Wisconsin 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: To Executive Bipartisan · 4 R · 1 D cosponsors

AB 729 — Relating to: modifying administrative rules related to home health agencies.

Last action — Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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What changed in the latest version

53 added · 8 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendments made to Assembly Bill 729 extend the time frame for healthcare practitioners to create an initial care plan for home health patients from 72 hours to 120 hours. They also allow healthcare providers to conduct supervision visits remotely, which can make it easier for both the agency and the patient. Additionally, the requirement for home health agencies to have a professional advisory body has been removed. These changes aim to increase flexibility and efficiency in delivering home health services, potentially improving access to care for patients.

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- 2022 LEGISLATURE LRBa0982/1 JPC:cdc ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 729 December 2, 2021 - Offered by Representative OZAR.
- 2022 LEGISLATURE LRB-5076/1 JPC:wlj ASSEMBLY BILL 729 December 2, 2021 - Introduced by Representatives ROZAR , ROOKS , KRUG, M OSES, SUBECK and W ICHGERS, cosponsored by Senators B ALLWEG, C OWLES and FELZKOWSKI .
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
Referred to Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care.
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A N A CT relating to:
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modifying administrative rules related to home health agencies.
delete lines 6 to 19.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill makes changes to the administrative rules related to home health agencies.
Home health agencies provide skilled nursing and other therapeutic services on a visiting basis to persons in their homes.
Under current administrative rules, a practitioner develops an initial plan of care for every patient within 72 hours of the patient's acceptance for care to a home health agency.
This bill extends to 120 hours the deadline for practitioners to develop an initial plan of care.
Current administrative rules require a registered nurse or other therapist providing skilled care to a patient who is under the care of a home health agency to make supervisory visits to the patient's residence at least every two weeks.
If a patient is receiving only personal care services, current administrative rules require a registered nurse to make supervisory visits to the patient's residence at least every 60 days.
This bill allows a registered nurse or skilled therapist to make the supervisory visits remotely under certain conditions.
This bill also eliminates the requirement under current administrative rules that a home health agency establish a professional advisory body that advises the agency on professional issues.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
- 2022 Legislature - 2 - LRB-5076/1 JPC:wlj ASSEMBLY BILL 729 SECTION 1 SECTION 1.
DHS 133.05 (2) of the administrative code is repealed.
SECTION 2.
DHS 133.07 (1) of the administrative code is amended to read:
DHS 133.07 (1) REQUIREMENT.
An evaluation of the home health agency's total program shall be conducted at least once a year by the advisory group required by s.
DHS 133.05 (2), home health agency staff and consumers.
SECTION 3.
DHS 133.18 (3) of the administrative code is created to read:
DHS 133.18 (3) Supervisory visits under this section may be conducted remotely using multimedia communication technology that permits 2-way, real-time, interactive communications.
SECTION 4.
DHS 133.20 (1) of the administrative code is amended to read:
DHS 133.20 (1) REQUIREMENT .
A plan of care, including physician's, advanced practice nurse prescriber's, or physician assistant's orders, shall be established for every patient accepted for care and shall be incorporated in the patient's medical record.
An initial plan shall be developed within 72ours of acceptance.
The total plan of care shall be developed in consultation with the patient, home health agency staff, contractual providers, and the patient's physician, advanced practice nurse prescriber, or physician assistant and shall be signed and dated by the physician, advanced practice nurse prescriber, or physician assistant within 20 working days following the patient's admission for care.
SECTION 5.0Effective date.
(1) Notwithstanding s.
227.265, this act takes effect on the day after publication.
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Action History

  1. Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Read first time and referred to committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform

  3. Received from Assembly

  4. Ordered immediately messaged

  5. Read a third time and passed

  6. Rules suspended

  7. Ordered to a third reading

  8. Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  9. Read a second time

  10. Made a special order of business at 8:46 AM on 2-23-2022 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 29

  11. Referred to committee on Rules

  12. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  13. Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  14. Executive action taken

  15. Public hearing held

  16. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Rozar

  17. Read first time and referred to Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care

  18. Introduced by Representatives Rozar, Brooks, Krug, Moses, Subeck and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Ballweg, Cowles and Felzkowski

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6 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 126 not signed on

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 729?
AB 729 is sponsored by Wichgers, Chuck (Republican), Subeck, Lisa (Democrat), Moses, Clint (Republican), Krug, Scott (Republican), Brooks, Robert (Republican), and Rozar.
What is the current status of AB 729?
This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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