Amendment ASA1-AB100

AB100-ASA1, s. 1117 Section 1117. 46.215 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,655,11 46.215 (2) (c) 3. A county department of social services shall develop, under the requirements of s. 301.08 (2), plans and contracts for juvenile delinquency-related care and services to be purchased. The department of corrections may review the contracts and approve them if they are consistent with s. 301.08 (2) and if state or federal funds are available for such purposes. The joint committee on finance may require the department of corrections to submit the contracts to the committee for review and approval. The department of corrections may not make any payments to a county for programs included in a contract under review by the committee. The department of corrections shall reimburse each county for the contracts from the appropriations under s. 20.410 (3) (cd) and (oo) (ko) as appropriate.

AB100-ASA1, s. 1437r Section 1437r. 46.22 (1) (c) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,655,16 46.22 (1) (c) 1. b. `State institutions.' The Mendota mental health institute, the Winnebago mental health institute, centers a center for the developmentally disabled and a Type 1 secured correctional facilities facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (19).

AB100-ASA1, s. 1118 Section 1118. 46.22 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,656,3 46.22 (1) (c) 2. Subdivision 1. does not authorize the county department of social services to make investigations regarding admission to or release from the Waupun correctional institution, the Columbia correctional institution, the Racine correctional institution, the Racine Youthful Offender Correctional Facility, the correctional institution authorized under 1997 Wisconsin Act 4, section 4 (1) (a), the correctional institution authorized under s. 301.046 (1), the correctional institution authorized under s. 301.048 (4) (b), the correctional institution authorized under s. 301.16 (1n), the Oshkosh correctional institution, the Green Bay correctional institution, the Dodge correctional institution, the Taycheedah correctional institution, county houses of correction, jails, detention homes or reforestation camps.

AB100-ASA1, s. 1119 Section 1119. 46.22 (1) (e) 3. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,656,16 46.22 (1) (e) 3. a. A county department of social services shall develop, under the requirements of s. 46.036, plans and contracts for care and services, except under subch. III of ch. 49 and s. 301.08 (2), to be purchased. The department of health and family services may review the contracts and approve them if they are consistent with s. 46.036 and to the extent that state or federal funds are available for such purposes. The joint committee on finance may require the department of health and family services to submit the contracts to the committee for review and approval. The department of health and family services may not make any payments to a county for programs included in the contract that is under review by the committee. The department of health and family services shall reimburse each county for the contracts from the appropriations under s. 20.435 (3) (oo) and (7) (b) and (o) or under s. 20.435 (3) (cd), according to s. 46.495.

AB100-ASA1, s. 1120 Section 1120. 46.22 (1) (e) 3. c. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,657,3 46.22 (1) (e) 3. c. A county department of social services shall develop, under the requirements of s. 301.08 (2), plans and contracts for juvenile delinquency-related care and services to be purchased. The department of corrections may review the contracts and approve them if they are consistent with s. 301.08 (2) and to the extent that state or federal funds are available for such purposes. The joint committee on finance may require the department of corrections to submit the contracts to the committee for review and approval. The department of corrections may not make any payments to a county for programs included in the contract that is under review by the committee. The department of corrections shall reimburse each county for the contracts from the appropriations under s. 20.410 (3) (cd) and (oo) (ko) as appropriate.

AB100-ASA1, s. 1121 Section 1121. 46.238 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,657,11 46.238 Infants whose mothers abuse controlled substances or controlled substance analogs. If the a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 or, in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, a county department under s. 51.42 or 51.437 receives a report under s. 146.0255 (2), the county department shall offer to provide appropriate services and treatment to the child and the child's mother or the county department shall make arrangements for the provision of appropriate services or treatment.

AB100-ASA1, s. 1122 Section 1122. 46.245 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,657,22 46.245 (1) Upon request, distribute the materials described under s. 253.10 (3) (d), as prepared and distributed by the department. The county department may charge a fee not to exceed the actual cost of preparation and distribution of the materials. A physician who intends to perform or induce an abortion or another qualified physician, as defined in s. 253.10 (2) (g), who reasonably believes that he or she might have a patient for whom the information under s. 253.10 (3) (d) is required to be given, shall request a reasonably adequate number of the materials from the county department under this subsection or from the department under s. 253.10 (3) (d). An individual may request a reasonably adequate number of the materials.

AB100-ASA1, s. 1447m Section 1447m. 46.247 of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 3, is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,658,8 46.247 Application of child support standard for certain children. For purposes of determining child support under s. 46.10 (14) (b), the department shall promulgate rules related to the application of the standard established by the department of workforce development under s. 49.22 (9) to a child support obligation for the care and maintenance of a child who is placed by a court order under s. 48.355, 48.357, 938.183 (2), 938.355 or 938.357 in a residential, nonmedical facility. The rules shall take into account the needs of any person, including dependent children other than the child, whom either parent is legally obligated to support.

AB100-ASA1, s. 1123 Section 1123. 46.261 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,658,12 46.261 (2) (a) (intro.) A The department or a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 shall grant aid on behalf of a dependent child to any of the following:

AB100-ASA1, s. 1124 Section 1124. 46.261 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,659,2 46.261 (2) (a) 1. A nonrelative who cares for the dependent child in a foster home or treatment foster home having a license under s. 48.62, in a foster home or treatment foster home located within the boundaries of a federally recognized American Indian reservation in this state and licensed by the tribal governing body of the reservation or in a group home licensed under s. 48.625 or a minor custodial parent who cares for the dependent child, regardless of the cause or prospective period of dependency. The state shall reimburse counties pursuant to the procedure under s. 46.495 (2) and the percentage rate of participation set forth in s. 46.495 (1) (d) for aid granted under this section except that if the child does not have legal settlement in the granting county, state reimbursement shall be at 100%. The county department under s. 46.215 or 46.22 shall determine the legal settlement of the child. A child under one year of age shall be eligible for aid under this subsection irrespective of any other residence requirement for eligibility within this section.

AB100-ASA1, s. 1125 Section 1125. 46.261 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:

AB100-ASA1,659,18 46.261 (2) (a) 1. A nonrelative who cares for the dependent child in a foster home or treatment foster home having a license under s. 48.62, in a foster home or treatment foster home located within the boundaries of a federally recognized American Indian reservation in this state and licensed by the tribal governing body of the reservation or in a group home licensed under s. 48.625 or a minor custodial parent who cares for the dependent child, regardless of the cause or prospective period of dependency. The state shall reimburse counties pursuant to the procedure under s. 46.495 (2) and the percentage rate of participation set forth in s. 46.495 (1) (d) for aid granted under this section except that if the child does not have legal settlement in the granting county, state reimbursement shall be at 100%. The county department under s. 46.215 or 46.22 or the department under s. 48.48 (17) shall determine the legal settlement of the child. A child under one year of age shall be eligible for aid under this subsection irrespective of any other residence requirement for eligibility within this section.

AB100-ASA1, s. 1126 Section 1126. 46.261 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,660,2 46.261 (2) (a) 2. A county or, in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, the department, on behalf of a child in the legal custody of a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 or the department under s. 48.48 (17) or on behalf of a child who was removed from the home of a relative, as defined under s. 48.02 (15), as a result of a judicial determination that continuance in the home of a relative would be contrary to the child's welfare for any reason when such child is placed in a licensed child caring institution by the county department or the department. Reimbursement shall be made by the state pursuant to subd. 1.

AB100-ASA1, s. 1127 Section 1127. 46.261 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,660,13 46.261 (2) (a) 3. A county or, in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, the department, when the child is placed in a licensed foster home, treatment foster home, group home or child caring institution by a licensed child welfare agency or by a federally recognized American Indian tribal governing body in this state or by its designee, if the child is in the legal custody of the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 or the department under s. 48.48 (17) or if the child was removed from the home of a relative, as defined under s. 48.02 (15), as a result of a judicial determination that continuance in the home of the relative would be contrary to the child's welfare for any reason and the placement is made pursuant to an agreement with the county department or the department.

AB100-ASA1, s. 1128 Section 1128. 46.261 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,660,23 46.261 (2) (a) 4. A licensed foster home or, treatment foster home, a group home licensed under s. 48.625 or a child caring institution by the state when the child is in the custody or guardianship of the state, when the child is a ward of an American Indian tribal court in this state and the placement is made under an agreement between the department and the tribal governing body or when the child was part of the state's direct service case load and was removed from the home of a relative, as defined under s. 48.02 (15), as a result of a judicial determination that continuance in the home of a relative would be contrary to the child's welfare for any reason and the child is placed by the department.

AB100-ASA1, s. 1454m Section 1454m. 46.27 (3) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,661,10 46.27 (3) (f) Beginning on January 1, 1996, from the annual allocation to the county for the provision of long-term community support services under subs. (7) (b) and (11), annually establish a maximum total amount, not to exceed 25% of the annual allocation, that may be encumbered in a calendar year for services for eligible individuals in community-based residential facilities. If the total amount that is encumbered for services for individuals in community-based residential facilities who are receiving services under sub. (7) (b) on January 1, 1996, exceeds 25% of the county's annual allocation, a county may request a waiver of the requirement under this paragraph from the department. The department need not promulgate as rules under ch. 227 the standards for granting a waiver request under this paragraph.

AB100-ASA1, s. 1129 Section 1129. 46.27 (4) (c) 8. of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-ASA1,661,14 46.27 (4) (c) 8. If a pilot project under s. 46.271 (2m) is established in the county, a description of how the activities of the pilot project relate to and are coordinated with the county's proposed program.

AB100-ASA1, s. 1130 Section 1130. 46.27 (5) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,662,3 46.27 (5) (am) Organize assessment activities specified in sub. (6). The county department or aging unit shall utilize persons for each assessment who can determine the needs of the person being assessed and who know the availability within the county of services alternative to placement in a nursing home. If any hospital patient is referred to a nursing home for admission, these persons shall work with the hospital discharge planner in performing the activities specified in sub. (6). The county department or aging unit shall coordinate the involvement of representatives from the county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, 51.42 and 51.437, health service providers and the county commission on aging in the assessment activities specified in sub. (6), as well as the person being assessed and members of the person's family or the person's guardian. This paragraph does not apply to a county department or aging unit in a county where a pilot project under s. 46.271 (2m) is established.

AB100-ASA1, s. 1131 Section 1131. 46.27 (6) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,662,12 46.27 (6) (a) 3. In each participating county, except in counties where a pilot project under s. 46.271 (2m) is established, assessments shall be conducted for those persons and in accordance with the procedures described in the county's community options plan. The county may elect to establish assessment priorities for persons in target groups identified by the county in its plan regarding gradual implementation. If a person who is already admitted to a nursing home requests an assessment and if funds allocated for assessments under sub. (7) (am) are available, the county shall conduct the assessment.

AB100-ASA1, s. 1132 Section 1132. 46.27 (6g) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,662,17 46.27 (6g) Fiscal responsibility. (intro.) Except as provided in s. 51.40, and within the limitations under sub. (7) (b), the fiscal responsibility of a county for an assessment, unless the assessment is performed by an entity under s. 46.271 (2m), case plan or services provided to a person under this section is as follows:

AB100-ASA1, s. 1133 Section 1133. 46.27 (7) (b) 1r. of the statutes is repealed.

AB100-ASA1, s. 1459m Section 1459m. 46.27 (7) (cj) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-ASA1,662,22 46.27 (7) (cj) No county may use funds received under par. (b) to provide services to a person who does not live in his or her own home or apartment unless, subject to the limitations under par. (cm), one of the following applies:

AB100-ASA1,663,2 1. The services are provided to the person in a community-based residential facility that entirely consists of independent apartments, each of which has an individual lockable independent entrance and exit and individual separate kitchen, bathroom, sleeping and living areas.

AB100-ASA1,663,5 2. The person suffers from Alzheimer's disease or related dementia and the services are provided to the person in a community-based residential facility that has a dementia care program.

AB100-ASA1,663,8 3. The services are provided to the person in a community-based residential facility and the county department or aging unit has determined that all of the following conditions have been met:

AB100-ASA1,663,11 a. An assessment under sub. (6) has been completed for the person prior to the person's admission to the community-based residential facility, whether or not the person is a private pay admittee at the time of admission.

AB100-ASA1,663,15 b. The county department or aging unit documents that the option of in-home services has been discussed with the person, thoroughly evaluated and found to be infeasible, as determined by the county department or aging unit in accordance with rules promulgated by the department of health and family services.

AB100-ASA1,663,18 c. The county department or aging unit determines that the community-based residential facility is the person's preferred place of residence or is the setting preferred by the person's guardian.

AB100-ASA1,663,20 d. The county department or aging unit determines that the community-based residential facility provides a quality environment and quality care services.

AB100-ASA1,663,23 e. The county department or aging unit determines that placement in the community-based residential facility is cost-effective compared to other options, including home care and nursing home care.

AB100-ASA1,663,25 4. The services are provided to the person in a residential care apartment complex, as defined in s. 50.01 (1d).

AB100-ASA1,664,2 5. The services are provided to the person in an adult family home, as defined in s. 50.01 (1).

AB100-ASA1, s. 1459mf Section 1459mf. 46.27 (7) (ck) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-ASA1,664,9 46.27 (7) (ck) 1. Subject to the approval of the department, a county may establish and implement more restrictive conditions than those imposed under par. (cj) on the use of funds received under par. (b) for the provision of services to a person in a community-based residential facility. A county that establishes more restrictive conditions under this paragraph shall include the conditions in its community options plan under sub. (3) (cm).

AB100-ASA1,664,14 2. If the department determines that a county has engaged in a pattern of inappropriate use of funds received under par. (b), the department may revoke its approval of the county's conditions established under subd. 1., if any, and may prohibit the county from using funds received under par. (b) to provide services under par. (cj) 3.

AB100-ASA1, s. 1460m Section 1460m. 46.27 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,664,24 46.27 (9) (a) The department may select up to 5 counties that volunteer to participate in a pilot project under which they will receive certain funds allocated for long-term care. The department shall allocate a level of funds to these counties equal to the amount that would otherwise be paid under s. 20.435 (1) (5) (b) to nursing homes for providing care because of increased utilization of nursing home services, as estimated by the department. In estimating these levels, the department shall exclude any increased utilization of services provided by state centers any center for the developmentally disabled. The department shall calculate these amounts on a calendar year basis under sub. (10).

AB100-ASA1, s. 1134 Section 1134. 46.27 (9) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,665,6 46.27 (9) (c) All long-term community support services provided under this pilot project in lieu of nursing home care shall be consistent with those services described in the participating county's community options plan under sub. (4) (c) and provided under sub. (5) (b). Each Unless the department has contracted under s. 46.271 (2m) with an entity other than the county department, each county participating in the pilot project shall assess persons under sub. (6).

AB100-ASA1, s. 1135 Section 1135. 46.27 (10) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,665,12 46.27 (10) (a) 1. The department shall determine for each county participating in the pilot project under sub. (9) a funding level of state medical assistance expenditures to be received by the county. This level shall equal the amount that the department determines would otherwise be paid under s. 20.435 (1) (5) (b) because of increased utilization of nursing home services, as estimated by the department.

AB100-ASA1, s. 1136 Section 1136. 46.27 (11) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,665,17 46.27 (11) (c) 3. Medical assistance reimbursement for services a county, a private nonprofit agency or an aging unit with which the department contracts provides under this subsection shall be made from the appropriations under s. 20.435 (1) (5) (o) and (7) (b) and (bd).

AB100-ASA1, s. 1137 Section 1137. 46.27 (11) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,665,23 46.27 (11) (c) 4. The department may, from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (5) (o), provide reimbursement for services provided under this subsection by counties that are in excess of the current average annual per person rate, as established by the department, and are less than or equal to the average amount approved in the waiver received under par. (am).

AB100-ASA1, s. 1464g Section 1464g. 46.27 (11) (c) 5m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-ASA1,666,4 46.27 (11) (c) 5m. No county may use funds received under this subsection to provide services to a person who does not live in his or her own home or apartment unless, subject to the limitations under subds. 6., 7. and 8., one of the following applies:

AB100-ASA1,666,8 a. The services are provided to the person in a community-based residential facility that entirely consists of independent apartments, each of which has an individual lockable independent entrance and exit and individual separate kitchen, bathroom, sleeping and living areas.

AB100-ASA1,666,11 b. The person suffers from Alzheimer's disease or related dementia and the services are provided to the person in a community-based residential facility that has a dementia care program.

AB100-ASA1,666,13 c. The services are provided to the person in a residential care apartment complex, as defined in s. 50.01 (1d).

AB100-ASA1,666,15 d. The services are provided to the individual in an adult family home, as defined in s. 50.01 (1).

AB100-ASA1,666,16 e. Subdivision 5n. applies.

AB100-ASA1, s. 1464h Section 1464h. 46.27 (11) (c) 5n. of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-ASA1,666,22 46.27 (11) (c) 5n. A county may also use funds received under this subsection, subject to the limitations under subds. 6., 7. and 8., to provide services to a person who does not live in his or her own home or apartment if the services are provided to the person in a community-based residential facility and the county department or aging unit has determined that all of the following conditions have been met:

AB100-ASA1,666,25 a. An assessment under sub. (6) has been completed for the person prior to the person's admission to the community-based residential facility, whether or not the person is a private pay admittee at the time of admission.

AB100-ASA1,667,4 b. The county department or aging unit documents that the option of in-home services has been discussed with the person, thoroughly evaluated and found to be infeasible, as determined by the county department or aging unit in accordance with rules promulgated by the department of health and family services.

AB100-ASA1,667,7 c. The county department or aging unit determines that the community-based residential facility is the person's preferred place of residence or is the setting preferred by the person's guardian.

AB100-ASA1,667,9 d. The county department or aging unit determines that the community-based residential facility provides a quality environment and quality care services.

AB100-ASA1,667,12 e. The county department or aging unit determines that placement in the community-based residential facility is cost-effective compared to other options, including home care and nursing home care.

AB100-ASA1, s. 1464j Section 1464j. 46.27 (11) (c) 5p. of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-ASA1,667,19 46.27 (11) (c) 5p. a. Subject to the approval of the department, a county may establish and implement more restrictive conditions than those imposed under subd. 5m. on the use of funds received under par. (b) for the provision of services to a person in a community-based residential facility. A county that establishes more restrictive conditions under this paragraph shall include the conditions in its community options plan under sub. (3) (cm).

AB100-ASA1,667,24 b. If the department determines that a county has engaged in a pattern of inappropriate use of funds received under par. (b), the department may revoke its approval of the county's conditions established under subd. 1. a., if any, and may prohibit the county from using funds received under par. (b) to provide services under subd. 5n.

AB100-ASA1, s. 1138 Section 1138. 46.271 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 46.271 (1) (a), and 46.271 (1) (a) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,668,8 46.271 (1) (a) (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (bd), the department shall award $100,000 in each fiscal year to applying county departments under s. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42 or 51.437 or to an aging unit under the conditions specified in sub. (3) par. (c) to establish pilot projects for home and community-based long-term support services. Funds awarded to the pilot projects shall be used to do any of the following:

AB100-ASA1, s. 1139 Section 1139. 46.271 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 46.271 (1) (b), and 46.271 (1) (b) 1. and 2., as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,668,12 46.271 (1) (b) 1. Solicit applications from county departments or aging units for the pilot projects under sub. (1) par. (a).

AB100-ASA1,668,16 2. Require that an applying county department or aging unit under par. (a) subd. 1. submit as part of the application specific plans for improving the coordination between hospitals and providers of home and community-based long-term support services.

AB100-ASA1, s. 1140 Section 1140. 46.271 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-ASA1,668,20 46.271 (2m) (a) The department may establish, in geographic areas determined by the department, a pilot project under which the department may contract with a private or public entity to do all of the following:

AB100-ASA1,668,23 1. Serve as a clearinghouse of information for individuals who are interested in home or community-based long-term support services or institutional long-term care services.