Section 133.02. Definitions.

  In this chapter:

(1)  "Advanced practice nurse" has the meaning given in s. N 8.02 (1) .

(1e)  "Advanced practice nurse prescriber" has the meaning given in s. N 8.02 (2) .

(1m)  "Branch office" means a location or site from which a home health agency provides services within a portion of the total geographic area served by the home health agency.

(1s)  "Caregiver" has the meaning given in s. 50.065 (1) (ag) , Stats.

(2)  "Department" means the Wisconsin department of health services.

(3)  "Home health agency" means an organization that primarily provides both skilled nursing and other therapeutic services to patients in their homes.

(4)  "Home health aide" means an individual whose name is on the registry and who is eligible for employment in a home health agency, and who is employed by or under contract to a home health agency to provide home health aide services under supervision of a registered nurse.

(5)  "Home health aide services" means personal care services which will facilitate the patient's self-care at home and are necessary to prevent or postpone institutionalization, but do not require performance by a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse.

(5m)  "Legal representative" means a person who is any of the following:

(a) A guardian as defined under s. 54.01 (10) , Stats.

(b) A person appointed as a health care agent under an activated power of attorney for health care under ch. 155 , Stats.

(c) A person appointed as an agent to make health care decisions under a durable power of attorney under s. 243.07 , 1989 Stats., executed on or before April 28, 1990.

(d) A parent of a minor.

(6)  "Licensed practical nurse" means a person licensed as a trained practical nurse under ch. 441 , Stats.

(6g)  "Medical assistance" has the meaning given in s. DHS 101.03 (95) .

(6m)  "Medicare" has the meaning given is s. DHS 101.03 (98) .

(7)  "Occupational therapist" means someone who meets the requirements of s. DHS 105.28 .

(8)  "Parent agency" means a home health agency with one or more branch offices.

(8m)  "Patient fee revenue" means gross patient revenue less the following deductions:

(a) Contractual adjustments from medical assistance, medicare, other federal payment sources, and third party payers.

(b) Bad debts that cannot be collected from private pay clients.

(c) Charitable contributions.

(9)  "Physical therapist" means a person licensed to practice physical therapy under ch. 448 , Stats.

(10)  "Registered nurse" means a nurse registered under s. 441.06 , Stats.

(10m)  "Registry" has the meaning specified in s. DHS 129.03 (18) .

(11)  "Social worker" means an individual who holds a social worker certificate or a clinical social worker license under s. 457.08 , Stats., and has had one year of social work experience in a health care setting.

(12)  "Speech pathologist" means a person who possesses a certificate of clinical competence from the American speech and hearing association, or has completed the equivalent educational requirements and work experience necessary for such a certificate, or who will have completed the academic program and be in the process of accumulating the supervised work experience required to qualify for such a certificate before employment by the home health agency.

(12m)  "Statement of deficiency" means a notice of a violation of a requirement of s. 50.49 , Stats., or this chapter.

(13)  "Therapeutic service" means physical, occupational, speech or other therapy, medical social services, home health aide service, or any other medically oriented service except skilled nursing care.

Cr. Register, May, 1984, No. 341 , eff. 6-1-84; reprinted to correct printing error in (8), Register, September, 1984, No. 345 ; cr. (6g), Register, October, 1995, No. 478 , eff. 11-1-95; correction in (6g) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register, August, 2000, No. 536 ; cr. (5m), r. and recr. (6g), cr. (6m), (8m) and (12m); Register, April, 2001, No. 544 , eff. 5-1-01; corrections in (8m) were made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 1., Stats., Register August 2001 No. 548 ; CR 07-060 : renum. (1) to be (1m), cr. (1), (1e), (1s) and (10m), am. (4) and (11) Register November 2007 No. 623 , eff. 12-1-07; correction in (5m) (a) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register November 2007 No. 623 ; corrections in (2), (6g), (6m), (7) and (10m) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6. and 7., Stats., Register January 2009 No. 636 ; CR 09-107 : am. (5m) (c), cr. (5m) (d) Register August 2010 No. 656 , eff. 9-1-10; correction in (5m) (c) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register July 2011 No. 667 .

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Examples of other federal payment sources are the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS), as authorized under 32 CFR 199 , and benefits provided through the Veteran's Administration. An example of a third party payer is a commercial insurer, including a health maintenance organization. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1