Wisconsin Personal Services Association Inc (WPSA)

Registered Principal Details

Business Or Interest:
Statewide coalition of personal care providers, consumers & others joined together to unite, educate, advocate and promote consumer focused services.

Lobbying Interests:
This organization will attempt to influence state legislation and administrative rules related to the funding and/or the provision of personal care and other long term care services.

CEO Name:
Todd Costello
President

Contact
TC
Todd Costello
P.O. Box 8028
Madison, WI 53708
(608) 242-8335
(608) 240-7060
costellot@clanet.org
http://www.wpsa.us/

Authorized Lobbyists

Lobbyist Name Exclusive Duties Authorized On Withdrawn On
Michael Blumenfeld Exclusive Duties No Authorized On 4/4/2021 Withdrawn On N/A

Lobbying Interests

Legislative Bills/Resolutions

Assembly Bill 942
Assembly Bill 942
Relating to: Requiring a biennial report to the Joint Committee on Finance on the availability of public benefits for certain groups of individuals and duties of the Office of Inspector General in the Department of Health Services. (FE)

Bill Text and History

Other
Notification Date
2/4/2022
First Communication Date
N/A
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal do not intend to communicate on this matter.

Budget Bill Subjects

Health Services: Medicaid Services
Biennial budget bill treatment of matter relating to
Health Services: Medicaid Services

Notification Date
4/6/2021
First Communication Date
N/A
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal do not intend to communicate on this matter.

Topics Not Yet Assigned A Bill Or Rule Number

relating to audits and recovery from providers in the Medical Assistance program
Development, drafting or introduction of a proposal relating to
relating to audits and recovery from providers in the Medical Assistance program

Action Intended To Affect
Both Legislative matter and rule

Notification Date
4/4/2021
First Communication Date
N/A
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal do not intend to communicate on this matter.

Medical Assistance and Related Programs
Development, drafting or introduction of a proposal relating to
Medical Assistance and Related Programs

Action Intended To Affect
Both Legislative matter and rule

Notification Date
4/4/2021
First Communication Date
N/A
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal do not intend to communicate on this matter.

Total Lobbying Effort

  2021
January - June
2021
July - December
2022
January - June
2022
July - December
Total
Total Lobbying Expenditures 2021
January - June
$13,700.00
2021
July - December
$12,000.00
2022
January - June
$15,000.00
2022
July - December
$13,875.00
Total $54,575.00
Total Hours Communicating 2021
January - June
7.00
2021
July - December
0.75
2022
January - June
2.00
2022
July - December
5.25
Total 15.00
Total Hours Other 2021
January - June
109.00
2021
July - December
32.50
2022
January - June
86.50
2022
July - December
84.00
Total 312.00

Percent Allocation of Lobbying Effort

Legislative Bills/Resolutions

Relating to: Requiring a biennial report to the Joint Committee on Finance on the availability of public benefits for certain groups of individuals and duties of the Office of Inspector General in the Department of Health Services. (FE)
2021
January - June
2021
July - December
2022
January - June
2022
July - December
Total
2021
January - June
2021
July - December
2022
January - June
19%
2022
July - December
Total 5%

Budget Bill Subjects

2021
January - June
2021
July - December
2022
January - June
2022
July - December
Total
2021
January - June
94%
2021
July - December
2022
January - June
2022
July - December
Total 33%

Administrative Rulemaking Proceedings

No administrative rulemaking proceedings found.

Topics Not Yet Assigned A Bill Or Rule Number

2021
January - June
2021
July - December
2022
January - June
2022
July - December
Total
2021
January - June
4%
2021
July - December
2022
January - June
11%
2022
July - December
3%
Total 5%
2021
January - June
2021
July - December
2022
January - June
2022
July - December
Total
2021
January - June
2021
July - December
56%
2022
January - June
46%
2022
July - December
64%
Total 36%

Minor Efforts

No minor efforts found.

Other Matters

Includes time spent on:

  • Gubernatorial nominations
  • Matters on which the organization made no lobbying communication

Other Matters
2021
January - June
2021
July - December
2022
January - June
2022
July - December
Total
2021
January - June
2%
2021
July - December
44%
2022
January - June
24%
2022
July - December
33%
Total 21%

Filed Statements of Lobbying Activity and Expenditures