SB21: Bill Text

SB21,719,10 49.325 (2g) (b) The department may not approve contracts for amounts in excess of available revenues. The county board of supervisors in a county with a single-county department or the county boards of supervisors in counties with a multicounty department may appropriate funds for community-based juvenile delinquency-related services. Actual expenditure of county funds shall be reported in compliance with procedures developed by the department.

SB21,1772 Section 1772. 49.325 (2g) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,719,16 49.325 (2g) (c) The joint committee on finance may require the department to submit contracts between county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, and 46.23 and providers of services under this subchapter or ch. 48 or of community-based juvenile delinquency-related services under ch. 938 to the committee for review and approval.

SB21,1773 Section 1773. 49.325 (2r) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,719,22 49.325 (2r) (a) 1. For services under this subchapter or ch. 48 or community-based juvenile delinquency-related services under ch. 938 that duplicate or are inconsistent with services being purchased or provided or purchased by the department or other county departments receiving grants-in-aid or reimbursement from the department.

SB21,1774 Section 1774. 49.325 (2r) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,720,5 49.325 (2r) (a) 2. Inconsistent with state or federal statutes, rules, or regulations, in which case the department may also arrange for the provision of services under this subchapter or ch. 48 or community-based juvenile delinquency-related services under ch. 938 by an alternate agency. The department may not arrange for the provision of those services by an alternate agency unless the joint committee on finance or a review body designated by the committee reviews and approves the department's determination.

SB21,1775 Section 1775. 49.34 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,720,17 49.34 (1) All services under this subchapter and ch. 48 and all community-based juvenile delinquency-related services under ch. 938 purchased by the department or by a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 shall be authorized and contracted for under the standards established under this section. The department may require the county departments to submit the contracts to the department for review and approval. For purchases of $10,000 or less the requirement for a written contract may be waived by the department. No contract is required for care provided by foster homes that are required to be licensed under s. 48.62. When the department directly contracts for services, it the department shall follow the procedures in this section in addition to meeting purchasing requirements established in s. 16.75.

SB21,1776 Section 1776. 49.34 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,720,25 49.34 (2) All services purchased under this subchapter and ch. 48 and all community-based juvenile delinquency-related services purchased under ch. 938 shall meet standards established by the department and other requirements specified by the purchaser in the contract. Based on these standards the department shall establish standards for cost accounting and management information systems that shall monitor the utilization of the services, and document the specific services in meeting the service plan for the client and the objective of the service.

SB21,1777 Section 1777. 49.34 (3) (f) of the statutes is repealed.

SB21,1778 Section 1778. 49.345 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,721,7 49.345 (1) Liability and the collection and enforcement of such liability for the care, maintenance, services, and supplies specified in this section are governed exclusively by this section, except in cases of child support ordered by a court under s. 48.355 (2) (b) 4., 48.357 (5m) (a), or 48.363 (2), 938.183 (4), 938.355 (2) (b) 4., 938.357 (5m) (a), or 938.363 (2) or ch. 767.

SB21,1779 Section 1779. 49.345 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,722,4 49.345 (2) Except as provided in sub. (14) (b) and (c), any person, including but not limited to a person placed under s. 48.345 (3) or , 48.357 (1) or (2m), 938.183, 938.34 (3) or (4d), or 938.357 (1), (2m), (4), or (5) (e), receiving care, maintenance, services, and supplies provided by any institution in this state, in which the state is chargeable with all or part of the person's care, maintenance, services, and supplies, and the person's property and estate, including the homestead, and the spouse of the person, and the spouse's property and estate, including the homestead, and, in the case of a minor child, the parents of the person, and their property and estates, including their homestead, and, in the case of a foreign child described in s. 48.839 (1) who became dependent on public funds for his or her primary support before an order granting his or her adoption, the resident of this state appointed guardian of the child by a foreign court who brought the child into this state for the purpose of adoption, and his or her property and estate, including his or her homestead, shall be liable for the cost of the care, maintenance, services, and supplies in accordance with the fee schedule established by the department under s. 49.32 (1). If a spouse, widow, or minor, or an incapacitated person may be lawfully dependent upon the property for his or her support, the court shall release all or such part of the property and estate from the charges that may be necessary to provide for the person. The department shall make every reasonable effort to notify the liable persons as soon as possible after the beginning of the maintenance, but the notice or the receipt thereof of the notice is not a condition of liability.

SB21,1780 Section 1780. 49.345 (8) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,722,8 49.345 (8) (g) Pay quarterly from the appropriation under s. 20.437 (1) (gg) the collection moneys due county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, and 46.23. Payments shall be made as soon after the close of each quarter as is practicable.

SB21,1781 Section 1781. 49.345 (14) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,722,17 49.345 (14) (b) Except as provided in par. (c), and subject to par. (cm), liability of a parent specified in sub. (2) or s. 49.32 (1) for the care and maintenance of the parent's minor child who has been placed by a court order under s. 48.355 or, 48.357, 938.183, 938.355, or 938.357 in a residential, nonmedical facility such as a group home, foster home, subsidized guardianship home, or residential care center for children and youth shall be determined by the court by using the percentage standard established by the department under s. 49.22 (9) and by applying the percentage standard in the manner established by the department under par. (g).

SB21,1782 Section 1782. 49.345 (14) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,723,2 49.345 (14) (e) 1. An order issued under s. 48.355 (2) (b) 4., 48.357 (5m) (a), or 48.363 (2) for support determined under this subsection constitutes an assignment of all commissions, earnings, salaries, wages, pension benefits, income continuation insurance benefits under s. 40.62, duty disability benefits under s. 40.65, benefits under ch. 102 or 108, and other money due or to be due in the future to the county department under s. 46.22 or 46.23 in the county where the order was entered or to the department, depending upon the placement of the child as specified by rules promulgated under subd. 5. The assignment shall be for an amount sufficient to ensure payment under the order.

SB21,1783 Section 1783 . 49.345 (14) (e) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

SB21,723,14 49.345 (14) (e) 1. An order issued under s. 48.355 (2) (b) 4., 48.357 (5m) (a), or 48.363 (2), 938.183 (4), 938.355 (2) (b) 4., 938.357 (5m) (a), or 938.363 (2) for support determined under this subsection constitutes an assignment of all commissions, earnings, salaries, wages, pension benefits, income continuation insurance benefits under s. 40.62, duty disability benefits under s. 40.65, benefits under ch. 102 or 108, and other money due or to be due in the future to the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 in the county where the order was entered or to the department, depending upon the placement of the child as specified by rules promulgated under subd. 5. The assignment shall be for an amount sufficient to ensure payment under the order.

SB21,1784 Section 1784. 49.345 (14) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,723,22 49.345 (14) (g) For purposes of determining child support under par. (b), the department shall promulgate rules related to the application of the standard established by the department 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 or, 48.357, 938.183, 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.

SB21,1785 Section 1785. 49.345 (16) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,724,7 49.345 (16) The department shall delegate to county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, and 46.23 or the local providers of care and services meeting the standards established by the department under s. 49.34 the responsibilities vested in the department under this section for collection of fees for services other than those provided at state facilities, if the county departments or providers meet the conditions that the department determines are appropriate. The department may delegate to county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, and 46.23 the responsibilities vested in the department under this section for collection of fees for services provided at the state facilities if the necessary conditions are met.

SB21,1786 Section 1786. 49.35 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,724,16 49.35 (1) (a) The department shall supervise the administration of programs under this subchapter and ch. 48 and of community-based juvenile delinquency-related programs under ch. 938. The department shall submit to the federal authorities state plans for the administration of programs under this subchapter and ch. 48 and of community-based juvenile delinquency-related programs under ch. 938 in such form and containing such information as the federal authorities require, and shall comply with all requirements prescribed to ensure their correctness.

SB21,1787 Section 1787. 49.35 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,725,2 49.35 (1) (b) All records of the department and all county records relating to programs under this subchapter and ch. 48, community-based juvenile delinquency-related programs under ch. 938, and aid under s. 49.18, 1971 stats., s. 49.20, 1971 stats., and s. 49.61, 1971 stats., as affected by chapter 90, laws of 1973, shall be open to inspection at all reasonable hours by authorized representatives of the federal government. Notwithstanding ss. 48.396 (2) and 938.396 (2), all county records relating to the administration of the services and public assistance specified in this paragraph shall be open to inspection at all reasonable hours by authorized representatives of the department.

SB21,1788 Section 1788. 49.35 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,725,7 49.35 (2) The county administration of all laws relating to programs under this subchapter and ch. 48 and to community-based juvenile delinquency-related programs under ch. 938 shall be vested in the officers and agencies designated in the statutes.

SB21,1789 Section 1789. 49.36 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,725,11 49.36 (3) (a) Except as provided in par. (f) and subject to sub. (3m), a person ordered to register under s. 767.55 (2) (am) shall participate in a work experience program if services are available.

SB21,1790 Section 1790. 49.36 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,725,15 49.36 (3m) A person is not eligible to participate in a program under this section unless the person satisfies all of the requirements related to substance abuse screening, testing, and treatment under s. 49.162 that apply to the individual.

SB21,1791 Section 1791. 49.43 (9m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,725,20 49.43 (9m) "Primary care shortage area" means an area that is in a primary care health professional shortage area as determined by the federal department of health and human services under 42 CFR part 5, appendix A, excluding a state or federal prison.

SB21,1792 Section 1792. 49.45 (6m) (br) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,726,5 49.45 (6m) (br) 1. Notwithstanding s. 20.410 (3) (cd), 20.435 or (7) (b) or 20.437 (1) (cj) or (2) (dz), the department shall reduce allocations of funds to counties in the amount of the disallowance from the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (7) (b), or the department shall direct the department of children and families to reduce allocations of funds to counties or Wisconsin Works agencies in the amount of the disallowance from the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (1) (cj) or (2) (dz) or direct the department of corrections to reduce allocations of funds to counties in the amount of the disallowance from the appropriation account under s. 20.410 (3) (cd), in accordance with s. 16.544 to the extent applicable.

SB21,1793 Section 1793. 49.45 (6v) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.

SB21,1794 Section 1794. 49.45 (6v) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,726,19 49.45 (6v) (c) If the report specified in par. (b) indicates that utilization of beds by recipients of medical assistance in facilities is less than estimates for that utilization reflected in the intentions of the joint committee on finance, legislature and governor, as expressed by them in the budget determinations, the department shall include a proposal to transfer moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (b) to the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (4) (bd) for the purpose of increasing funding for the community options program under s. 46.27. The amount proposed for transfer may not reduce the balance in the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (4) (b) below an amount necessary to ensure that that appropriation account will end the current fiscal year or the current fiscal biennium with a positive balance. The secretary shall transfer the amount identified under the proposal.

SB21,1795 Section 1795. 49.45 (8r) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,727,2 49.45 (8r) Payment for certain obstetric and gynecological care. The rate of payment for obstetric and gynecological care provided in primary care shortage areas, as defined in s. 36.60 (1) (cm), or provided to recipients of medical assistance who reside in primary care shortage areas, that is equal to 125% of the rates paid under this section to primary care physicians in primary care shortage areas, shall be paid to all certified primary care providers who provide obstetric or gynecological care to those recipients.

SB21,1796 Section 1796. 49.45 (23) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

SB21,1797 Section 1797. 49.45 (23) (g) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,727,8 49.45 (23) (g) 1. The department shall submit to the secretary of the federal department of health and human services an amendment to the waiver requested under par. (a) that authorizes the department to do all of the following with respect to the childless adults demonstration project under this subsection:

SB21,727,9 a. Impose monthly premiums as determined by the department.

SB21,727,11 b. Impose higher premiums for enrollees who engage in behaviors that increase their health risks, as determined by the department.

SB21,727,12 c. Require a health risk assessment for all enrollees.

SB21,727,15 d. Limit an enrollee's eligibility under the demonstration project to no more than 48 months. The department shall specify the eligibility formula in the waiver amendment.

SB21,727,18 e. Require, as a condition of eligibility, that an applicant or enrollee submit to a drug screening assessment and, if indicated, a drug test, as specified by the department in the waiver amendment.

SB21,727,23 2. If the secretary of the federal department of health and human services approves the amendment to the waiver under par. (a), in whole or in part, the department shall implement the changes to the demonstration project under this subsection specified in subd. 1. a. to e. that are approved by the secretary, consistent with the approval.

SB21,1798 Section 1798. 49.45 (24k) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,728,6 49.45 (24k) Dental reimbursement pilot project. (a) Subject to approval of the federal department of health and human services under par. (b), the department, as a pilot project, shall distribute moneys in each fiscal year to increase the reimbursement rate under Medical Assistance for pediatric dental care and adult emergency dental services, as defined by the department, that are provided in Brown, Polk, and Racine counties.

SB21,728,12 (b) The department shall request any waiver from and submit any amendments to the state Medical Assistance plan to the federal department of health and human services necessary for the reimbursement rate increase pilot project under par. (a). If any necessary waiver request or state plan amendment request is approved, the department shall implement par. (a) beginning on the effective date of the waiver or plan amendment.

SB21,1799 Section 1799. 49.45 (30x) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,728,18 49.45 (30x) Licensed midwife services. (a) Provider reimbursement. Beginning January 1, 2016, services under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 12t. provided to an individual are reimbursable under the Medical Assistance program if an amendment to the state medical assistance plan approved by the federal department of health and human services permits reimbursement under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 12t.

SB21,728,23 (b) Plan amendment. The department shall submit to the federal department of health and human services an amendment to the state medical assistance plan to permit the application of par. (a). The department may not pay reimbursement under par. (a) unless the amendment to the state plan allowing reimbursement under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 12t. is approved and in effect.

SB21,1800 Section 1800. 49.45 (39) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,729,4 49.45 (39) (bm) Excess state share. Any portion of the state share under this subsection in excess of $42,200,000 in fiscal year 2015-16 and in excess of $41,700,000 in fiscal year 2016-17 and each fiscal year thereafter shall be deposited in the Medical Assistance trust fund.

SB21,1801 Section 1801. 49.45 (39m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,729,15 49.45 (39m) State plan amendment for pharmacist reimbursement. The department shall submit to the federal department of health and human services an amendment to the state Medical Assistance plan to permit Medical Assistance reimbursement to pharmacists who meet the training requirements specified by the department to administer vaccines, as determined by the department, to a person 6 to 18 years of age. The department shall provide Medical Assistance reimbursement under this subsection if the federal department of health and human services approves the amendment to the state Medical Assistance plan. A pharmacist or pharmacy shall enroll in the federal Vaccines for Children Program under 42 USC 1396s to be eligible for Medical Assistance reimbursement under this subsection.

SB21,1802 Section 1802. 49.45 (41) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,730,2 49.45 (41) (b) If a county elects to become certified as a provider of mental health crisis intervention services, the county may provide mental health crisis intervention services under this subsection in the county to medical assistance recipients through the medical assistance program. A county that elects to provide the services shall pay the amount of the allowable charges for the services under the medical assistance program that is not provided by the federal government. From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (5) (bL), the The department shall reimburse the county under this subsection only for the amount of the allowable charges for those services under the medical assistance program that is provided by the federal government.

SB21,1803 Section 1803. 49.452 of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,730,8 49.452 Counting promissory notes as assets for certain Medical Assistance programs. (1) In this section, "promissory note" means a written, unconditional agreement, given in return for goods, money loaned, or services rendered, under which one party promises to pay another party a specified sum of money at a specified time or on demand.

SB21,730,11 (2) If an individual's assets are counted when determining or redetermining the individual's financial eligibility for Medical Assistance, the department shall include a promissory note as a countable asset if all of the following apply:

SB21,730,14 (a) The individual applying for or receiving benefits under Medical Assistance or his or her spouse provided the goods, money loaned, or services rendered for the promissory note.

SB21,730,16 (b) The promissory note was entered into or purchased on or after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date].

SB21,730,18 (c) The promissory note is negotiable, assignable, and enforceable and does not contain any terms making it unmarketable.

SB21,730,24 (3) A promissory note is presumed to be negotiable and its asset value is the outstanding principal balance at the time the individual applies for Medical Assistance or at the time the individual's eligibility for Medical Assistance is redetermined, unless the individual shows by credible evidence from a knowledgeable source that the note is nonnegotiable or has a different current market value, which will then be considered the asset value.

SB21,1804 Section 1804. 49.453 (4c) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,731,4 49.453 (4c) (am) Notwithstanding par. (a), for purposes of sub. (2), the purchase of or entering into a promissory note by an individual or his or her spouse on or after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], is a transfer of assets for less than fair market value unless all of the following apply:

SB21,731,5 1. The promissory note satisfies the requirements under par. (a) 1. to 3.

SB21,731,7 2. The promissory note is negotiable, assignable, and enforceable and does not contain any terms making it unmarketable.

SB21,1805 Section 1805. 49.453 (4c) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.453 (4c) (b) 1. and amended to read:

SB21,731,14 49.453 (4c) (b) 1. The value of a promissory note, purchased before the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], a loan, or a mortgage that does not satisfy the requirements under par. (a) 1. to 3. is the outstanding balance due on the date that the individual applies for medical assistance for nursing facility services or other long-term care services described in sub. (2).

SB21,1806 Section 1806. 49.453 (4c) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,731,22 49.453 (4c) (b) 2. The value of a promissory note purchased or entered into on or after the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], that does not satisfy the requirements under par. (am) 1. and 2. is the outstanding balance due on the date that the individual applies for Medical Assistance for nursing facility services or other long-term care services described in sub. (2) or on the date that the individual's eligibility for Medical Assistance for nursing facility services or other long-term care services described in sub. (2) is redetermined.

SB21,1807 Section 1807. 49.46 (2) (b) 12t. of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,732,3 49.46 (2) (b) 12t. Subject to the limitations under s. 49.45 (30x), licensed midwife services provided by a certified professional midwife licensed under s. 440.982.

SB21,1808 Section 1808. 49.46 (2) (b) 14m. of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,732,7 49.46 (2) (b) 14m. Subject to par. (bt), substance abuse treatment services provided by a medically monitored treatment service or a transitional residential treatment service.

SB21,1809 Section 1809. 49.46 (2) (bt) of the statutes is created to read: