49.74 History History: 1977 c. 29; 1995 a. 27 s. 2850; Stats. 1995 s. 49.74.
49.77 49.77 State supplemental payments.
49.77(1) (1)Definition. In this section "secretary" means the secretary of the U.S. department of health and human services or the secretary of any other federal agency subsequently charged with the administration of federal Title XVI.
49.77(2) (2)Eligibility.
49.77(2)(a)(a) The following persons who meet the resource limitations and the nonfinancial eligibility requirements of the federal supplemental security income program under 42 USC 1381 to 1383d are entitled to receive supplemental payments under this section:
49.77(2)(a)1. 1. Any needy person or couple residing in this state who, as of December 31, 1973, was receiving benefits under s. 49.18, 1971 stats., s. 49.20, 1971 stats., or s. 49.61, 1971 stats., as affected by chapter 90, laws of 1973.
49.77(2)(a)2. 2. Any needy person or couple residing in this state and receiving benefits under federal Title XVI.
49.77(2)(a)3. 3. Any needy person or couple residing in this state whose income, after deducting income excludable under federal Title XVI, is less than the combined benefit level available under federal Title XVI and this section, if at least one of the following requirements are met:
49.77(2)(a)3.a. a. The person or couple was eligible for a state supplement under this section based on the last federal eligibility determination prior to January 1, 1996, but was not eligible to receive a payment under federal Title XVI on that date.
49.77(2)(a)4. 4. Any essential person.
49.77(2m) (2m)Supplemental payment levels. The department may submit a proposal to change the amount of supplemental payments under this section to the secretary of administration. If the secretary of administration approves the proposal, he or she shall submit it to the joint committee on finance for approval, modification or disapproval. Joint committee on finance approval of a change in the amount of supplemental payments will be considered to be given, if within 14 calendar days after the secretary of administration files a proposal with the joint committee on finance, the committee has not scheduled a public hearing or executive session to review the proposal. Payment changes approved by the joint committee on finance are subject to the approval of the governor. Following action by the joint committee on finance, the governor shall have 10 days, not including Sundays, to communicate approval or disapproval in writing. If no action is taken by the governor within that time, the decision of the joint committee on finance shall take effect. The procedures under s. 13.10 do not apply to this subsection.
49.77(3) (3)Minimum supplemental payment in certain cases. The total monthly benefits received under this section and federal Title XVI by a person or couple described in sub. (2) (a) 1. shall not be less than the total state cash assistance payment amount plus gross earned and unearned income, received by such person or couple for December of 1973.
49.77(3g) (3g)Federal payments. If federal supplemental security income payments increase, the department may, with approval as provided under sub. (2m), reduce payments under this section by all or part of the amount of the increase, subject to 42 USC 1382g.
49.77(3s) (3s)Increased supplemental payment in certain cases.
49.77(3s)(a)(a) The department shall authorize the payment of an increased state supplement to a person receiving payments under this section who resides in a residential setting if the person needs at least 40 hours per month of supportive home care, daily living skills training or community support services.
49.77(3s)(b)1.1. If a person receiving payments under this section is a minor child residing with a parent, only services needed when the parent is away from the residence for purposes of employment count toward the 40-hour requirement in par. (a).
49.77(3s)(b)2. 2. If a person receiving payments under this section resides with a spouse, only services needed either because the spouse is away from the residence for purposes of employment or because the spouse is physically or mentally unable to provide the care count toward the 40-hour requirement in par. (a).
49.77(3s)(c) (c) The department shall establish a uniform assessment process for determining eligibility under this subsection.
49.77(3s)(d) (d) The amount payable under this subsection equals the amount of the state supplement under sub. (2) (a) paid to persons living in nonmedical group homes.
49.77(4) (4)Optional federal administration.
49.77(4)(a)(a) The department may enter into an agreement with the secretary under which the secretary will provide supplemental payments to all eligible persons on behalf of the state or any of its subdivisions. Under the agreement the department shall pay to the secretary an amount specified in accordance with agreed procedures. The department may make advance payments to the secretary if the agreement so provides.
49.77(4)(b) (b) The department may enter into an agreement with the secretary under which the secretary may determine eligibility for medical assistance in the case of aged, blind or disabled individuals under the state plan approved under Title XIX of the social security act.
49.77(4)(c) (c) Agreements made under this subsection or modifications to such agreements require prior approval or amendment by the joint committee on finance. Prior approval will be deemed to be given if within 21 calendar days following the department filing a proposed modification with the joint committee on finance, the committee has not scheduled a public hearing or executive session to review the proposed modification. Agreements or modifications to such agreements approved by the joint committee on finance shall be subject to the approval of the governor. Following action by the joint committee on finance, the governor shall have 10 days, not including Sundays, to communicate approval or disapproval in writing. If no action is taken by the governor within that time, the decision of the joint committee on finance shall take effect. The procedures under s. 13.10 do not apply to this paragraph.
49.77(5) (5)Income determination. In determining the amount of aid to be granted a person applying for supplemental payments under this section, income shall be disregarded to the extent allowed by federal regulations.
49.77(6) (6)Authority to administer; rules. The department shall administer this section and s. 49.775, and may promulgate rules to guide the administration of eligibility determinations and benefits payments.
49.77 Cross-reference Cross Reference: See also ch. DHS 2, Wis. adm. code.
49.77 Annotation Because there is no statutory authority and DHFS had not properly promulgated a rule under ch. 227, administrative recovery of overpayments of benefits under this section was unauthorized. Mack v. DHFS, 231 Wis. 2d 644, 605 N.W.2d 651 (Ct. App. 1999), 99-0627.
49.775 49.775 Payments for the support of children of supplemental security income recipients.
49.775(1) (1)Definitions. In this section:
49.775(1)(a) (a) "Custodial parent" has the meaning given in s. 49.141 (1) (b).
49.775(1)(b) (b) "Dependent child" has the meaning given in s. 49.141 (1) (c).
49.775(2) (2)Supplemental payments. Subject to sub. (3), the department shall make a monthly payment in the amount specified in sub. (4) to a custodial parent for the support of each dependent child of the custodial parent if all of the following conditions are met:
49.775(2)(a) (a) The custodial parent is a recipient of supplemental security income under 42 USC 1381 to 1383c or of state supplemental payments under s. 49.77, or both.
49.775(2)(b) (b) If the dependent child has 2 custodial parents, each custodial parent receives supplemental security income under 42 USC 1381 to 1383c or state supplemental payments under s. 49.77, or both.
49.775(2)(bm) (bm) The custodial parent assigns to the state any right of the custodial parent or of the dependent child to support from any other person. No amount of support that begins to accrue after the individual ceases to receive payments under this section may be considered assigned to the state. Any money that is received by the department of children and families under an assignment to the state under this paragraph and that is not the federal share of support shall be paid to the custodial parent. The department of children and families shall pay the federal share of support assigned under this paragraph as required under federal law or waiver.
49.775(2)(c) (c) The dependent child of the custodian parent meets the eligibility criteria under the aid to families with dependent children program under s. 49.19 (1) to (19) or would meet the eligibility criteria under s. 49.19 but for the application of s. 49.19 (20).
49.775(2)(d) (d) The dependent child does not receive supplemental security income under 42 USC 1381 to 1383d.
49.775(2)(e) (e) The custodial parent meets any of the following conditions:
49.775(2)(e)1. 1. The custodial parent is ineligible for aid under s. 49.19 solely because he or she receives supplemental security income under 42 USC 1381 to 1383c or state supplemental payments under s. 49.77.
49.775(2)(e)2. 2. The custodial parent is ineligible for a Wisconsin works employment position, as defined under s. 49.141 (1) (r), solely because of the application of s. 49.145 (2) (i).
49.775(3) (3)Two-parent families. In the case of a dependent child who has 2 custodial parents, the department may not make more than one payment under sub. (2) per month for the support of that dependent child.
49.775(4) (4)Payment amount.
49.775(4)(a)(a) The payment under sub. (2) is $250 per month for one dependent child and $150 per month for each additional dependent child.
49.775 History History: 1997 a. 27, 237; 1999 a. 9; 2005 a. 25; 2007 a. 20.
49.775 Cross-reference Cross Reference: See also ch. DHS 2, Wis. adm. code.
49.78 49.78 Income maintenance administration.
49.78(1) (1)Definitions. In this section:
49.78(1)(b) (b) "Income maintenance program" means the Medical Assistance program under subch. IV of ch. 49, the Badger Care health care program under s. 49.665, the food stamp program under 7 USC 2011 to 2036, or the cemetery, funeral, and burial expenses program under s. 49.785.
49.78(1)(cr) (cr) "Tribal governing body" means an elected governing body of a federally recognized American Indian tribe.
49.78(2) (2)Contracts. Annually, the department shall contract with county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, and 46.23, and may contract with tribal governing bodies, to reimburse the county departments and tribal governing bodies for the reasonable cost of administering income maintenance programs.
49.78(3) (3)Rules. The department shall promulgate rules establishing standards of competency, including training requirements, for income maintenance workers.
49.78(4) (4)Rules; merit system. The department of children and families shall promulgate rules for the efficient administration of aid to families with dependent children in agreement with the requirement for federal aid, including the establishment and maintenance of personnel standards on a merit basis. The provisions of this section relating to personnel standards on a merit basis supersede any inconsistent provisions of any law relating to county personnel. This subsection shall not be construed to invalidate the provisions of s. 46.22 (1) (d).
49.78(5) (5)Personnel examinations. Statewide examinations to ascertain qualifications of applicants in any county department administering aid to families with dependent children shall be given by the administrator of the division of merit recruitment and selection in the office of state employment relations. The office of state employment relations shall be reimbursed for actual expenditures incurred in the performance of its functions under this section from the appropriations available to the department of children and families for administrative expenditures.
49.78(6) (6)Personnel lists. All persons who are qualified as a result of examinations shall be certified to the counties in which they reside at the time of examination; if there are no resident qualified persons for any class of positions on the list certified to the county, appointments shall be made from available lists without regard to residence within the county.
49.78(7) (7)County personnel systems. Pursuant to rules promulgated under sub. (4), the department of children and families where requested by the county shall delegate to that county, without restriction because of enumeration, any or all of the authority of the department of children and families under sub. (4) to establish and maintain personnel standards including salary levels.
49.78(8) (8)Reimbursement for income maintenance administration.
49.78(8)(a)(a) From the appropriation accounts under s. 20.435 (4) (bn) and (nn) and subject to par. (b), the department shall reimburse each county and tribal governing body that contracts with the department under sub. (2) for reasonable costs of administering the income maintenance programs. The amount of each reimbursement paid under this paragraph shall be calculated using a formula based on workload within the limits of available state and federal funds under s. 20.435 (4) (bn) and (nn) by contract under sub. (2). The amount of reimbursement calculated under this paragraph and par. (b) is in addition to any reimbursement provided to a county or tribal governing body for fraud and error reduction under s. 49.197 or 49.845.
49.78(8)(b) (b) The department may adjust the amounts determined under par. (a) for workload changes and computer network activities performed by a county or tribal governing body and may reduce the amount of any reimbursement if federal reimbursement is withheld due to audits, quality control samples, or program reviews.
49.78(10) (10)County certification.
49.78(10)(a)(a) Each county treasurer and director of a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 and each tribal governing body shall certify monthly under oath to the department in such manner as the department prescribes the claim of the county for state reimbursement under sub. (8) (a). The department shall review each claim of reimbursement and, if the department approves the claim, the department shall certify to the department of administration for reimbursement to the county for amounts due under sub. (8) (a) and payment claimed to be made to the counties monthly. The department may make advance payments prior to the beginning of each month equal to one-twelfth of the contracted amount.
49.78(10)(b) (b) To facilitate prompt reimbursement the certificate of the department may be based on the certified statements of the county officers or tribal governing body executives filed under par. (a). Funds recovered from audit adjustments from a prior fiscal year may be included in subsequent certifications only to pay counties owed funds as a result of any audit adjustment. By September 30 annually, the department shall submit a report to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3) on funds recovered and paid out during the previous calendar year as a result of audit adjustments.
49.78(11) (11)Requirement to provide information.
49.78(11)(a)1.1. The department, a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23, or a tribal governing body may request from any person in this state information it determines appropriate and necessary for determining or verifying eligibility or benefits for a recipient under any income maintenance program. Unless access to the information is prohibited or restricted by law, or unless the person has good cause, as determined by the department in accordance with federal law and regulations, for refusing to cooperate, the person shall make a good faith effort to provide the information within 7 days after receiving a request under this paragraph. The department, county department, or tribal governing body, or employees of any of them, may not disclose information obtained under this subdivision for any purpose not connected with the administration of the income maintenance program for which the information was requested.
49.78(11)(a)2. 2. In conjunction with any request for information under subd. 1., including a request made by subpoena under par. (b), the department, county department, or tribal governing body shall advise the person of the time by which the information must be provided.
49.78(11)(b) (b) The department, a county department, or a tribal governing body may issue a subpoena, in substantially the form authorized under s. 885.02, to compel the production of financial information or other documentary evidence for determining or verifying eligibility or benefits for a recipient under any income maintenance program.
49.78(11)(c) (c) A person is not liable to any person for any of the following:
49.78(11)(c)1. 1. Allowing access to financial or other records by the department, a county department, or a tribal governing body in response to a request under par. (a) or a subpoena described in par. (b).
49.78(11)(c)2. 2. Disclosing information from financial or other records to the department, a county department, or a tribal governing body in response to a request under par. (a) or a subpoena described in par. (b).
49.78(11)(c)3. 3. Any other action taken in good faith to comply with this subsection or a subpoena described in par. (b) or to comply with a request for information or access to records from the department, a county department, or a tribal governing body for determining or verifying eligibility or benefits for a recipient under any income maintenance program.
49.78 History History: 1995 a. 27 ss. 2041 to 2049, 2933 to 2936, 3084 to 3087, 3130; 1995 a. 289, 417; 1997 a. 27; 2001 a. 16; 2003 a. 33 ss. 1308, 1448, 9160; Stats. 2003 s. 49.78; 2005 a. 25; 2007 a. 20.
49.78 Cross-reference Cross Reference: See also ch. DHS 254, Wis. adm. code.
49.785 49.785 Funeral expenses.
49.785(1)(1) Except as provided in sub. (1m), if any recipient specified in sub. (1c) dies and the estate of the deceased recipient is insufficient to pay the funeral, burial, and cemetery expenses of the deceased recipient, the county or applicable tribal governing body or organization responsible for burial of the recipient shall pay, to the person designated by the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 or applicable tribal governing body or organization responsible for the burial of the recipient, all of the following:
49.785(1)(a) (a) The lesser of $1,000 or the cemetery expenses that are not paid by the estate of the deceased and other persons.
49.785(1)(b) (b) The lesser of $1,500 or the funeral and burial expenses not paid by the estate of the deceased and other persons.
49.785(1c) (1c) All of the following are eligible recipients under this section:
49.785(1c)(a) (a) A recipient of benefits under s. 49.148, 49.46, or 49.77, or under 42 USC 1381 to 1385 in effect on May 8, 1980.
49.785(1c)(b) (b) A recipient of benefits under s. 49.471 who is any of the following:
49.785(1c)(b)1. 1. A pregnant woman or a child under 6 years of age with a family income not exceeding 185 percent of the poverty line at the time of death.
49.785(1c)(b)2. 2. A child at least 6 years of age but less than 19 years of age with a family income not exceeding 100 percent of the poverty line at the time of death.
49.785(1c)(b)3. 3. A parent or caretaker relative with a family income not exceeding 50 percent of the poverty line at the time of death.
49.785(1m) (1m)
49.785(1m)(a)(a) If the total cemetery expenses for the recipient exceed $3,500, the county or applicable tribal governing body or organization responsible for burial of the recipient is not required to make a payment for the cemetery expenses under sub. (1) (a).
49.785(1m)(b) (b) If the total funeral and burial expenses for the recipient exceed $3,500, the county or applicable tribal governing body or organization responsible for burial of the recipient is not required to make a payment for funeral and burial expenses under sub. (1) (b).
49.785(1m)(c) (c) If a request for payment under sub. (1) is made more than 12 months after the death of the recipient, the county or applicable tribal governing body or organization responsible for burial of the recipient is not required to make a payment for cemetery, funeral or burial expenses.
49.785(2) (2) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (bn), the department shall reimburse a county or applicable tribal governing body or organization for any amount that the county or applicable tribal governing body or organization is required to pay under sub. (1) if the county or applicable tribal governing body or organization complies with sub. (3). From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (bn), the department shall reimburse a county or applicable tribal governing body or organization for cemetery expenses or for funeral and burial expenses for a person described under sub. (1) that the county or applicable tribal governing body or organization is not required to pay under subs. (1) and (1m) only if the department approves the reimbursement due to unusual circumstances and if the county or applicable tribal governing body or organization complies with sub. (3).
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