SB55-SSA1-SA2,226,2319 49.496 (3) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (b), the The department may
20not recover from the estate of a recipient any amount of medical assistance paid on
21behalf of the recipient, except that the department
shall file a claim against the
22estate of a recipient for all of the following unless already recovered by the
23department under this section:
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1834g 24Section 1834g. 49.496 (3) (a) 2. d. of the statutes is repealed.
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1834j
1Section 1834j. 49.496 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,227,32 49.496 (3) (a) 3. Any medical assistance services that are required to be
3recovered under 42 USC 1396p.
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1834k 4Section 1834k. 49.496 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,227,75 49.496 (3) (b) A Notwithstanding par. (a), a claim under par. (a) is not
6allowable if the decedent has a surviving child who is under age 21 or disabled or a
7surviving spouse.".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,227,8 8867. Page 646, line 22: after that line insert:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,227,9 9" Section 1838gb. 49.688 of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,227,11 1049.688 Prescription drug assistance for elderly persons. (1) In this
11section:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,227,1212 (a) "Generic name" has the meaning given in s. 450.12 (1) (b).
SB55-SSA1-SA2,227,1413 (b) "Poverty line" means the nonfarm federal poverty line for the continental
14United States, as defined by the federal department of labor under 42 USC 9902 (2).
SB55-SSA1-SA2,227,1815 (c) "Prescription drug" means a prescription drug, as defined in s. 450.01 (20),
16that is included in the drugs specified under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 6. h. and that is
17manufactured by a drug manufacturer that enters into a rebate agreement in force
18under sub. (6).
SB55-SSA1-SA2,227,1919 (d) "Prescription order" has the meaning given in s. 450.01 (21).
SB55-SSA1-SA2,227,2320 (e) "Program payment rate" means the rate of payment made for the identical
21drug specified under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 6. h., plus 5%, plus a dispensing fee that is equal
22to the dispensing fee permitted to be charged for prescription drugs for which
23coverage is provided under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 6. h.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,228,2
1(2) (a) A person to whom all of the following applies is eligible to purchase a
2prescription drug for the amounts specified in sub. (5) (a) 1. and 2.:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,228,33 1. The person is a resident, as defined in s. 27.01 (10) (a), of this state.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,228,44 2. The person is at least 65 years of age.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,228,55 3. The person is not a recipient of medical assistance.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,228,86 4. The person's annual household income, as determined by the department,
7does not exceed 300% of the federal poverty line for a family the size of the person's
8eligible family.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,228,99 5. The person pays the program enrollment fee specified in sub. (3) (a).
SB55-SSA1-SA2,228,1610 (b) A person to whom par. (a) 1. to 3. and 5. applies, but whose annual household
11income, as determined by the department, exceeds 300% of the federal poverty line
12for a family the size of the persons' eligible family, is eligible to purchase a
13prescription drug at the amounts specified in sub. (5) (a) 4. only during the remaining
14amount of any 12-month period in which the person has first paid the annual
15deductible specified in sub. (3) (b) 2. a. in purchasing prescription drugs at the retail
16price and has then paid the annual deductible specified in sub. (3) (b) 2. b.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,228,17 17(3) Program participants shall pay all of the following:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,228,1818 (a) For each 12-month benefit period, a program enrollment fee of $20.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,228,2219 (b) 1. For each 12-month benefit period, for a person specified in sub. (2) (a),
20a deductible for prescription drugs of $500, except that a person whose annual
21household income, as determined by the department, is 175% or less of the federal
22poverty line for a family the size of the person's eligible family pays no deductible.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,228,2423 2. For each 12-month benefit period, for a person specified in sub. (2) (b), a
24deductible for prescription drugs that equals all of the following:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,229,2
1a. The difference between the person's annual household income and 300% of
2the federal poverty line for a family the size of the person's eligible family.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,229,33 b. Five hundred dollars.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,229,54 (c) After payment of any applicable deductible under par. (b), all of the
5following:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,229,66 1. A copayment of $5 for each prescription drug that bears only a generic name.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,229,87 2. A copayment of $10 for each prescription drug that does not bear only a
8generic name.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,229,129 (d) Notwithstanding s. 49.002, if a person who is eligible under this section has
10other available coverage for payment of a prescription drug, this section applies only
11to costs for prescription drugs for the persons that are not covered under the person's
12other available coverage.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,229,18 13(4) The department shall devise and distribute a form for application for the
14program under sub. (2), shall determine eligibility for each 12-month benefit period
15of applicants and shall issue to eligible persons a prescription drug card for use in
16purchasing prescription drugs, as specified in sub. (5). The department shall
17promulgate rules that specify the criteria to be used to determine household income
18under sub. (2) (a) 4. and (b) and (3) (b) 1.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,229,23 19(5) (a) Beginning September 1, 2002, as a condition of participation by a
20pharmacy or pharmacist in the program under s. 49.45, 49.46, or 49.47, the
21pharmacy or pharmacist may not charge a person who presents a valid prescription
22order and a card indicating that he or she meets eligibility requirements under sub.
23(2) an amount for a prescription drug under the order that exceeds the following:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,229,2524 1. For a deductible, as specified in sub. (3) (b) 1. and 2. b., the program payment
25rate.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,230,3
12. After any applicable deductible under subd. 1. is charged, the copayment, as
2applicable, that is specified in sub. (3) (c) 1. or 2. No dispensing fee may be charged
3to a person under this subdivision.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,230,44 3. For a deductible, as specified in sub. (3) (b) 2. a., the retail price.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,230,75 4. After the deductible under subd. 3. is charged, the copayment, as applicable,
6that is specified in sub. (3) (c) 1. or 2. No dispensing fee may be charged to a person
7under this subdivision.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,230,118 (b) The department shall calculate and transmit to pharmacies and
9pharmacists that are certified providers of medical assistance amounts that may be
10used in calculating charges under par. (a). The department shall periodically update
11this information and transmit the updated amounts to pharmacies and pharmacists.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,230,17 12(6) The department, or an entity with which the department contracts, shall
13provide to a drug manufacturer that sells drugs for prescribed use in this state
14documents designed for use by the manufacturer in entering into a rebate agreement
15with the department or entity that is modeled on the rebate agreement specified
16under 42 USC 1396r-8. A rebate agreement under this subsection shall include all
17of the following as requirements:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,230,2318 (a) That the manufacturer shall make rebate payments for each prescription
19drug of the manufacturer that is prescribed for and purchased by persons who meet
20criteria under sub. (2) (a) and persons who meet criteria under sub. (2) (b) and have
21paid the deductible under sub. (3) (b) 2. a., to the state treasurer to be credited to the
22appropriation account under s. 20.435 (4) (j), each calendar quarter or according to
23a schedule established by the department.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,230,2524 (b) That the amount of the rebate payment shall be determined by a method
25specified in 42 USC 1396r-8 (c).
SB55-SSA1-SA2,231,16
1(7) From the appropriation accounts under s. 20.435 (4) (bv) and (j), beginning
2September 1, 2002, the department shall, under a schedule that is identical to that
3used by the department for payment of pharmacy provider claims under medical
4assistance, provide to pharmacies and pharmacists payments for prescription drugs
5sold by the pharmacies or pharmacists to persons eligible under sub. (2) who have
6paid the deductible specified under sub. (3) (b) 1. or 2. or who, under sub. (3) (b) 1.,
7are not required to pay a deductible. The payment for each prescription drug under
8this subsection shall be at the program payment rate, minus any copayment paid by
9the person under sub. (5) (a) 2. or 4., and plus, if applicable, incentive payments that
10are similar to those provided under s. 49.45 (8v). The department shall devise and
11distribute a claim form for use by pharmacies and pharmacists under this subsection
12and may limit payment under this subsection to those prescription drugs for which
13payment claims are submitted by pharmacists or pharmacies directly to the
14department. The department may apply to the program under this section the same
15utilization and cost control procedures that apply under rules promulgated by the
16department to medical assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,231,23 17(8) The department shall, under methods promulgated by the department by
18rule, monitor compliance by pharmacies and pharmacists that are certified providers
19of medical assistance with the requirements of sub. (5) and shall annually report to
20the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) concerning the compliance. The report shall
21include information on any pharmacies or pharmacists that discontinue
22participation as certified providers of medical assistance and the reasons given for
23the discontinuance.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,231,25 24(9) (a) The department shall promulgate rules relating to prohibitions on fraud
25that are substantially similar to applicable provisions under s. 49.49 (1) (a).
SB55-SSA1-SA2,232,4
1(b) A person who is convicted of violating a rule promulgated by the department
2under par. (a) in connection with that person's furnishing of prescription drugs under
3this section may be fined not more than $25,000, or imprisoned for not more than 7
4years and 6 months, or both.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,232,75 (c) A person other than a person specified in par. (b) who is convicted of violating
6a rule promulgated by the department under par. (a) may be fined not more than
7$10,000, or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,232,13 8(10) If federal law is amended to provide coverage for prescription drugs for
9outpatient care as a benefit under medicare or to provide similar coverage under
10another program, the department shall submit to appropriate standing committees
11of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) a report that contains an analysis of the
12differences between such a federal program and the program under this section and
13that provides recommendations concerning alignment, if any, of the differences.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,232,17 14(11) Except as provided in subs. (8) to (10) and except for the department's
15rule-making requirements and authority, the department may enter into a contract
16with an entity to perform the duties and exercise the powers of the department under
17this section.".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,232,18 18868. Page 656, line 10: after that line insert:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,232,19 19" Section 1966v. 51.30 (4) (b) 10m. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,232,2420 51.30 (4) (b) 10m. To the department of justice or a district attorney under s.
21980.015 (3) (b), if the treatment records are maintained by an agency with
22jurisdiction, as defined in s. 980.015 (1) 980.01 (1d), that has control or custody over
23a person who may meet the criteria for commitment as a sexually violent person
24under ch. 980.".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,233,1
1869. Page 656, line 11: delete lines 11 to 22 and substitute:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,233,2 2" Section 1968d. 51.42 (3) (ar) 4m. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,233,93 51.42 (3) (ar) 4m. If state, federal, and county funding for alcohol and other
4drug abuse treatment services provided under subd. 4. are insufficient to meet the
5needs of all eligible individuals, ensure that first priority for services is given to
6pregnant women who suffer from alcoholism or alcohol abuse or are drug dependent
7and that second priority be given to individuals who are 20 years of age were eligible
8for the medical assistance program under s. 49.46 (1) (a) 5m. but became ineligible
9for the program solely because they attained the age of 20
.
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 1968dh 10Section 1968dh. 51.42 (3) (ar) 4p. of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,233,1511 51.42 (3) (ar) 4p. If state, federal, and county funding for mental health services
12provided under subd. 4. are insufficient to meet the needs of all eligible individuals,
13ensure that first priority for services is given to individuals who are 20 years of age
14and were eligible for the medical assistance program under s. 49.46 (1) (a) 5m. but
15became ineligible for the program solely because they attained the age of 20.".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,233,16 16870. Page 665, line 20: after that line insert:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,233,17 17" Section 2001r. 59.52 (29) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,233,2118 59.52 (29) (c) If a county enacts an ordinance or adopts a resolution that
19authorizes preferences or set-asides to minority businesses in the awarding of a
20public work contract under par. (a), the ordinance or resolution shall require that the
21minority business be certified by the department of commerce under s. 560.036 (2).
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 2002j 22Section 2002j. 59.57 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,234,423 59.57 (1) (b) If a county with a population of 500,000 or more appropriates
24money under par. (a) to fund nonprofit agencies, the county shall have a goal of

1expending 20% of the money appropriated for this purpose to fund a nonprofit agency
2that is actively managed by minority group members, as defined in s. 560.036 (1) (f),
3a minority business certified by the department of commerce under s. 560.036 (2) and
4that principally serves minority group members.".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,234,5 5871. Page 669, line 17: after that line insert:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,234,6 6" Section 2003t. 60.61 (2) (j) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,234,77 60.61 (2) (j) Authorize burials under s. 157.066.
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 2003x 8Section 2003x. 62.23 (7) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,234,219 62.23 (7) (c) Purposes in view. Such regulations shall be made in accordance
10with a comprehensive plan and designed to lessen congestion in the streets; to secure
11safety from fire, panic and other dangers; to promote health and the general welfare;
12to provide adequate light and air, including access to sunlight for solar collectors and
13to wind for wind energy systems; to encourage the protection of groundwater
14resources; to prevent the overcrowding of land; to avoid undue concentration of
15population; to facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewerage,
16schools, parks and other public requirements; to authorize burials if an ordinance is
17enacted under s. 157.066;
and to preserve burial sites, as defined in s. 157.70 (1) (b).
18Such regulations shall be made with reasonable consideration, among other things,
19of the character of the district and its peculiar suitability for particular uses, and
20with a view to conserving the value of buildings and encouraging the most
21appropriate use of land throughout such city.".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,234,22 22872. Page 669, line 17: after that line insert:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,234,23 23" Section 2003s. 60.23 (32) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,235,5
160.23 (32) Town tax increment powers. If the town is located in a county which
2does not have any cities or villages, exercise all powers of cities under s. 66.1105. If
3the town board exercises the powers of a city under s. 66.1105, it is subject to the same
4duties as a common council under s. 66.1105 and the town is subject to the same
5duties and liabilities as a city under s. 66.1105.".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,235,6 6873. Page 669, line 17: after that line insert:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,235,7 7" Section 2003t. 60.47 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,235,128 60.47 (7) Minority contracting. If a town board enacts an ordinance or adopts
9a resolution that authorizes preferences or set-asides to minority businesses in the
10awarding of a public work contract under subs. (2) and (3), the ordinance or
11resolution shall require that the minority business be certified by the department of
12commerce under s. 560.036 (2).
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 2003up 13Section 2003up. 61.55 of the statutes is renumbered 61.55 (1) and amended
14to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,235,2015 61.55 (1) All contracts for public construction, in any such village, exceeding
16$15,000, shall be let by the village board to the lowest responsible bidder in
17accordance with s. 66.0901 insofar as said that section may be is applicable. If the
18estimated cost of any public construction exceeds $5,000, but is not greater than
19$15,000, the village board shall give a class 1 notice, under ch. 985, of the proposed
20construction before the contract for the construction is executed.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,236,4 21(2) This provision does not apply to public construction if the materials for such
22a project are donated or if the labor for such a project is provided by volunteers, and
23this provision and s. 281.41 are not mandatory for the repair and reconstruction of
24public facilities when damage or threatened damage thereto creates an emergency,

1as determined by resolution of the village board, in which the public health or welfare
2of the village is endangered. Whenever the village board by majority vote at a regular
3or special meeting declares that an emergency no longer exists, this exemption no
4longer applies.
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 2003uq 5Section 2003uq. 61.55 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,236,96 61.55 (3) If a village board enacts an ordinance or adopts a resolution that
7authorizes preferences or set-asides to minority businesses in the awarding of a
8public work contract under sub. (1), the ordinance or resolution shall require that the
9minority business be certified by the department of commerce under s. 560.036 (2).
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 2003vp 10Section 2003vp. 62.15 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 62.15 (1) (a) and
11amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,236,1812 62.15 (1) Contracts; how let; exception for donated materials and labor. (a)
13All public construction, the estimated cost of which exceeds $15,000, shall be let by
14contract to the lowest responsible bidder; all. All other public construction shall be
15let as the council may direct. If the estimated cost of any public construction exceeds
16$5,000 but is not greater than $15,000, the board of public works shall give a class
171 notice, under ch. 985, of the proposed construction before the contract for the
18construction is executed.
SB55-SSA1-SA2,236,23 19(b) This provision does not apply to public construction if the materials for such
20a project are donated or if the labor for such a project is provided by volunteers. The
21council may also by a vote of three-fourths of all the members-elect provide by
22ordinance that any class of public construction or any part thereof may be done
23directly by the city without submitting the same for bids.
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 2003vq 24Section 2003vq. 62.15 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,237,4
162.15 (1) (c) If a council enacts an ordinance or adopts a resolution that
2authorizes preferences or set-asides to minority businesses in the awarding of a
3public work contract under par. (a), the ordinance or resolution shall require that the
4minority business be certified by the department of commerce under s. 560.036 (2).".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,237,5 5874. Page 669, line 17: after that line insert:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,237,6 6" Section 2003v. 60.24 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,237,107 60.24 (3) (a) Nominate individuals for service as election officials to the town
8board whenever the town board disapproves the nominee of a party committee under
9s. 7.30 (4) and the names of additional nominees are not available or whenever the
10town board determines to appoint reserve inspectors under s. 7.30 (1)
.".
SB55-SSA1-SA2,237,11 11875. Page 669, line 17: after that line insert:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,237,12 12" Section 2003v. 62.13 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-SA2,237,2013 62.13 (5) (c) A subordinate may be suspended for just cause, as described in par.
14(em), by the chief or the board as a penalty. The chief shall file a report of such the
15suspension with the commission immediately upon issuing the suspension. No
16hearing on such the suspension shall be held unless requested by the suspended
17subordinate. If the subordinate suspended by the chief requests a hearing before the
18board or before an arbitrator appointed by the Wisconsin employment relations
19commission
, the chief shall be required to file the charges with the board or arbitrator
20upon which such suspension was based.
SB55-SSA1-SA2, s. 2003vb 21Section 2003vb. 62.13 (5) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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