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4. The prescription drug importation program is complying with the
11requirements of this subsection.
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5. The prescription drug importation program under this section is adequately
13financed to support administrative functions of the program while generating
14significant cost savings to residents of the state.
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6. The prescription drug importation program under this section does not put
16residents of the state at a higher risk than if the program did not exist.
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7. The prescription drug importation program under this section provides and
18is projected to continue to provide substantial cost savings to residents of the state.
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19(2) Anticompetitive behavior. The department, in consultation with the
20attorney general, shall identify the potential for and monitor anticompetitive
21behavior in industries affected by a prescription drug importation program.
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22(3) Approval of program design; certification. No later than the first day of
23the 7th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts
24date], the department shall submit to the joint committee on finance a report that
25includes the design of the prescription drug importation program in accordance with
1this section. The department may not submit the proposed prescription drug
2importation program to the federal department of health and human services unless
3the joint committee on finance approves the proposed prescription drug
4implementation program. Within 14 days of the date of approval by the joint
5committee on finance of the proposed prescription drug importation program, the
6department shall submit to the federal department of health and human services a
7request for certification of the approved prescription drug importation program.
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8(4) Implementation of certified program. After the federal department of
9health and human services certifies the prescription drug importation program
10submitted under sub. (3), the department shall begin implementation of the program
11and the program shall be fully operational by 180 days after the date of certification
12by the federal department of health and human services. The department shall do
13all of the following to implement the prescription drug importation program to the
14extent the action is in accordance with other state laws and the certification by the
15federal department of health and human services:
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(a) Become a licensed wholesale distributor, designate another state agency to
17become a licensed wholesale distributor, or contract with a licensed wholesale
18distributor.
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(b) Contract with one or more Canadian suppliers that meet the criteria in sub.
20(1) (c).
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(c) Create an outreach and marketing plan to communicate with and provide
22information to health plans and health insurance policies, employers, pharmacies,
23health care providers, and residents of the state on participating in the prescription
24drug importation program.
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1(d) Develop and implement a registration process for health plans and health
2insurance policies, pharmacies, and health care providers interested in participating
3in the prescription drug importation program.
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(e) Create a publicly accessible source for listing prices of prescription drugs
5imported under the program.
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(f) Create, publicize, and implement a method of communication to promptly
7answer questions from and address the needs of persons affected by the
8implementation of the program before the program is fully operational.
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(g) Establish the audit functions under sub. (1) (n) with a timeline to complete
10each audit function every 2 years.
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(h) Conduct any other activities determined by the department to be important
12to successful implementation of the prescription drug importation program under
13this section.
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14(5) Report. By January 1 and July 1 of each year, the department shall submit
15to the joint committee on finance a report including all of the following:
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(a) A list of prescription drugs included in the importation program under this
17section.
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(b) The number of pharmacies, health care providers, and health plans and
19health insurance policies participating in the prescription drug importation program
20under this section.
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(c) The estimated amount of savings to residents of the state, health plans and
22health insurance policies, and employers resulting from the implementation of the
23prescription drug importation program under this section reported from the date of
24the previous report under this subsection and from the date the program was fully
25operational.
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1(d) Findings of any audit functions under sub. (1) (n) completed since the date
2of the previous report under this subsection.
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3Section 1892
. 250.10 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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250.10
(1m) (b) Award in each fiscal year to qualified applicants grants totaling
5$25,000 no less than $50,000 for fluoride
supplements, $25,000 for a fluoride
6mouth-rinse program varnish and other evidence-based oral health activities,
7$700,000 for school-based preventive dental services, and
$120,000 for a
8school-based dental sealant program $100,000 for school-based restorative dental
9services.
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10Section
1893. 250.20 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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250.20
(3) From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (1)
(kb) (cr), the
12department shall annually award grants for activities to improve the health status
13of economically disadvantaged minority group members. A person may apply, in the
14manner specified by the department, for a grant of up to $50,000 in each fiscal year
15to conduct these activities. An awardee of a grant under this subsection shall
16provide, for at least 50 percent of the grant amount, matching funds that may consist
17of funding or an in-kind contribution. An applicant that is not a federally qualified
18health center, as defined under
42 CFR 405.2401 (b) shall receive priority for grants
19awarded under this subsection.
An applicant that provides maternal and child
20health services shall receive priority for grants awarded under this subsection.
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21Section 1894
. 250.20 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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250.20
(4) From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (1)
(kb) (cr), the
23department shall award a grant of up to $50,000 in each fiscal year to a private
24nonprofit corporation that applies, in the manner specified by the department, to
25conduct a public information campaign on minority health.
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1Section
1895. 252.14 (1) (ar) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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252.14
(1) (ar) 3. A dentist
or dental therapist licensed under ch. 447.
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3Section 1896
. 253.06 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 253.06 (1) (am) and
4amended to read:
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253.06
(1) (am) “
Authorized
Approved food" means food identified by the
6department
as an authorized food in accordance with
7 CFR 246.10 as acceptable for
7use under the federal special supplemental
food
nutrition program for women,
8infants and children under
42 USC 1786.
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9Section 1897
. 253.06 (1) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
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253.06
(1) (ag) “Alternate participant” means a person who has been
11authorized by a participant to request benefits, participate in nutrition education,
12bring an infant or child to a Women, Infants, and Children program appointment,
13and have access to information in the participant's file.
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14Section 1898
. 253.06 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
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15Section 1899
. 253.06 (1) (br) of the statutes is created to read:
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253.06
(1) (br) “Cardholder” means a participant; alternate participant;
17parent, legal guardian, or caretaker of a participant; or another person in possession
18of a Women, Infants, and Children program electronic benefit transfer card and the
19personal identification number for the card.
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20Section 1900
. 253.06 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
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21Section 1901
. 253.06 (1) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
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253.06
(1) (cm) “
Food
Direct distribution center" means an entity, other than
23a vendor, that is under contract with the department under sub. (3m) to distribute
24authorized approved food to participants.
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1Section
1902. 253.06 (1) (cp), (cr), (ct) and (cv) of the statutes are created to
2read:
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253.06
(1) (cp) “Electronic benefit transfer” means a method that permits
4electronic access to Women, Infants, and Children program benefits using a device,
5approved by the department, with payments made in accordance with ch. 410.
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(cr) “Food instrument” means a voucher, check, electronic benefit transfer card,
7electronic benefit transfer card number and personal identification number, coupon,
8or other method used by a participant to obtain Women, Infants, and Children
9program approved foods.
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(ct) “Infant formula supplier” means a wholesaler, distributor, retailer, or
11manufacturer of infant formula.
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(cv) “Local agency” means an entity that has a contract with the department
13to provide services under the Women, Infants, and Children program such as
14eligibility determination, benefit issuance, and nutritional counseling for
15participants.
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16Section 1903
. 253.06 (1) (dm) of the statutes is repealed.
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17Section 1904
. 253.06 (1) (dr) and (dv) of the statutes are created to read:
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253.06
(1) (dr) “Summary suspension” means an emergency action taken by the
19department to suspend an authorization under the Women, Infants, and Children
20program.
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(dv) “Trafficking” means doing any of the following:
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1. Buying, selling, stealing, or otherwise exchanging for cash or consideration
23other than approved food Women, Infants, and Children program food instruments
24or benefits that are issued and accessed via a food instrument.
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12. Exchanging firearms, ammunition, explosives, or controlled substances, as
2defined in
21 USC 802, for a food instrument.
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3. Intentionally purchasing and reselling for cash or consideration other than
4approved food a product that is purchased with a food instrument.
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4. Intentionally purchasing with cash or consideration other than approved
6food a product that was originally purchased with a food instrument.
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7Section 1905
. 253.06 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
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253.06
(1) (e) “Vendor" means a
grocery store or pharmacy that sells authorized 9person that operates one or more stores or pharmacies authorized by the department
10under sub. (3) to provide approved foods under a retail food
delivery system.
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11Section 1906
. 253.06 (1) (f) of the statutes is repealed.
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12Section 1907
. 253.06 (1) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
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253.06
(1) (g) “Women, Infants, and Children program” means the federal
14special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children under
42
15USC 1786 and this section.
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16Section 1908
. 253.06 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
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253.06
(1m) Program administration. (a) The department may identify an
18alternate participant as the Women, Infants, and Children program cardholder for
19purposes of electronic administration of the Women, Infants, and Children program.
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20Section 1909
. 253.06 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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253.06
(3) (a) (intro.) The department may authorize a vendor
to accept drafts 22only if the vendor meets all of the following conditions:
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23Section 1910
. 253.06 (3) (a) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
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253.06
(3) (a) 5. The vendor has an electronic benefit transfer-capable cash
25register system or payment device, approved by the department, that is able to
1accurately and securely obtain Women, Infants, and Children program food balances
2associated with the electronic benefit transfer card, maintain the necessary
3electronic files such as the approved food list, successfully complete Women, Infants,
4and Children program electronic benefit transfer purchases, and process Women,
5Infants, and Children program electronic benefit transfer payments.
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6Section 1911
. 253.06 (3) (bg) of the statutes is amended to read:
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253.06
(3) (bg) The department may limit the number of vendors that it
8authorizes under this subsection if the department determines that the number of
9vendors already authorized under this subsection is sufficient to permit participants
10to obtain
authorized approved food conveniently.
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11Section 1912
. 253.06 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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253.06
(3) (c) The department may
not redeem
drafts food instruments only
13when submitted by a person who is
not an authorized vendor
under this subsection 14except as provided in sub. (3m).
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15Section 1913
. 253.06 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
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253.06
(3) (d) Each store operated by a business entity is a separate vendor for
17purposes of this section and is required to have a single, fixed location, except when
18the authorization of mobile stores is necessary to meet special needs in accordance
19with
7 CFR 246.4 (1) (14) (xiv). The department shall require that each store be
20authorized as a vendor separately from other stores operated by the business entity.
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21Section 1914
. 253.06 (3m) (title) and (a) (intro.) of the statutes are amended
22to read:
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253.06
(3m) (title)
Food Direct distribution centers. (a) (intro.) The
24department may contract for an alternative system of
authorized approved food
1distribution with an entity other than a vendor only if the entity meets all of the
2following requirements:
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3Section 1915
. 253.06 (3m) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
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253.06
(3m) (a) 4. The entity has an electronic benefit transfer-capable cash
5register system or payment device, approved by the department, that is able to
6accurately and securely obtain Women, Infants, and Children program food balances
7associated with the electronic benefit transfer card, maintain the necessary files,
8successfully complete Women, Infants, and Children program electronic benefit
9transfer purchases, and process Women, Infants, and Children program electronic
10benefit transfer payments.
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11Section 1916
. 253.06 (3m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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253.06
(3m) (b) The department
shall redeem valid drafts may process a
13payment if submitted by a
food direct distribution center
that is authorized by the
14department under this subsection.
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15Section 1917
. 253.06 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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253.06
(4) (a) 1. Accept
drafts or submit drafts a food instrument or submit a
17request to the department for redemption without authorization.
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18Section
1918. 253.06 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
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19Section
1919. 253.06 (4) (a) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:
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253.06
(4) (a) 2m. Engage in trafficking.
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21Section
1920. 253.06 (4) (a) 3. to 4. of the statutes are amended to read:
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253.06
(4) (a) 3. Accept a
draft
food instrument other than in exchange for
23authorized approved food that is
provided by the person selected by the electronic
24benefit transfer cardholder.
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13m. Provide
authorized approved food or other commodities to
a participant
2or proxy an electronic benefit transfer cardholder in exchange for a
draft food
3instrument accepted by a 3rd party.
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4.
Enter on a draft Submit a payment request for a dollar amount that is higher
5than the actual retail price of the item for which
the draft a food instrument was used.
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6Section 1921
. 253.06 (4) (a) 5. of the statutes is repealed.
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7Section 1922
. 253.06 (4) (a) 5m. of the statutes is created to read:
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253.06
(4) (a) 5m. Confiscate a food instrument or ask for or enter the electronic
9benefit transfer cardholder's personal identification number.
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10Section 1923
. 253.06 (4) (a) 6. and 8. of the statutes are repealed.
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11Section 1924
. 253.06 (4) (a) 9. of the statutes is amended to read:
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253.06
(4) (a) 9.
Submit for redemption a draft Provide to someone other than
13the department
a food instrument; a Women, Infants, and Children program
14electronic benefit transfer card; or food purchased with a food instrument for
15something of value.