WisconsinCare facilities could get grants for approved patient lift devices
The proposal would offer patient lift grants to nursing homes and covered residential care facilities that meet state criteria and agree to report data.
What it does
Nursing homes and covered residential care facilities could receive grants for approved patient lifts usable by residents alone and by or with staff. Applicants would need to meet state criteria and report data.
The Department of Health Services would collect and study reports from grant recipients. It could spend up to $100,000 of program funds on data collection and analysis.
Argument forGrants could help care facilities buy lifts that give residents more independence while also allowing staff to help.
Argument againstRequired data reports could add paperwork for care facilities seeking help to buy patient lifts.
More detail
The Department of Health Services would run a program awarding grants to eligible care facilities to buy patient lifts. Covered facilities are adult family homes, community-based residential facilities, nursing homes, and residential care apartment complexes. Facilities would have to apply, meet criteria set by the department, and agree to report data. Grant money could buy only department-approved devices that mechanically lift people and can be operated independently by a patient or resident and by or with facility staff.
The Department of Health Services would collect and study data that grant recipients must report. The reporting duty would apply to facilities receiving patient lift grants. The department would decide what data recipients must report and how they must report it. The department could hire an outside organization to carry out reporting, collection, and analysis. The proposal would set aside money for grants and data work, with spending on data collection and analysis capped at $100,000.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
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Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 6Fiscal estimate receivedLatest
- Mar 23Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Major
- Mar 20Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
- Feb 26Read first time and referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term CareMinor
- Feb 26Introduced by Representatives Palmeri, Clancy, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Kaufert, Kirsch, Madison, McCarville, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Mursau, Ortiz-Velez, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Subeck, Taylor and Udell; cosponsored by Senators Dassler-Alfheim, Pfaff and RatcliffIntroduced
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