AB68-ASA2,384,9 (12) Psychiatric and behavioral health beds. Notwithstanding s. 13.48 (20t) (b), the building commission may not make a grant to an organization for renovation of an existing mental health facility in Marathon County, as enumerated in sub. (1) (k), under s. 13.48 (20t), unless the department of administration has reviewed and approved plans for the project. Notwithstanding ss. 16.85 (1) and 16.855 (1m), the department of administration may not supervise any services or work or let any contract for the project. Section 16.87 does not apply to the project.

AB68-ASA2,384,10 (13) Grant for psychiatric beds.

AB68-ASA2,384,17 (a) The legislature finds and determines that expanding psychiatric bed capacity as described in par. (b ) would greatly benefit state residents by expanding access to timely inpatient mental health treatment and services and allowing public financial resources to be better distributed to more effectively improve delivery of mental health services. It is therefore in the public interest, and it is the public policy of this state, to assist the health system described under par. (b) in expanding psychiatric bed capacity.

AB68-ASA2,384,20 (b) In fiscal year 2021-22, the building commission shall award a grant in the amount of $15,000,000 to a health system that applies to the commission and meets all of the following criteria:

AB68-ASA2,384,23 1. The health system has a hospital that is located in Eau Claire County, south of the Chippewa River, and northeast of the intersection of STH 37 and USH 12 and has a hospital in Chippewa County.

AB68-ASA2,385,6 2. The health system agrees to expand psychiatric bed capacity by 22 beds between the Eau Claire County hospital and the Chippewa County hospital. A hospital shall give preference in admissions to fill beds added under this subdivision to individuals who meet the criteria for emergency detention under s. 51.15 and who are from Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Iron, Jackson, La Crosse, Lincoln, Marathon, Monroe, Oneida, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vilas, Washburn, or Wood Counties.

AB68-ASA2,385,9 3. The health system identifies measures that it believes will serve the needs of area residents with mental health needs, especially, as a critical component of the measures, in reducing the burden on the Winnebago Mental Health Institute.

AB68-ASA2,385,13 4. The health system agrees to annually report to the legislature, in the manner described under s. 13.172 (2), the services provided with the resources funded by the grant awarded under this subsection, including the number of individuals diverted from the Winnebago Mental Health Institute.

AB68-ASA2,385,18 5. The health system recognizes that it is liable to repay the grant funds to the state if it fails to continue to maintain the expanded services and number of expanded psychiatric beds available. The amount the health system is liable for repayment is reduced proportionately each year for 10 years of continuing expanded services as described under par. (c ).

AB68-ASA2,385,20 (c) A determination of continued services shall be based on findings that the health system does all of the following:

AB68-ASA2,385,25 1. Maintains an agreed upon number of beds for acceptance of admissions for emergency detention under s. 51.15. The health system is considered to be in compliance with this subdivision if at least half of the expanded psychiatric beds under par. (b) 2. are available for individuals who are initially admitted under an emergency detention under s. 51.15.

AB68-ASA2,386,2 2. Enters into a contract with, at minimum, two-thirds of the counties specified in par. (b) 2. in which at least one of the hospitals agrees to do all of the following:

AB68-ASA2,386,4 a. Be the primary receiver for individuals under an emergency detention under s. 51.15 for the county.

AB68-ASA2,386,6 b. Accept for admission under an emergency detention individuals regardless of payment source.

AB68-ASA2,386,9 c. Accept any individual subject to an emergency detention from the county unless all psychiatric beds added under par. (b ) 2. are filled. The hospital may set its payment rate based on the acuity of the individual being detained.

AB68-ASA2,386,11 d. Ensure the county department is the secondary payer after any other coverage the individual has is exhausted.

AB68-ASA2,386,13 (d) Notwithstanding s. 150.93, any hospital that expands psychiatric bed capacity under this subsection may increase its approved bed capacity.

AB68-ASA2,386,15 (14) Transfer to the state building trust fund. There is transferred from the general fund to the state building trust fund $15,000,000 in fiscal year 2021-22.

AB68-ASA2,9106 Section 9106. Nonstatutory provisions; Children and Families.

AB68-ASA2,386,22 (1) Adoption recruitment services for children with special needs. In each year of the 2021-23 fiscal biennium, the department of children and families shall provide $300,000 from the appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (cx) and (mx) to the Wendy's Wonderful Kids program at the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin to recruit adoptive placements for children with special needs in a county with a population of 750,000 or more.

AB68-ASA2,9107 Section 9107. Nonstatutory provisions; Circuit Courts.

AB68-ASA2,387,2 (1) Circuit courts designated to begin operation in 2021. The circuit court branches added in s. 753.06 (4) (a), (7) (e), (9) (g), and (10) (f), are the additional branches authorized to be added and allocated by the director of state courts under s. 753.0605 (1) to begin operation on August 1, 2021.

AB68-ASA2,9119 Section 9119. Nonstatutory provisions; Health Services.

AB68-ASA2,387,4 (1) Position transfer to the department of administration.

AB68-ASA2,387,8 (a) Employee transfer. On the effective date of this paragraph, 1.0 FTE position classified as equal opportunity specialist—senior in the department of health services and the incumbent employee holding that position is transferred to the department of administration.

AB68-ASA2,387,13 (b) Employee status. An employee transferred under par. (a ) has all the rights and the same status under ch. 230 in the department of administration that the employee enjoyed in the department of health services before the transfer. Notwithstanding s. 230.28 (4), no employee transferred under par. (a) who has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.

AB68-ASA2,387,19 (2) Surgical quality improvement grant. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (b), the department of health services may award a onetime grant of $335,000 in fiscal year 2021-22 to support surgical quality improvement activities. Notwithstanding ss. 20.001 (3) (a) and 20.002 (1), the department of health services may transfer moneys appropriated for the purpose described under this subsection from fiscal year 2021-22 to fiscal year 2022-23.

AB68-ASA2,387,20 (3) Grants for employer blood drives.

AB68-ASA2,387,21 (a) Definitions. In this subsection: