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WI Stat § 148.19 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 148 - Medical societies.|148.19 - Reliance by directors or officers.

148.19  Reliance by directors or officers. Unless the director or officer has knowledge that makes reliance unwarranted, a director or officer, in discharging his or her duties to the medical society, may rely on information, opinions, reports or statements, any of which may be written or oral, formal or informal, including financial statements and other financial data, if prepared or presented by any of the following: (1) An officer or employee of the medical society whom the director or officer believes in good faith to be reliable and competent in the matters presented. (2) Legal counsel, certified public accountants licensed or certified under ch. 442, or other persons as to matters the director or officer believes in good faith are within the person's professional or expert competence. (3) In the case of reliance by a director, a committee of the board of directors of which the director is not a member if the director believes in good faith that the committee merits confidence.History:  1987 a. 13; 2001 a. 16.
WI Stat § 148.21 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 148 - Medical societies.|148.21 - Consideration of interests in addition to members' interests.

148.21  Consideration of interests in addition to members' interests. In discharging his or her duties to the medical society and in determining what he or she believes to be in the best interests of the medical society, a director or officer may, in addition to considering the effects of any action on members, consider the following: (1) The effects of the action on employees, suppliers and customers of the medical society. (2) The effects of the action on communities in which the medical society operates. (3) Any other factors the director or officer considers pertinent.History:  1987 a. 13.
WI Stat § 148.23 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 148 - Medical societies.|148.23 - Limited liability of directors and officers.

148.23  Limited liability of directors and officers. (1) Except as provided in subs. (2) and (3), a director or officer is not liable to the medical society, its members or creditors, or any person asserting rights on behalf of the medical society, its members or creditors, or any other person, for damages, settlements, fees, fines, penalties or other monetary liabilities arising from a breach of, or failure to perform, any duty resulting solely from his or her status as a director or officer, unless the person asserting liability proves that the breach or failure to perform constitutes any of the following:(a) A willful failure to deal fairly with the medical society or its members in connection with a matter in which the director or officer has a material conflict of interest.(b) A violation of criminal law, unless the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was lawful or no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.(c) A transaction from which the director or officer derived an improper personal profit.(d) Willful misconduct. (2) Except as provided in sub. (3), this section does not apply to any of the following:(a) A civil or criminal proceeding brought by or on behalf of any governmental unit, authority or agency.(b) A proceeding brought by any person for a violation of state or federal law where the proceeding is brought pursuant to an express private right of action created by state or federal statute. (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a proceeding brought by a governmental unit, authority or agency in its capacity as a private party or contractor.History:  1987 a. 13.Cooperative indemnification. La Rowe and Weine. WBB Sept. 1988.
WI Stat § 150.01 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 150 - Regulation of health services.|150.01 - Definitions.

150.01  Definitions. In this chapter: (1) “Acquisition" includes a change in ownership. (2) “Affected party" means the applicant, local planning agencies, governmental agencies, other persons providing similar services in the applicant's service area, the public to be served by the proposed project, 3rd-party payers and any other person who the department determines to be affected by an application for approval of a project. (3) “Approval" means a written statement from the department authorizing a person to commence implementing a project under review. (4m) “Approved bed capacity" means the bed count collected and verified by the department and by a hospital. (5) “Bed capacity" means the number of beds stated on the license of a nursing home issued under s. 50.03. (6) “Capital expenditure" means an expenditure by or on behalf of a nursing home or hospital that, under generally accepted accounting principles, is not properly chargeable as an expense of operations or maintenance. (8) “Community-based residential facility" has the meaning specified in s. 50.01 (1g). (9) “Cost overrun" means an obligation exceeding the maximum capital expenditure authorized by an approval. (10) “Department" means the department of health services. (12) “Hospital" has the meaning specified in s. 50.33 (2), excluding the facilities exempted by s. 50.39 (3). (13) “Medical assistance" has the meaning specified in s. 49.43 (8). (15) “Nursing home" has the meaning specified in s. 50.01 (3). (16) “Obligation" means any enforceable contract that is entered into for the construction, leasing, acquisition or permanent financing of a capital asset. (17) “Person" includes the state. (19) “Statewide bed limit" means the maximum number of nursing home beds or beds in facilities primarily serving the developmentally disabled allowed to be licensed under ch. 50. (20) “Substantial and continuing progress" means spending more than 20 percent of a project's approved cost, including fees for legal services, planning studies, financing, consultants, inspections, permits, architectural services and interest during construction. (22) “Working day" has the meaning specified in s. 227.01 (14).History:  1983 a. 27, 206; 1985 a. 29; 1985 a. 182 s. 57; 1985 a. 332 s. 253; 1987 a. 27; 1987 a. 161 s. 13m; 1987 a. 399; 1989 a. 359; 1991 a. 250; 1993 a. 16; 1995 a. 27 ss. 4382 to 4385, 9126 (19); 2005 a. 253; 2007 a. 20 s. 9121 (6) (a).A new health game. Thomas and Wagner. WBB Feb. 1984.
WI Stat § 150.03 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 150 - Regulation of health services.|150.03 - Rule making; forms.

150.03  Rule making; forms. The department shall adopt rules and set standards to administer subchs. I and II. The department shall create the forms to be used and timetables to be followed under subchs. I and II in applying for an approval and in applying for the renewal or modification of an approval. The department shall issue a statement of the applicable rules and procedures to be followed in reviewing an application under subchs. I and II with each application form.History:  1983 a. 27; 1991 a. 250.
WI Stat § 150.05 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 150 - Regulation of health services.|150.05 - Actions in circuit court.

150.05  Actions in circuit court. Notwithstanding the existence or pursuit of any other remedy the department may, after consulting with the attorney general, maintain an action in the name of the state in circuit court to restrain or enjoin any violation of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter.History:  1983 a. 27.
WI Stat § 150.09 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 150 - Regulation of health services.|150.09 - Staff.

150.09  Staff. The department may employ staff as needed to administer this chapter.History:  1983 a. 27.
WI Stat § 150.11 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 150 - Regulation of health services.|150.11 - Enforcement.

150.11  Enforcement. (1) The department may refuse to issue or renew, under s. 50.03, any license for a nursing home, and may withhold, suspend or revoke, under s. 50.35, any approval for a hospital, that fails to comply with this chapter. (2) No person may recover through charges or rates any depreciation, interest or principal payments or any operating expenses associated with a project subject to subch. II that does not have the department's approval. (3) (a) If a project whose cost falls below the minimum threshold specified in s. 150.21 (3) or (4) incurs costs exceeding the threshold, the person who operates the project shall submit an application for the department's approval under s. 150.21.(b) If a project that has received the department's approval incurs a cost overrun, the person who operates the project shall submit another application for the department's approval under s. 150.21.(c) Any person required to submit an application under this subsection for the department's approval under s. 150.21 shall comply with the time limits for submission of applications under s. 150.33 (3) and (3m). The department shall afford an applicant under this subsection a reasonable time to obtain its approval but if it rejects the application it may refuse to issue or renew a license or approval, as specified in sub. (1), and costs associated with the project may not be recovered through charges or rates, as specified in sub. (2). If the department approves the project it shall impose a forfeiture on the person who operates the project of not less than 10 percent and not more than 50 percent of the costs exceeding the threshold under par. (a) or of the cost overrun under par. (b). Project approval takes effect only after payment of the forfeiture has been made. (4) The department's approval of any project is revoked if the capital expenditures specified in the approval have not been obligated, if financing in an amount sufficient to complete the project has not been obtained or if substantial and continuing progress has not been undertaken within the period specified in the approval. In addition, the department's approval of any project is revoked if the person who operates a project misses any other deadlines specified in the approval and fails to make a good faith effort to meet these deadlines. (5) The department may reject the application for approval of a project operated by any person who has repeatedly been subject to the penalties specified in this section or may impose restrictions as part of its approval to ensure compliance with subchs. I and II.History:  1983 a. 27; 1985 a. 72; 1987 a. 27; 1991 a. 250; 1995 a. 27.
WI Stat § 150.13 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 150 - Regulation of health services.|150.13 - Fees.

150.13  Fees. Any person applying for approval under subch. I or II shall pay an application fee equal to 0.37 percent of the estimated project cost, but not less than $1,850 and not more than $37,000. No application is complete without payment of the correct fee.History:  1983 a. 27; 1991 a. 250.
WI Stat § 150.21 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 150 - Regulation of health services.|150.21 - Applicability.

150.21  Applicability. Except as provided in s. 150.46, this subchapter applies to any person who intends to engage in any of the following activities: (1) The construction of a new nursing home. (2) An increase in the bed capacity of a nursing home. (3) A capital expenditure, other than a renovation or replacement, that exceeds $1,000,000 by or on behalf of a nursing home. (4) An expenditure, other than a renovation or replacement, that exceeds $600,000 for clinical equipment by or on behalf of a nursing home. (5) The partial or total conversion of a nursing home to a facility primarily serving the developmentally disabled or of a facility primarily serving the developmentally disabled to a nursing home.History:  1983 a. 27; 1987 a. 27; 1991 a. 120; 1993 a. 290; 1997 a. 27.
WI Stat § 150.27 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 150 - Regulation of health services.|150.27 - Per diem capital rates.

150.27  Per diem capital rates. An application for approval of an activity specified under s. 150.21 (1), (3), (4) or (5) shall state the applicant's per diem capital rates, which are the maximum allowable reimbursement that may be granted by the department for the first 12 months following completion of the approved project. If the medical assistance facility payment formula under s. 49.45 (6m) generates per diem capital rates that are less than those stated in the application under review, the department shall use the lower rates.History:  1983 a. 27; 1987 a. 27; 1991 a. 120; 1993 a. 290.
WI Stat § 150.29 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 150 - Regulation of health services.|150.29 - Approval requirement.

150.29  Approval requirement. (1) No person may enter into an obligation for a project described in s. 150.21 or engage in activities described in that section without the department's prior approval. (2) In its approval of any project the department shall specify the total number of approved additional beds and the maximum capital expenditure and per diem rates permitted. (3) In determining whether expenditures require prior approval under this section, the department shall aggregate separate expenditures and consider them together if any of the following applies:(a) The aggregated expenditures were agreed upon at the same time, authorized by one act or devised or designed as parts of one plan.(b) The needs for or purposes of the aggregated expenditures reasonably could have been foreseen when the first expenditure was made, and the aggregated expenditures most economically and efficiently would be made at the same time.History:  1983 a. 27; 1993 a. 290.
WI Stat § 150.32 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 150 - Regulation of health services.|150.32 - Distinct-part facilities primarily serving the developmentally disabled.

150.32  Distinct-part facilities primarily serving the developmentally disabled. (1) Upon application to the department, the department may approve the operation for a period of time not to exceed 4 years of a distinct part of a nursing home as a facility primarily serving the developmentally disabled. Renewals of approvals initially granted under this subsection may be granted for periods of time not to exceed 4 years and only if all of the following conditions are met by the renewal applicant:(a) Continued operation of the facility primarily serving the developmentally disabled meets the review criteria and standards under ss. 150.31 (6) and 150.39.(b) There is continued need, as determined by the department, for the facility primarily serving the developmentally disabled in the health planning area in which the facility is located.(c) Community-based services, including services developed under s. 46.278, are inappropriate for the individuals served in the facility primarily serving the developmentally disabled. (2) The department may require that a nursing home seeking approval or a facility primarily serving the developmentally disabled seeking renewal under sub. (1) agree to reduce the size of the facility primarily serving the developmentally disabled, under a plan submitted by the facility and approved by the department, during the approval or renewal period, in order to reflect reduced service need or increased availability of community-based services providing long-term care. (3) Notwithstanding s. 150.31 (6), the department may waive any minimum size limits established under s. 150.31 (6) for a facility with an approved plan under sub. (2). (4) Notwithstanding s. 150.29, if initial approval of a facility primarily serving the developmentally disabled is not renewed under sub. (1) or if approval or renewal is conditioned upon the requirement of sub. (2), reconversion to nursing home beds of beds which may not be operated as part of a facility primarily serving the developmentally disabled does not require approval under s. 150.29.History:  1987 a. 27.
WI Stat § 150.33 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 150 - Regulation of health services.|150.33 - Applications for available beds.

150.33  Applications for available beds. (1) At least once each year the department shall publish a class 2 notice under ch. 985 concerning the number of nursing home beds and beds in facilities primarily serving the developmentally disabled, if any, that are available under s. 150.31 or 150.40 in each of its health planning areas. The department shall promulgate rules defining the boundaries of these areas. The notice shall state the procedures by which any person may apply for approval for those beds. (2) An application for approval of beds under sub. (1) shall state the applicant's per diem operating and capital rates, which are the maximum allowable reimbursement that may be granted by the department for the first 12 months following licensure of the new beds. If the medical assistance facility payment formula under s. 49.45 (6m) generates per diem operating and capital rates that are less than those stated in the application under review, the department shall use the lower rates. (3) The department shall provide forms for submitting applications but may only accept applications submitted within 60 days after it publishes a notice under sub. (1). (3m) The department shall review each application it receives for completeness. If the department finds that the application is incomplete, it shall notify the applicant of the information required within 10 working days after receiving the application. Each applicant shall provide any required additional information within 30 days following the closing date for accepting applications specified in sub. (3). The department may not accept for review any incomplete application if it fails to receive the additional information within this 30-day period until it issues another public notice soliciting applications under sub. (1). The department shall declare the application complete on the date on which the department receives all the required information. (4) The department shall issue a class 2 notice under ch. 985 within 20 days after the date on which it declares all applications complete under sub. (3m), listing all applicants and describing their applications.History:  1983 a. 27; 1987 a. 27 ss. 1868 to 1871, 1874; 1987 a. 399; 1993 a. 290.
WI Stat § 150.34 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 150 - Regulation of health services.|150.34 - Other applications.

150.34  Other applications. (1) Any person intending to engage in activities subject to this subchapter not specified under s. 150.33 shall notify the department in writing of this intent at least 30 days prior to submitting an application for review. An application expires unless the department declares the application complete under sub. (2) within 365 days after the date the department receives notice of the applicant's intent to engage in the activity. The department shall provide forms for submitting applications under this section. (2) The department shall review each application it receives for completeness. If the department finds that the application is incomplete, it shall notify the applicant of the information required within 10 working days after receiving the application. The department shall declare the application complete on the date on which the department receives all the required information. (3) The department shall issue a class 2 notice under ch. 985 on or before the 20th day of the month following the month in which it declares an application complete under sub. (2), listing the applicant and describing the applicant's proposed activity.History:  1987 a. 27, 399; 1989 a. 56.
WI Stat § 150.345 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 150 - Regulation of health services.|150.345 - Nursing home bed transfers.

150.345  Nursing home bed transfers. (1) Notwithstanding ss. 150.33 and 150.34, a nursing home may transfer a licensed bed to another nursing home, if all of the following apply:(a) The receiving nursing home is within the same area for allocation of nursing home beds, as determined by the department, as is the transferring nursing home, or is in a county adjoining that area.(b) The transferring nursing home and the receiving nursing home are owned by corporations that are owned by the same person.(c) The transferring and receiving nursing homes notify the department of the proposed transfer within 30 days before the transfer occurs.(d) The department reviews and approves the transfer. (2) Upon receiving the notification specified in sub. (1) (c), the department shall adjust the allocation of licensed beds under s. 150.31 for each nursing home in accordance with the transfer that was made.History:  2001 a. 16.
WI Stat § 150.39 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 150 - Regulation of health services.|150.39 - Review criteria and standards.

150.39  Review criteria and standards. The department shall use the following criteria in reviewing each application under this subchapter, plus any additional criteria it develops by rule. The department shall consider cost containment as its first priority in applying these criteria, and shall consider the comments of affected parties. The department may not approve any project under this subchapter unless the applicant demonstrates: (1) The medical assistance funds appropriated are sufficient to reimburse the applicant for providing the nursing home care. (2) The cost of providing an equal number of nursing home beds or of an equal expansion would be consistent with the cost at similar nursing homes, and the applicant's per diem rates would be consistent with those of similar nursing homes. (3) The project does not conflict with the statewide bed limit under s. 150.31. (4) A need for additional beds in the health planning area where the project would be located. (5) The project is consistent with local plans for developing community-based services to provide long-term care. (6) Health care personnel, capital and operating funds and other resources needed to provide the proposed services are available. (7) The project can be undertaken within the period of validity of the approval and completed within a reasonable period thereafter. (8) Appropriate methods alternative to providing nursing home care in the health planning area are unavailable. (10) The quality of care to be provided is satisfactory, as determined by:(a) The department's investigations.(b) Materials submitted by the applicant, including independent evaluations of performance in nursing homes owned or operated by the applicant and patient satisfaction surveys.(c) Recommendations from affected parties concerning the quality of care provided in nursing homes owned or operated by the applicant. (11) For a project that would result in the relocation of nursing home beds, there are other adequate and appropriate resources available in the counties served by the nursing home to serve the nursing home residents who would be displaced by the relocation.History:  1983 a. 27; 1987 a. 399; 1993 a. 27, 290; 1997 a. 27.
WI Stat § 150.40 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 150 - Regulation of health services.|150.40 - Redistribution of closed beds.

150.40  Redistribution of closed beds. (1) The department shall redistribute within a county the nursing home beds made available as a result of a nursing home closure within that county if all of the following apply at the time of the closure:(a) The number of other nursing home beds for each 1,000 persons 65 years of age or over in the county is less than 80 percent of the statewide average of nursing home beds for each 1,000 persons 65 years of age or over.(b) The total occupancy level for the other nursing homes in the county is equal to or more than the statewide average nursing home occupancy rate. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the following:(a) Nursing home beds closed under a plan approved by the department under s. 46.277 (3) (b) or 46.278 (4) (b) 1., as a result of the relocation of former residents to community-based settings.(b) Facilities primarily serving the developmentally disabled.History:  1985 a. 29; 1987 a. 27.