LRB-1218/P1
PJK:jld:jm
2013 - 2014 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Dombrowski, BB0399 - Comprehensive community services funding
For 2013-2015 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
An Act ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Health and human services
Medical Assistance
Under current law, DHS administers the Medical Assistance (MA) program, under which eligible low-income individuals or families receive health care benefits, and low-income elderly or disabled individuals receive health care benefits or long-term care services. Generally, benefits provided under MA are paid for partially by the federal government and partially by the state. One of the benefits provided under MA is psychosocial services provided by the staff of a community-based psychosocial service program. This benefit, however, is available to a recipient under MA only if the county in which the recipient resides elects to make this benefit available under MA, in which case DHS reimburses a provider of the services for the portion of the allowable MA charge that is provided by the federal government and the county must reimburse the provider for the remainder of the allowable MA charge. This bill provides that, if a county delivers this MA benefit on a regional basis, DHS will reimburse a provider both for the allowable MA charge that is provided by the federal government and for the remainder of the allowable charge.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section
1. 49.45 (30e) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 49.45 (30e) (c) 1.
Section
2. 49.45 (30e) (c) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
49.45 (30e) (c) 2. Notwithstanding subd. 1., in counties that elect to deliver the services under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 6. Lm. through the Medical Assistance program on a regional basis according to criteria established by the department, the department shall reimburse a provider of the services for the amount of the allowable charges for those services under the Medical Assistance program that is provided by the federal government and for the amount of the allowable charges that is not provided by the federal government.
Section 9318.
Initial applicability; Health Services.
(1)
Comprehensive community services funding. The renumbering of section 49.45 (30e) (c) of the statutes and the creation of section 49.45 (30e) (c) 2. of the statutes first apply to psychosocial services provided under the Medical Assistance program under a community-based psychosocial service program on the effective date of this subsection.
Section 9418.
Effective dates; Health Services.
(1) Comprehensive community services funding. The renumbering of section 49.45 (30e) (c) of the statutes and the creation of section 49.45 (30e) (c) 2. of the statutes and Section 9318 (1
) of this act take effect on July 1, 2014.
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