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WI Stat § 49.796 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 49 - Public assistance and children and family services.|49.796 - Food stamp reinstatement.

49.796  Food stamp reinstatement. A person may apply to a multicounty consortium, as defined in s. 49.78 (1) (br), or a federally recognized American Indian tribal governing body or, if the person is a supplier, as defined in s. 946.92 (1) (d), to the federal department of agriculture for reinstatement of benefits following a period of suspension imposed under s. 946.92, if the suspension is not permanent.History:  2013 a. 226 s. 43; Stats. 2013 s. 49.796.
WI Stat § 49.81 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 49 - Public assistance and children and family services.|49.81 - Public assistance recipients' bill of rights.

49.81  Public assistance recipients' bill of rights. The department of health services, the department of children and families, and all public assistance and relief-granting agencies shall respect rights for recipients of public assistance. The rights shall include all rights guaranteed by the U.S. constitution and the constitution of this state, and in addition shall include: (1) The right to be treated with respect by state agents. (2) The right to confidentiality of agency records and files on the recipient. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit the use of such records for auditing or accounting purposes or, to the extent permitted under federal law, for the purposes of locating persons, or the assets of persons, who have failed to file tax returns, who have underreported their taxable income or who are delinquent taxpayers, identifying fraudulent tax returns or providing information for tax-related prosecutions. (3) The right to access to agency records and files relating to the recipient, except that the agency may withhold information obtained under a promise of confidentiality. (4) The right to a speedy determination of the recipient's status or eligibility for public assistance, to notice of any proposed change in such status or eligibility, and, in the case of assistance granted under s. 49.19, 49.46, 49.468, 49.47, or 49.471, to a speedy appeals process for resolving contested determinations.History:  1977 c. 29; 1989 a. 31; 1995 a. 27 ss. 2638, 2640 to 2643, 9126 (19), 9130 (4); 1997 a. 3, 237; 2007 a. 20 ss. 1670 to 1671, 9121 (6) (a).
WI Stat § 49.82 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 49 - Public assistance and children and family services.|49.82 - Administration of public assistance programs.

49.82  Administration of public assistance programs. (1) Departments to advise counties. The department of health services and the department of children and families shall advise all county officers charged with the administration of requirements relating to public assistance programs under this chapter and shall render all possible assistance in securing compliance therewith, including the preparation of necessary forms and reports. The department of health services and the department of children and families shall also publish any information that those departments consider advisable to acquaint persons entitled to public assistance, and the public generally, with the laws governing public assistance under this chapter. (2)  Eligibility verification. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), for each person included in an application for public assistance under this chapter, proof shall be provided of his or her social security number or that an application for a social security number has been made.(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to any of the following:1. A child who is eligible for medical assistance under s. 49.46, 49.47, or 49.471 because of 42 USC 1396a (e) (4).2. An unborn child who is eligible for coverage under s. 49.471 or the Badger Care health care program under s. 49.665 (4) (ap).3. A person who is applying for medical assistance under subch. IV, coverage under the Badger Care health care program under s. 49.665, or coverage under the program for prescription drug assistance for elderly persons under s. 49.688 and who refuses to obtain a social security number because of well-established religious objections, as defined in 42 CFR 435.910 (h) (2).History:  1995 a. 27 ss. 3088, 3125, 3209, 9126 (19), 9130 (4); 1997 a. 3; 2001 a. 107; 2005 a. 25; 2007 a. 20 ss. 1672 to 1676, 9121 (6) (a).
WI Stat § 49.823 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 49 - Public assistance and children and family services.|49.823 - Public benefit database review.

49.823  Public benefit database review. The department of health services and the department of children and families shall, at least once every 3 months, perform a comparison of each department's respective public benefit database information against nationally recognized databases that contain information on death records, including the federal social security administration's Death Master File, to identify participants in public benefit programs that are deceased. If a department determines during a review under this section that a participant is deceased, the department shall designate that individual as ineligible for benefits in any applicable database. The requirements under this section do not apply to the department of children and families with regard to child care subsidies under s. 49.155.History:  2017 a. 269.
WI Stat § 49.83 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 49 - Public assistance and children and family services.|49.83 - Limitation on giving information.

49.83  Limitation on giving information. Except as provided under ss. 49.25 and 49.32 (6m), (9), (10), and (10m), no person may use or disclose information concerning applicants and recipients of relief funded by a relief block grant, aid to families with dependent children, Wisconsin Works under ss. 49.141 to 49.161, social services, child and spousal support and establishment of paternity and medical support liability services under s. 49.22, or supplemental payments under s. 49.77 for any purpose not connected with the administration of the programs, except that the departments of children and families and health services may disclose, including by transmitting or granting access to electronic data, such information, including social security numbers, to the department of revenue for the sole purposes of administering state taxes, including verifying refundable individual income tax credits, and collecting debts owed to the department of revenue. Any person violating this section may be fined not less than $25 nor more than $500 or imprisoned in the county jail not less than 10 days nor more than one year or both. History:  1995 a. 27 ss. 3142, 3144; Stats. 1995 s. 49.83; 1995 a. 289, 361, 404; 1997 a. 35; 2005 a. 25; 2007 a. 20; 2009 a. 28; 2013 a. 20; 2015 a. 55.
WI Stat § 49.835 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 49 - Public assistance and children and family services.|49.835 - Statements in applications.

49.835  Statements in applications. A person who makes a statement in a written application for any aid or benefit provided under this chapter is considered to have made an admission as to the existence, correctness, or validity of any fact stated. Such a statement is prima facie evidence against the person who made it in any complaint, information, or indictment, or in any action brought for enforcement of any provision of this chapter.History:  2013 a. 226.
WI Stat § 49.846 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 49 - Public assistance and children and family services.|49.846 - Jurisdiction of the department of justice.

49.846  Jurisdiction of the department of justice. (1) In this section, “public assistance program" means any program administered by the department of health services or the department of children and families under this chapter under which the department administering the program provides services, benefits, or other assistance to individuals or families. (2) The department of justice or the district attorney may institute, manage, control, and direct, in the proper county, any prosecution for violation of criminal laws affecting a public assistance program, including laws in this chapter, chs. 939 to 951 relating to Medical Assistance, Wisconsin Works, the food stamp program, or any other public assistance program, and laws affecting the health, safety, and welfare of public assistance program recipients. For this purpose the department of justice shall have and exercise all powers conferred upon district attorneys in such cases. If a prosecution under this section involves a person holding a license granted by the medical examining board or an interested affiliated credentialing board, the department of justice or district attorney shall notify the medical examining board or the interested affiliated credentialing board of the prosecution.History:  1977 c. 418; 1985 a. 340; 1993 a. 107; 1995 a. 27; 2013 a. 226 ss. 32, 33, 47; Stats. 2013 s. 49.846.
WI Stat § 49.847 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 49 - Public assistance and children and family services.|49.847 - Recovery of incorrect payments under certain public assistance programs.

49.847  Recovery of incorrect payments under certain public assistance programs. (1) Subject to ss. 49.497 (1) and 49.793 (1), the department of health services, or a county, multicounty consortium, as defined in s. 49.78 (1) (br), or elected governing body of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band acting on behalf of the department, may recover benefits incorrectly paid under any of the programs administered by the department under this chapter. (2) The department, county, multicounty consortium, as defined in s. 49.78 (1) (br), or elected governing body may recover an overpayment from a family or individual who continues to receive benefits under any program administered by the department under this chapter by reducing the family's or individual's benefit amount. Subject to s. 49.793 (1), the department may by rule specify other methods for recovering incorrectly paid benefits.  (3) (a) Subject to ss. 49.497 (2) and 49.793 (2), and except as provided in par. (b), a county or elected governing body may retain a portion of an amount recovered under this section due to the efforts of an employee or officer of the county, tribe, or band, as provided by the department by rule.(b) Any amount that Milwaukee County would otherwise be entitled to retain under par. (a) for the recovery of an amount under this section due to the efforts of a department employee or officer, or a county employee or officer under the management of the department, shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (4) (L). History:  2005 a. 25; 2007 a. 20 s. 9121 (6) (a); 2009 a. 15; 2011 a. 32.
WI Stat § 49.858 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 49 - Public assistance and children and family services.|49.858 - General provisions related to administrative support enforcement.

49.858  General provisions related to administrative support enforcement. (1) Definition. In this section:(a) “Department" means the department of children and families.(b) “Support" has the meaning given in s. 49.857 (1) (g). (2)  Rules. For the procedures under this subchapter for the administrative enforcement of support obligations, the department shall promulgate rules related to all of the following:(a) Establishing guidelines for appropriate payment plans or alternative payment arrangements for the payment by obligors of delinquent support.(b) Providing notice of administrative support enforcement proceedings to obligees of delinquent support. The department may provide that notice be given to the obligee of the delinquent support whenever an enforcement proceeding under this subchapter is initiated or that notice be provided only upon request.(c) Specifying the level of support that is overdue before an individual is considered to be delinquent in the payment of support for purposes of the administrative support enforcement proceedings under this subchapter. The rules shall provide that, for support that is payable on a periodic basis, an amount equal to at least 100 percent of the amount due in one month must be in arrears before the department may initiate any administrative support enforcement proceeding under this subchapter. (3)  Review of circuit court commissioner decisions. If a circuit court commissioner conducts a hearing in any administrative support enforcement proceeding under s. 49.852, 49.856 or 49.857, the department or the obligor may, within 15 business days after the date that the circuit court commissioner makes his or her decision, request review of the decision by the court with jurisdiction over the matter.History:  1997 a. 191; 2001 a. 61; 2007 a. 20.
WI Stat § 49.86 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 49 - Public assistance and children and family services.|49.86 - Disbursement of funds and facsimile signatures.

49.86  Disbursement of funds and facsimile signatures. (1) In this section:(a) “Department" means the department of children and families.(b) “Secretary" means the secretary of children and families. (2) Withdrawal or disbursement of moneys deposited in a public depository, as defined in s. 34.01 (5), to the credit of the department or any of its divisions or agencies shall be by check, share draft, or other draft signed by the secretary or by one or more persons in the department designated by written authorization of the secretary. Such checks, share drafts, and other drafts shall be signed personally or by use of a mechanical device adopted by the secretary or his or her designees for affixing a facsimile signature. Any public depository shall be fully warranted and protected in making payment on any check, share draft, or other draft bearing such facsimile signature notwithstanding that the facsimile may have been placed thereon without the authority of the secretary or his or her designees.History:  1995 a. 27 ss. 3213, 9130 (4); 1997 a. 3; 2007 a. 20.
WI Stat § 49.96 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 49 - Public assistance and children and family services.|49.96 - Assistance grants exempt from levy.

49.96  Assistance grants exempt from levy. All grants of aid to families with dependent children, payments made under ss. 48.57 (3m) or (3n), 49.148 (1) (b) 1. or (c) or (1m) or 49.149 to 49.159, payments made for social services, cash benefits paid by counties under s. 59.53 (21), and benefits under s. 49.77 or federal Title XVI, are exempt from every tax, and from execution, garnishment, attachment and every other process and shall be inalienable.History:  1973 c. 147; 1987 a. 27, 399; 1989 a. 278; 1995 a. 27 s. 2940; Stats. 1995 s. 49.96; 1995 a. 201, 289; 1997 a. 27, 35, 105.AFDC money did not lose its exemption from garnishment when it was deposited in a checking account. Northwest Engineering Credit Union v. Jahn, 120 Wis. 2d 185, 353 N.W.2d 67 (Ct. App. 1984).A support order against actual AFDC grants is prohibited, but an order against earned income of one who also receives AFDC is not. In Support of B., L., T. & K., 171 Wis. 2d 617, 492 N.W.2d 350 (Ct. App. 1992).
WI Stat § 50.025 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 50 - Uniform licensure.|50.025 - Plan reviews.

50.025  Plan reviews. The department may conduct plan reviews of all capital construction and remodeling of community-based residential facilities. The department shall promulgate rules that establish a fee schedule for its services in conducting the plan reviews.History:  1977 c. 29; 1977 c. 170 ss. 7, 9; 1993 a. 16.
WI Stat § 50.037 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 50 - Uniform licensure.|50.037 - Community-based residential facility licensing fees.

50.037  Community-based residential facility licensing fees. (1) Definition. In this section, “total monthly charges" means the total amount paid per month, including the basic monthly rate plus any additional fees, for care, treatment and services provided to a resident of a community-based residential facility by a community-based residential facility. (2)  Fees. (a)1. Except as provided in subd. 2., the biennial fee for a community-based residential facility is $389, plus a biennial fee of $50.25 per resident, based on the number of residents that the facility is licensed to serve.2. The department may, by rule, increase the amount of the fee under subd. 1.(b) Fees specified under par. (a) shall be paid to the department by the community-based residential facility before the department may issue a license under s. 50.03 (4) (a) 1. b. A licensed community-based residential facility shall pay the fee under par. (a) by the date established by the department. A newly licensed community-based residential facility shall pay the fee under this subsection no later than 30 days before the opening of the facility.(c) A community-based residential facility that fails to submit the biennial fee prior to the date established by the department, or a new community-based residential facility subject to this section that fails to submit the biennial fee by 30 days prior to the opening of the new community-based residential facility, shall pay an additional fee of $10 per day for every day after the deadline that the facility does not pay the fee. (3)  Exemption. Community-based residential facilities where the total monthly charges for each resident do not exceed the monthly state supplemental payment rate under s. 49.77 (3s) that is in effect at the time the fee under sub. (2) is assessed are exempt from this section.History:  1973 c. 90, 243, 333; 1975 c. 413 s. 18; 1975 c. 430 ss. 73, 80; 1977 c. 26, 418; 1979 c. 221; 1983 a. 27; 1987 a. 161 s. 13m; 1991 a. 39; 1993 a. 16; 1993 a. 27 ss. 253 to 256; Stats. 1993 s. 50.037; 1993 a. 183, 375; 1995 a. 27; 1997 a. 27; 1999 a. 9; 2009 a. 28.
WI Stat § 50.045 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 50 - Uniform licensure.|50.045 - Therapeutic alternate drug selections in nursing homes.

50.045  Therapeutic alternate drug selections in nursing homes. (1) A nursing home that does not maintain a quality assessment and assurance committee under s. 49.498 (2) (a) 2. may maintain a committee that consists of the director of nursing services, a physician, as defined in s. 448.01 (5), a pharmacist, as defined in s. 450.01 (15), and at least 2 other members of the nursing home staff. (2) A committee with the members specified under sub. (1) may establish written guidelines or procedures for making therapeutic alternate drug selections for the purposes of s. 450.01 (16) (hm). History:  2013 a. 294.
WI Stat § 50.053 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 50 - Uniform licensure.|50.053 - Case conference.

50.053  Case conference. The department may hold a case conference with the parties to any contested action under this subchapter to resolve any or all issues prior to formal hearing. Unless any party to the contested case objects, the department may delay the commencement of the formal hearing in order to hold the case conference.History:  1977 c. 170; 1999 a. 103.
WI Stat § 50.085 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 50 - Uniform licensure.|50.085 - Visitation by family members.

50.085  Visitation by family members. (1) Definitions. In this section:(a) “Adult child" means an individual who is at least 18 years of age and who is related to a resident biologically, through adoption, through the marriage or former marriage of the resident to the biological parent of the adult child, or by a judgment of parentage entered by a court of competent jurisdiction.(am) “Family member" means any spouse, adult child, adult grandchild, parent, or sibling of a resident.(b) “Resident" means an adult resident of any of the following:1. A hospital, as defined in s. 50.33 (2).2. A hospice, as defined in s. 50.90 (1).3. A nursing home, as defined in s. 50.01 (3).4. A community-based residential facility, as defined in s. 50.01 (1g).5. Any home or other residential dwelling in which the resident is receiving care and services from any person.(c) “Visitation" means an in-person meeting or any telephonic, written, or electronic communication. (2)  Petition for visitation. If a family member is being denied visitation with a resident, the family member may petition a court to compel visitation with the resident. The court may not issue an order compelling visitation if the court finds any of the following:(a) The resident, while having the capacity to evaluate and communicate decisions regarding visitation, expresses a desire to not have visitation with that family member.(b) Visitation between the petitioning family member and the resident is not in the best interest of the resident. (3)  Expedited hearing. If the petition under sub. (2) states that the resident's health is in significant decline or that the resident's death may be imminent, the court shall conduct an emergency hearing on the petition under sub. (2) as soon as practicable and no later than 10 days after the date the petition is filed with the court. (4)  Sanctions; remedies. Upon a motion or on the court's own motion, if the court finds during a hearing on a petition under sub. (2) that a person is knowingly isolating a resident, the court shall order the person to pay court costs and reasonable attorney fees of the petitioner under sub. (2) and may order other appropriate remedies. No costs, fees, or other sanctions may be paid from the resident's finances or estate. History:  2015 a. 343.
WI Stat § 50.095 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 50 - Uniform licensure.|50.095 - Resident's right to know; nursing home reports.

50.095  Resident's right to know; nursing home reports. (1) Every resident in or prospective resident of a nursing home has the right to know certain information from the nursing home which would aid an individual in assessing the quality of care provided by a nursing home. (2) The department may request from a nursing home information necessary for preparation of a report under sub. (3), and the nursing home, if so requested, shall provide the information. (3) By July 1, 1998, and annually thereafter, the department shall provide each nursing home and the office of the long-term care ombudsman with a report that includes the following information for the nursing home:(am) The ratio of nursing staff available to residents per shift at each skill level for the previous year for the nursing home, under criteria that the department shall promulgate as rules.(b) The staff replacement rates for full-time and part-time nursing staff, nurse aides, and administrators for the previous year for the nursing home and for all similar nursing homes in the same geographical area, as determined by the department.(c) Violations of statutes or rules by the nursing home during the previous year for the nursing home and for all similar nursing homes in the same geographical area, as determined by the department. (3m) The department shall prepare a simplified summary of the information required under sub. (3) (am) to (c), as specified by rule by the department. The summary shall be on one sheet of paper and shall be in language that is easily understood by laypersons. The summary shall state that a complete copy of the most recent report of inspection of the nursing home is available from the department, upon request, for a minimal fee. (4) Upon receipt of a report under sub. (3), the nursing home shall make the report available to any person requesting the report. Upon receipt of a summary under sub. (3m), the nursing home shall provide a copy of the summary to every resident of the nursing home and his or her guardian, if any, to every prospective resident of the nursing home, if any, and to every person who accompanies a prospective resident or acts as the prospective resident's representative, as defined in s. 655.001 (12), if any.History:  1987 a. 27, 127; 1997 a. 114 ss. 20 to 25; 1997 a. 237; 2007 a. 153.