AB1128: Bill Text

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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE

2005 Assembly BILL 1128

March 14, 2006 - Introduced by Representatives Shilling, Richards, Vruwink, Krusick, Cullen, Zepnick and Molepske, cosponsored by Senator Carpenter. Referred to Joint Committee on Finance.

AB1128,1,3 An Act to affect 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (assembly Bill 981), section 1 (4d); relating to: a Medical Assistance supplementary rate reimbursement for nursing homes and making an appropriation.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the Department of Health and Family Services administers the Medical Assistance (MA) Program, under which persons with low income and few assets receive health care, including nursing home care, that is funded jointly by Wisconsin and the federal government.

This bill modifies a one-time MA nursing home reimbursement supplement for fiscal year 2005-06 contained in 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (Assembly Bill 981) to clarify that the supplement is to the reimbursement rate under MA for care provided in nursing homes. The bill, enacted as an act, is void unless 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (Assembly Bill 981) is both enacted before this act and enacted in the form that it passed the assembly.

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:

AB1128, s. 1 Section 1. 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (Assembly Bill 981), section 1 (4d) is amended to read:

AB1128,2,9 [2005 Wisconsin Act .... (Assembly Bill 981)] Section 1 (4d) Nursing home reimbursement rate supplement. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of health and family services under section 20.435 (4) (b) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2005, the dollar amount is increased by $1,285,400 for fiscal year 2005-06 to provide a one-time supplement to the reimbursement rate under Medical Assistance for care provided by facilities, as defined in section 49.45 (6m) (a) 3. of the statutes, based on each facility's proportionate share of numbers of Medical Assistance recipient patient days in fiscal year 2004-05.

AB1128, s. 2 Section 2. Nonstatutory provisions.

AB1128,2,14 (1) Reconciliation provision. This act is void unless 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (Assembly Bill 981) is enacted before 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (this act) and 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (Assembly Bill 981), section 1 (4d), is enacted in the form that it passed the assembly.

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