Wis. Stat. § 150.401: Redistribution of nursing home beds to replace transferred beds.

(1) Notwithstanding ss. 150.33, 150.35, and 150.39, from the nursing home beds that are available under s. 150.31, the department shall redistribute a number of beds that corresponds to the number of approved beds of a nursing home whose owner has transferred to another location, resulting in the loss of a nursing home within 15 miles of a city with a population of 4,474 in 1990 in a county with a population of 30,226 in 1990.

(2) All of the following apply to the redistributed nursing home beds under sub. (1):

(a) The beds may be redistributed only to a location in a city that is specified in sub. (1).

(b) A person may not receive approval for the beds unless the person submits to the department, on a form provided by the department, an application that meets the requirements under s. 150.33 (2).