February 1998
STATUS:Referred to the Assembly Government Operations Committee; Public hearing held 10/7/97; Executive session scheduled 2/25/98
ANALYSIS:The executive session will be held on Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 (ASA 1) to AB 479, authored by State Representative Peggy Krusick (D-Milwaukee), who authored the original bill as well. ASA 1 to AB 479 would do the following:
Prior Violation | Current Violation | Triple Forfeiture |
Class "A" | Class "A" or "B" (same or different statute or rule) |
Mandatory |
Class "B" | Class "A" (same or different statutue or rule) |
Mandatory |
Class "B" | Class "B" (same statutue or rule) |
Mandatory |
Class "B" | Class "B" (different statutue or rule) |
Discretionary |
WAHSA POSITION: Oppose
The Wisconsin Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (WAHSA) is a statewide membership organization of not-for-profit cor- porations principally serving the elderly and disabled. Membership is comprised of 195 religious, fraternal, private and governmental organizations which own, operate and/or sponsor 145 not-for-profit and 47 county-operated nursing homes, 23 facilities for the devel- opmentally disabled, 56 community-based residential facilities, 10 licensed home health agencies, 91 independent living facilities, 40 adult day care programs and over 300 community service agencies which provide programs ranging from Alzheimer’s support, child day care, hospice and home care to Meals on Wheels. For more information, please contact the WAHSA staff at (608) 255-7060: John Sauer, Executive Director; Tom Ramsey, director of Government Relations; Brian Schoeneck, Financial Services Director.
Wisconsin Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
204 South Hamilton Street
Madison, WI 53703
Telephone: (608)255-7060 FAX:(608)255-7064