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WI Stat § 153.08 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 153 - Health care information.|153.08 - Hospital rate increases or charges in excess of rates.

153.08  Hospital rate increases or charges in excess of rates. (1) In this section:(a) “Consumer price index" has the meaning given in s. 16.004 (8) (e) 1.(b) Notwithstanding s. 153.01 (5), “hospital" has the meaning given in s. 50.33 (2), except that “hospital" does not include a center for the developmentally disabled as defined in s. 51.01 (3).(c) “Rates" means individual charges of a hospital for the services that it provides. (2) No hospital may increase its rates or charge any payer an amount exceeding its rates that are in effect on May 12, 1992, unless the hospital first causes to be published a class 1 notice under ch. 985 in a newspaper likely to give notice in the area where the hospital is located, no sooner than 45 days and no later than 30 days before the proposed rate change is to take effect. The notice shall describe the proposed rate change. (3) This section does not apply to a hospital that proposes to increase its rates during the course of the hospital's fiscal year by any amount or amounts that, in the aggregate, do not exceed the percentage amount that is the percentage difference between the consumer price index reported for the 12-month period ending on December 31 of the preceding year and the consumer price index reported for the 12-month period ending on December 31 of the year prior to the preceding year. (4) A hospital shall publish a class 1 notice under ch. 985 at least 10 days prior to the institution by the hospital of a rate increase. (5) The entity under contract under s. 153.05 (2m) (a) shall annually publish a hospital rate increase report that contains all of the following information:(a) For each hospital that publishes a notice under sub. (4), all of the following:1. The name of the hospital and the city, village, or town in which the hospital is located.2. The date the rate increase is to take effect.3. The annualized percentage rate increase that will result.4. The geographic area of analysis in which the hospital is located.(b) A list of hospitals that have closed since 1993. History:  1993 a. 16 ss. 2644 to 2646; 1993 a. 104 ss. 3, 5m, 7, 8, 9; 1993 a. 491; 1997 a. 27, 231; 2003 a. 33.
WI Stat § 153.10 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 153 - Health care information.|153.10 - Health care data reports.

153.10  Health care data reports. (1) Subject to s. 153.455, the department shall prepare, and submit to the governor and the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), standard reports concerning health care providers other than hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers that the department prepares and shall collect information necessary for preparation of those reports. If s. 153.455 (4) applies, the department shall include in the reports under this subsection reports concerning any health care claims information the department collects or contracts to collect under s. 153.05. (2) The entity under contract under s. 153.05 (2m) (a) shall prepare, and submit to the governor and the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), standard reports concerning hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers that the entity prepares and shall collect information necessary for preparation of those reports.History:  1987 a. 399; 1997 a. 27, 231; 2003 a. 33; 2005 a. 228.
WI Stat § 153.20 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 153 - Health care information.|153.20 - Uncompensated health care services report.

153.20  Uncompensated health care services report. (1) The entity under contract under s. 153.05 (2m) (a) shall prepare, and submit to the governor and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), an annual report setting forth the number of patients to whom uncompensated health care services were provided by each hospital and the total charges for the uncompensated health care services provided to the patients for the preceding year, together with the number of patients and the total charges that were projected by the hospital for that year in the plan filed under sub. (2). (2) Every hospital shall file with the entity under contract under s. 153.05 (2m) (a) an annual plan setting forth the projected number of patients to whom uncompensated health care services will be provided by the hospital and the projected total charges for the uncompensated health care services to be provided to the patients for the ensuing year.History:  1987 a. 399; 1989 a. 18; 1997 a. 27, 231; 2003 a. 33.
WI Stat § 153.21 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 153 - Health care information.|153.21 - Consumer guide; list for hospital charge disclosures.

153.21  Consumer guide; list for hospital charge disclosures. (1) The department shall prepare and submit to the governor and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) an annual guide to assist consumers in selecting health care providers and health care plans. The guide shall be written in language that is understandable to laypersons. The department shall widely publicize and distribute the guide to consumers. (2) The entity under contract under s. 153.05 (2m) (a) shall prepare and submit to the governor and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) an annual guide to assist consumers in selecting hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers. The guide shall be written in language that is understandable to laypersons and shall include data derived from the annual survey of hospitals conducted by the American Hospital Association and the annual hospital fiscal survey. The entity shall widely publicize and distribute the guide to consumers. (3) The entity under contract under s. 153.05 (2m) (a) shall, using data collected under s. 153.05 (1) (b), annually identify the 75 diagnosis related groups for which hospitals in this state most frequently provide inpatient care and the 75 outpatient surgical procedures most frequently performed by hospitals in this state, and shall distribute a list of the identified diagnosis related groups and surgical procedures to all hospitals in the state and to the department. History:  1997 a. 231; 2003 a. 33; 2009 a. 146.
WI Stat § 153.22 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 153 - Health care information.|153.22 - Patient-level data utilization, charge, and quality report.

153.22  Patient-level data utilization, charge, and quality report. The entity under contract under s. 153.05 (2m) (a) shall prepare and submit to the governor and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), an annual report that summarizes utilization, charge, and quality data on patients treated by hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers during the most recent calendar year.History:  2003 a. 33; 2005 a. 228.
WI Stat § 153.23 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 153 - Health care information.|153.23 - Public health emergency dashboard.

153.23  Public health emergency dashboard. (1) In this section, “public health emergency related to the 2019 novel coronavirus” means the period covered by any of the following:(a) The national emergency declared by the U.S. president under 50 USC 1621 on March 13, 2020, in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus.(b) The public health emergency declared under 42 USC 247d by the secretary of the federal department of health and human services on January 31, 2020, in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus.(c) The state of emergency related to public health declared under s. 323.10 on March 12, 2020, by executive order 72. (2) During the public health emergency related to the 2019 novel coronavirus, the entity under contract under s. 153.05 (2m) (a) shall prepare and publish a public health emergency dashboard using health care emergency preparedness program information collected by the state from acute care hospitals. A dashboard published under this section shall include information to assist emergency response planning activities. For purposes of this section, the entity and the department shall enter into a data use agreement and mutually agree to the health care emergency preparedness program information the department will provide to the entity, the information the entity will include in the dashboard, any publication schedule, and any other terms considered necessary by the entity or the department.History:  2019 a. 185.
WI Stat § 153.455 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 153 - Health care information.|153.455 - Data organization; contract contingency.

153.455  Data organization; contract contingency. (1) Except as provided in subs. (2), (3), and (4), beginning on the date, if any, that is 60 days after the contract under s. 153.05 (2r) takes effect, the department shall cease collecting, for calendar quarters that occur after that date, health care information as specified under s. HFS 120.14 (1), 2005 Wis. Adm. Code, in effect on April 13, 2006. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to ss. 153.21 (1) and 153.60. (3) Beginning on the date, if any, that the secretary of health services and the secretary of employee trust funds determine that the data organization is not in compliance with the contract under s. 153.05 (2r) with respect to the performance of the collection and public reporting of information regarding the cost, quality, and effectiveness of health care, including the development and maintenance of a centralized data repository, or determine that there is insufficient statewide participation under the requirements of the contract, the secretaries may modify or terminate the contract. If the secretaries terminate the contract, they shall recommend to the department of administration that that department use a competitive request-for-proposal process to solicit offers from other organizations for performance of the services required of the data organization under the terminated contract. If no organization responds to the request for proposals or if a successor contract cannot be achieved, sub. (4) applies. (4) If the contract with the data organization is terminated under sub. (3) and no organization responds to the request for proposals or a successor contract cannot be achieved, the department, in its capacity as a public health authority, shall collect health care information, including as specified under s. HFS 120.14 (1), Wis. Adm. Code, in effect on April 13, 2006, and may request health care claims information, which may be voluntarily provided by insurers or administrators, under this subchapter; shall analyze and disseminate, or contract for the performance of analysis and dissemination of, the health care information; and may analyze and disseminate, or may contract for the performance of analysis and dissemination of, the health care claims information. History:  2005 a. 228; 2007 a. 20 s. 9121 (6) (a); 2009 a. 274; 2017 a. 366.
WI Stat § 153.55 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 153 - Health care information.|153.55 - Protection of confidentiality.

153.55  Protection of confidentiality. Data obtained under this subchapter is not subject to inspection, copying or receipt under s. 19.35 (1). History:  1997 a. 231; 1999 a. 9; 2009 a. 274.
WI Stat § 153.60 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 153 - Health care information.|153.60 - Department expenditure estimate.

153.60  Department expenditure estimate. Subject to s. 153.455, the department shall, by the first October 1 after the commencement of each fiscal year, estimate the total amount of expenditures under this subchapter for the department for that fiscal year for data collection, database development and maintenance, generation of data files and standard reports, orientation and training provided under s. 153.05 (9) (a) and contracting with the data organization under s. 153.05 (2r).History:  1987 a. 399; 1989 a. 18, 56; 1991 a. 178; 1993 a. 16; 1997 a. 27, 231, 237; 1999 a. 9, 185, 186; 2003 a. 33; 2005 a. 25, 228; 2009 a. 274; 2011 a. 32; 2015 a. 55.
WI Stat § 153.65 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 153 - Health care information.|153.65 - Provision of special information; user fees.

153.65  Provision of special information; user fees. (1) Subject to s. 153.455, the department may, but is not required to, provide, upon request from a person, a data compilation or a special report based on the information collected by the department. The department shall establish user fees for the provision of these compilations or reports, payable by the requester, which shall be sufficient to fund the actual necessary and direct cost of the compilation or report. All moneys collected under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (hi). (2) Beginning January 1, 2004, unless the entity under contract under s. 153.05 (2m) (a) otherwise agrees and except as provided in s. 153.46 (6), the entity has the exclusive right to use and to provide for a fee, upon request from a person, a data compilation or a special report based on the information concerning hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers that is collected by the entity or provided by the department to the entity. Subject to approval under s. 153.01 (4j) (b), the entity shall establish reasonable and necessary user fees for the provision of a compilation or report, payable by the requester, which shall be sufficient to fund the cost of the compilation or report. The entity may retain all user fees paid under this subsection.History:  1987 a. 399; 1993 a. 16, 104; 1997 a. 27, 231; 1999 a. 9; 2003 a. 33; 2005 a. 25, 228.
WI Stat § 153.76 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 153 - Health care information.|153.76 - Civil liability.

153.76  Civil liability. Except as provided in s. 153.77, any person violating s. 153.50 or rules promulgated under s. 153.75 (1) (a) is liable to the patient for actual damages and costs, plus exemplary damages of up to $1,000 for a negligent violation and up to $5,000 for an intentional violation.History:  1987 s. 399; 1999 a. 9; 2009 a. 274 s. 37; Stats. 2009 s. 153.76.
WI Stat § 153.77 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 153 - Health care information.|153.77 - Immunity from liability.

153.77  Immunity from liability. (1) A health care provider that submits information to the department under this subchapter is immune from civil liability for all of the following:(a) Any act or omission of an employee, official or agent of the health care provider that results in the release of a prohibited data element while submitting data to the department.(b) Any act or omission of the department that results in the release of data. (2) The immunity provided under this section does not apply to intentional, willful or reckless acts or omissions by health care providers.History:  1999 a. 9; 2009 a. 274 s. 38; Stats. 2009 s. 153.77.
WI Stat § 153.78 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 153 - Health care information.|153.78 - Penalties.

153.78  Penalties. (1) Whoever intentionally violates s. 153.45 (5) or 153.50 or rules promulgated under s. 153.75 (1) (a) may be fined not more than $15,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year in the county jail or both. (2) Any person who violates this subchapter or any rule promulgated under the authority of this subchapter, except ss. 153.45 (5), 153.50 and 153.75 (1) (a), as provided in s. 153.76 and sub. (1), shall forfeit not more than $100 for each violation. Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense, except that no day in the period between the date on which a request for a hearing is filed under s. 227.44 and the date of the conclusion of all administrative and judicial proceedings arising out of a decision under this section constitutes a violation. (3) The department may directly assess forfeitures under sub. (2). If the department determines that a forfeiture should be assessed for a particular violation or for failure to correct the violation, the department shall send a notice of assessment to the alleged violator. The notice shall specify the alleged violation of the statute or rule and the amount of the forfeiture assessed and shall inform the alleged violator of the right to contest the assessment under s. 227.44.History:  1987 a. 399; 1989 a. 18; 1993 a. 16; 1997 a. 27, 231; 1999 a. 9; 2009 a. 274 s. 39; Stats. 2009 s. 153.78.
WI Stat § 153.80 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 153 - Health care information.|153.80 - Definitions.

153.80  Definitions. In this subchapter: (1) “Department" means the department of health services. (2) “Health care provider" has the meaning given in s. 146.81 (1) and includes an ambulatory surgery center, which has the meaning given for “ambulatory surgical center" under 42 CFR 416.2. (3) “Secretary" means the secretary of health services. (4) “State-designated entity" means a nonprofit corporation designated by the state as eligible to apply for and receive grants under 42 USC 300jj-33 from the secretary of the U.S. department of health and human services. History:  2009 a. 274.
WI Stat § 153.82 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 153 - Health care information.|153.82 - Creation of corporation.

153.82  Creation of corporation. (1) The secretary may organize and assist in maintaining a nonstock, nonprofit corporation under ch. 181 for all of the purposes specified under s. 153.81 (1) (f). (2) If the secretary organizes a corporation under sub. (1), the secretary shall appoint all of the individuals specified under s. 153.81 (1) (e) 1. to 4. as initial directors of the board of the corporation. (3) The assets and liabilities of the corporation under sub. (1) shall be separate from all other assets and liabilities of the state, of all political subdivisions of the state, and of the department. The state, any political subdivision of the state, and the department do not guarantee any obligation of or have any obligation to the corporation. The state, any political subdivision of the state, and the department are not liable for any debt or liability of the corporation. History:  2009 a. 274.
WI Stat § 154.01 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 154 - Advance directives.|154.01 - Definitions.

154.01  Definitions. In this chapter: (1g) “Advanced practice registered nurse” means a nurse licensed under ch. 441 who is currently certified by a national certifying body approved by the board of nursing as a nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife, certified registered nurse anesthetist, or clinical nurse specialist. (1r) “Attending health care professional" means a health care professional who has primary responsibility for the treatment and care of the patient. (2g) “Department" means the department of health services. (3) “Health care professional" means any of the following:NOTE: Sub. (3) (intro.) is shown as amended eff. 4-1-22 by 2021 Wis. Act 23. Prior to 4-1-22 it reads:(a) A physician licensed under ch. 448.(b) A physician assistant licensed under ch. 448.(c) An advanced practice registered nurse. (4) “Inpatient health care facility" has the meaning provided under s. 50.135 (1) and includes community-based residential facilities, as defined in s. 50.01 (1g). (5) “Life-sustaining procedure" means any medical procedure or intervention that, in the judgment of the attending health care professional, would serve only to prolong the dying process but not avert death when applied to a qualified patient. “Life-sustaining procedure" includes assistance in respiration, artificial maintenance of blood pressure and heart rate, blood transfusion, kidney dialysis and other similar procedures, but does not include:(a) The alleviation of pain by administering medication or by performing any medical procedure.(b) The provision of nutrition or hydration. (5m) “Persistent vegetative state" means a condition that reasonable medical judgment finds constitutes complete and irreversible loss of all of the functions of the cerebral cortex and results in a complete, chronic and irreversible cessation of all cognitive functioning and consciousness and a complete lack of behavioral responses that indicate cognitive functioning, although autonomic functions continue. (8) “Terminal condition" means an incurable condition caused by injury or illness that reasonable medical judgment finds would cause death imminently, so that the application of life-sustaining procedures serves only to postpone the moment of death.History:  1983 a. 202; 1985 a. 199; 1987 a. 161 s. 13m; 1991 a. 84; 1993 a. 27; 1995 a. 27 s. 9126 (19); 1995 a. 168, 200; 2007 a. 20 s. 9121 (6) (a); 2019 a. 90, 100; 2021 a. 23.
WI Stat § 154.02 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 154 - Advance directives.|154.02 - Definitions.

154.02  Definitions. In this subchapter: (1) “Declaration" means a written, witnessed document voluntarily executed by the declarant under s. 154.03 (1), but is not limited in form or substance to that provided in s. 154.03 (2). (2) “Feeding tube" means a medical tube through which nutrition or hydration is administered into the vein, stomach, nose, mouth or other body opening of a qualified patient. (3) “Qualified patient" means a declarant who has been diagnosed and certified in writing to be afflicted with a terminal condition or to be in a persistent vegetative state by 2 health care professionals, one of whom is the attending health care professional and one of whom is a physician, who have personally examined the declarant.History:  1995 a. 200; 2019 a. 90.
WI Stat § 154.05 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 154 - Advance directives.|154.05 - Revocation of declaration.

154.05  Revocation of declaration. (1) Method of revocation. A declaration may be revoked at any time by the declarant by any of the following methods:(a) By being canceled, defaced, obliterated, burned, torn or otherwise destroyed by the declarant or by some person who is directed by the declarant and who acts in the presence of the declarant.(b) By a written revocation of the declarant expressing the intent to revoke, signed and dated by the declarant.(c) By a verbal expression by the declarant of his or her intent to revoke the declaration. This revocation becomes effective only if the declarant or a person who is acting on behalf of the declarant notifies the attending health care professional of the revocation.(d) By executing a subsequent declaration. (2)  Recording the revocation. The attending health care professional shall record in the patient's medical record the time, date and place of the revocation and the time, date and place, if different, that he or she was notified of the revocation.History:  1983 a. 202; 1995 a. 168; 2019 a. 90.