49.46 (2) (b) 15. Mental health crisis intervention services under s. 49.45 (41).
27,3023m
Section 3023m. 49.46 (2) (b) 16. of the statutes is created to read:
49.46 (2) (b) 16. Case management services for recipients with high-cost chronic health conditions or high-cost catastrophic health conditions, if the department operates a program under s. 49.45 (43).
27,3024
Section 3024
. 49.46 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
49.46 (2) (bm) Benefits for an individual who is eligible for medical assistance only under sub. (1) (a) 15. are limited to those services related to tuberculosis that are described in 42 USC 1396a (z) (2).
27,3025
Section 3025
. 49.46 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.46 (2) (d) Benefits authorized under this subsection may not include payment for that part of any service payable through 3rd party liability or any federal, state, county, municipal or private benefit system to which the beneficiary is entitled. “Benefit system" does not include any public assistance program such as, but not limited to, Hill-Burton benefits under 42 USC 291c (e), in effect on April 30, 1980, or general relief funded by a relief block grant.
27,3026
Section 3026
. 49.47 (4) (av) of the statutes is created to read:
49.47 (4) (av) 1. In this paragraph, “migrant worker" means any person who temporarily leaves a principal place of residence outside of this state and comes to this state for not more than 10 months in a year to accept seasonal employment in the planting, cultivating, raising, harvesting, handling, drying, packing, packaging, processing, freezing, grading or storing of any agricultural or horticultural commodity in its unmanufactured state. “Migrant worker" does not include any of the following:
a. A person who is employed only by a state resident if the resident or the resident's spouse is related to the person as the child, parent, grandchild, grandparent, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, or the spouse of any such relative.
b. A student who is enrolled or, during the past 6 months has been enrolled, in any school, college or university unless the student is a member of a family or household which contains a migrant worker.
c. Any other person qualifying for an exemption under rules promulgated by the department.
2. The department shall request a waiver from the secretary of the federal department of health and human services to allow the application of subd. 3. The waiver shall also seek a waiver from those federal quality control standards under the medical assistance program that the department determines to be necessary in order to make the application of subd. 3. feasible. Subdivision 3. applies only while the waiver under this subdivision is in effect.
3. In determining the eligibility for a migrant worker and his or her dependents for medical assistance under this section, the department shall do all of the following:
a. Grant the migrant worker and his or her dependents eligibility for medical assistance in this state, if the migrant worker and his or her dependents have a valid medical assistance identification card issued in another state and the migrant worker completes a Wisconsin medical assistance application provided by the department. Eligibility under this subd. 3. a. continues for the period specified on the identification card issued in the other state. The department shall notify the other state that the migrant worker and his or her dependents are eligible for medical assistance in Wisconsin.
b. Determine medical assistance eligibility using an income-averaging method described in the waiver under subd. 2., if the migrant worker and his or her dependents do not meet the income limitations under par. (c) using prospective budgeting.
27,3028
Section 3028. 49.47 (4) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
49.47 (4) (c) 1. Except as provided in par. (am) and as limited by subd. 3., eligibility exists if income does not exceed 133 1/3% of the maximum aid to families with dependent children payment under s. 49.19 (11) for the applicant's family size or the combined benefit amount available under supplemental security income under 42 USC 1381 to 1383c and state supplemental aid under s. 49.177 49.77 whichever is higher. In this subdivision “income" includes earned or unearned income that would be included in determining eligibility for the individual or family under s. 49.177 or 49.19 or 49.77, or for the aged, blind or disabled under 42 USC 1381 to 1385. “Income" does not include earned or unearned income which would be excluded in determining eligibility for the individual or family under s. 49.177 or 49.19
or 49.77, or for the aged, blind or disabled individual under 42 USC 1381 to 1385.
27,3035
Section 3035
. 49.48 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.68 (title).
27,3036
Section 3036
. 49.48 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 49.68 (1).
27,3037
Section 3037
. 49.48 (1m) of the statutes is renumbered 49.68 (1m).
27,3038
Section 3038
. 49.48 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 49.68 (2).
27,3039
Section 3039
. 49.48 (3) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.68 (3) (title).
27,3040
Section 3040
. 49.48 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 49.68 (3) (a) and amended to read:
49.68 (3) (a) Any permanent resident of this state who suffers from chronic renal disease may be accepted into the dialysis treatment phase of the renal disease control program if the resident meets standards set by rule under sub. (2) and s. 49.487 49.687.
27,3041
Section 3041
. 49.48 (3) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.68 (3) (b).
27,3042
Section 3042
. 49.48 (3) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 49.68 (3) (c).
27,3043
Section 3043
. 49.48 (3) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 49.68 (3) (d).
27,3044
Section
3044. 49.48 (3) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 49.68 (3) (e).
27,3044b
Section 3044b. 49.482 of the statutes is created to read:
49.482 Recovery from estates.
(1) In this section:
(a) “Client" means a person who receives or received aid under s. 49.48, 49.483 or 49.485.
(b) “Disabled" has the meaning given in s. 49.468 (1) (a) 1.
(c) “Home" means property in which a person has an ownership interest consisting of the person's dwelling and the land used and operated in connection with the dwelling.
(2) (a) Except as provided in par. (d), the department shall file a claim against the estate of a client or against the estate of the surviving spouse of a client for the amount of aid under s. 49.48, 49.483 or 49.485 paid to or on behalf of the client.
(b) The affidavit of a person designated by the secretary to administer this subsection is evidence of the amount of the claim.
(c) The court shall reduce the amount of a claim under par. (a) by up to $3,000 if necessary to allow the client's heirs or the beneficiaries of the client's will to retain the following personal property:
1. The decedent's wearing apparel and jewelry held for personal use.
2. Household furniture, furnishings and appliances.
3. Other tangible personal property not used in trade, agriculture or other business, not to exceed $1,000 in value.
(d) A claim under par. (a) is not allowable if the decedent has a surviving child who is under age 21 or disabled or a surviving spouse.
(e) If the department's claim is not allowable because of par. (d) and the estate includes an interest in a home, the court exercising probate jurisdiction shall, in the final judgment, assign the interest in the home subject to a lien in favor of the department for the amount described in par. (a). The personal representative shall record the final judgment as provided in s. 863.29.
(f) The department may not enforce the lien under par. (e) as long as any of the following survive the decedent:
1. A spouse.
2. A child who is under age 21 or disabled.
(g) The department may enforce a lien under par. (e) by foreclosure in the same manner as a mortgage on real property.
(3) The department shall administer the program under this section and may contract with an entity to administer all or a portion of the program, including gathering and providing the department with information needed to recover payment of aid provided under s. 49.48, 49.483 or 49.485. All funds received under this subsection, net of any amount claimed under s. 867.035 (3), shall be remitted for deposit in the general fund.
(4) (a) The department may recover amounts under this section for the provision of aid provided under s. 49.48, 49.483 or 49.485 paid on and after September 1, 1995.
(b) The department may file a claim under sub. (2) only with respect to a client who dies after September 1, 1995.
(5) The department shall promulgate rules establishing standards for determining whether the application of this section would work an undue hardship in individual cases. If the department determines that the application of this section would work an undue hardship in a particular case, the department shall waive application of this section in that case.
27,3044c
Section 3044c. 49.482 (title) and (1) (intro.) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), are renumbered 49.682 (title) and (1) (intro.).
27,3044d
Section 3044d. 49.482 (1) (a) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is renumbered 49.682 (1) (a) and amended to read:
49.462 (1) (a) “Client" means a person who receives or received aid under s. 49.48, 49.483 or 49.485
49.68, 49.683 or 49.685.
27,3044e
Section 3044e. 49.482 (1) (b) and (c) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), are renumbered 49.682 (1) (b) and (c).
27,3044f
Section 3044f. 49.482 (2) (a) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is renumbered 49.682 (2) (a) and amended to read:
49.682 (2) (a) Except as provided in par. (d), the department shall file a claim against the estate of a client or against the estate of the surviving spouse of a client for the amount of aid under s. 49.48, 49.483 or 49.485
49.68, 49.683 or 49.685 paid to or on behalf of the client.
27,3044g
Section 3044g. 49.482 (2) (b) to (f) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), are renumbered 49.682 (2) (b) to (f).
27,3044h
Section 3044h. 49.482 (3) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is renumbered 49.682 (3) and amended to read:
49.682 (3) The department shall administer the program under this section and may contract with an entity to administer all or a portion of the program, including gathering and providing the department with information needed to recover payment of aid provided under s. 49.48, 49.483 or 49.485 49.68, 49.683 or 49.685. All funds received under this subsection, net of any amount claimed under s. 867.035 (3), shall be remitted for deposit in the general fund.
27,3044i
Section 3044i. 49.482 (4) (a) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is renumbered 49.682 (4) (a) and amended to read:
49.682 (4) (a) The department may recover amounts under this section for the provision of aid provided under s. 49.48, 49.483 or 49.485 49.68, 49.683 or 49.685 paid on or after September 1, 1995.
27,3044j
Section 3044j. 49.482 (4) (b) and (5) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), are renumbered 49.682 (4) (b) and (5).
27,3045
Section 3045
. 49.483 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.683 (title).
27,3046
Section 3046
. 49.483 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 49.683 (1) and amended to read:
49.683 (1) The department may provide financial assistance for costs of medical care of persons over the age of 18 years with the diagnosis of cystic fibrosis who meet financial requirements established by the department by rule under s. 49.487 (1) 49.687 (1).
27,3047
Section 3047
. 49.483 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 49.683 (2).
27,3048
Section 3048
. 49.485 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.685 (title).
27,3049
Section 3049
. 49.485 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 49.685 (1).
27,3050
Section 3050
. 49.485 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 49.685 (2).
27,3051
Section 3051
. 49.485 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 49.685 (4) and amended to read:
49.685 (4) Eligibility. Any permanent resident of this state who suffers from hemophilia or other related congenital bleeding disorder may participate in the program if that person meets the requirements of this section and s. 49.487 49.687 and the standards set by rule under this section and s. 49.487 49.687. The person shall enter into an agreement with the comprehensive hemophilia treatment center for a maintenance program to be followed by that person as a condition for continued eligibility. The physician director or a designee shall, at least once in each 6-month period, review the maintenance program and verify that the person is complying with the program.
27,3052
Section 3052
. 49.485 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 49.685 (5).
27,3053
Section 3053
. 49.485 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 49.685 (6).
27,3054
Section 3054
. 49.485 (7) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.685 (7) (title).
27,3055
Section 3055
. 49.485 (7) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 49.685 (7) (a) 1. and amended to read:
49.685 (7) (a) 1. The percentage of the patient's liability for the reasonable costs for blood products and supplies which are determined to be eligible for reimbursement under sub. (6) shall be based upon the income and the size of the person's family unit, according to standards to be established by the department under s. 49.487 49.687.
27,3056
Section 3056
. 49.485 (7) (a) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 49.685 (7) (a) 2.
27,3057
Section 3057
. 49.485 (7) (a) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 49.685 (7) (a) 4.
27,3058
Section 3058
. 49.485 (7) (a) 5. of the statutes is renumbered 49.685 (7) (a) 5.
27,3059
Section 3059
. 49.485 (7) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.685 (7) (b).
27,3060
Section 3060
. 49.485 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 49.685 (8).
27,3061
Section 3061
. 49.486 of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is renumbered 49.686.
27,3062
Section 3062
. 49.486 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.486 (2) Reimbursement. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (am), the department shall distribute not more than $375,600 in fiscal year 1993-94 and not more than $491,500 in fiscal year 1994-95 to may reimburse or supplement the reimbursement of the cost of AZT, the drug pentamidine and any drug approved for reimbursement under sub. (4) (c) for an applying individual who has HIV infection is eligible under sub. (3).
27,3062d
Section 3062d. 49.486 (3) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.486 (3) (f) Is an individual with an whose annual gross household income of $40,000 or less is at or below 200% of the poverty line.
27,3063
Section 3063
. 49.487 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.687 (title).
27,3064
Section 3064
. 49.487 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 49.687 (1) and amended to read:
49.687 (1) The department shall promulgate rules that require a person who is eligible for benefits under s. 49.48, 49.483 or 49.485 49.68, 49.683 or 49.685 and whose current income exceeds specified limits to obligate or expend specified portions of the income for medical care for treatment of kidney disease, cystic fibrosis or hemophilia before receiving benefits under s. 49.48, 49.483 or 49.485 49.68, 49.683 or 49.685.
