Wisconsin 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 1 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 405 — Relating to: grant to a hospital for expanding psychiatric bed capacity. (FE)

Last action — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed Assembly
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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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Plain-language change summary

The amendment to SB 405 introduces flexibility in how the Building Commission awards the grant for expanding psychiatric bed capacity, changing mandatory requirements to optional ones. The hospitals must now "may" apply for the grant rather than "shall," which means they have more discretion on whether to pursue the funding. Additionally, the amendment emphasizes the need for the hospitals to develop specific measures to address local mental health needs and requires annual reporting on the use of the grant to improve accountability. These changes matter because they allow for a more tailored approach to mental health services while ensuring the state can monitor the effectiveness of the funding spent.

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- 2020 LEGISLATURE LRBa1207/1 TJD:kjf&cdc SENATE AMENDMENT 1, TO SENATE BILL 405 February 18, 2020 - Offered by SenatERNIER.
- 2020 LEGISLATURE LRB-3738/1 TJD:skw SENATE BILL 405 September 16, 2019 - Introduced by Senators B ERNIER, TIFFAN, SCHACHTNER , SMITH, STROEBEL and W ANGGAARD , cosponsored by Representatives AMES , SUMMERFIELD , D ITTRIC, EDMING , KULP, K URTZ, M AGNAFIC, O LDENBURG , PETRYK, P RONSCHINSKE, Q UINN, ROHRKASTE , SKOWRONSKI , SPIROS, TITTL, TUSLER and V ANDER MEER .
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services.
A N A CT relating to:
grant to a hospital for expanding psychiatric bed capacity.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill requires the Building Commission to award a grant to a hospital in Eau Claire County, as specified in the bill, in the amount of $15,000,000 for the purpose of expanding capacity by approximately 22 psychiatric beds between the hospital in Eau Claire County and a hospital in Chippewa County.
The hospitals must give preference in admissions for the beds added under this bill to individuals who meet the criteria for emergency detention and who are from one of the counties specified in the bill.
Under 2019 Wisconsin Act 9, which is the biennial budget act, the Building Commission is authorized to award moneys for a center and is allowed to authorize up to $15,000,000 in general fund supported borrowing for that purpose.
Instead, this bill requires the Building Commission to award a grant in that amount and requires the Building Commission to authorize general fund supported borrowing, if necessary.
If the grant awarded under this bill is not used for the purpose of expanding psychiatric bed capacity, the state retains an ownership interest in the hospital's expansion equal to the amount of the state's grant.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
S ECTION 1.Nonstatutory provisions.
- 2020 Legislature - 2 - LRB-3738/1 TJD:skw SENATE BILL 405 SECTION 1 (1) GRANT FOR PSYCHIATRIC BEDS.
(a) The legislature finds and determines that expanding psychiatric bed capacity as described in par.
(b) would greatly benefit state residents by expanding access to timely inpatient mental health treatment and services and allowing public financial resources to be better distributed to more effectively improve delivery of mental health services.
It is therefore in the public interest, and it is the public policy of this state, to assist the hospital described under par.
(b) in expanding psychiatric bed capacity.
(b) In fiscal year 2019-20 the building commission shall award under s.
13.48 (20s) a grant in the amount of $15,000,000 and, if necessary, shall authorize general fund supported borrowing as described under s.
13.48 (20s) (b) for the purpose of expanding capacity for psychiatric beds to a hospital that meets all of the following criteria:
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The hospital is located in Eau Claire County, south of the Chippewa River, northeast of the intersection of state highway 37 and US highway 12, and is part of a health system that has a hospital in Chippewa County.
delete “shall" and substitute “may".
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The hospital agrees to expand psychiatric bed capacity by approximately 22 beds between the Eau Claire County hospital and the Chippewa County hospital.
after “if" insert “the grant is awarded and if".
The hospitals shall give preference in admissions to fill beds added under this subdivision to individuals who meet the criteria for emergency detention under s.
3.
51.15 and who are from Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Iron, Jackson, La Crosse, Lincoln, Marathon, Monroe, Oneida, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, St.
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Croix, Taylor, Trempeleau, Vilas, Washburn, or Wood Counties.
delete “shall" and substitute “may".
LRB-3738/1 - 2020 Legislature - 3 - TJD:skw SECTION 1 SENATE BILL 405 (c) Notwithstanding s.
4.
150.93, any hospital that expands psychiatric bed capacity under this subsection may increase its approved bed capacity.
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(d) If, for any reason, the grant awarded under par.
after “hospital that" insert “applies to the building commission and".
(b) is not used for the purpose of expanding psychiatric bed capacity, the state shall retain an ownership interest in the hospital's expansion equal to the amount of the state's grant.
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delete “approximately".
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after that line insert:
“3.
The hospital identifies measures that it believes will serve the needs of area residents with mental health needs, especially, as a critical component of the measures, in reducing the burden on the Winnebago Mental Health Institute.
LRBa1207/1 - 2020 Legislature - 2 - TJD:kjf&cdc 4.
The hospital agrees to annually report to the legislature, in the manner described under s.
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13.172 (2), the services provided with the resources funded by the grant awarded under this subsection, including the number of individuals diverted from the Winnebago Mental Health Institute.
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The hospital recognizes that it is liable to repay the grant funds to the state if the hospital fails to continue to maintain the expanded services and number of expanded psychiatric beds available.
The amount the hospital is liable for repayment is reduced proportionately each year for 10 years of continuing expanded services as described under par.
(bg).
(bg) A determination of continued services shall be based on findings that the hospital does all of the following:
1.
Maintains an agreed upon number of beds for acceptance of admissions for emergency detention under s.
51.15.
A hospital is considered to be in compliance with this subdivision if at least half of the expanded psychiatric beds under par.
(b) 2.
are available for individuals who are initially admitted under an emergency detention under s.
51.15.
2.
Enters into a contract with, at minimum, two-thirds of the counties specified in par.
(b) 2.
in which the hospital agrees to do all of the following:
a.
Be the primary receiver for individuals under an emergency detention under s.
51.15 for the county.
b.
Accept for admission under an emergency detention individuals regardless of payment source.
c.
Accept any individual subject to an emergency detention from the county unless all psychiatric beds added under par.
(b) 2.
are filled.
The hospital may set its payment rate based on the acuity of the individual being detained.
LRBa1207/1 - 2020 Legislature - 3 - TJD:kjf&cdc d.
Ensure the county department is the secondary payer after any other coverage the individual has is exhausted.”.
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Action History

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Available for scheduling

  3. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  4. Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  5. Executive action taken

  6. Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Bernier

  7. Public hearing held

  8. Representative Felzkowski added as a cosponsor

  9. Fiscal estimate received

  10. Read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

  11. Introduced by Senators Bernier, Tiffany, Schachtner, Smith, Stroebel and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives James, Summerfield, Dittrich, Edming, Kulp, Kurtz, Magnafici, Oldenburg, Petryk, Pronschinske, Quinn, Rohrkaste, Skowronski, Spiros, Tittl, Tusler and VanderMeer

Sponsors

  • Bernier · Primary
  • Tiffany · Primary
  • Schachtner · Primary
  • Stroebel · Primary
  • Van Wanggaard · Primary
  • Jeff Smith · Primary

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Who sponsors SB 405?
SB 405 is sponsored by Bernier, Tiffany, Schachtner, Stroebel, Wanggaard, Van (Republican), and Smith, Jeff (Democrat).
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This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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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