250.04 (13) The department shall provide information on the prevention, detection, diagnosis and treatment of blastomycosis in areas of this state with a high incidence of blastomycosis.
27,3399
Section 3399
. 250.08 of the statutes is repealed.
27,3399m
Section 3399m. 250.09 of the statutes is repealed.
27,3400
Section 3400
. 250.10 of the statutes is amended to read:
250.10 Grant for dental services. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (5) (de), the department shall provide funding in each fiscal year to the Marquette University School of Dentistry for the provision of dental services by the Marquette University School of Dentistry in correctional centers in Milwaukee County and clinics in the city of Milwaukee.
27,3401m
Section 3401m. 252.08 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
252.08 (3) Inpatient care for isolated pulmonary tuberculosis patients, and inpatient care exceeding 30 days for other pulmonary tuberculosis patients, who are not eligible for federal medicare benefits, for medical assistance under subch. V of ch. 49 or for health care services funded by a relief block grant under subch. II of ch. 49 may be reimbursed if provided by a facility contracted by the department. If the patient has private health insurance, the state shall pay the difference between health insurance payments and total charges.
27,3402
Section 3402
. 252.10 (6) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
252.10 (6) (g) The reimbursement by the state under pars. (a) to (f) shall apply only to funds that the department allocates for the reimbursement under the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (5) (e).
27,3403
Section 3403
. 252.10 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
252.10 (7) Drugs necessary for the treatment of mycobacterium tuberculosis shall be purchased by the department from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1)
(5) (e) and dispensed to patients through the public health dispensaries or through health care providers, as defined in s. 146.81 (1), other than social workers, marriage and family therapists or professional counselors certified under ch. 457, speech-language pathologists or audiologists licensed under subch. II of ch. 459, speech and language pathologists licensed by the department of education public instruction or, on or after July 1, 1995, and no later than June 30, 1999, dietitians certified under subch. IV of ch. 448.
27,3404
Section
3404. 252.12 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
252.12 (2) (a) Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome services. (intro.) From the appropriations under s. 20.435 (1) (a) and (5) (am), the department shall distribute funds for the provision of services to individuals with or at risk of contracting acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, as follows:
27,3404m
Section 3404m. 252.12 (2) (a) 3. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
252.12 (2) (a) 3. `Statewide public education campaign.' (intro.) The department shall promote public awareness of the risk of contracting acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and measures for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome protection by development and distribution of information through family planning clinics providing family planning services, as defined in s. 253.07 (1) (b), offices of physicians and clinics for sexually transmitted diseases and by newsletters, public presentations or other releases of information to newspapers, periodicals, radio and television stations and other public information resources. The information would be targeted at individuals whose behavior puts them at risk of contracting acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and would encompass the following topics:
27,3405
Section 3405
. 252.12 (2) (a) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
252.12 (2) (a) 8. `Life care and early intervention services.' The department shall award not more than $1,647,700 $1,894,900 in each year in grants to applying organizations for the provision of needs assessments; assistance in procuring financial, medical, legal, social and pastoral services; counseling and therapy; homecare services and supplies; advocacy; and case management services. These services shall include early intervention services. The department shall also award not more than $74,000 in each year from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (md) for the services under this subdivision. The state share of payment for case management services that are provided under s. 49.45 (25) (be) to recipients of medical assistance shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (5) (am).
27,3406
Section 3406
. 252.12 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
27,3407
Section 3407
. 252.12 (2) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
252.12 (2) (c) HIV prevention grants. (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (3) (md), the department shall award to applying nonprofit corporations or public agencies up to $75,000 in each fiscal year, on a competitive basis, as grants for services to prevent HIV. Criteria for award of the grants shall include all of the following:
27,3408
Section 3408
. 252.14 (1) (ar) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
252.14 (1) (ar) 8. A speech-language pathologist or audiologist licensed under subch. II of ch. 459 or a speech and language pathologist licensed by the department of education public instruction.
27,3409
Section 3409
. 252.16 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
252.16 (title) Continuation coverage Health insurance premium subsidies.
27,3410
Section 3410
. 252.16 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
27,3411
Section 3411
. 252.16 (1) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
252.16 (1) (ar) “Dependent" has the meaning given in s. 635.02 (3c).
27,3412
Section 3412
. 252.16 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
252.16 (1) (b) “Group health plan" means an insurance policy or a partially or wholly uninsured plan or program, that provides hospital, medical or other health coverage to members of a group, whether or not dependents of the members are also covered. The term includes a medicare supplement policy, as defined in s. 600.03 (28r), but does not include a medicare replacement policy, as defined in s. 600.03 (28p), or a long-term care insurance policy, as defined in s. 600.03 (28g).
27,3413
Section 3413
. 252.16 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
252.16 (1) (c) “Individual health policy" means an insurance policy or a partially or wholly uninsured plan or program, that provides hospital, medical or other health coverage to an individual on an individual basis and not as a member of a group, whether or not dependents of the individual are also covered. The term includes a medicare supplement policy, as defined in s. 600.03 (28r), but does not include a medicare replacement policy, as defined in s. 600.03 (28p), or a long-term care insurance policy, as defined in s. 600.03 (28g).
27,3414
Section 3414
. 252.16 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
252.16 (1) (d) “Medicare" has the meaning given in s. 49.498 (1) (f).
27,3415
Section 3415
. 252.16 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
252.16 (2) Subsidy program. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (5) (am), the department shall distribute funding in each fiscal year to subsidize the premium costs under s. 252.17 (2) and, under this subsection, the premium costs for continuation health insurance coverage available to an individual who has HIV infection and who is unable to continue his or her employment or must reduce his or her hours because of an illness or medical condition arising from or related to HIV infection.
27,3416
Section 3416
. 252.16 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
252.16 (3) (b) Has a family income, as defined by rule under sub. (6), that does not exceed 200%
300% of the federal poverty line, as defined under 42 USC 9902 (2), for a family the size of the individual's family.
27,3417
Section 3417
. 252.16 (3) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
27,3418
Section 3418
. 252.16 (3) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:
252.16 (3) (dm) Has, or is eligible for, health insurance coverage under a group health plan or an individual health policy.
27,3419
Section 3419
. 252.16 (3) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
252.16 (3) (e) 1. Contact the individual's employer or former employer or the administrator of the group health plan under which the individual is covered, health insurer to verify the individual's eligibility for continuation coverage under the group health plan or individual health policy and the premium and any other conditions of coverage, to make premium payments as provided in sub. (4) and for other purposes related to the administration of this section.
27,3420
Section 3420
. 252.16 (3) (e) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
252.16 (3) (e) 1m. Contact the individual's employer or former employer to verify that the individual's employment has been terminated or that his or her hours have been reduced and for other purposes related to the administration of this section.
27,3421
Section 3421
. 252.16 (3) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
252.16 (3) (e) 2. Make any necessary disclosure to the individual's employer or former employer or
the administrator of the group health plan under which the individual is covered health insurer regarding the individual's HIV status.
27,3422
Section 3422
. 252.16 (3) (f) of the statutes is repealed.
27,3423
Section 3423
. 252.16 (3) (g) of the statutes is repealed.
27,3424
Section 3424
. 252.16 (3) (h) of the statutes is repealed.
27,3425
Section 3425
. 252.16 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
252.16 (4) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c) (d), if an individual satisfies sub. (3), the department shall pay the full amount of each premium payment for continuation coverage that is due from the individual under s. 632.897 (2) (d), 29 USC 1162 (3) or 42 USC 300bb-2 (3), whichever is applicable the individual's health insurance coverage under the group health plan or individual health policy under sub. (3) (dm), on or after the date on which the individual becomes eligible for a subsidy under sub. (3). The Except as provided in pars. (b) and (d), the department may not refuse to shall pay the full amount of each premium payment because the continuation coverage that is available to the individual who satisfies sub. (3) regardless of whether the individual's health insurance coverage under sub. (3) (dm) includes coverage of the individual's spouse and dependents. Except as provided in par. (b), the department shall terminate the payments under this section when the individual's continuation health insurance coverage ceases, or when the individual no longer satisfies sub. (3) or upon the expiration of 29 months after the continuation coverage began, whichever occurs first. The department may not make payments under this section for premiums for a conversion policy or plan that is available to an individual under s. 632.897 (4) or (6), 29 USC 1162 (5) or 42 USC 300bb-2 (5) medicare.
27,3426
Section 3426
. 252.16 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
252.16 (4) (b) The obligation of the department to make payments under this section is subject to the availability of funds in the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (5) (am).
27,3427
Section 3427
. 252.16 (4) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
27,3428
Section 3428
. 252.16 (4) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
252.16 (4) (d) For an individual who satisfies sub. (3) and who has a family income, as defined by rule under sub. (6) (a), that exceeds 200% but does not exceed 300% of the federal poverty line, as defined under 42 USC 9902 (2), for a family the size of the individual's family, the department shall pay a portion of the amount of each premium payment for the individual's health insurance coverage. The portion that the department pays shall be determined according to a schedule established by the department by rule under sub. (6) (c). The department shall pay the portion of the premium determined according to the schedule regardless of whether the individual's health insurance coverage under sub. (3) (dm) includes coverage of the individual's dependents.
27,3429
Section 3429
. 252.16 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
252.16 (5) Application process. The department may establish, by rule, a procedure under which an individual who does not satisfy sub. (3) (b), (c) 2. or (d) (dm) may submit to the department an application for a premium subsidy under this section that the department shall hold until the individual satisfies each requirement of sub. (3), if the department determines that the procedure will assist the department to make premium payments in a timely manner once the individual satisfies each requirement of sub. (3). If an application is submitted by an employed individual under a procedure established by rule under this subsection, the department may not contact the individual's employer or the administrator of the group health plan under which the individual is covered, health insurer unless the individual authorizes the department, in writing, to make that contact and to make any necessary disclosure to the individual's employer or the administrator of the group health plan under which the individual is covered health insurer regarding the individual's HIV status.
27,3430
Section 3430
. 252.16 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
252.16 (6) (b) Establish a procedure for making payments under this section that ensures that the payments are actually used to pay premiums for continuation
health insurance coverage available to individuals who satisfy sub. (3).
27,3431
Section 3431
. 252.16 (6) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
252.16 (6) (c) Establish a premium contribution schedule for individuals who have a family income, as defined by rule under par. (a), that exceeds 200% but does not exceed 300% of the federal poverty line, as defined under 42 USC 9902 (2), for a family the size of the individual's family. In establishing the schedule under this paragraph, the department shall take into consideration both income level and family size.
27,3432
Section 3432
. 252.17 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
252.17 (2) Subsidy program. The department shall establish and administer a program to subsidize, from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (5) (am), as provided in s. 252.16 (2), the premium costs for coverage under a group health plan that are paid by an individual who has HIV infection and who is on unpaid medical leave from his or her employment because of an illness or medical condition arising from or related to HIV infection.
27,3433
Section 3433
. 252.17 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
252.17 (4) (b) The obligation of the department to make payments under this section is subject to the availability of funds in the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (5) (am).
27,3436f
Section 3436f. 253.02 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
253.02 (2) (a) Reproductive health services, including health services prior to conception and family planning services, as defined in s. 253.07 (1) (b).
27,3437hi
Section 3437hi. 253.02 (2m) of the statutes is renumbered 253.02 (2m) (intro.) and amended to read:
253.02 (2m) (intro.) Nothing in this section authorizes the performance, promotion or, encouragement of or counseling in favor of, or referral either directly or through an intermediary for, voluntary termination of pregnancy. Nothing in this section prohibits the providing of nondirective information explaining any of the following:
27,3437hj
Section 3437hj. 253.02 (2m) (a) to (c) of the statutes are created to read:
253.02 (2m) (a) Prenatal care and delivery.
(b) Infant care, foster care or adoption.
(c) Pregnancy termination.
27,3438
Section 3438
. 253.06 of the statutes is renumbered 253.06 (2) and amended to read:
253.06 (2) From the appropriation under s. 20.435
(1) (5) (em), the department shall supplement the provision of supplemental foods, nutrition education and other services, including nutritional counseling, to low-income women, infants and children who meet the eligibility criteria under the federal special supplemental food program for women, infants and children authorized under 42 USC 1786. To the extent that funds are available under this section and to the extent that funds are available under 42 USC 1786, the department shall provide the supplemental food, nutrition education and other services authorized under this section and shall administer that provision in every county. The department may enter into contracts for this purpose.
27,3439
Section 3439
. 253.06 (1) of the statutes is created to read:
253.06 (1) Definitions. In this section:
(a) “Authorized food" means food identified by the department in accordance with 7 CFR 246.10 as acceptable for use under the federal special supplemental food program for women, infants and children under 42 USC 1786.
(b) “Authorized vendor" means a vendor that has been authorized by the department to accept drafts from participants and have the drafts redeemed by the department.
(c) “Draft" means the negotiable instrument distributed by the department for use by a participant to purchase authorized food.
(cm) “Food distribution center" means an entity, other than a vendor, that is under contract with the department under sub. (3m) to distribute authorized food to participants.
(d) “Participant" means a person who is eligible for services under this section and who receives services under this section.
(dm) “Proxy" means a person who has been designated in writing by a participant or by the department to obtain and exchange drafts for authorized food on behalf of the participant.
(e) “Vendor" means a grocery store or pharmacy that sells authorized food.
(f) “Vendor stamp" means a rubber stamp provided to a vendor or food distribution center by the department for the purpose of validating drafts.
27,3440
Section 3440
. 253.06 (2) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
253.06 (2) (title) Use of funds.
27,3441
Section 3441
. 253.06 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
