section, a hospital shall include
20in a discharge plan at least all of the following:
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1. The name and contact information of the caregiver designated under this
22section.
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2. A description of all aftercare assistance tasks necessary to maintain the
24patient's ability to reside at home, taking into account the capabilities of the
25caregiver.
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13. Contact information for any health care, community resources, and
2long-term services and supports necessary to successfully carry out the patient's
3discharge plan.
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(b) A hospital issuing a discharge plan under this section shall provide
5caregivers with instruction in all aftercare assistance tasks described in the
6discharge plan, and must include at least all of the following:
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1. A live demonstration of the tasks performed by a hospital employee or
8individual with whom the hospital has a contractual relationship authorized to
9perform the aftercare assistance task, provided in a culturally competent manner
10and in accordance with the hospital's requirements to provide language access
11services under state and federal law.
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2. An opportunity for the caregiver and patient to ask questions about the
13aftercare assistance tasks.
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3. Answers to the caregiver's and patient's questions provided in a culturally
15competent manner and in accordance with the hospital's requirements to provide
16language access services under state and federal law.
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17(6) No interference with authorized decision making. Nothing in this section
18shall be construed to interfere with the rights of a person authorized by law to make
19health care decisions on behalf of a patient.
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20(7) No right of action. Nothing in this section shall be construed to create a
21private right of action against a hospital, a hospital employee, or any authorized
22agent of the hospital, or to otherwise supercede or replace existing rights or remedies.
AB68-SSA1,1087
23Section
1087. 51.035 of the statutes is created to read:
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2451.035 Crisis response system; grants. (1) From the appropriation under
25s. 20.435 (5) (ch), the department shall award grants under this section to entities
1to provide a continuum of crisis response services, including mental health crisis
2urgent care and observation centers, crisis stabilization and inpatient psychiatric
3beds, and crisis stabilization facilities.
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4(2) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (ch), the department shall award
5no more than 5 grants to fund services at facilities providing crisis stabilization
6services, based on criteria established by the department.
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7Section
1088. 51.036 of the statutes is created to read:
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851.036 Crisis urgent care and observation centers. (1) In this section,
9“crisis” has the meaning given in s. 51.042 (1) (a).
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10(2) The department may certify crisis urgent care and observation centers and
11may establish criteria by rule for the certification of crisis urgent care and
12observation centers. If the department establishes a certification process for crisis
13urgent care and observation centers, no person may operate a crisis urgent care and
14observation center without having a certification. The department may limit the
15number of certifications it grants to operate crisis urgent care and observation
16centers.
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17Section
1089. 51.045 of the statutes is amended to read:
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1851.045 Availability of inpatient psychiatric and other beds. From the
19appropriation under s. 20.435 (2) (cm), the department shall award a grant in the
20amount of
$80,000 $100,000 in fiscal year
2015-16 2021-22 and
$30,000 $50,000 in
21each fiscal year thereafter
to the entity under contract under s. 153.05 (2m) (a) to
22develop and operate an Internet site and system to show the availability of inpatient
23psychiatric beds
, peer run respite beds, and crisis stabilization beds statewide. To
24receive the grant, the entity shall use a password protected Internet site to allow an
25inpatient psychiatric unit or hospital
or a facility, center, or program that has
1inpatient psychiatric, peer run respite, or crisis stabilization beds to enter all of the
2following information and to enable any hospital emergency department
, county
3department, or other entity involved in identifying placement options in the state to
4view all of the following information reported to the system:
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5(1) The number of available child, adolescent, adult, and geriatric
inpatient
6psychiatric beds, as applicable,
that are inpatient psychiatric, peer run respite, or
7crisis stabilization beds and that are currently available at the hospital
, unit, facility,
8center, or program at the time of reporting
by the hospital or unit.
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9(2) Any special information that the hospital
or, unit
, facility, center, or
10program reports regarding the available beds under sub. (1).
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11(3) The date the hospital
or, unit
, facility, center, or program reports the
12information under subs. (1) and (2).
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13(4) The location of the hospital
or
, unit
, facility, center, or program that is
14reporting.
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15(5) The contact information for admission coordination for the hospital
or, unit
,
16facility, center, or program.
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17Section
1090. 51.44 (5) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
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51.44
(5) (bm) Ensure that any child with a level of lead in his or her blood that
19is 5 or more micrograms per 100 milliliters of blood, as confirmed by one venous blood
20test, is eligible for services under the program under this section.
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21Section 1091
. 51.72 of the statutes is created to read:
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2251.72 Suicide prevention programming grants. (1) From the
23appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (ef), the department shall award grants to
24organizations or coalitions of organizations, which may include a city, village, town,
1county, or federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state, for suicide
2prevention programming.
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3(2) The department may not award a grant under sub. (1) unless the recipient
4contributes matching funds or in-kind services having a value equal to at least 20
5percent of the grant.
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6(3) The department may award a grant to a recipient under sub. (1) for an
7amount up to $25,000 in a particular fiscal year.
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8Section 1092
. 51.73 of the statutes is created to read:
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951.73 Grants to prevent suicide by firearm. (1) From the appropriation
10under s. 20.435 (5) (ef), the department shall award grants to organizations or
11coalitions of organizations, which may include a city, village, town, county, or
12federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state for any of the
13following purposes:
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(a) To train staff at a firearm retailer or firearm range on how to recognize a
15person who may be considering suicide.
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(b) To provide suicide prevention materials for distribution at a firearm retailer
17or firearm range.
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(c) To provide voluntary, temporary firearm storage.
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19(2) The department may not award a grant under sub. (1) unless the recipient
20contributes matching funds or in-kind services having a value equal to at least 20
21percent of the grant.
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22(3) The department may not award a grant to a recipient under sub. (1) for an
23amount that exceeds $5,000. The department may not award a grant under sub. (1)
24having a duration of more than one year and may not automatically renew a grant
25awarded under sub. (1). This subsection shall not be construed to prevent an
1organization or coalition of organizations from reapplying for a grant in consecutive
2years. In awarding grants under sub. (1), the department shall give preference to
3organizations or coalitions of organizations that have not previously received a grant
4under this section.
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5Section 1093
. 54.01 (36) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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54.01
(36) (a) An individual who obtains or consents to a final decree or
7judgment of divorce from the decedent or an annulment of their marriage, if the
8decree or judgment is not recognized as valid in this state, unless the 2 subsequently
9participated in a marriage ceremony purporting to marry each other or they
10subsequently held themselves out as
husband and wife
married to each other.
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11Section 1094
. 54.15 (8) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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54.15
(8) (a) (intro.) At least 96 hours before the hearing under s. 54.44, the
13proposed guardian shall submit to the court
a
all of the following:
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141m. A sworn and notarized statement as to whether any of the following is true:
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15Section 1095
. 54.15 (8) (a) 1. to 4. of the statutes are renumbered 54.15 (8) (a)
161m. a. to d.
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17Section 1096
. 54.15 (8) (a) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:
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54.15
(8) (a) 2m. A sworn and notarized statement that the proposed guardian
19has completed the training requirements under s. 54.26 (1), unless exempted under
20s. 54.26 (2) (c), (d), or (e).
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21Section 1097
. 54.15 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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54.15
(8) (b) If par. (a)
1., 2., 3., or 4. 1m. a., b., c., or d. applies to the proposed
23guardian, he or she shall include in the sworn and notarized statement a description
24of the circumstances surrounding the applicable event under par. (a)
1., 2., 3., or 4. 251m. a., b., c., or d.
AB68-SSA1,1098
1Section
1098. 54.26 of the statutes is created to read:
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254.26 Guardian training requirements. (1) Required training topics. (a)
3Every guardian of the person, unless exempted under sub. (2) (c), (d), or (e), shall
4complete training on all of the following topics:
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1. The duties and responsibilities of a guardian of the person under the law and
6limits of the guardian's decision-making authority.
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2. Alternatives to guardianship, including supported decision-making
8agreements and powers of attorney.
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3. Rights retained by a ward.
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4. Best practices for a guardian to solicit and understand the wishes and
11preferences of a ward, to involve a ward in decision making, and to take a ward's
12wishes and preferences into account in decisions made by the guardian.
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5. Restoration of a ward's rights and the process for removal of guardianship.
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6. Future planning and identification of a potential standby or successor
15guardian.
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7. Resources and technical support for guardians.
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(b) Every guardian of the estate shall complete training on all of the following
18topics:
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1. The duties and responsibilities of a guardian of the estate under the law and
20limits of the guardian's decision-making authority.
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2. Inventory and accounting requirements.