Special Committee on Legal Interventions for Persons with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
Chair: Rep. Daniel R. Knodl
Vice Chair: Rep. Penny Bernard Schaber
Legislative Council Staff: Mary Matthias and Brian Larson
Member List
Subcommittee Membership List
The Special Committee is directed to review and develop legislation to clarify the statutes regarding guardianship, protective placement, involuntary commitment, and involuntary treatment as they apply to vulnerable adults with a dementia diagnosis who may or may not have a co-occurring psychiatric diagnosis.
Travel Voucher
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Report to the Joint Legislative Council, Special
Committee on Legal Interventions for Persons With
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
LCR-2012-08 (February 6, 2013).
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WLC: 0061/2, relating to
psychiatric and behavioral care and treatment for
individuals with dementia.
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WLC: 0061/2, relating to
psychiatric and behavioral care and treatment for
individuals with dementia.
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Draft letter to
Senator Luther Olsen and Representative Joan Ballweg,
Co-Chairs, Joint Legislative Council.
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Draft letter to
Dennis Smith, Secretary, Department of Health Services
and Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen.
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Notice of Mail
Ballot.
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Results of Mail
Ballot.
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- Article,
Nonpharmacologic Management of Behavioral Symptoms in
Dementia, JAMA, November 21, 2012 - Volume 308, No.
19, submitted at the request of Public Member Tom
Hlavacek. The article is available at:
http://bit.ly/KenPopeNonPharmDementiaInterventions.
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Draft Report,
Psychotropic Medications Work Group
as part of the Alzheimer’s Challenging Behaviors Task
Force. It was submitted for distribution by Public
Member Tom Hlavacek. (Please note this is a draft
report, and not intended for wide circulation.)
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Letter,
from Shel Gross, Chair, Wisconsin Council on Mental
Health (December 2, 2012).
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WLC: 0018/4, relating to
authorization of an agent
under a power of attorney for health care to consent to
the admission of a principal with dementia to an
inpatient facility.
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WLC: 0061/1, relating to
psychiatric and behavioral care and treatment for
individuals with dementia.
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Memorandum,
submitted by Rob Gundermann, Alzheimer's and Dementia
Alliance of Wisconsin (December 12, 2012).
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Letter,
submitted by the Department of Health Services (December
13, 2012).
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Letter, from
Matthew Stanford, Vice President and Regulatory Affairs,
Associate General Counsel, Wisconsin Hospital
Association, Inc., regarding opposition to county
regulatory authority over DHS approved hospitals and
proposed alternative language.
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Letter, from
Matthew Stanford, Vice President and Regulatory Affairs,
Associate General Counsel, Wisconsin Hospital
Association, Inc., regarding recommendation for
significant additional review and changes before the
drafts are introduced as legislation.
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Memo No. 4,
Issues Pertaining to WLC: 0017/5 and WLC: 0015/3
(November 30, 12).
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Memo No. 5,
Summary of Remaining Issues in WLC: 0018/3.
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WLC: 0015/3, relating to
involuntary administration of psychotropic medication as
a protective service to a person with dementia.
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WLC: 0017/5, relating to
inpatient psychiatric treatment for individuals with
dementia.
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WLC: 0015/2, relating to
involuntary administration of psychotropic medication as
a protective service to a person with dementia.
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WLC: 0017/4, relating to
inpatient psychiatric treatment for individuals with
dementia.
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WLC: 0018/3, relating to
authorization of an agent under a power of attorney for
health care to make certain decisions related to care
and treatment of dementia.
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Memo No. 3,
Physical Separation Requirement in WLC: 0017/4,
November 12, 2012 (Revised November 13, 2012).
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Memorandum,
to Dan Knodl, Chair and Penny Bernard Schaber, Vice
Chair, Special Committee on Legal Interventions for
Persons with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias,
from Rob Gundermann, Alzheimer's and Dementia Alliance
of Wisconsin (November 12, 2012).
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Memorandum, to Rep.
Dan Knodl, Chair and Rep. Penny Bernard Schaber, Vice
Chair, and Members of the Special Committee on
Legal Interventions for Persons with Alzheimer's Disease
and Related Dementias, from Robert Kellerman, Executive
Director, Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources,
and Spokesperson, Wisconsin Aging Network (November 12,
2012).
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Memorandum,
distributed at the request of
Kristine Beck, Administrative Specialist,
Disability Rights Wisconsin.
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Proposals,
submitted by
Matthew Stanford, Vice President, Policy and Regulatory
Affairs Associate Counsel Wisconsin Hospital
Association, Inc.
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Questions
Regarding bill drafts submitted by Matthew Stanford,
Vice President, Policy and Regulatory Affairs Associate
Counsel Wisconsin Hospital Association, Inc.
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Suggestions,
submitted by Public Member Tom Hlavacek (November 12,
2012).
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- Memo No. 2,
Selected Federal Regulations and Initiatives Related to
Long-Term Care Facilities (October 12, 2012).
- WLC: 0015/P1,
relating to involuntary administration of psychotropic
medication to a person with irreversible dementia.
- WLC: 0017/1, relating
to inpatient psychiatric treatment for individuals with
irreversible dementia.
- WLC: 0018/1, relating
to authorization of an agent under a power of attorney
for health care to make certain decisions related to
care and treatment of irreversible dementia and to
consent to the admission of the principal to certain
facilities.
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Memo No. 1,
Summary of Recommendations Made to the Special Committee
at the July 31, 2012 Meeting (September 6, 2012).
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Handout,
Grant Cummings, Fiscal Analyst, Legislative Fiscal
Bureau.
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Handout,
Linda Harris, Division Administrator, Division of Mental
Health and Substance Abuse Services, Mendota Mental
Health Institute, Department of Health Services.
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Testimony, submitted
by Alice Page, Adult Protective Services and Systems
Developer, Bureau of Aging and Disability Resources,
Division of Long Term Care, Department of Health
Services.
- Other materials
distributed by Alice Page:
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Handout,
Treatment of patients with dementia at Mendota Mental
Health Institute.
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Map,
Percent of the Population Age 65+ 2010.
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Map, Percent
of the Population Age 65+ 2035.
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Testimony, submitted
by Otis L. Woods, Division Administrator for the
Division of Quality Assurance, Department of Health
Services.
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Staff Brief 2012-05, Legal Interventions for Persons
With Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (July 25,
2012).
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Memorandum to
Representative Dan Knodl, Chair, from Grant Cummings,
Fiscal Analyst, Legislative Fiscal Bureau, Use of
Chapter 51 and 55 Procedures to Address Challenging
Behaviors of Individuals With Alzheimer’s Disease and
Dementia (July 24, 2012).
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Presentation, by
Dyann Hafner, Assistant Corporation Counsel for Dane
County.
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Materials presented by Dr. Sara Coleman, Psychologist,
Mobile Crisis Team, Milwaukee County Behavioral Health
Division:
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Testimony,
submitted by Carol J. Wessels, Attorney, Nelson, Irvings
& Waeffler, S.C.
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Testimony,
submitted by Mike Pochowski, Wisconsin Assisted Living Association;
Manager. Government Affairs and Legal Operations,
Brookdale Senior Living Inc.
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Testimony,
submitted by Rob Gundermann, Alzheimer's and Dementia
Alliance of Wisconsin.
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Testimony,
submitted by Kim Marheine, Ombudsman Program Supervisor;
Board of Aging and Long-Term Care.
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Testimony,
submitted by Mark Radmer, Nursing Home Administrator and
Karen Wagner, Director of Social Services, Harbor Haven
Health and Rehabilitation, Fond du Lac County.
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Testimony, submitted
by Dr. Robert P. Smith, Past President and Board Member,
Wisconsin Association of Medical Directors.
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Testimony, submitted
by Scott A. Ethun, Director, Juneau County Department of
Human Services.
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Testimony,
submitted by Cagney Martin, Activity Therapist and Lori
Koeppel, Nursing Home Administrator, North Central
Health Care.
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Memo, submitted
by Matthew Standord, Vice President Policy and
Regulatory Affairs, Associate General Counsel, Wisconsin
Hospital Association.
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