AB56,637 14Section 637. 49.155 (7) (b) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB56,524,2215 49.155 (7) (b) 1. If a person subject to a background check under s. 48.686 (2)
16who operates, works at, or resides at a child care provider has been convicted or
17adjudicated delinquent for committing an offense that is not a serious crime, as
18defined in s. 48.686 (1) (c), but the department determines under s. 48.686 (5m) that
19the offense substantially relates to the care of children or the department determines
20that the offense substantially relates to the operation of a business, the department
21or the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 may refuse to allow
22payment to the child care provider for child care provided under this section.
AB56,525,523 2. If a person subject to a background check under s. 48.686 (2) who operates,
24works at, or resides at a child care provider is the subject of a pending criminal charge
25or delinquency petition for committing an offense that is not a serious crime, as

1defined in s. 48.686 (1) (c), but the department determines under s. 48.686 (5m) that
2the offense substantially relates to the care of children or the department determines
3that the offense substantially relates to the operation of a business, the department
4or the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 may refuse to allow
5payment to the child care provider for child care provided under this section.
AB56,638 6Section 638. 49.159 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,525,127 49.159 (1) (a) (intro.) An individual who would be eligible under s. 49.145
8except that the individual is the noncustodial parent of a dependent child is eligible
9for services and benefits under par. (b) if the individual is subject to a child support
10order, the individual satisfies all of the requirements related to substance abuse
11screening, testing, and treatment under s. 49.162 that apply to the individual,
and
12any of the following applies to the custodial parent of the dependent child:
AB56,639 13Section 639. 49.161 (1) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,525,1514 49.161 (1) (title) Trial employment match program jobs Subsidized
15employment placement
overpayments.
AB56,640 16Section 640. 49.162 of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,641 17Section 641. 49.163 (2) (am) 7. of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,642 18Section 642. 49.164 of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,525,22 1949.164 Transform Milwaukee Jobs for Childless Adults. The department
20shall establish a program identical to the Transform Milwaukee Jobs program under
21s. 49.163 except that a participant is not required to meet the eligibility criterion
22under s. 49.163 (2) (am) 2.
AB56,643 23Section 643 . 49.175 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,526,424 49.175 (1) Allocation of funds. (intro.) In this section, with respect to any
25of the following that fund a contract for services, “allocation” means the amount

1under the contract that the department is obligated to pay.
Except as provided in
2subs. sub. (2) and (3), within the limits of the appropriations under s. 20.437 (2) (a),
3(cm), (dz), (k), (kx), (L), (mc), (md), (me), and (s) and (3) (kp), the department shall
4allocate the following amounts for the following purposes:
AB56,644 5Section 644. 49.175 (1) (a), (b), (c), (f), (g), (i), (k), (m), (n), (o), (p), (q), (qm), (r),
6(s), (t), (u), (w), (y), (z) and (zh) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB56,526,97 49.175 (1) (a) Wisconsin Works benefits. For Wisconsin Works benefits,
8$42,500,000 $41,156,900 in fiscal year 2017-18 2019-20 and $44,625,000
9$41,157,200 in fiscal year 2018-19 2020-21.
AB56,526,1310 (b) Wisconsin Works agency contracts; job access loans. For contracts with
11Wisconsin Works agencies under s. 49.143 and for job access loans under s. 49.147
12(6), $52,000,000 $51,528,300 in fiscal year 2017-18 2019-20 and $54,600,000
13$51,528,300 in fiscal year 2018-19 2020-21.
AB56,526,1614 (c) Case management incentive payments. For supplement payments to
15individuals under s. 49.255, $2,700,000 in fiscal year 2017-18 2019-20 and
16$2,700,000 in fiscal year 2018-19 2020-21.
AB56,526,2017 (f) Homeless case management services grants. For grants to shelter facilities
18under s. 16.3085, $500,000 $1,000,000 in each fiscal year. All moneys allocated
19under this paragraph shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.505
20(7) (kg).
AB56,526,2421 (g) State administration of public assistance programs and overpayment
22collections.
For state administration of public assistance programs and the collection
23of public assistance overpayments, $15,987,000 $16,461,200 in fiscal year 2017-18
242019-20 and $15,902,900 $16,608,300 in fiscal year 2018-19 2020-21.
AB56,527,3
1(i) Emergency assistance. For emergency assistance under s. 49.138 and for
2transfer to the department of administration for low-income energy or
3weatherization assistance programs, $7,000,000 $6,000,000 in each fiscal year.
AB56,527,74 (k) Transform Milwaukee and Transitional Jobs programs. For contract costs
5under the Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and the Transitional Jobs program
6under s. 49.163, $7,000,000 $8,000,000 in fiscal year 2017-18 2019-20 and
7$8,000,000 $9,000,000 in fiscal year 2018-19 2020-21.
AB56,527,98 (m) Children first. For services under the work experience program for
9noncustodial parents under s. 49.36, $1,140,000 $2,280,000 in each fiscal year.
AB56,527,1310 (n) Fostering futures: connections count. For funding community connectors to
11interact with vulnerable families with young children and to connect families with
12formal and informal community support, $360,300 in fiscal year 2017-18 and
13$560,300 in fiscal year 2018-19
$560,300 in each fiscal year.
AB56,527,1514 (o) Evidence-based substance abuse prevention grants. For grants awarded
15under s. 48.545 (2) (c), $500,000 in each fiscal year 2018-19.
AB56,527,1816 (p) Direct child care services. For direct child care services under s. 49.155,
17$289,215,200
or 49.257, $367,967,800 in fiscal year 2017-18 2019-20 and
18$318,369,200 $376,852,600 in fiscal year 2018-19 2020-21.
AB56,527,2219 (q) Child care state administration and licensing activities. For state
20administration of child care programs under s. 49.155 and for child care licensing
21activities, $36,189,400 $39,722,100 in fiscal year 2017-18 2019-20 and $36,030,000
22$40,215,200 in fiscal year 2018-19 2020-21.
AB56,527,2523 (qm) Quality care for quality kids. For the child care quality improvement
24activities specified in s. ss. 49.155 (1g) and 49.257, $15,652,700 $16,532,900 in each
25fiscal year 2019-20 and $16,683,700 in fiscal year 2020-21.
AB56,528,3
1(r) Children of recipients of supplemental security income. For payments made
2under s. 49.775 for the support of the dependent children of recipients of
3supplemental security income, $26,938,000 $25,013,300 in each fiscal year.
AB56,528,104 (s) Kinship care and long-term kinship care assistance. For kinship care and
5long-term kinship care payments under s. 48.57 (3m) (am) and (3n) (am), for
6assessments to determine eligibility for those payments, and for agreements under
7s. 48.57 (3t) with the governing bodies of Indian tribes for the administration of the
8kinship care and long-term kinship care programs within the boundaries of the
9reservations of those tribes, $22,012,100 $26,847,200 in fiscal year 2017-18 2019-20
10and $22,741,200 $28,448,100 in fiscal year 2018-19 2020-21.
AB56,528,1911 (t) Safety and out-of-home placement services. For services provided to ensure
12the safety of children who the department or a county determines may remain at
13home if appropriate services are provided, and for services provided to families with
14children placed in out-of-home care, $6,282,500 $9,300,900 in fiscal year 2017-18
152019-20 and $7,314,300 $10,191,900 in fiscal year 2018-19 2020-21. To receive
16funding under this paragraph, a county shall match a percentage of the amount
17received that is equal to the percentage the county is required to match for a
18distribution under s. 48.563 (2) as specified by the schedule established by the
19department under s. 48.569 (1) (d).
AB56,528,2220 (u) Prevention services. For services to prevent child abuse or neglect,
21$5,289,600 in each fiscal year $6,302,100 in fiscal year 2019-20 and $7,464,600 in
22fiscal year 2020-21
.
AB56,529,323 (w) Wisconsin Community Services grants. For a grant to Wisconsin
24Community Services for the community building workshop facilitator training to
25provide services that are targeted to individuals in the city of Milwaukee who are

1eligible for funds under the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block
2grant program under 42 USC 601 et seq., $400,000 in each fiscal year , and for a grant
3to the We Got This program in the city of Milwaukee, $25,000 in each fiscal year
.
AB56,529,64 (y) Offender reentry demonstration project. For the offender reentry
5demonstration project under s. 49.37 (1), $187,500 in fiscal year 2017-18 and
6$250,000 in fiscal year 2018-19
$825,000 in each fiscal year.
AB56,529,247 (z) Grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. For grants to the Wisconsin
8Chapter of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to fund programs that improve social,
9academic, and employment skills of youth who are eligible to receive temporary
10assistance for needy families under 42 USC 601 et seq., focusing on study habits,
11intensive tutoring in math and English, and exposure to career options and role
12models, $1,275,000 $2,675,000 in each fiscal year. Grants provided under this
13paragraph may not be used by the grant recipient to replace funding for programs
14that are being funded, when the grant proceeds are received, with moneys other than
15those from the appropriations specified in sub. (1) (intro.). The total amount of the
16grants includes funds for the Green Bay Boys and Girls Clubs for the BE GREAT:
17Graduate program in the amount of matching funds that the program provides, up
18to $75,000 $1,400,000 in each fiscal year, to be used only for activities for which
19federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant moneys may be used.
20The total amount of the grants also includes funds to be equally distributed among
21the Milwaukee, Oshkosh, and Appleton Boys and Girls Clubs for the BE GREAT:
22Graduate program in the amount of matching funds that the program provides, up
23to $100,000 in each fiscal year, to be used only for activities for which federal
24Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant moneys may be used.
AB56,530,4
1(zh) Earned income tax credit supplement. For the transfer of moneys from the
2appropriation account under s. 20.437 (2) (md) to the appropriation account under
3s. 20.835 (2) (kf) for the earned income tax credit, $69,700,000 in each fiscal year
4$85,700,000 in fiscal year 2019-20 and $86,700,000 in fiscal year 2020-21.
AB56,645 5Section 645. 49.175 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,530,176 49.175 (2) (a) The department may not reallocate funds that are allocated
7under a paragraph under sub. (1) for any purpose specified in a paragraph under sub.
8(1) unless the department first notifies the joint committee on finance in writing of
9the proposed reallocation. If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the
10department within 14 working days after the date of the department's notification
11that the committee has scheduled a meeting to review the proposed reallocation, the
12department may make the proposed reallocation. If, within 14 working days after
13the date of the department's notification, the cochairpersons of the committee notify
14the department that the committee has scheduled a meeting to review the proposed
15reallocation, the department may make the proposed reallocation only upon
16approval of the committee
if the secretary of administration approves the
17reallocation
.
AB56,646 18Section 646. 49.175 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,531,819 49.175 (2) (c) If the amounts of federal block grant moneys that are required
20to be credited to the appropriation accounts under s. 20.437 (2) (mc) and (md) are less
21than the amounts appropriated under s. 20.437 (2) (mc) and (md), the department
22shall submit a plan to the joint committee on finance secretary of administration for
23reducing the amounts of moneys allocated under sub. (1). If the cochairpersons of
24the committee do not notify the department within 14 working days after the date
25the department submits the plan that the committee has scheduled a meeting to

1review the proposed reduction plan,
If the secretary of administration approves the
2plan, the amounts of moneys required to be allocated under sub. (1) may be reduced
3as proposed by the department and
the department shall allocate the moneys as
4specified in the plan. If, within 14 working days after the date the department
5submits the plan, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the department that the
6committee has scheduled a meeting to review the proposed reduction plan, the
7department may allocate the moneys as specified in the plan only upon approval of
8the committee.
AB56,647 9Section 647 . 49.175 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,648 10Section 648. 49.257 of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,531,12 1149.257 Milwaukee child care grant program. (1) In this section, “child
12care provider” has the meaning given in s. 49.155 (1) (ag).
AB56,531,21 13(2) From the allocation under s. 49.175 (1) (p), the department may award
14grants to child care providers to support access to high-quality child care for families
15that reside in a geographic area with high-poverty levels, as identified by the
16department, in the city of Milwaukee. A grant under this section may be used for
17start-up costs, ongoing operational costs, including subsidy payments for eligible
18families, and quality improvement activities. A child care provider that is awarded
19a grant under this subsection shall contribute matching funds equal to 25 percent
20of the amount awarded. The matching contribution may be in the form of money or
21in-kind goods or services.
AB56,531,24 22(3) From the allocation under s. 49.175 (1) (qm), the department may award
23grants to any of the following to improve overall child care quality in the geographic
24area identified under sub. (2):
AB56,531,2525 (a) Child care providers and employees of child care providers.
AB56,532,2
1(b) Educational institutions for the purpose of educating employees of child
2care providers.
AB56,649 3Section 649. 49.36 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,532,64 49.36 (3) (a) Except as provided in par. (f) and subject to sub. (3m), a person
5ordered to register under s. 767.55 (2) (am) shall participate in a work experience
6program if services are available.
AB56,650 7Section 650. 49.36 (3m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,651 8Section 651. 49.45 (2) (a) 23. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,532,129 49.45 (2) (a) 23. Promulgate rules that define “supportive services", “personal
10services" and “nursing services" provided in a certified residential care apartment
11complex, as defined under s. 50.01 (6d), for purposes of reimbursement under ss.
1246.27 (11) (c) 7. and
s. 46.277 (5) (e).
AB56,652 13Section 652. 49.45 (2p) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,653 14Section 653. 49.45 (2t) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,654 15Section 654. 49.45 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,532,2016 49.45 (3) (a) Reimbursement shall be made to each county department under
17ss. 46.215, 46.22, and 46.23 for any administrative services performed in the Medical
18Assistance program on the basis of s. 49.78 (8). For purposes of reimbursement
19under this paragraph, assessments completed under s. 46.27 (6) (a) are
20administrative services performed in the Medical Assistance program.
AB56,655 21Section 655. 49.45 (3) (e) 11. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,533,822 49.45 (3) (e) 11. The department shall use a portion of the moneys collected
23under s. 50.38 (2) (a) to pay for services provided by eligible hospitals, as defined in
24s. 50.38 (1), other than critical access hospitals, under the Medical Assistance
25Program under this subchapter, including services reimbursed on a fee-for-service

1basis and services provided under a managed care system. For state fiscal year
22008-09, total payments required under this subdivision, including both the federal
3and state share of Medical Assistance, shall equal the amount collected under s.
450.38 (2) (a) for fiscal year 2008-09 divided by 57.75 percent. For each state fiscal
5year after state fiscal year 2008-09, total payments required under this subdivision,
6including both the federal and state share of Medical Assistance, shall equal the
7amount collected under s. 50.38 (2) (a) for the fiscal year divided by 61.68 53.69
8percent.
AB56,656 9Section 656 . 49.45 (3) (e) 12. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,533,1710 49.45 (3) (e) 12. The department shall use a portion of the moneys collected
11under s. 50.38 (2) (b) to pay for services provided by critical access hospitals under
12the Medical Assistance Program under this subchapter, including services
13reimbursed on a fee-for-service basis and services provided under a managed care
14system. For each state fiscal year, total payments required under this subdivision,
15including both the federal and state share of Medical Assistance, shall equal the
16amount collected under s. 50.38 (2) (b) for the fiscal year divided by 61.68 53.69
17percent.
AB56,657 18Section 657. 49.45 (3m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,533,2519 49.45 (3m) (a) (intro.) Subject to par. (c) and notwithstanding sub. (3) (e), from
20the appropriations under s. 20.435 (4) (b) and (o), in each fiscal year, the department
21shall pay to hospitals that serve a disproportionate share of low-income patients an
22amount equal to the sum of $27,500,000 $56,500,000, as the state share of payments,
23and the matching federal share of payments. The department may make a payment
24to a hospital under this subsection under the calculation method described in par. (b)
25if the hospital meets all of the following criteria:
AB56,658
1Section 658. 49.45 (3m) (b) 3. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,534,52 49.45 (3m) (b) 3. a. No single hospital receives more than $4,600,000
3$9,200,000, except that a hospital that is a free-standing pediatric teaching hospital
4located in Wisconsin that has a percentage calculated under subd. 1. a. greater than
550 percent may receive up to $12,000,000 each fiscal year
.
AB56,659 6Section 659. 49.45 (3p) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,534,207 49.45 (3p) (a) Subject to par. (c) and notwithstanding sub. (3) (e), from the
8appropriations under s. 20.435 (4) (b) and (o), in each fiscal year, the department
9shall pay to hospitals that would are not eligible for payments under sub. (3m) but
10that
meet the criteria under sub. (3m) (a) except that the hospitals do not provide
11obstetric services
1. and 2. and that, in the most recent year for which information
12is available, charged at least 6 percent of overall charges for services to the Medical
13Assistance program for services provided to Medical Assistance recipients
an
14amount equal to the sum of $250,000 $500,000, as the state share of payments, and
15the matching federal share of payments. The department may make a payment to
16a hospital under this subsection under a calculation method determined by the
17department that provides a fee-for-service supplemental payment that increases as
18the hospital's percentage of inpatient days for Medical Assistance recipients at the
19hospital
the total amount of the hospital's overall charges for services that are
20charges to the Medical Assistance program
increases.
AB56,660 21Section 660. 49.45 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,535,222 49.45 (5) (a) Any person whose application for medical assistance is denied or
23is not acted upon promptly or who believes that the payments made in the person's
24behalf have not been properly determined or that his or her eligibility has not been
25properly determined may file an appeal with the department pursuant to par. (b).

1Review is unavailable if the decision or failure to act arose more than 45 days before
2submission of the petition for a hearing, except as provided in par. (ag) or (ar).
AB56,661 3Section 661. 49.45 (5) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,535,94 49.45 (5) (ag) A person shall request a hearing within 90 days of the date of
5receipt of a notice from a care management organization or managed care
6organization upholding its adverse benefit determination relating to any of the
7following or within 90 days of the date the care management organization or
8managed care organization failed to act on the contested matter within the time
9specified by the department:
AB56,535,1210 1. Denial or limited authorization of a requested services, including a
11determination based on the type or level of service, requirement for medical
12necessity, appropriateness, setting, or effectiveness of a covered benefit.
AB56,535,1513 2. Reduction, suspension, or termination of a previously authorized service,
14unless the service was only authorized for a limited amount or duration and that
15amount or duration has been completed.
AB56,535,1616 3. Denial, in whole or in part, of payment for a service.
AB56,535,1717 4. Failure to provide services in a timely manner.
AB56,535,2018 5. Failure of a care management organization or managed care organization
19to act within the time frames provided in 42 CFR 438.408 (b) (1) and (2) regarding
20the standard resolution of grievances and appeals.
AB56,535,2321 6. Denial of an enrollee's request to dispute financial liability, including
22copayments, premiums, deductibles, coinsurance, other cost sharing, and other
23member financial liabilities.
AB56,536,3
17. Denial of an enrollee, who is a resident of a rural area with only one care
2management organization or managed care organization, to obtain services outside
3the organization's network of contracted providers.
AB56,662 4Section 662. 49.45 (5) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,536,65 49.45 (5) (ar) If a federal regulation specifies a different time limit to request
6a hearing than par. (a) or (ag), the time limit in the federal regulation shall apply.
AB56,663 7Section 663. 49.45 (5) (b) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,536,218 49.45 (5) (b) 1. (intro.) Upon receipt of a timely petition under par. (a) the
9department shall give the applicant or recipient reasonable notice and opportunity
10for a fair hearing. The department may make such additional investigation as it
11considers necessary. Notice of the hearing shall be given to the applicant or recipient
12and, if a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 is responsible for making
13the medical assistance determination, to the county clerk of the county. The county
14may be represented at such hearing. The department shall render its decision as
15soon as possible after the hearing and shall send a certified copy of its decision to the
16applicant or recipient, to the county clerk, and to any county officer charged with
17administration of the Medical Assistance program. The decision of the department
18shall have the same effect as an order of a county officer charged with the
19administration of the Medical Assistance program. The decision shall be final, but
20may be revoked or modified as altered conditions may require. The department shall
21deny a petition for a hearing or shall refuse to grant relief if:
AB56,664 22Section 664. 49.45 (5) (b) 1. d. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,537,223 49.45 (5) (b) 1. d. The issue is an adverse benefit determination described in
24par. (ag) 1. to 7. made by a care management organization or managed care

1organization and the person requesting the hearing has not exhausted the internal
2appeal procedure with the organization.
AB56,665 3Section 665. 49.45 (6m) (c) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,537,64 49.45 (6m) (c) 5. Admit only patients assessed or who waive or are exempt from
5the requirement of assessment under s. 46.27 (6) (a) or,
if required under s. 50.035
6(4n) or 50.04 (2h), who have been referred to a resource center.
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