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Bills from the 2013–14 session

Assembly Bill 452

Child psychiatry consultation program and making an appropriation. (FE)

Became law

The governor signed it on Feb 6, 2014. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Oct 18, 2013

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Nov 12, 2013

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 31 to 1

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2013 Wisconsin Act 127

Latest entry in the official record, Feb 6, 2014: “Published 2-7-2014”

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What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill requires the Department of Health Services (DHS) to create and administer a child psychiatry consultation program (consultation program) to assist participating clinicians in providing enhanced care to pediatric patients with mild to moderate health care needs, to provide referral support for those patients who need care beyond the scope of primary practice, and to provide additional services.

The consultation program is not an emergency referral service. Before January 1, 2015, DHS must review proposals submitted by organizations seeking to provide consultation services through this consultation program (consultation providers) and must designate one urban and one rural regional program hub based on organizations' submitted proposals. Beginning on January 1, 2016, DHS must create additional regional program hubs to expand the consultation program statewide.

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Under the bill, DHS must select qualified providers to provide consultation program services. To be a qualified consultation provider, an organization must demonstrate it meets certain criteria as specified in the bill. While required to have the capability to provide consultation services by telephone, a consultation provider may provide services by certain other means of communication including in-person conference. A consultation provider may also provide the following services, which are eligible for funding from DHS: certain second opinion diagnostic and medication management evaluations and certain in-person or Internet site-based educational seminars and refresher courses provided to any participating clinician who uses the consultation program. Beginning on January 1, 2016, a consultation provider must report annually to DHS all of the following: a record of each request for consultation services including certain information specified in the bill; consultation service response times, the total number of requests for consultation services, the total number of cases for which consultation services are provided, and the total number of individuals and practices requesting consultation services; and a description of the recruitment and educational efforts conducted by the consultation provider.

The bill also requires the department to conduct annual surveys of participating clinicians who use the consultation program and conduct interviews of participating clinicians who use the consultation program.

Who's behind it

28 lawmakers are its ⁠. 14 are Democrats and 14 are Republicans.

12 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 40 names

Authors (28)

Signed on in support (12)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

How lawmakers voted

There were 7 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Health vote on an amendment

Passed, 9 to 0 · Nov 6, 2013

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Health vote on an amendment

Passed, 9 to 0 · Nov 6, 2013

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 3 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Health vote to recommend it

Passed, 9 to 0 · Nov 6, 2013

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 94 to 0 · Nov 12, 2013 · 2 didn't vote

See how each of the 96 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (94)

Didn't vote (2)

Official motion: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 94, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Joint Committee on Finance vote to recommend it

Passed, 14 to 1 · Jan 8, 2014

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 14, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 5 to 0 · Jan 16, 2014

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 31 to 1 · Jan 22, 2014 · 1 didn't vote

See how each of the 33 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

No (1)

Didn't vote (1)

Official motion: “Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 31, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Feb 6, 2014

    The new law was published.

  2. Feb 6, 2014

    The governor signed it. It became 2013 Wisconsin Act 127.

  3. Jan 30, 2014

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Jan 22, 2014

    The Senate passed it too, 31 to 1.

  5. Jan 16, 2014

    “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)

  6. Jan 16, 2014

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  7. Jan 8, 2014

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 14 to 1.

  8. Dec 18, 2013

    “Printed engrossed by the direction of the Senate Chief Clerk” (the official wording)

  9. Nov 14, 2013

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  10. Nov 13, 2013

    The Senate received it.

  11. Nov 12, 2013

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  12. Nov 12, 2013

    The Assembly passed it, 94 to 0.

  13. Nov 12, 2013

    The Assembly adopted it.

  14. Nov 6, 2013

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  15. Nov 6, 2013

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 0.

  16. Nov 5, 2013

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  17. Nov 1, 2013

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  18. Oct 22, 2013

    The committee held a public hearing.

  19. Oct 18, 2013

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Health.

  20. Oct 18, 2013

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Oct 18, 2013 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Steineke, Krug, Kolste, Severson, Ballweg, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Bernier, Bies, Billings, Czaja, Danou, Hebl, Hulsey, Jagler, Johnson, Murphy, A. Ott, Pasch, Riemer, Sanfelippo, Strachota, Tittl, Tranel, Wachs, Wright, Zepnick and Jorgensen; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Vukmir, Moulton, Cowles, Erpenbach, Harris, Harsdorf, Lassa and L. Taylor

  2. Oct 18, 2013 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health

  3. Oct 22, 2013 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Oct 28, 2013 · Assembly

    LRB correction

  5. Oct 30, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Steineke

  6. Nov 1, 2013 · Assembly

    Representative Doyle added as a coauthor

  7. Nov 4, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Pasch

  8. Nov 5, 2013 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  9. Nov 5, 2013 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  10. Nov 5, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 offered by Committee on Health

  11. Nov 6, 2013 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  12. Nov 6, 2013 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 3 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  13. Nov 6, 2013 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  14. Nov 6, 2013 · Assembly

    Referred to Committee on Rules

  15. Nov 7, 2013 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-12-2013 by Committee on Rules

  16. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  17. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  18. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 adopted

  19. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  20. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  21. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 94, Noes 0

  22. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Representative Barca added as a coauthor

  23. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  24. Nov 13, 2013 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  25. Nov 14, 2013 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to joint committee on Finance

  26. Dec 18, 2013 · Senate

    Printed engrossed by the direction of the Senate Chief Clerk

  27. Jan 8, 2014 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  28. Jan 8, 2014 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 14, Noes 1

  29. Jan 8, 2014 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  30. Jan 16, 2014 · Senate

    Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor

  31. Jan 16, 2014 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  32. Jan 16, 2014 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 1-22-2014 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  33. Jan 22, 2014 · Senate

    Read a second time

  34. Jan 22, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  35. Jan 22, 2014 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  36. Jan 22, 2014 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 31, Noes 1

  37. Jan 22, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  38. Jan 22, 2014 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  39. Jan 30, 2014 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 1-30-2014

  40. Jan 30, 2014 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 1-30-2014

  41. Feb 6, 2014 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 2-6-2014. 2013 Wisconsin Act 127

  42. Feb 6, 2014 · Assembly

    Published 2-7-2014

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Signed on in support

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Cost estimate

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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary

Roll call

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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

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Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act

More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.

Official term: LRB analysis

More in the glossary

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

More in the glossary

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor

More in the glossary

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate

More in the glossary

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary