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WI Stat § 146.616 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 146 - Miscellaneous health provisions.|146.616 - Allied health professional education and training grants.

146.616  Allied health professional education and training grants. (1) In this section:(a) “Allied health professional" means any individual who is a health care provider other than a physician, registered nurse, dentist, pharmacist, chiropractor, or podiatrist and who provides diagnostic, technical, therapeutic, or direct patient care and support services to the patient.(b) “Clinic” has the meaning given in s. 146.903 (1) (b).(c) “Hospital” has the meaning given in s. 50.33 (2).(d) “Rural clinic” means a clinic that is located in a city, town, or village in this state that has a population of less than 20,000.(e) “Rural hospital” means a hospital that is located in a city, town, or village in this state that has a population of less than 20,000. (2) Beginning in fiscal year 2018-19, from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (fi), subject to subs. (3) to (5), the department shall distribute grants to hospitals, health systems, and educational entities that form health care education and training consortia for allied health professionals. The department shall distribute the grants under this section to hospitals, health systems, and educational entities that apply, in the form and manner determined by the department, to receive a grant and that satisfy the requirements established by the department under sub. (4). (3) (a) The department may distribute up to $125,000 per fiscal year per consortium to be used for any of the following:1. Curriculum and faculty development.2. Tuition reimbursement.3. Clinical site or simulation expenses.(b) A recipient awarded a grant under this section shall match through its own funding sources the amount of the grant distributed by the department for the purposes of operating an allied health professional training consortium. (4) The department shall determine the requirements for the formation of health care education and training consortia for allied health professionals. (5) In distributing grants under this section, the department shall give preference to rural hospitals, health systems with a rural hospital or rural clinic, and rural educational entities.History:  2017 a. 59.
WI Stat § 146.618 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 146 - Miscellaneous health provisions.|146.618 - Treatment program grants.

146.618  Treatment program grants. From s. 20.435 (5) (bg) or any available federal moneys, the department shall distribute a total of $750,000 in grants in each fiscal year to support treatment programs. Grant recipients shall use moneys awarded under this section for supervision, training, and resources, including salaries, benefits, and other related costs.History:  2019 a. 9; 2021 a. 58.
WI Stat § 146.62 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 146 - Miscellaneous health provisions.|146.62 - Rural hospital loan program.

146.62  Rural hospital loan program. (1) Definition. In this section:(a) “Hospital" has the meaning given under s. 50.33 (2).(b) “Rural" means outside a metropolitan statistical area, as specified under 42 CFR 412.62 (f) (ii) (A). (4)  Departmental duties. The department shall negotiate with each recipient of a loan made under s. 146.62 (2) and (3), 1989 stats., the schedule of repayments and collect the loan repayments as they are due. Loan repayments shall be deposited in the general fund. Except as provided in sub. (5), repayment for each loan shall begin no later than 12 months after the project funded under the loan begins operation. (5)  Loan forgiveness. If a rural hospital that receives a loan under s. 146.62 (2) and (3), 1989 stats., is unable to undertake the proposed project, the rural hospital may submit to the department a final report concerning the feasibility of loan repayment. The department shall review the report and may forgive all or part of the loan.History:  1989 a. 31; 1991 a. 39; 1993 a. 16; 2011 a. 258.
WI Stat § 146.63 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 146 - Miscellaneous health provisions.|146.63 - Grants to establish graduate medical training programs.

146.63  Grants to establish graduate medical training programs. (1) Definition. In this section, “rural hospital" means a hospital, as defined under s. 50.33 (2), that is not located in a 1st class city. (2)  Departmental duties. (a) Subject to subs. (4) and (5), the department shall distribute grants from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (bf) to assist rural hospitals and groups of rural hospitals in procuring infrastructure and increasing case volume to the extent necessary to develop accredited graduate medical training programs. The department shall distribute the grants under this paragraph to rural hospitals and groups of rural hospitals that apply to receive a grant under sub. (3) and that satisfy the criteria established by the department under par. (b) and the eligibility requirement under sub. (6).(b) The department shall establish criteria for approving and distributing grants under par. (a) and criteria for approving plans under sub. (3). (3)  Grant application. A rural hospital or group of rural hospitals may apply, in the form and manner determined by the department, to receive a grant under sub. (2) (a). The rural hospital or group of rural hospitals shall include in the application a plan to use the funds to procure infrastructure or increase case volume to the extent necessary to develop an accredited graduate medical training program at the rural hospital or group of rural hospitals and a plan to satisfy the matching requirement under sub. (4). (4)  Matching funds. The department may not distribute a grant under sub. (2) (a) unless the rural hospital or group of rural hospitals offers to provide matching funds in an amount determined by the department. (5)  Term of grants. The department may not distribute a grant under sub. (2) (a) to a rural hospital or group of rural hospitals for a term that is more than 3 years. (6)  Eligibility. A rural hospital or group of rural hospitals may only receive a grant under sub. (3) if the plan to use the funds involves developing an accredited graduate medical training program in a specialty, including any of the following:(a) Family medicine.(b) Pediatrics.(c) Psychiatry.(d) General surgery.(e) Internal medicine. History:  2013 a. 20; 2019 a. 9.
WI Stat § 146.64 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 146 - Miscellaneous health provisions.|146.64 - Grants to support graduate medical training programs.

146.64  Grants to support graduate medical training programs. (1) Definition. In this section, “hospital" has the meaning given under s. 50.33 (2). (2)  Departmental duties. (a) Subject to par. (c) and sub. (4), the department shall distribute grants to hospitals to fund the addition of positions to existing accredited graduate medical training programs. The department shall distribute the grants under this paragraph to hospitals that apply to receive a grant under sub. (3) and that satisfy the criteria established by the department under par. (b) and the eligibility requirement under sub. (4).(b) The department shall establish criteria for approving and distributing grants under par. (a).(c)1. The department shall distribute funds for grants under par. (a) from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (bf). The department may not distribute more than $225,000 from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (bf) to a particular hospital in a given state fiscal year and may not distribute more than $75,000 from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (bf) to fund a given position in a graduate medical training program in a given state fiscal year.2. If the department receives matching federal medical assistance funds, the department shall distribute those funds for grants under par. (a) in addition to any funds distributed under subd. 1.(d) The department shall seek federal medical assistance funds to match the grants distributed under par. (a). If the department receives those funds, the department shall distribute them as provided in par. (c) 2. (3)  Grant application. A hospital may apply, in the form and manner determined by the department, to receive a grant under sub. (2) (a). (4)  Eligibility. A hospital that has an accredited graduate medical training program in a specialty, including any of the following, may apply to receive a grant under sub. (3):(a) Family medicine.(b) Pediatrics.(c) Psychiatry.(d) General surgery.(e) Internal medicine. History:  2013 a. 20; 2019 a. 9.
WI Stat § 146.65 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 146 - Miscellaneous health provisions.|146.65 - Rural health dental clinics.

146.65  Rural health dental clinics. (1) From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (1) (dm), the department shall distribute moneys as follows:(a) In each fiscal year, not more than $232,000, to the rural health dental clinic located in Ladysmith that provides dental services to persons who are developmentally disabled or elderly or who have low income, in the counties of Rusk, Price, Taylor, Sawyer, and Chippewa.(b) In each fiscal year, not more than $355,600, to the rural health dental clinic located in Menomonie that provides dental services to persons who are developmentally disabled or elderly or who have low income, in the counties of Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, and St. Croix.(c) In each fiscal year, not more than $400,000, to a rural health clinic in Chippewa Falls to provide dental services to persons who are developmentally disabled or elderly or who have low income, in the area surrounding Chippewa Falls, including the counties of Chippewa, Dunn, Barron, Taylor, Clark, and Eau Claire. (2) The department shall also seek federal funding to support the operations of the rural health dental clinics under sub. (1).History:  2001 a. 16; 2003 a. 33; 2005 a. 25; 2009 a. 28.
WI Stat § 146.66 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 146 - Miscellaneous health provisions.|146.66 - Low-income dental clinics.

146.66  Low-income dental clinics. (1) From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (1) (dk), in each fiscal year, the department shall award grants to no fewer than 9 nonprofit dental clinics that meet the eligibility requirements under sub. (2) and are located in this state. (2) To be eligible for a grant under sub. (1), a nonprofit dental clinic must satisfy all of the following requirements:(a) The clinic does not receive federal funds under 42 USC 254b.(b) The clinic's primary purpose is to provide dental care to low-income patients, which may include any of the following individuals:1. Recipients of medical assistance, as defined in s. 49.43 (8).2. Low-income individuals who do not qualify for medical assistance, as defined in s. 49.43 (8).3. Individuals under the age of 18.4. Individuals over the age of 65.5. Individuals with disabilities. (3) The department shall seek federal funding to support the operations of dental clinics that receive grants under sub. (1) and shall request that the federal department of health and human services encourage collaborative arrangements between private dentists and health centers that receive federal funds under 42 USC 254b. History:  2011 a. 32.
WI Stat § 146.68 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 146 - Miscellaneous health provisions.|146.68 - Grant for colposcopies and other services.

146.68  Grant for colposcopies and other services. From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (1) (dg), the department shall provide $75,000 in each fiscal year to an entity that satisfies the following criteria to provide colposcopic examinations and to provide services to medical assistance recipients or persons who are eligible for medical assistance:  (1) The entity is located in the western or northern public health region of the state, as determined by the department. (2) The entity provides Papanicolaou tests, and at least 50 percent of the persons for whom the entity provides Papanicolaou tests are recipients of medical assistance or are eligible for medical assistance.History:  2007 a. 20; 2009 a. 28.
WI Stat § 146.71 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 146 - Miscellaneous health provisions.|146.71 - Determination of death.

146.71  Determination of death. An individual who has sustained either irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions or irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem, is dead. A determination of death shall be made in accordance with accepted medical standards.History:  1981 c. 134.To determine whether an infant was “born alive" under s. 939.22 (16) for purposes of the homicide laws, courts apply this section. State v. Cornelius, 152 Wis. 2d 272, 448 N.W.2d 434 (Ct. App. 1989).
WI Stat § 146.815 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 146 - Miscellaneous health provisions.|146.815 - Contents of certain patient health care records.

146.815  Contents of certain patient health care records. (1) Patient health care records maintained for hospital inpatients shall include, if obtainable, the inpatient's occupation and the industry in which the inpatient is employed at the time of admission, plus the inpatient's usual occupation. (2) (a) If a hospital inpatient's health problems may be related to the inpatient's occupation or past occupations, the inpatient's physician shall ensure that the inpatient's health care record contains available information from the patient or family about these occupations and any potential health hazards related to these occupations.(b) If a hospital inpatient's health problems may be related to the occupation or past occupations of the inpatient's parents, the inpatient's physician shall ensure that the inpatient's health care record contains available information from the patient or family about these occupations and any potential health hazards related to these occupations. (3) The department shall provide forms that may be used to record information specified under sub. (2) and shall provide guidelines for determining whether to prepare the occupational history required under sub. (2). Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a hospital or physician to collect information required in this section from or about a patient who chooses not to divulge such information.History:  1981 c. 214.
WI Stat § 146.816 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 146 - Miscellaneous health provisions.|146.816 - Uses and disclosures of protected health information.

146.816  Uses and disclosures of protected health information. (1) In this section:(a) “Business associate" has the meaning given in 45 CFR 160.103.(b) “Covered entity" has the meaning given in 45 CFR 160.103.(c) “Disclosure" has the meaning given in 45 CFR 160.103 and includes redisclosures and rereleases of information.(d) “Health care operations" has the meaning given in 45 CFR 164.501.(e) “Payment" has the meaning given in 45 CFR 164.501.(f) “Protected health information" has the meaning given in 45 CFR 160.103.(g) “Treatment" has the meaning given in 45 CFR 164.501.(h) “Treatment facility" has the meaning given in s. 51.01 (19).(i) “Use" has the meaning given in 45 CFR 160.103. (2) Sections 51.30 (4) (a) and (e) and 146.82 and rules promulgated under s. 51.30 (12) do not apply to a use, disclosure, or request for disclosure of protected health information by a covered entity or its business associate that meets all the following criteria:(a) The covered entity or its business associate makes the use, disclosure, or request for disclosure in compliance with 45 CFR 164.500 to 164.534.(b) The covered entity or its business associate makes the use, disclosure, or request for disclosure in any of the following circumstances:1. For purposes of treatment.2. For purposes of payment.3. For purposes of health care operations.4. For purposes of disclosing information about a patient in a good faith effort to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to the health or safety of a person or the public.5. For purposes of disclosing under s. 175.32 any threat made by a patient regarding violence in or targeted at a school in a good faith effort to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to the health or safety of a student or school employee or the public. (3) A covered entity that is a treatment facility shall comply with the notice of privacy practices obligations under 45 CFR 164.520, including the obligation to include in plain language in the notice of privacy practices a statement of the individual's rights with respect to protected health information and a brief description of how the individual may exercise those rights including the right to request restrictions on uses and disclosures of protected health information about the individual to carry out treatment, payment, or health care operations as provided in 45 CFR 164.522. (4) The department shall make a comprehensive and accessible document written in commonly understood language that explains health information privacy rights available to all applicable health care facilities in the state and on the department's Internet site. History:  2013 a. 238; 2017 a. 140, 143.
WI Stat § 146.817 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 146 - Miscellaneous health provisions.|146.817 - Preservation of fetal monitor tracings and microfilm copies.

146.817  Preservation of fetal monitor tracings and microfilm copies. (1) In this section, “fetal monitor tracing" means documentation of the heart tones of a fetus during labor and delivery of the mother of the fetus that are recorded from an electronic fetal monitor machine. (2) (a) Unless a health care provider has first made and preserved a microfilm copy of a patient's fetal monitor tracing, the health care provider may delete or destroy part or all of the patient's fetal monitor tracing only if 35 days prior to the deletion or destruction the health care provider provides written notice to the patient.(b) If a health care provider has made and preserved a microfilm copy of a patient's fetal monitor tracing and if the health care provider has deleted or destroyed part or all of the patient's fetal monitor tracing, the health care provider may delete or destroy part or all of the microfilm copy of the patient's fetal monitor tracing only if 35 days prior to the deletion or destruction the health care provider provides written notice to the patient.(c) The notice specified in pars. (a) and (b) shall be sent to the patient's last-known address and shall inform the patient of the imminent deletion or destruction of the fetal monitor tracing or of the microfilm copy of the fetal monitor tracing and of the patient's right, within 30 days after receipt of notice, to obtain the fetal monitor tracing or the microfilm copy of the fetal monitor tracing from the health care provider.(d) The notice requirements under this subsection do not apply after 5 years after a fetal monitor tracing was first made.History:  1987 a. 27, 399, 403.
WI Stat § 146.835 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 146 - Miscellaneous health provisions.|146.835 - Parents denied physical placement rights.

146.835  Parents denied physical placement rights. A parent who has been denied periods of physical placement under s. 767.41 (4) (b) or 767.451 (4) may not have the rights of a parent or guardian under this chapter with respect to access to that child's patient health care records under s. 146.82 or 146.83.History:  1987 a. 355; 2005 a. 443 s. 265.
WI Stat § 146.836 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 146 - Miscellaneous health provisions.|146.836 - Applicability.

146.836  Applicability. Sections 146.815, 146.82, 146.83 (4) and 146.835 apply to all patient health care records, including those on which written, drawn, printed, spoken, visual, electromagnetic or digital information is recorded or preserved, regardless of physical form or characteristics.History:  1999 a. 78.
WI Stat § 146.84 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 146 - Miscellaneous health provisions.|146.84 - Violations related to patient health care records.

146.84  Violations related to patient health care records. (1) Actions for violations; damages; injunction. (a) A custodian of records incurs no liability under par. (bm) for the release of records in accordance with s. 146.82 or 146.83 while acting in good faith.(b) Any person, including the state or any political subdivision of the state, who violates s. 146.82 or 146.83 in a manner that is knowing and willful shall be liable to any person injured as a result of the violation for actual damages to that person, exemplary damages of not more than $25,000 and costs and reasonable actual attorney fees.(bm) Any person, including the state or any political subdivision of the state, who negligently violates s. 146.82 or 146.83 shall be liable to any person injured as a result of the violation for actual damages to that person, exemplary damages of not more than $1,000 and costs and reasonable actual attorney fees.(c) An individual may bring an action to enjoin any violation of s. 146.82 or 146.83 or to compel compliance with s. 146.82 or 146.83 and may, in the same action, seek damages as provided in this subsection. (2)  Penalties. (a) Whoever does any of the following may be fined not more than $25,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both:1. Requests or obtains confidential information under s. 146.82 or 146.83 (1c) or (3f) under false pretenses. 2. Discloses confidential information with knowledge that the disclosure is unlawful and is not reasonably necessary to protect another from harm.3. Violates s. 146.83 (4).(b) Whoever negligently discloses confidential information in violation of s. 146.82 is subject to a forfeiture of not more than $1,000 for each violation.(c) Whoever intentionally discloses confidential information in violation of s. 146.82, knowing that the information is confidential, and discloses the information for pecuniary gain may be fined not more than $100,000 or imprisoned not more than 3 years and 6 months, or both. (3)  Discipline of employees. Any person employed by the state or any political subdivision of the state who violates s. 146.82 or 146.83, except a health care provider that negligently violates s. 153.50 (6) (c), may be discharged or suspended without pay. (4)  Exceptions. This section does not apply to any of the following:(a) Violations by a nursing facility, as defined under s. 49.498 (1) (i), of the right of a resident of the nursing facility to confidentiality of his or her patient health care records.(b) Violations by a nursing home, as defined under s. 50.01 (3), of the right of a resident of the nursing home to confidentiality of his or her patient health care records.History:  1991 a. 39; 1993 a. 445; 1999 a. 9, 79; 2009 a. 28; 2011 a. 32.Sub. (1) (b) does not preclude certification of a class action in a suit to recover unreasonable fees charged for copies of health care records. Cruz v. All Saints Healthcare System, Inc., 2001 WI App 67, 242 Wis. 2d 432, 625 N.W.2d 344, 00-1473.