AB100-engrossed,1668,1412
236.13
(1) (d) The rules of the department
of commerce relating to lot size and
13lot elevation necessary for proper sanitary conditions in a subdivision not served by
14a public sewer, where provision for public sewer service has not been made;
AB100-engrossed,1668,1716
250.04
(3m) The department may charge a reasonable fee for the analysis and
17provision of data under this section.
AB100-engrossed,1668,2119
250.04
(13) The department shall provide information on the prevention,
20detection, diagnosis and treatment of blastomycosis in areas of this state with a high
21incidence of blastomycosis.
AB100-engrossed,1669,5
1250.10 Grant for dental services. From the appropriation under s. 20.435
2(1) (5) (de), the department shall provide funding in each fiscal year to the Marquette
3University School of Dentistry for the provision of dental services by the Marquette
4University School of Dentistry in correctional centers in Milwaukee County and
5clinics in the city of Milwaukee.
AB100-engrossed,1669,137
252.08
(3) Inpatient care
for isolated pulmonary tuberculosis patients, and
8inpatient care exceeding 30 days for
other pulmonary tuberculosis patients
, who are 9not eligible for federal medicare benefits, for medical assistance under subch. V of
10ch. 49 or for health care services funded by a relief block grant under subch. II of ch.
1149 may be reimbursed if provided by a facility contracted by the department. If the
12patient has private health insurance, the state shall pay the difference between
13health insurance payments and total charges.
AB100-engrossed,1669,1715
252.10
(6) (g) The reimbursement by the state under pars. (a) to (f) shall apply
16only to funds that the department allocates for the reimbursement under the
17appropriation under s. 20.435
(1) (5) (e).
AB100-engrossed,1670,219
252.10
(7) Drugs necessary for the treatment of mycobacterium tuberculosis
20shall be purchased by the department from the appropriation under s. 20.435
(1) (5) 21(e) and dispensed to patients through the public health dispensaries or through
22health care providers, as defined in s. 146.81 (1), other than social workers, marriage
23and family therapists or professional counselors certified under ch. 457,
24speech-language pathologists or audiologists licensed under subch. II of ch. 459,
25speech and language pathologists licensed by the department of
education public
1instruction or, on or after July 1, 1995, and no later than June 30, 1999, dietitians
2certified under subch. IV of ch. 448.
AB100-engrossed,1670,74
252.12
(2) (a)
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome services. (intro.) From the
5appropriations under s. 20.435 (1) (a) and
(5) (am), the department shall distribute
6funds for the provision of services to individuals with or at risk of contracting
7acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, as follows:
AB100-engrossed,1670,199
252.12
(2) (a) 3. `Statewide public education campaign.' (intro.) The
10department shall promote public awareness of the risk of contracting acquired
11immunodeficiency syndrome and measures for acquired immunodeficiency
12syndrome protection by development and distribution of information through
family
13planning clinics
providing family planning services, as defined in s. 253.07 (1) (b),
14offices of physicians and clinics for sexually transmitted diseases and by newsletters,
15public presentations or other releases of information to newspapers, periodicals,
16radio and television stations and other public information resources. The
17information would be targeted at individuals whose behavior puts them at risk of
18contracting acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and would encompass the
19following topics:
AB100-engrossed,1671,521
252.12
(2) (a) 8. `Life care and early intervention services.' The department
22shall award not more than
$1,647,700 $1,894,900 in each year in grants to applying
23organizations for the provision of needs assessments; assistance in procuring
24financial, medical, legal, social and pastoral services; counseling and therapy;
25homecare services and supplies; advocacy; and case management services. These
1services shall include early intervention services. The department shall also award
2not more than $74,000 in each year from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (md)
3for the services under this subdivision. The state share of payment for case
4management services that are provided under s. 49.45 (25) (be) to recipients of
5medical assistance shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.435
(1) (5) (am).
AB100-engrossed,1671,128
252.12
(2) (c)
HIV prevention grants. (intro.) From the appropriation under
9s. 20.435
(7) (3) (md), the department shall award to applying nonprofit corporations
10or public agencies up to $75,000 in each fiscal year, on a competitive basis, as grants
11for services to prevent HIV. Criteria for award of the grants shall include all of the
12following:
AB100-engrossed,1671,1614
252.14
(1) (ar) 8. A speech-language pathologist or audiologist licensed under
15subch. II of ch. 459 or a speech and language pathologist licensed by the department
16of
education public instruction.
AB100-engrossed,1671,19
18252.16 (title)
Continuation coverage Health insurance premium
19subsidies.
AB100-engrossed,1671,2222
252.16
(1) (ar) "Dependent" has the meaning given in s. 635.02 (3c).
AB100-engrossed,1672,424
252.16
(1) (b) "Group health plan" means an insurance policy or a partially or
25wholly uninsured plan or program, that provides hospital, medical or other health
1coverage to members of a group
, whether or not dependents of the members are also
2covered. The term includes a medicare supplement policy, as defined in s. 600.03
3(28r), but does not include a medicare replacement policy, as defined in s. 600.03
4(28p), or a long-term care insurance policy, as defined in s. 600.03 (28g).
AB100-engrossed,1672,126
252.16
(1) (c) "Individual health policy" means an insurance policy or a
7partially or wholly uninsured plan or program, that provides hospital, medical or
8other health coverage to an individual on an individual basis and not as a member
9of a group, whether or not dependents of the individual are also covered. The term
10includes a medicare supplement policy, as defined in s. 600.03 (28r), but does not
11include a medicare replacement policy, as defined in s. 600.03 (28p), or a long-term
12care insurance policy, as defined in s. 600.03 (28g).
AB100-engrossed,1672,1414
252.16
(1) (d) "Medicare" has the meaning given in s. 49.498 (1) (f).
AB100-engrossed,1672,2216
252.16
(2) Subsidy program. From the appropriation under s. 20.435
(1) (5) 17(am), the department shall distribute funding in each fiscal year to subsidize the
18premium costs under s. 252.17 (2) and, under this subsection, the premium costs for
19continuation health insurance coverage available to an individual who has HIV
20infection and who is unable to continue his or her employment or must reduce his or
21her hours because of an illness or medical condition arising from or related to HIV
22infection.
AB100-engrossed,1673,3
1252.16
(3) (b) Has a family income, as defined by rule under sub. (6), that does
2not exceed
200% 300% of the federal poverty line, as defined under
42 USC 9902 (2),
3for a family the size of the individual's family.
AB100-engrossed,1673,76
252.16
(3) (dm) Has, or is eligible for, health insurance coverage under a group
7health plan or an individual health policy.
AB100-engrossed,1673,149
252.16
(3) (e) 1. Contact the individual's
employer or former employer or
the
10administrator of the group health plan under which the individual is covered, health
11insurer to verify the individual's eligibility for
continuation coverage
under the group
12health plan or individual health policy and the premium and any other conditions
13of coverage, to make premium payments as provided in sub. (4) and for other
14purposes related to the administration of this section.
AB100-engrossed,1673,1916
252.16
(3) (e) 1m. Contact the individual's employer or former employer to
17verify that the individual's employment has been terminated or that his or her hours
18have been reduced and for other purposes related to the administration of this
19section.
AB100-engrossed,1673,2321
252.16
(3) (e) 2. Make any necessary disclosure to the individual's
employer or 22former employer or
the administrator of the group health plan under which the
23individual is covered health insurer regarding the individual's HIV status.
AB100-engrossed,1674,203
252.16
(4) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and
(c) (d), if an individual satisfies
4sub. (3), the department shall pay the full amount of each premium payment for
5continuation coverage that is due from the individual under s. 632.897 (2) (d), 29 USC
61162 (3) or 42 USC 300bb-2 (3), whichever is applicable the individual's health
7insurance coverage under the group health plan or individual health policy under
8sub. (3) (dm), on or after the date on which the individual becomes eligible for a
9subsidy under sub. (3).
The Except as provided in pars. (b) and (d), the department
10may not refuse to shall pay the full amount of each premium payment
because the
11continuation coverage that is available to the individual who satisfies sub. (3) 12regardless of whether the individual's health insurance coverage under sub. (3) (dm) 13includes coverage of the individual's
spouse and dependents. Except as provided in
14par. (b), the department shall terminate the payments under this section when the
15individual's
continuation health insurance coverage ceases
, or when the individual
16no longer satisfies sub. (3)
or upon the expiration of 29 months after the continuation
17coverage began, whichever occurs first. The department may not make payments
18under this section for premiums for
a conversion policy or plan that is available to
19an individual under s. 632.897 (4) or (6), 29 USC 1162 (5) or 42 USC 300bb-2 (5) 20medicare.
AB100-engrossed,1674,2422
252.16
(4) (b) The obligation of the department to make payments under this
23section is subject to the availability of funds in the appropriation under s. 20.435
(1) 24(5) (am).
AB100-engrossed,1675,112
252.16
(4) (d) For an individual who satisfies sub. (3) and who has a family
3income, as defined by rule under sub. (6) (a), that exceeds 200% but does not exceed
4300% of the federal poverty line, as defined under
42 USC 9902 (2), for a family the
5size of the individual's family, the department shall pay a portion of the amount of
6each premium payment for the individual's health insurance coverage. The portion
7that the department pays shall be determined according to a schedule established
8by the department by rule under sub. (6) (c). The department shall pay the portion
9of the premium determined according to the schedule regardless of whether the
10individual's health insurance coverage under sub. (3) (dm) includes coverage of the
11individual's dependents.
AB100-engrossed,1676,213
252.16
(5) Application process. The department may establish, by rule, a
14procedure under which an individual who does not satisfy sub. (3) (b), (c) 2. or
(d) (dm) 15may submit to the department an application for a premium subsidy under this
16section that the department shall hold until the individual satisfies each
17requirement of sub. (3), if the department determines that the procedure will assist
18the department to make premium payments in a timely manner once the individual
19satisfies each requirement of sub. (3). If an application is submitted by an employed
20individual under a procedure established by rule under this subsection, the
21department may not contact the individual's employer or
the administrator of the
22group health plan under which the individual is covered, health insurer unless the
23individual authorizes the department, in writing, to make that contact and to make
24any necessary disclosure to the individual's employer or
the administrator of the
1group health plan under which the individual is covered
health insurer regarding the
2individual's HIV status.
AB100-engrossed,1676,64
252.16
(6) (b) Establish a procedure for making payments under this section
5that ensures that the payments are actually used to pay premiums for
continuation 6health insurance coverage available to individuals who satisfy sub. (3).
AB100-engrossed,1676,138
252.16
(6) (c) Establish a premium contribution schedule for individuals who
9have a family income, as defined by rule under par. (a), that exceeds 200% but does
10not exceed 300% of the federal poverty line, as defined under
42 USC 9902 (2), for
11a family the size of the individual's family. In establishing the schedule under this
12paragraph, the department shall take into consideration both income level and
13family size.
AB100-engrossed,1676,2015
252.17
(2) Subsidy program. The department shall establish and administer
16a program to subsidize, from the appropriation under s. 20.435
(1) (5) (am), as
17provided in s. 252.16 (2), the premium costs for coverage under a group health plan
18that are paid by an individual who has HIV infection and who is on unpaid medical
19leave from his or her employment because of an illness or medical condition arising
20from or related to HIV infection.
AB100-engrossed,1676,2422
252.17
(4) (b) The obligation of the department to make payments under this
23section is subject to the availability of funds in the appropriation under s. 20.435
(1) 24(5) (am).
AB100-engrossed,1677,2
1253.02
(2) (a) Reproductive health services, including health services prior to
2conception and family planning services
, as defined in s. 253.07 (1) (b).
AB100-engrossed,1677,95
253.02
(2m) (intro.) Nothing in this section authorizes the performance,
6promotion
or, encouragement
of or counseling in favor of, or referral either directly
7or through an intermediary for, voluntary termination of pregnancy.
Nothing in this
8section prohibits the providing of nondirective information explaining any of the
9following:
AB100-engrossed,1677,1111
253.02
(2m) (a) Prenatal care and delivery.
AB100-engrossed,1677,1212
(b) Infant care, foster care or adoption.
AB100-engrossed,1677,1313
(c) Pregnancy termination.
AB100-engrossed,1677,2516
253.06
(2) From the appropriation under s. 20.435
(1) (5) (em), the department
17shall supplement the provision of supplemental foods, nutrition education and other
18services, including nutritional counseling, to low-income women, infants and
19children who meet the eligibility criteria under the federal special supplemental food
20program for women, infants and children authorized under
42 USC 1786. To the
21extent that funds are available under this section and to the extent that funds are
22available under
42 USC 1786, the department shall provide the supplemental food,
23nutrition education and other services authorized under this section and shall
24administer that provision in every county. The department may enter into contracts
25for this purpose.
AB100-engrossed,1678,22
253.06
(1) Definitions. In this section:
AB100-engrossed,1678,53
(a) "Authorized food" means food identified by the department in accordance
4with
7 CFR 246.10 as acceptable for use under the federal special supplemental food
5program for women, infants and children under
42 USC 1786.
AB100-engrossed,1678,86
(b) "Authorized vendor" means a vendor that has been authorized by the
7department to accept drafts from participants and have the drafts redeemed by the
8department.
AB100-engrossed,1678,109
(c) "Draft" means the negotiable instrument distributed by the department for
10use by a participant to purchase authorized food.
AB100-engrossed,1678,1311
(cm) "Food distribution center" means an entity, other than a vendor, that is
12under contract with the department under sub. (3m) to distribute authorized food to
13participants.
AB100-engrossed,1678,1514
(d) "Participant" means a person who is eligible for services under this section
15and who receives services under this section.
AB100-engrossed,1678,1816
(dm) "Proxy" means a person who has been designated in writing by a
17participant or by the department to obtain and exchange drafts for authorized food
18on behalf of the participant.
