Wisconsin Statutes 146.616 – Allied health professional education and training grants
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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 146.616
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Chiropractor: means a person holding a license issued by the chiropractic examining board. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Dentist: means a person who is licensed as a dentist under subch. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Department: means the department of health services. See Wisconsin Statutes 146.001
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Following: when used by way of reference to any statute section, means the section next following that in which the reference is made. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Population: means that shown by the most recent regular or special federal census. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- State: when applied to states of the United States, includes the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the several territories organized by Congress. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Town: may be construed to include cities, villages, wards or districts. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Village: means incorporated village. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed; "year" alone means "year of our Lord". See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
(1) In this section:
(a) “Allied health professional” means any individual who is a health care provider other than a physician, dentist, pharmacist, chiropractor, or podiatrist and who provides diagnostic, technical, therapeutic, or direct patient care and support services to the patient.
(b) “Clinic” has the meaning given in s. 146.903 (1) (b).
(c) “Hospital” has the meaning given in s. 50.33 (2).
(d) “Rural clinic” means a clinic that is located in a city, town, or village in this state that has a population of less than 20,000.
(e) “Rural hospital” means a hospital that is located in a city, town, or village in this state that has a population of less than 20,000.
(2) Beginning in fiscal year 2018-19, from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (fi), subject to subs. (3) to (5), the department shall distribute grants to hospitals, health systems, and educational entities that form health care education and training consortia for allied health professionals. The department shall distribute the grants under this section to hospitals, health systems, and educational entities that apply, in the form and manner determined by the department, to receive a grant and that satisfy the requirements established by the department under sub. (4).
(3)
(a) The department may distribute up to $125,000 per fiscal year per consortium to be used for any of the following:
1. Curriculum and faculty development.
2. Tuition reimbursement.
3. Clinical site or simulation expenses.
(b) A recipient awarded a grant under this section shall match through its own funding sources the amount of the grant distributed by the department for the purposes of operating an allied health professional training consortium.
(4) The department shall determine the requirements for the formation of health care education and training consortia for allied health professionals.
(5) In distributing grants under this section, the department shall give preference to rural hospitals, health systems with a rural hospital or rural clinic, and rural educational entities.