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205. Prohibit placement of a juvenile in a juvenile detention facility for a status
21offense and limit sanctions and short-term holds in a juvenile detention facility to
22cases where there is a public safety risk.
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236. Sunset long-term post-disposition programs at juvenile detention facilities.
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247. Create a sentence adjustment procedure for youthful offenders.
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18. Conform with the U.S. Constitution the statutes that mandate imposing
2sentences of life imprisonment without parole or extended supervision to minors.
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(c) In submitting information under s. 16.42 (1) for purposes of the 2025-27
4biennial budget bill, the department of children and families and the department of
5corrections shall each include a request to implement the juvenile justice reform
6review committee's recommendations.
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(d) The juvenile justice reform review committee terminates on September 16,
82024.
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(3)
Early childhood education center. From the appropriation account under
10s. 20.437 (2) (fm) and the allocation under s. 49.175 (1) (qm), the department of
11children and families shall provide $1,680,000 in fiscal year 2023-24 to Wellpoint
12Care Network to establish an early childhood education center in the city of
13Milwaukee.
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(4)
Child support debt reduction; emergency rulemaking. The department
15of children and families may promulgate emergency rules under s. 227.24 to
16implement s. 49.226. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and (3), the
17department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this
18subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace,
19health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a
20rule promulgated under this subsection.
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21Section 9107.
Nonstatutory provisions; Circuit Courts.
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(1)
Circuit courts designated to begin operation in 2022. The circuit court
23branches added in s. 753.06 (4) (dm), (7) (ag), (9) (L), and (10) (g) are the additional
24branches authorized to be added and allocated by the director of state courts under
25s. 753.0605 (2) to begin operation on August 1, 2022.
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1(2)
Circuit courts designated to begin operation in 2023. The circuit court
2branches added in s. 753.06 (4) (c), (7) (ar), (9) (m), and (10) (L) are the additional
3branches authorized to be added and allocated by the director of state courts under
4s. 753.0605 (3) to begin operation on August 1, 2023.
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(3)
Extreme risk protection orders; intent statement. The intent of s. 813.124
6is to implement a state crisis intervention court proceeding in the form of an extreme
7risk protection order program that is eligible for federal grants under
34 USC 10152 8(a) (1) (I) (iv).
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9Section 9108.
Nonstatutory provisions; Corrections.
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(1)
Transfer of security operations at the Wisconsin Resource Center.
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(a)
Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and
12liabilities of the department of corrections that are primarily related to security
13operations at the Wisconsin Resource Center, as determined by the secretary of
14administration, become the assets and liabilities of the department of health
15services.
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(b)
Positions and employees. On the effective date of this paragraph, 110.0 FTE
17GPR positions, and the incumbent employees holding those positions, in the
18department of corrections responsible for the performance of security operations at
19the Wisconsin Resource Center under s. 46.056 (2), 2021 stats., as determined by the
20secretary of administration, are transferred to the department of health services.
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(c)
Employee status. Employees transferred under par. (b
) have all the rights
22and the same status under ch. 230 of the statutes in the department of health
23services that they enjoyed in the department of corrections immediately before the
24transfer. Notwithstanding s. 230.28 (4), no employee transferred under par. (b) who
25has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.
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1(d)
Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
2tangible personal property, including records, of the department of corrections that
3are primarily related to security operations at the Wisconsin Resource Center, as
4determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of
5health services.
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(e)
Pending matters. Any matter pending with the department of corrections
7on the effective date of this paragraph that is primarily related to security operations
8at the Wisconsin Resource Center, as determined by the secretary of administration,
9is transferred to the department of health services. All materials submitted to or
10actions taken by the department of corrections with respect to the pending matter
11are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department of health
12services.
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(f)
Contracts. All contracts entered into by the department of corrections
14primarily related to security operations at the Wisconsin Resource Center, as
15determined by the secretary of administration, in effect on the effective date of this
16paragraph remain in effect and are transferred to the department of health services.
17The department of health services shall carry out any obligations under those
18contracts unless modified or rescinded to the extent allowed under the contract.
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(2)
Earned release program rules. The department of corrections shall update
20its administrative rules to implement earned release for completion of a vocational
21readiness training program under s. 302.05 (3), including specification of the
22eligibility criteria for persons sentenced before the effective date of this subsection
23to participate in the program.
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(3)
Earned compliance credit. A person who is serving a sentence for a
25violation other than a crime specified in ch. 940 or s. 948.02, 948.025, 948.03, 948.05,
1948.051, 948.055, 948.06, 948.07, 948.075, 948.08, 948.085, or 948.095 and who is in
2custody upon revocation of extended supervision or parole on the effective date of this
3subsection may petition the department of corrections to be given credit under s.
4973.156. Upon proper verification of the facts alleged in the petition, credit under
5s. 973.156 shall be applied retroactively to the person. If the department of
6corrections is unable to determine whether credit under s. 973.156 should be given,
7or otherwise refuses to award retroactive credit, the person may petition the
8sentencing court for relief. This subsection applies regardless of the date the person
9was sentenced. A person who is required to register under s. 301.45 is not eligible
10to receive credit under this subsection.
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11Section 9109.
Nonstatutory provisions; Court of Appeals.
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12Section 9110.
Nonstatutory provisions; District Attorneys.
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13Section 9111.
Nonstatutory provisions; Educational Communications
14Board.
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15Section 9112.
Nonstatutory provisions; Elections Commission.
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(1)
Initial sharing of registration information. Notwithstanding ss. 85.61
17(1), 110.09 (2), 342.06 (1) (eg), and 343.14 (2j), the department of transportation shall
18enter into and begin transferring information under a revised agreement with the
19elections commission administrator pursuant to s. 85.61 (1) no later than the first
20day of the 9th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection.
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(2)
Report on voter registration information integration. No later than July
221, 2025, the elections commission shall report to the appropriate standing
23committees of the legislature, in the manner specified in s. 13.172 (3), and to the
24governor its progress in initially implementing a system to ensure the complete and
25continuous registration of all eligible electors in this state, specifically including the
1operability and utility of information integration with the department of
2transportation and the feasibility and desirability of integrating public information
3maintained by other state agencies and by technical colleges with the commission's
4registration information to enhance the completeness and accuracy of the
5information. At a minimum, the report shall contain an assessment of the feasibility
6and desirability of the integration of registration information with information
7maintained by the departments of health services, children and families, workforce
8development, revenue, safety and professional services, and natural resources; the
9University of Wisconsin System; and the technical college system board, as well as
10the technical colleges within each technical college district.
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11Section 9113.
Nonstatutory provisions; Employee Trust Funds.
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(1)
Incumbent internal auditor. The individual holding the position of
13internal auditor in the department of employee trust funds on the day before the
14effective date of this subsection shall continue to serve in that position until an
15internal auditor is appointed under s. 15.165 (5)
.
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(2)
Incumbent staff. Individuals holding positions as staff internal auditors
17in the department of employee trust funds on the day before the effective date of this
18subsection shall continue to serve in those positions until staff are appointed under
19s. 40.03 (1) (dm).
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(3)
Transfer of oversight of group disability benefit insurance plans.
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(a)
Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
22tangible personal property, including records, of the group insurance board that is
23primarily related to the group income continuation insurance plan or long-term
24disability insurance plan, as determined by the secretary of employee trust funds,
25is transferred to the employee trust funds board.
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1(b)
Contracts. All contracts entered into by the group insurance board in effect
2on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related to the group income
3continuation insurance plan or long-term disability insurance plan, as determined
4by the secretary of employee trust funds, remain in effect and are transferred to the
5employee trust funds board. The employee trust funds board shall carry out any
6obligations under those contracts unless modified or rescinded by the employee trust
7funds board to the extent allowed under the contract.
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(c)
Rules. All rules promulgated by the secretary of employee trust funds and
9approved by the group insurance board in effect on the effective date of this
10paragraph that are primarily related to the group income continuation insurance
11plan or long-term disability insurance plan remain in effect until their specified
12expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the employee trust funds board.
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(d)
Pending matters. Any matter pending with the group insurance board on
14the effective date of this paragraph that is primarily related to the group income
15continuation insurance plan or long-term disability insurance plan, as determined
16by the secretary of employee trust funds, is transferred to the employee trust funds
17board. All materials submitted to or actions taken by the group insurance board with
18respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken
19by the employee trust funds board.
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(4)
2025-27 biennial budget request. In submitting information under s. 16.42
21for purposes of the 2025-27 biennial budget bill, the department of employee trust
22funds shall include a request for funding for the modernization of the department's
23pension administration system.
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(5)
Election to continue annuity suspension. No later than 60 days after the
25effective date of this subsection, if an individual who is employed by a covered
1employer under the Wisconsin Retirement System has his or her annuity suspended
2under s. 40.26 (1m), 2021 stats., on the effective date of this subsection and wants
3to continue the suspension, the individual shall notify the department of employee
4trust funds on a form provided by the department. An election to continue the
5suspension is irrevocable.
AB43,9114
6Section 9114.
Nonstatutory provisions; Employment Relations
7Commission.
AB43,9115
8Section 9115.
Nonstatutory provisions; Ethics Commission.
AB43,9116
9Section 9116.
Nonstatutory provisions; Financial Institutions.
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(1)
Small business retirement savings board; staggered terms. 11Notwithstanding the length of terms specified for the members of the small business
12retirement savings board under s. 15.185 (6) (b), the members appointed under s.
1315.185 (6) (a) 2., 4., and 6. shall be appointed for initial terms expiring on May 1, 2025.
AB43,9117
14Section 9117.
Nonstatutory provisions; Governor.
AB43,9118
15Section 9118.
Nonstatutory provisions; Health and Educational
16Facilities Authority.
AB43,9119
17Section 9119.
Nonstatutory provisions; Health Services.
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(1)
Childless adults demonstration project. The department of health
19services shall submit any necessary request to the federal department of health and
20human services for a state plan amendment or waiver of federal Medicaid law or to
21modify or withdraw from any waiver of federal Medicaid law relating to the childless
22adults demonstration project under s. 49.45 (23), 2021 stats., to reflect the
23incorporation of recipients of Medical Assistance under the demonstration project
24into the BadgerCare Plus program under s. 49.471 and the termination of the
25demonstration project. The department of health services may submit a request to
1the federal department of health and human services to modify or withdraw from the
2waiver granted under s. 49.45 (23) (g), 2021 stats.
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(2)
Community-based psychosocial services. The department of health
4services may promulgate rules, including amending rules promulgated under s.
549.45 (30e) (b), update Medical Assistance program policies, and request any state
6plan amendment or waiver of federal Medicaid law from the federal government
7necessary to provide reimbursement to providers who are not county-based
8providers for psychosocial services provided to Medical Assistance recipients under
9s. 49.45 (30e).
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(3)
Childless adults demonstration project reform waiver. The department
11of health services may submit a request to the federal department of health and
12human services to modify or withdraw the waiver granted under s. 49.45 (23) (g),
132021 stats.
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(4)
Rules regarding training of certified peer specialists. The department
15of health services may promulgate the rules required under s. 49.45 (30j) (bm) 4. as
16emergency rules under s. 227.24. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the
17department of health services is not required to provide evidence that promulgating
18a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation
19of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding
20of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection. Notwithstanding s.
21227.24 (1) (c) and (2), emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in
22effect until January 1, 2025, or the date the permanent rules take effect, whichever
23is sooner.
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1(5)
Early intervention services. The department of health services may
2develop a methodology to allocate moneys under s. 20.435 (7) (bt) across county
3programs.
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(6)
Emergency rules on psychiatric residential treatment facilities. The
5department of health services may promulgate emergency rules under s. 227.24
6implementing certification of psychiatric residential treatment facilities under s.
751.044, including development of a new provider type and a reimbursement model
8for psychiatric residential treatment facilities under the Medical Assistance
9program under subch. IV of ch. 49. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the
10department of health services is not required to provide evidence that promulgating
11a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation
12of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding
13of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection. Notwithstanding s.
14227.24 (1) (c) and (2), emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in
15effect until July 1, 2025, or the date on which permanent rules take effect, whichever
16is sooner.
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(7)
Low-value care analysis grant. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1)
18(b), in the 2023-24 and 2024-25 fiscal years, the department of health services shall
19award a grant in an amount not to exceed $900,000 in each fiscal year to an
20organization for the purpose of conducting a data analysis of claims under the
21medical assistance program administered by the department of health services and
22claims under health care coverage plans offered by the state under s. 40.51 (6) to
23identify low-value care. The recipient of the grant under this subsection shall report
24the organization's findings, including any recommendations for providing effective
25and efficient care, to the department of health services and the department of
1employee trust funds. The department of health services and the department of
2employee trust funds shall distribute the findings reported under this subsection to
3health care providers that provide services covered by the medical assistance
4program or a health care coverage plan and to health maintenance organizations and
5insurance companies that provide health insurance to state employees.
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(8)
Medical Assistance hospital reimbursement. The department of health
7services shall increase the Medical Assistance rates paid to hospitals by a budgeted
8sum of $7,605,400 as the state share of payments, and provide the matching share
9of payments, in fiscal year 2023-24, and by a budgeted sum of $15,506,100 as the
10state share of payments, and provide the matching share of payments, in fiscal year
112024-25. The increases under this subsection may apply only if the department has
12expanded eligibility under section 2001 (a) (1) (C) of the Patient Protection and
13Affordable Care Act, P.L.
111-148, for the Medical Assistance program under subch.
14IV of ch. 49. The department shall limit payments to hospitals under this subsection
15at the upper payment limit as required under
42 CFR 447.272.
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(9)
Primary care reimbursement under Medical Assistance. The department
17of health services shall increase the Medical Assistance rates paid for primary care
18services by a budgeted sum of $21,110,400 as the state share of payments, and
19provide the matching federal share of payments, in fiscal year 2023-24, and by a
20budgeted sum of $43,040,400 as the state share of payments, and provide the
21matching federal share of payments, in fiscal year 2024-25. The increases under this
22subsection may apply only if the department of health services has expanded
23eligibility under section 2001 (a) (1) (C) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care
24Act, P.L.
111-148, for the Medical Assistance program under subch. IV of ch. 49.
AB43,1758,3
1(10)
Spinal cord injury council; initial appointments. Notwithstanding the
2length of terms specified for the members of the spinal cord injury council under s.
315.197 (20) (a) (intro.), initial appointments to the council shall be made as follows:
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(a) The members appointed under s. 15.197 (20) (a) 1., 3., 5., and 7., or in lieu
5of those members under s. 15.197 (20) (b), shall be appointed for terms expiring on
6July 1, 2025.
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(b) The members appointed under s. 15.197 (20) (a) 2., 4., 6., and 8., or in lieu
8of those members under s. 15.197 (20) (b), shall be appointed for terms expiring on
9July 1, 2026.
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(11)
Electrocardiogram screening pilot program. The department of health
11services shall develop a pilot program to provide electrocardiogram screenings for
12participants in middle school and high school athletics programs in Milwaukee and
13Waukesha Counties. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (b), in fiscal year
142024-25, the department shall award $4,172,000 in grants to local health
15departments, as defined under s. 250.01 (4), to implement the pilot program under
16this subsection. Participation in the pilot program by participants in middle school
17and high school athletics programs shall be optional.
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(12)
Health care workforce pilot project. The department of health services
19shall distribute $621,000 in fiscal year 2024-25 to support a pilot project in Dane
20County relating to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health care
21workforce.
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(13)
Complex patient pilot program.
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(a) In this subsection, “department” means the department of health services.
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(b) The department shall form an advisory group to assist with development
25and implementation of a complex patient pilot program. The secretary of health
1services, or his or her designee, shall be the chair of the advisory group. Members
2of the advisory group under this paragraph shall have clinical, financial, or
3administrative expertise in government programs, acute care, or post-acute care.
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(c) The department shall use its request-for-proposal procedure to select
5partnership groups to be designated as participating sites for the complex patient
6pilot program under this subsection.
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(d) The advisory group formed under this subsection shall develop a request
8for proposal for the complex patient pilot program that includes eligibility
9requirements. For purposes of the pilot program under this subsection, only
10partnerships of hospitals and post-acute facilities are eligible to submit proposals.
11An eligible partnership shall include at least one hospital and at least one post-acute
12facility, but may include more than one hospital or post-acute facility.
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(e) Each partnership group that applies to the department to be designated as
14a site for the complex patient pilot program shall specifically address all of the
15following issues:
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1. The number of beds that would be set aside in the post-acute facility.
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2. The goals of the partnership during the pilot program and after the pilot
18program.
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3. The types of complex patients for whom care would be provided.
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4. Expertise to successfully implement the proposal, including a discussion of
21at least all of the following issues:
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a. Experience of the partners working together.
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b. Plan for staffing the unit.
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c. Ability to electronically exchange health information.
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d. Clinical expertise.
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1e. Hospital and post-acute facility survey history over the past 3 years.
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f. Acute care partner readmissions history over the past 3 years.
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g. Discharge planning and patient intake resources.
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h. Stability of finances to support the proposal, including matching funds that
5could be dedicated to the pilot program under this subsection. No applicant is
6required to provide matching funds or a contribution, but the advisory group and the
7department of health services may take into consideration the availability of
8matching funds or a contribution in evaluating an application.
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5. The per diem rate requested to adequately compensate the hospital or
10hospitals and the post-acute facility or facilities.
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6. A post-acute bed reserve rate.
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7. Anticipated impediments to successful implementation and how the
13applicant partnership group intends to overcome the anticipated impediments.
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(f) The advisory group formed under this subsection shall do all of the following:
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1. Determine and recommend to the department an amount of the funding
16budgeted for the complex patient pilot program under s. 20.435 (7) (d) to be reserved
17for reconciliation to ensure that participants in the pilot program are held harmless
18from unanticipated financial loss.
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2. Develop a methodology to evaluate the complex patient pilot program,
20including a recommendation on whether the department should contract with an
21independent organization to evaluate the complex patient pilot program. The
22department may contract with an independent organization to complete the
23evaluation described under this subdivision and, if the department does so, the
24department may pay the fee of the organization selected from the appropriation
25under s. 20.435 (7) (d).
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13. Make recommendations to the secretary of health services regarding which
2partnership groups should receive designation as a participating site for the complex
3patient pilot program.
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(g) 1. No later than 90 days after the effective date of this subdivision, the
5advisory group shall complete development of the request for proposal for
6partnership groups to be designated as participating sites in the complex patient
7pilot program and provide its recommendations to the secretary of health services.
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2. No later than 150 days after the effective date of this subdivision, the
9advisory group shall review all applications submitted in response to the request for
10proposal and select up to 4 partnership groups to recommend to the secretary of
11health services for designation as participating sites for the complex patient pilot
12program under this subsection.
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3. Between 6 months and 18 months after the effective date of this subdivision,
14the partnership groups designated by the department as participating sites in the
15complex patient pilot program shall implement the pilot program and meet quarterly
16with both the department and the advisory group or any independent organization
17hired by the department for the purpose of evaluating the pilot program to discuss
18experiences relating to the pilot program. From the appropriation under s. 20.435
19(7) (d), the department shall provide payments to partnership groups designated as
20participating sites for care provided during the course of the pilot program under this
21subsection.
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4. No later than June 30, 2025, the advisory group or any independent
23organization hired by the department for the purpose of evaluating the complex
24patient pilot program shall complete and submit to the secretary of health services
1an evaluation of the complex patient pilot program under this subsection, including
2a written report and recommendations.