Amendment JR2 SA2-SSA1-AB1

AB1-SSA1-SA2,190,19 49.45 (21) (a) Before a person may take over the operation of a provider that is If any provider liable for repayment of improper or erroneous payments or overpayments under ss. 49.43 to 49.497, full repayment shall be made. Upon request, the department shall notify the provider or the person that intends to take over the operation of the provider as to whether the provider sells or otherwise transfers ownership of his or her business or all or substantially all of the assets of the business, the transferor and transferee are each liable for the repayment. Prior to final transfer, the transferee is responsible for contacting the department and ascertaining if the transferor is liable under this paragraph.

AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 121px Section 121px. 49.45 (21) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, is amended to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,191,6 49.45 (21) (b) If, notwithstanding the prohibition under par. (ar), a person takes over the operation of a provider If a transfer occurs and the applicable amount under par. (ar) (a) has not been repaid, the department may, in addition to withholding certification as authorized under sub. (2) (b) 8., proceed against the provider or the person either the transferor or the transferee. Within 30 days after the certified provider receives receiving notice from the department, the transferor or the transferee shall pay the amount shall be repaid in full. If the amount is not repaid in full Upon failure to comply, the department may bring an action to compel payment,. If a transferor fails to pay within 90 days after receiving notice from the department, the department may proceed under sub. (2) (a) 12., or may do both.

AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 121py Section 121py. 49.45 (21) (e) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, is repealed.".

AB1-SSA1-SA2,191,10 159. Page 38, line 21: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 39, line 10, and substitute:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,191,11 " Section 122b. 49.45 (49) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,191,12 49.45 (49) Prescription drug prior authorization. (a) In this subsection:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,191,14 1. "Average manufacturer price" has the meaning given in 42 USC 1396r-8 (k) (1).

AB1-SSA1-SA2,191,15 2. "HIV infection" has the meaning given in s. 252.01 (2).

AB1-SSA1-SA2,191,16 3. "Institution for mental diseases" has the meaning given in s. 46.011 (1m).

AB1-SSA1-SA2,191,18 4. "Intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded" has the meaning given in s. 46.278 (1m) (am).

AB1-SSA1-SA2,191,19 5. "Nursing home" has the meaning given in s. 50.01 (3).

AB1-SSA1-SA2,191,20 6. "Pharmacist" has the meaning given in s. 450.01 (15).

AB1-SSA1-SA2,191,21 7. "Physician" has the meaning given in s. 448.01 (5).

AB1-SSA1-SA2,191,23 8. "Preferred prescription drug list" means a list of prescription drugs to which prior authorization does not apply.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,191,24 9. "Prescription drug" has the meaning given in s. 450.01 (20).

AB1-SSA1-SA2,192,3 (b) Except for all of the following, beginning July 1, 2003, the department shall subject all prescription drugs that are prescribed for medical assistance recipients to requirements of prior authorization:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,192,5 1. Prescription drugs that are used to treat mental illness, including anxiety, depression, or psychosis, or to treat HIV infection.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,192,8 2. Prescription drugs that are prescribed for residents of nursing homes, of institutions for mental diseases, and of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,192,10 3. Prescription drugs that are included in a preferred prescription drug list of the department under par. (f).

AB1-SSA1-SA2,192,13 (c) The secretary shall exercise his or her authority under s. 15.04 (1) (c) to create a prescription drug prior authorization committee and shall appoint as members at least all of the following:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,192,14 1. Two physicians who are currently in practice.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,192,15 2. Two pharmacists.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,192,18 3. One advocate for recipients of medical assistance who has sufficient medical background, as determined by the department, to evaluate a prescription drug's clinical effectiveness.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,192,20 (d) The prescription drug prior authorization committee appointed under par. (c) shall do all of the following:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,192,25 1. Review the department's prior authorization policies and advise the department on issues related to prior authorization decisions made concerning prescription drugs on behalf of medical assistance recipients. In making its review under this subdivision, the committee shall accept information or commentary from representatives of the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,193,4 2. Consider the clinical efficacy, safety, and cost effectiveness of prescription drugs and develop and provide to the department a recommended preferred prescription drug list. In initially developing and subsequently revising the preferred prescription drug list, the committee shall do all of the following:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,193,7 a. Ensure that the manufacturers of prescription drugs that agree to provide a supplemental rebate, as specified in par. (h), have an opportunity to present evidence supporting inclusion of a product on the list.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,193,9 b. At least every 12 months, review all prescription drug classes included in the department's list of preferred prescription drugs under par. (f).

AB1-SSA1-SA2,193,12 c. From the department's list of preferred prescription drugs under par. (f), recommend additions or deletions that permit cost-saving, medically appropriate drug therapies for medical assistance recipients.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,193,14 (e) The department shall do all of the following on behalf of the prescription drug prior authorization committee:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,193,18 1. If the department has received timely notice that a drug or any of its uses has received approval by the federal food and drug administration under a priority new drug application, ensure that the drug will be reviewed by the committee at the committee's earliest regularly scheduled meeting.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,193,21 2. If the department has received notice from a drug manufacturer of a new drug product, schedule, to the extent possible, a product review for the product by the committee at the committee's earliest regularly scheduled meeting.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,193,24 (f) 1. After considering all of the following, the department may, beginning July 1, 2002, adopt a preferred prescription drug list and shall disseminate the list to all appropriate providers of medical assistance:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,194,2 a. The recommendation of the prescription drug prior authorization committee under par. (d) 2.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,194,3 b. The clinical efficacy of a prescription drug.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,194,5 c. The price of competing products minus payment of any rebate made under 42 USC 1396r-8 and par. (h).

AB1-SSA1-SA2,194,6 d. If par. (h) 4. applies.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,194,10 2. The department shall periodically update the preferred prescription drug list, based on the department's consideration of recommendations of the prescription drug prior authorization committee and shall disseminate the changes to appropriate providers.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,194,12 3. The department shall make the preferred prescription drug list under subd. 1. and the updates under subd. 2. publicly available.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,194,18 (g) A medical assistance recipient may contest the decision of the department to deny prior authorization for a prescription drug that is excluded from the preferred prescription drug list under par. (f) by filing, within 45 days after denial of coverage for a prescription drug that is subject to prior authorization, a written request for a hearing under s. 227.44 to the division of hearings and appeals created under s. 15.103 (1).

AB1-SSA1-SA2,194,20 (h) 1. If a manufacturer of a prescription drug pays a rebate under 42 USC 1396r-8, one of the following applies:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,195,2 a. If the rebate is less than 15.1%, the department may enter into an arrangement with the manufacturer that requires the manufacturer to provide a supplemental rebate to the department in an amount that, together with the rebate paid under 42 USC 1396r-8, equals at least 15.1% of the average manufacturer price for the manufacturer's prescription drug products that are provided to medical assistance recipients, except that the department may determine that a specific prescription drug is competitive at a lower rebate percentage.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,195,9 b. If the rebate is at least 15.1%, the department may enter into an arrangement with the manufacturer that requires the manufacturer to provide a supplemental rebate to the department in an amount that, together with the rebate paid under 42 USC 1396r-8, equals at least 25.1% of the average manufacturer price for the manufacturer's prescription drug products that are provided to medical assistance recipients, except that the department may determine that a specific prescription drug is competitive at a lower rebate percentage.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,195,11 2. Payment of rebates under subd. 1. shall be used to offset expenditures under s. 20.435 (4) (b), (bc), (bv), (o), and (p).

AB1-SSA1-SA2,195,19 3. The supplemental rebate under subd. 1. a. or b. may include, at the discretion of the department, a program benefit that offsets a medical assistance cost, including a disease management program, a drug product donation program, a drug utilization control program, a program of prescriber and beneficiary counseling and education, or a program to reduce medical assistance fraud and abuse, or may include a cash rebate. The department may request from the federal secretary of health and human services a waiver of federal medicaid laws necessary to permit the department of health and family services to implement this subdivision.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,195,23 4. If a manufacturer of prescription drugs agrees to pay the minimum supplemental rebate rate under subd. 1. a. or b., the department shall consider including a prescription drug of the manufacturer in the preferred prescription drug list under par. (f).

AB1-SSA1-SA2,196,9 (i) Trade secrets, amounts of rebates or supplemental rebates, percentages of rebate rates, and pricing of prescription drugs by prescription drug manufacturers that are contained in records of the department or the department's agent with respect to a supplemental rebate negotiation or supplemental rebate agreement under par. (h) 1. are not public records under subch. II of ch. 19 and shall be kept confidential in accordance with 42 USC 1396r-8 (b) (3) (D). Those portions of meetings of the prior authorization prescription drug advisory committee at which trade secrets, amounts of rebates or supplemental rebates, percentages of rebate rates, and pricing of prescription drugs by prescription drug manufacturers are not subject to subch. V of ch. 19 and shall be kept confidential in accordance with 42 USC 1396r-8 (b) (3) (D).

AB1-SSA1-SA2,196,11 (j) The department may enter into a contract with an entity to perform the duties and exercise the powers of the department under pars. (h) 1. a. and b.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,196,17 (k) Annually, by January 15, the department shall submit to appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) and to the governor a report on the implementation of the department of the program under this subsection, including any progress made in implementing cost-containment measures under medical assistance and its effect on expenditures under medical assistance for prescription drugs.

AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 122c Section 122c. 49.45 (50) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,196,24 49.45 (50) Right to appeal prescription drug coverage decision. The department shall inform each medical assistance recipient of his or her right, under sub. (49) (g), to contest a decision by the department to deny prior authorization for a prescription drug that is excluded from the preferred prescription drug list under sub. (49) (f), if the decision results in denial of coverage to the recipient for the prescription drug.".

AB1-SSA1-SA2,197,1 160. Page 46, line 20: after that line insert:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,197,3 " Section 145g. 49.85 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, is amended to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,197,11 49.85 (2) (a) At least annually, the department of health and family services shall certify to the department of revenue the amounts that, based on the notifications received under sub. (1) and on other information received by the department of health and family services, the department of health and family services has determined that it may recover under s. 49.45 (2) (a) 10. or 49.497, except that the department of health and family services may not certify an amount under this subsection unless it has met the notice requirements under sub. (3) and unless its determination has either not been appealed or is no longer under appeal.

AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 145h Section 145h. 49.85 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, is amended to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,197,17 49.85 (3) (a) 1. Inform the person that the department of health and family services intends to certify to the department of revenue an amount that the department of health and family services has determined to be due under s. 49.45 (2) (a) 10. or 49.497, for setoff from any state tax refund that may be due the person.".

AB1-SSA1-SA2,197,18 161. Page 47, line 25: after that line insert:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,197,19 " Section 148f. 50.375 of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,197,21 50.375 Emergency contraception for alleged victims of sexual assault. (1) In this section:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,198,4 (a) "Emergency contraception" means a drug, medicine, oral hormonal compound, mixture, preparation, instrument, article, or device that is approved by the federal food and drug administration that prevents a pregnancy after sexual intercourse. "Emergency contraception" does not include a drug, medicine, oral hormonal compound, mixture, preparation, instrument, article, or device of any nature that is prescribed to terminate the pregnancy of a woman who is known by the prescribing licensed health care provider to be pregnant.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,198,5 (b) "Sexual assault" means a violation of s. 940.225 (1), (2), or (3).

AB1-SSA1-SA2,198,7 (2) A hospital that provides emergency services to an alleged victim of sexual assault shall, after obtaining the consent of the victim, do all of the following:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,198,9 (a) Provide to the victim medically and factually accurate and unbiased written and oral information about emergency contraception.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,198,11 (b) Orally inform the victim of her option to receive emergency contraception at the hospital.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,198,13 (c) Provide emergency contraception immediately at the hospital to the victim if she requests it.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,198,17 (3) A hospital that provides emergency care shall ensure that each hospital employee who provides care to an alleged victim of sexual assault has available medically and factually accurate and unbiased information about emergency contraception.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,198,21 (4) The department shall respond to any complaint received by the department concerning noncompliance by a hospital with the requirements of subs. (2) and (3) and shall periodically review hospital procedures to determine if a hospital is in compliance with the requirements.

AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 148g Section 148g. 50.38 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 50.38 (1) (a).

AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 148i Section 148i. 50.38 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,199,3 50.38 (1) (b) Whoever violates a requirement under s. 50.375 (2) or (3) may be required to forfeit not less than $2,500 nor more than $5,000 for each violation. If a hospital violates s. 50.375 (2) twice, the department may, after providing notice to the hospital, suspend or revoke the hospital's certificate of approval and may deny application for a new certificate of approval.

AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 148j Section 148j. 50.38 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,199,10 50.38 (2) The department may directly assess forfeitures provided for under sub. (1) (a) or (b). If the department determines that a forfeiture should be assessed for a particular violation, the department shall send a notice of assessment to the hospital. The notice shall specify the amount of the forfeiture assessed, the violation and the statute or rule alleged to have been violated, and shall inform the hospital of the right to a hearing under sub. (3).".

AB1-SSA1-SA2,199,11 162. Page 47, line 25: after that line insert:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,199,12 " Section 148g. 50.35 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,200,7 50.35 Application and approval. Application for approval to maintain a hospital shall be made to the department on forms provided by the department. On receipt of an application, the department shall, except as provided in this section and s. 50.498, issue a certificate of approval if the applicant and hospital facilities meet the requirements established by the department. Except as provided in s. 50.498, this approval shall be in effect until, for just cause and in the manner herein prescribed, it is suspended or revoked. The certificate of approval may be issued only for the premises and persons or governmental unit named in the application and is not transferable or assignable. The department shall withhold, suspend or revoke approval for a violation of s. 150.935 (2) or a failure to comply with s. 150.935 (3) or 165.40 (6) (a) 1. or 2. or 2001 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9123 (5qr), but, except as provided in s. 50.498, otherwise may not withhold, suspend or revoke approval unless for a substantial failure to comply with ss. 50.32 to 50.39 or the rules and standards adopted by the department after giving a reasonable notice, a fair hearing and a reasonable opportunity to comply. Failure by a hospital to comply with s. 50.36 (3m) shall be considered to be a substantial failure to comply under this section. After the effective date of this section .... [revisor inserts date], the department may not issue an initial certificate of approval except for a critical access hospital that is converted from a previously-approved hospital.".

AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 148h Section 148h. 50.35 of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,201,3 50.35 Application and approval. Application for approval to maintain a hospital shall be made to the department on forms provided by the department. On receipt of an application, the department shall, except as provided in this section and s. 50.498, issue a certificate of approval if the applicant and hospital facilities meet the requirements established by the department. Except as provided in s. 50.498, this approval shall be in effect until, for just cause and in the manner herein prescribed, it is suspended or revoked. The certificate of approval may be issued only for the premises and persons or governmental unit named in the application and is not transferable or assignable. The department shall withhold, suspend or revoke approval for a violation of s. 150.935 (2) or a failure to comply with s. 150.935 (3) or 165.40 (6) (a) 1. or 2. or 2001 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9123 (5qr), but, except as provided in s. 50.498, otherwise may not withhold, suspend or revoke approval unless for a substantial failure to comply with ss. 50.32 to 50.39 or the rules and standards adopted by the department after giving a reasonable notice, a fair hearing and a reasonable opportunity to comply. Failure by a hospital to comply with s. 50.36 (3m) shall be considered to be a substantial failure to comply under this section. After the effective date of this section .... [revisor inserts date], the department may not issue an initial certificate of approval except for a critical access hospital that is converted from a previously-approved hospital.".

AB1-SSA1-SA2,201,4 163. Page 48, line 5: after that line insert:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,201,6 " Section 149g. 51.30 (4) (b) 13. of the statutes is renumbered 51.30 (4) (cm) and amended to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,201,20 51.30 (4) (cm) Required access to records. To the parents, children Notwithstanding par. (a), treatment records of an individual shall be released without informed written consent, except as restricted under par. (c), to the parent, child, sibling, or spouse of an individual who is or was a patient at an inpatient facility,; to a law enforcement officer who is seeking to determine whether an individual is on unauthorized absence from the facility, ; and to mental health professionals who are providing treatment to the individual at the time that the information is released to others. Information released under this subdivision paragraph is limited to notice as to whether or not an individual is a patient at the inpatient facility and, if the individual is no longer a patient at the inpatient facility, the facility or other place, if known, at which the individual is located. This paragraph does not apply to an individual's parent, child, sibling, or spouse from whom the individual has specifically requested that the information under this paragraph be withheld.".

AB1-SSA1-SA2,201,21 164. Page 48, line 10: after that line insert:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,201,22 " Section 150tg. 62.13 (5) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,203,2 62.13 (5) (i) Any person suspended, reduced, suspended and reduced, or removed by the board may appeal from the order of the board to the circuit court by serving written notice of the appeal on the secretary of the board within 10 days after the order is filed. Within 5 days after receiving written notice of the appeal, the board shall certify to the clerk of the circuit court the record of the proceedings, including all documents, testimony, and minutes. The action shall then be at issue and shall have precedence over any other cause of a different nature pending in the court, which shall always be open to the trial thereof. The court shall upon application of the accused or of the board fix a date of trial, which shall not be later than 15 days after such application except by agreement. The trial shall be by the court and upon the return of the board, except that the court may require further return or the taking and return of further evidence by the board. The question to be determined by the court shall be: Upon the evidence is there just cause, as described under par. (em), to sustain the charges against the accused? No costs shall be allowed either party and the clerk's fees shall be paid by the city. If the order of the board is reversed, the accused shall be forthwith reinstated and entitled to pay as though in continuous service. If the order of the board is sustained, it shall be final and conclusive. This paragraph does not apply to any person who is suspended, reduced, suspended and reduced, or removed by the board or by a committee or person acting under this subsection in place of a board, and who is subject to the terms of a collective bargaining agreement entered into under subch. IV of ch. 111 that provides an alternative to the appeals procedure specified in this paragraph, unless the person chooses to appeal the order to circuit court. If the alternative to the appeals procedure includes a hearing, the hearing shall be open to the public with reasonable advance notice given by the employer. An accused person who chooses to appeal the decision of the board through a collectively bargained alternative to the appeals procedure specified in this paragraph is considered to have waived his or her right to circuit court review of the board decision.".

AB1-SSA1-SA2,203,3 165. Page 48, line 10: after that line insert:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,203,4 " Section 150rm. 66.0137 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,203,10 66.0137 (4) Self-insured health plans. If a city, including a 1st class city, or a village provides health care benefits under its home rule power, or if a town provides health care benefits, to its officers and employees on a self-insured basis, the self-insured plan shall comply with ss. 49.493 (3) (d), 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 632.746 (10) (a) 2. and (b) 2., 632.747 (3), 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.87 (4) and (5), 632.89, 632.895 (9) to (14) (15), 632.896, and 767.25 (4m) (d).".

AB1-SSA1-SA2,203,11 166. Page 48, line 10: after that line insert:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,203,13 " Section 250b. 59.43 (1) (L) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 10, is amended to read: