Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session
requirements for residential facilities that provide or promote themselves as providing specialized care for persons who have Alzheimer's disease or related dementia and providing penalties.
- Introduced, stopped here
- Passes Assembly, not reached
- Passes Senate, not reached
- Governor signs, not reached
- Law, not reached
Unfamiliar terms? Glossary
What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the Department of Health Services (DHS) licenses various
types of residential care facilities, including nursing homes, community-based
residential facilities (CBRFs), and adult family homes at which nursing home care
may be provided (AFHs). This bill requires a nursing home, CBRF, or AFH that
provides, or promotes itself as providing, specialized programming or a specialized
unit for persons who have Alzheimer's disease or related dementia to produce a
document describing the specialized programming or unit. The bill requires that the
nursing home, CBRF, or AFH provide a copy of the document to every person seeking
placement at the nursing home, CBRF, or AFH, as well as to DHS and the long-term
care ombudsman. The bill further requires that a nursing home, CBRF, or AFH
identify any fees specific to the specialized programming or unit and provide
residents at least 30 days' notice before increasing these fees.
Sponsors
Full history
- Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Krusick and J. Ott, by request of Alzheimer's and Dementia Alliance of Wisconsin; Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups; and American Association of Retired Persons;Cosponsored by Senator Darling
- Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Aging and Long-Term Care
- Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1