28,1253
Section
1253. 49.19 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.19 (10) (a) Aid under this section may also be granted to a nonrelative who cares for a child dependent upon the public for proper support in a foster home or treatment foster home having a license under s. 48.62, in a foster home or treatment foster home located within the boundaries of a federally recognized American Indian reservation in this state and licensed by the tribal governing body of the reservation, or in a group home licensed under s. 48.625, regardless of the cause or prospective period of dependency. The state shall reimburse counties pursuant to the procedure under s. 48.569 (2) and the percentage rate of participation set forth in s. 48.569 (1) (d) for aid granted under this subsection except that if the child does not have legal settlement in the granting county, state reimbursement shall be at 100%. The county department under s. 46.215 or 46.22 shall determine the legal settlement of the child. A child under one year of age shall be eligible for aid under this subsection irrespective of any other residence requirement for eligibility within this section.
28,1254
Section
1254. 49.19 (10) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.19 (10) (c) Reimbursement under par. (a) may also be paid to the county when the child is placed in a licensed foster home, treatment foster home, group home, or residential care center for children and youth by a licensed child welfare agency or by a federally recognized American Indian tribal governing body in this state or by its designee, if the child is in the legal custody of the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 or if the child was removed from the home of a relative specified in sub. (1) (a) as a result of a judicial determination that continuance in the home of the relative would be contrary to the child's welfare for any reason and the placement is made pursuant to under an agreement with the county department.
28,1255
Section
1255. 49.19 (10) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.19 (10) (d) Aid may also be paid under this section to a licensed foster home, treatment foster home, group home, or residential care center for children and youth by the state when the child is in the custody or guardianship of the state, when the child is a ward of an American Indian tribal court in this state and the placement is made under an agreement between the department and the tribal governing body, or when the child was part of the state's direct service case load and was removed from the home of a relative specified in sub. (1) (a) as a result of a judicial determination that continuance in the home of a relative would be contrary to the child's welfare for any reason and the child is placed by the department or the department of corrections.
28,1256
Section
1256. 49.19 (10) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.19 (10) (e) Notwithstanding pars. (a), (c), and (d), aid under this section may not be granted for placement of a child in a foster home or treatment foster home licensed by a federally recognized American Indian tribal governing body, for placement of a child in a foster home, treatment foster home, or residential care center for children and youth by a tribal governing body or its designee, for the placement of a child who is a ward of a tribal court if the tribal governing body is receiving or is eligible to receive funds from the federal government for that type of placement, or for placement of a child in a group home licensed under s. 48.625.
28,1256g
Section 1256g. 49.195 (3r) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.195 (3r) From the appropriation under s. 20.437 (2) (L) the The department may contract with or employ a collection agency or other person to enforce a repayment obligation of a person who is found liable under sub. (3) who is delinquent in making repayments.
28,1256m
Section 1256m. 49.195 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 49.195 (4) (a) and amended to read:
49.195 (4) (a) Any Except as provided in par. (b), any county or governing body of a federally recognized American Indian tribe may retain 15% of benefits distributed under s. 49.19 that are recovered due to the efforts of an employee or officer of the county or tribe.
(b) This subsection does not apply to recovery any of the following:
1. The recovery of benefits that were provided as a result of state, county, or tribal governing body error.
28,1256p
Section 1256p. 49.195 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
49.195 (4) (b) 2. The recovery of benefits due to the efforts of an employee or officer of a county having a population of 500,000 or more under the supervision of the department.
28,1257
Section
1257. 49.197 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.197
(1m) Fraud investigation. From the appropriations under s. 20.437 (2) (dz), (kx), (L),
(mc), (md),
(n) (me), and (nL), the department shall establish a program to investigate suspected fraudulent activity on the part of recipients of aid to families with dependent children under s. 49.19, on the part of participants in the Wisconsin Works program under ss. 49.141 to 49.161, and, if the department of health services contracts with the department under sub. (5), on the part of recipients of medical assistance under subch. IV, food stamp benefits under the food stamp program under
7 USC 2011 to
2036, supplemental security income payments under s. 49.77, payments for the support of children of supplemental security income recipients under s. 49.775, and health care benefits under the Badger Care health care program under s. 49.665. The department's activities under this subsection may include, but are not limited to, comparisons of information provided to the department by an applicant and information provided by the applicant to other federal, state, and local agencies, development of an advisory welfare investigation prosecution standard, and provision of funds to county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, and 46.23 and to Wisconsin Works agencies to encourage activities to detect fraud. The department shall cooperate with district attorneys regarding fraud prosecutions.
28,1258
Section
1258. 49.197 (2) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.197 (2) (title) Fraud
Local fraud investigation by counties and tribal governing bodies.
28,1259
Section
1259. 49.197 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 49.197 (2) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:
49.197 (2) (a) (intro.) In this subsection, "tribal:
2. "Tribal governing body" means an elected governing body of a federally recognized American Indian tribe.
28,1260
Section
1260. 49.197 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
49.197 (2) (a) 1. "County department" means a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23.
28,1261
Section
1261. 49.197 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.197 (2) (b) A If a county department, Wisconsin Works agency, or tribal governing body administers the Wisconsin Works program, the county department, Wisconsin Works agency, or tribal governing body may establish a program to investigate suspected fraudulent activity on the part of participants in the Wisconsin Works program under this subchapter, including persons receiving a child care subsidy under s. 49.155, and to recover incorrect payments made or incorrect benefits provided as a result of fraudulent activity.
28,1262
Section
1262. 49.197 (2) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 49.197 (2) (c) and amended to read:
49.197 (2) (c) If a A county department, Wisconsin Works agency, or tribal governing body that establishes a program under par. (b), the county or tribal governing body shall pay to the department all of the following: shall advise both the department and the department of health services of the date on which the program was established and, on an ongoing basis, of any amounts recovered as a result of the program. A county department, Wisconsin Works agency, or tribal governing body may retain any amounts recovered under a program under this subsection and must use the moneys retained to pay cash benefits to Wisconsin Works participants.
28,1262m
Section 1262m. 49.197 (2) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
49.197 (2) (c) A county department, Wisconsin Works agency, or tribal governing body that establishes a program under par. (b) shall advise both the department and the department of health services of the date on which the program was established and, on an ongoing basis, of any amounts recovered as a result of the program. A Except as provided in par. (cm), a county department, Wisconsin Works agency, or tribal governing body may retain any amounts recovered under a program under this subsection and must use the moneys retained to pay cash benefits to Wisconsin Works participants.
28,1263
Section
1263. 49.197 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
28,1264
Section
1264. 49.197 (2) (c) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
28,1265
Section
1265. 49.197 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
28,1265m
Section 1265m. 49.197 (2) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
49.197 (2) (cm) Any amounts recovered with respect to the child care subsidy program under s. 49.155 by a county department in a county having a population of 500,000 or more as a result of a program under par. (b) or due to the efforts of an employee of such a county who is supervised by the department or the department of health services under s. 49.825 shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (2) (me).
28,1266
Section
1266. 49.197 (2) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
28,1268b
Section 1268b. 49.24 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
49.24 (1) (intro.) The department shall provide child support incentive payments to counties from one of the following appropriations:
49.24 (1) (b) From If federal legislation provides for the matching of federal funds for federal child support incentive payments at a rate of 66 percent or more, from the appropriation under s. 20.437 (2) (k), the department shall provide child support incentive payments to counties while the federal legislation is in effect. Total payments under this subsection paragraph may not exceed $5,690,000 per year.
28,1268e
Section 1268e. 49.24 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
49.24 (1) (a) Unless par. (b) applies, from the appropriation under s. 20.437 (2) (bc).
28,1268f
Section 1268f. 49.24 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
28,1268g
Section 1268g. 49.24 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
49.24 (2) (b) 2. Of the amount of federal child support incentive payments awarded to the state for each federal fiscal year after federal fiscal year 2002, the amount awarded if that amount is less than $12,340,000, or $12,340,000 plus 30% of the amount awarded that exceeds $12,340,000.
28,1268h
Section 1268h. 49.24 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
49.24 (2) (b) 3. All federal matching funds associated with the amounts distributed under subds. 1. and
subd. 2.
28,1268i
Section 1268i. 49.24 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.24 (2) (c) The department may retain 50% of the amount of federal child support incentive payments awarded to the state for federal fiscal year 2002 that exceeds $12,340,000, and may retain 70% of the amount of federal child support incentive payments awarded to the state for each federal fiscal year after federal fiscal year 2002 that exceeds $12,340,000, to be used to pay the costs of the department's activities under ss. 49.22 and 49.227 and costs related to receiving and disbursing support and support-related payments.
49.24 (2) (dm) If the amount of federal child support incentive payments awarded to the state for a federal fiscal year is less than $12,340,000 and the department is providing child support incentive payments to counties for that federal fiscal year under sub. (1) (b), the total of payments distributed to counties under par. (b) and sub. (1) for that federal fiscal year may not exceed $12,340,000.
28,1268p
Section 1268p. 49.25 of the statutes is created to read:
49.25 Incentive payments for identifying children with health insurance. From the appropriation under s. 20.437 (2) (e), the department may provide incentive payments to county child support agencies under s. 59.53 (5) for identifying children who are receiving medical assistance benefits and who have health insurance coverage or access to health insurance coverage. The department of children and families may disclose to the department of health services information that it possesses or obtains that would assist in identifying children with medical assistance coverage who have health insurance coverage or access to health insurance coverage.
28,1271
Section
1271. 49.32 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.32 (9) (a) Each county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 administering aid to families with dependent children shall maintain a monthly report at its office showing the names of all persons receiving aid to families with dependent children together with the amount paid during the preceding month. Each Wisconsin Works agency administering Wisconsin Works under ss. 49.141 to 49.161 shall maintain a monthly report at its office showing the names of all persons receiving benefits under s. 49.148 together with the amount paid during the preceding month. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to authorize or require the disclosure in the report of any information (names, amounts of aid or otherwise) pertaining to adoptions, or aid furnished for the care of children in foster homes or treatment foster homes under s. 48.645 or 49.19 (10).
28,1273
Section
1273. 49.34 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.34 (1) All services under this subchapter and ch. 48 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 or treatment foster homes that are required to be licensed under s. 48.62. When the department directly contracts for services, it shall follow the procedures in this section in addition to meeting purchasing requirements established in s. 16.75.
28,1274
Section
1274. 49.343 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.343 (title) Rates for residential care centers and, group homes, and child welfare agencies.
28,1275
Section
1275. 49.343 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 49.343 (1g) and amended to read:
49.343 (1g) Establishment of rates. Subject to sub. (1m), each residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 48.02 (15d), and each group home, as defined in s. 48.02 (7), that is incorporated under ch. 180, 181, 185, or 193 shall establish a per client rate for its services and each child welfare agency shall establish a per client administrative rate for the administrative portion of its treatment foster care services. A residential care center for children and youth and a group home shall charge all purchasers the same rate for the same services and a child welfare agency shall charge all purchasers the same administrative rate for the same treatment foster care services.
28,1276
Section
1276. 49.343 (1d) of the statutes is created to read:
49.343 (1d) Definitions. In this section:
(a) "Administrative rate" means the difference between the rate charged by a child welfare agency to a purchaser of treatment foster care services and the rate paid by the child welfare agency to a treatment foster parent for the care and maintenance of a child.
(b) "Child welfare agency" means a child welfare agency that is authorized under s. 48.61 (7) to license treatment foster homes.
(c) "Group home" has the meaning given in s. 48.02 (7).
(d) "Residential care center for children and youth" has the meaning given in s. 48.02 (15d).
28,1276g
Section 1276g. 49.343 (1d) (a) of the statutes, as created by 2009 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
49.343 (1d) (a) "Administrative rate" means the difference between the rate charged by a child welfare agency to a purchaser of treatment foster care services and the rate paid by the child welfare agency to a treatment foster parent for the care and maintenance of a child.
28,1276j
Section 1276j. 49.343 (1d) (b) of the statutes, as created by 2009 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
49.343 (1d) (b) "Child welfare agency" means a child welfare agency that is authorized under s. 48.61 (7) to license treatment foster homes.
28,1276m
Section 1276m. 49.343 (1g) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 1275, is amended to read:
49.343 (1g) Establishment of rates. Subject to sub. (1m), each residential care center for children and youth and each group home shall establish a per client rate for its services and each child welfare agency shall establish a per client administrative rate for the administrative portion of its treatment foster care services. A residential care center for children and youth and a group home shall charge all purchasers the same rate for the same services and a child welfare agency shall charge all purchasers the same administrative rate for the same treatment foster care services. The department shall determine the levels of care created under the rules promulgated under s. 48.62 (8) to which this section applies.
28,1277
Section
1277. 49.343 (1g) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), sections 1275 and 1276m, is repealed and recreated to read:
49.343 (1g) Establishment of rates. For services provided beginning on January 1, 2011, the department shall establish the per client rate that a residential care center for children and youth or a group home may charge for its services, and the per client administrative rate that a child welfare agency may charge for the administrative portion of its foster care services, as provided in this section. In establishing rates for a placement specified in s. 938.357 (4) (c) 1. or 2., the department shall consult with the department of corrections. A residential care center for children and youth and a group home shall charge all purchasers the same rate for the same services and a child welfare agency shall charge all purchasers the same administrative rate for the same foster care services. The department shall determine the levels of care created under the rules promulgated under s. 48.62 (8) to which this section applies.
28,1278
Section
1278. 49.343 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.343 (1m) Negotiation of rates. Notwithstanding sub. (1) (1g), the department, a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, or 51.437, a group of those county departments, or the department and one or more of those county departments, and a residential care center for children and youth or group home, as described in sub. (1), may negotiate a per client rate for the services of that residential care center for children and youth or group home, and the department, a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, or 51.437, a group of those county departments, or the department and one or more of those county departments, and a child welfare agency may negotiate a per client administrative rate for the administrative portion of the treatment foster care services of that child welfare agency, if the department, that county department, the county departments in that group of county departments, or the department and one or more of those county departments, agree to place 75% or more of the residents of that residential care center for children and youth or group home or of the treatment foster homes operated by that child welfare agency during the period for which that rate is effective. A residential care center for children and youth or group home that negotiates a per client rate under this subsection shall charge that rate to all purchasers of its services the same rate for the same services and a child welfare agency that negotiates a per client administrative rate under this subsection shall charge all purchasers of its treatment foster care services the same administrative rate for the same treatment foster care services.
28,1278g
Section 1278g. 49.343 (1m) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 1278, is amended to read:
49.343 (1m) Negotiation of rates. Notwithstanding sub. (1g), the department, a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, or 51.437, a group of those county departments, or the department and one or more of those county departments, and a residential care center for children and youth or group home may negotiate a per client rate for the services of that residential care center for children and youth or group home, and the department, a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, or 51.437, a group of those county departments, or the department and one or more of those county departments, and a child welfare agency may negotiate a per client administrative rate for the administrative portion of the treatment foster care services of that child welfare agency, if the department, that county department, the county departments in that group of county departments, or the department and one or more of those county departments, agree to place 75% or more of the residents of that residential care center for children and youth or group home or of the treatment foster homes operated by that child welfare agency during the period for which that rate is effective. A residential care center for children and youth or group home that negotiates a per client rate under this subsection shall charge all purchasers of its services the same rate for the same services and a child welfare agency that negotiates a per client administrative rate under this subsection shall charge all purchasers of its treatment foster care services the same administrative rate for the same treatment foster care services.
28,1279
Section
1279. 49.343 (1m) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), sections 1278 and 1278g, is repealed.
28,1280
Section
1280. 49.343 (2) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
49.343 (2) (title) Determination of rates.
28,1281
Section
1281. 49.343 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 49.343 (2) (a) and amended to read:
49.343 (2) (a) A By October 1, 2010, and annually after that, a residential care center for children and youth or a group home, as described in sub. (1) or (1m), shall submit to the department the rate it charges and any change in that rate before a charge is made to any purchaser per client rate that it proposes to charge for services provided in the next year and a child welfare agency shall submit to the department the proposed per client administrative rate that it proposes to charge for foster care services provided in the next year. The department shall provide forms and instructions for the submission of rates and changes in proposed rates under this subsection paragraph and a residential care center for children and youth or a, group home, or child welfare agency that is required to submit a rate or a change in a proposed rate under this subsection paragraph shall submit that rate or change in a proposed rate using those forms and instructions.
28,1282
Section
1282. 49.343 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
49.343 (2) (a) By October 1 annually, a residential care center for children and youth or a group home shall submit to the department the per client rate that it proposes to charge for services provided in the next year and a child welfare agency shall submit to the department the proposed per client administrative rate that it proposes to charge for foster care services provided in the next year. The department shall provide forms and instructions for the submission of proposed rates under this paragraph and a residential care center for children and youth, group home, or child welfare agency that is required to submit a proposed rate under this paragraph shall submit that proposed rate using those forms and instructions.
28,1283
Section
1283. 49.343 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
