AB150-ASA, s. 3153 18Section 3153. 49.65 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 49.89 (1).
AB150-ASA, s. 3154 19Section 3154. 49.65 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 49.89 (2) and amended
20to read:
AB150-ASA,1016,421 49.89 (2) Subrogation. The department of health and social services, the
22department of industry, labor and human relations
, a county or an elected tribal
23governing body providing that provides any public assistance under this chapter as
24a result of the occurrence of an injury, sickness or death which that creates a claim
25or cause of action, whether in tort or contract, on the part of a public assistance

1recipient or beneficiary or the estate of a recipient or beneficiary against a 3rd party,
2including an insurer, is subrogated to the rights of the recipient, beneficiary or estate
3and may make a claim or maintain an action or intervene in a claim or action by the
4recipient, beneficiary or estate against the 3rd party.
AB150-ASA, s. 3155 5Section 3155. 49.65 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1016,156 49.65 (3) Assignment of actions. The department, county or elected tribal
7governing body providing any public assistance authorized under this chapter,
8including medical assistance,
By applying for assistance under this chapter, an
9applicant assigns to the department the right to make a claim to recover an
10indemnity from a 3rd party, including an insurer, if the assistance is provided
as a
11result of the occurrence of injury, sickness or death which that results in a possible
12recovery of an indemnity from a the 3rd party, including an insurer, may require an
13assignment from the applicant, recipient or beneficiary of such public assistance or
14legally appointed representative of the incompetent or deceased applicant, recipient
15or beneficiary giving it the right to make a claim against the 3rd party
.
AB150-ASA, s. 3156 16Section 3156. 49.65 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act ....
17(this act), is renumbered 49.89 (3) and amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1016,2318 49.89 (3) Assignment of actions. By applying for assistance under this
19chapter, an applicant assigns to the state department, the county department or the
20tribal governing body that provided the assistance
the right to make a claim to
21recover an indemnity from a 3rd party, including an insurer, if the assistance is
22provided as a result of the occurrence of injury, sickness or death that results in a
23possible recovery of an indemnity from the 3rd party.
AB150-ASA, s. 3157 24Section 3157. 49.65 (3m) (title) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin
25Act .... (this act), is renumbered 49.89 (3m) (title).
AB150-ASA, s. 3158
1Section 3158. 49.65 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-ASA,1017,52 49.65 (3m) Notice requirements. (a) An attorney retained to represent a
3current or former recipient of assistance under this chapter, or the recipient's estate,
4in asserting a claim that is subrogated under sub. (2) or assigned under sub. (3) shall
5provide notice under par. (c).
AB150-ASA,1017,106 (b) If no attorney is retained to represent a current or former recipient of
7assistance under this chapter, or the recipient's estate, in asserting a claim that is
8subrogated under sub. (2) or assigned under sub. (3), the current or former recipient
9or his or her guardian or, if the recipient is deceased, the personal representative of
10the recipient's estate, shall provide notice under par. (c).
AB150-ASA,1017,1311 (c) If a person is required to provide notice under this paragraph, the person
12shall provide notice by certified mail to the department as soon as practicable after
13the occurrence of each of the following events for a claim under par. (a) or (b):
AB150-ASA,1017,1414 1. The filing of the action asserting the claim.
AB150-ASA,1017,1515 2. Intervention in the action asserting the claim.
AB150-ASA,1017,1616 3. Consolidation of the action asserting the claim.
AB150-ASA,1017,1717 4. An award or settlement of all or part of the claim.
AB150-ASA, s. 3159 18Section 3159. 49.65 (3m) (a) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act
19.... (this act), is renumbered 49.89 (3m) (a).
AB150-ASA, s. 3160 20Section 3160. 49.65 (3m) (b) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act
21.... (this act), is renumbered 49.89 (3m) (b).
AB150-ASA, s. 3161 22Section 3161. 49.65 (3m) (c) (intro.) of the statutes, as created by 1995
23Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is renumbered 49.89 (3m) (c) (intro.) and amended to
24read:
AB150-ASA,1018,4
149.89 (3m) (c) (intro.) If a person is required to provide notice under this
2paragraph, the person shall provide notice by certified mail to the department that
3provided the assistance
as soon as practicable after the occurrence of each of the
4following events for a claim under par. (a) or (b):
AB150-ASA, s. 3162 5Section 3162. 49.65 (3m) (c) 1. to 4. of the statutes, as created by 1995
6Wisconsin Act .... (this act), are renumbered 49.89 (3m) (c) 1. to 4.
AB150-ASA, s. 3163 7Section 3163. 49.65 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 49.89 (4).
AB150-ASA, s. 3164 8Section 3164. 49.65 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 49.89 (5).
AB150-ASA, s. 3165 9Section 3165. 49.65 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 49.89 (6) and amended
10to read:
AB150-ASA,1018,1411 49.89 (6) (title) Department's Departments' duties and powers. The
12department of health and social services and the department of industry, labor and
13human relations
shall enforce its their rights under this section and may contract for
14the recovery of any claim or right of indemnity arising under this section.
AB150-ASA, s. 3166 15Section 3166. 49.65 (7) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.89 (7) (title).
AB150-ASA, s. 3167 16Section 3167. 49.65 (7) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 49.89 (7) (a).
AB150-ASA, s. 3168 17Section 3168. 49.65 (7) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.89 (7) (b).
AB150-ASA, s. 3169 18Section 3169. 49.65 (7) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1018,2419 49.65 (7) (c) The incentive payment shall be an amount equal to 15% of the
20amount recovered because of benefits paid under s. 49.046, 49.19, 49.20 or 49.30 or
21as state supplemental payments under s. 49.177. The incentive payment shall be
22taken from the state share of the sum recovered, except that the incentive payment
23for an amount recovered because of benefits paid under s. 49.19 shall be considered
24an administrative cost under s. 49.19 for the purpose of claiming federal funding.
AB150-ASA, s. 3170
1Section 3170. 49.65 (7) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act
2.... (this act), is renumbered 49.89 (7) (c) and amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1019,83 49.89 (7) (c) The incentive payment shall be an amount equal to 15% of the
4amount recovered because of benefits paid under s. 49.19, 49.20 or 49.30 or as state
5supplemental payments under s. 49.177
. The incentive payment shall be taken from
6the state share of the sum recovered, except that the incentive payment for an
7amount recovered because of benefits paid under s. 49.19 shall be considered an
8administrative cost under s. 49.19 for the purpose of claiming federal funding.
AB150-ASA, s. 3171 9Section 3171. 49.65 (7) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 49.89 (7) (d) 1. and
10amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1019,1511 49.89 (7) (d) 1. Any county or elected tribal governing body that has made a
12recovery under this section for which it is eligible to receive an incentive payment
13under par. (b) or (c) (bm) shall report such recovery to the department of health and
14social services
within 30 days after the end of the month in which the recovery is
15made in a manner specified by the department of health and social services.
AB150-ASA, s. 3172 16Section 3172. 49.65 (7) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 49.89 (7) (e) and
17amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1019,2018 49.89 (7) (e) The amount of the recovery remaining after payments are made
19under pars. (b) and to (c) shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the
20appropriation from which the assistance was originally paid.
AB150-ASA, s. 3173 21Section 3173. 49.65 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 49.89 (8).
AB150-ASA, s. 3174 22Section 3174. 49.65 (9) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 49.89 (9) (intro.)
23and amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1020,324 49.89 (9)Powers of health maintenance organizations. (intro.) A health
25maintenance organization or other prepaid health care plan has the powers of the

1department of health and social services under subs. (2) to (5) to recover the costs
2which the organization or plan incurs in treating an individual if all of the following
3circumstances are present:
AB150-ASA, s. 3175 4Section 3175. 49.65 (9) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 49.89 (9) (a).
AB150-ASA, s. 3176 5Section 3176. 49.65 (9) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 49.89 (9) (b).
AB150-ASA, s. 3177 6Section 3177. 49.65 (9) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 49.89 (9) (c) and
7amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1020,108 49.89 (9) (c) The medical costs are incurred during a period for which the
9department of health and social services pays a capitation or enrollment fee for the
10recipient.
AB150-ASA, s. 3178 11Section 3178. Subchapter V (title) of chapter 49 [precedes 49.66] of the
12statutes is created to read:
AB150-ASA,1020,1313 Chapter 49
AB150-ASA,1020,1614 Subchapter V
15 Other medically related
16 services and support programs
AB150-ASA, s. 3179 17Section 3179. 49.66 of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-ASA,1020,18 1849.66 Definitions. In this subchapter:
AB150-ASA,1020,19 19(1) "Department" means the department of health and social services.
AB150-ASA,1020,20 20(2) "Secretary" means the secretary of health and social services.
AB150-ASA, s. 3180 21Section 3180. 49.70 of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this
22act), is renumbered 49.38.
AB150-ASA, s. 3181 23Section 3181. 49.70 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1021,2024 49.70 (2) The department shall exercise the options to purchase such securities
25or accept an assignment of such securities when it finds that the owner of the

1securities is a resident of this state and is in need of general relief, public assistance
2or welfare aid, or who but for the ownership of such securities would qualify for
3general relief, public assistance or other welfare aid. If the department exercises an
4option to purchase such security, the purchase price shall be paid out, at par value,
5as general a relief payment. Where the department accepts an assignment of such
6security as provided in this section it shall pay out as general relief an amount equal
7to the par value of the security assigned. The general relief furnished, whether by
8money or otherwise, shall be at such times and in such amounts as will in the
9discretion of the department meet the needs of the recipient and protect the public.
10The department is authorized to exercise the options to purchase assigned to it in
11whole or in part, or to accept an assignment of such securities in whole or in part.
12The department is granted such authority as may be necessary and convenient to
13enable it to exercise the functions and perform the duties required of it by this
14section, including without limitation because of enumeration the authority to
15promulgate rules governing eligibility and the furnishing and paying of general
16relief under this section, the authority to enter into suitable agreements with the
17owner of the security or other appropriate persons for the purpose of carrying out this
18section, and the authority to sell or transfer the securities or defend and prosecute
19all actions concerning it and pay all just claims against it and do all other things
20necessary for the protection, preservation and management of the securities.
AB150-ASA, s. 3182 21Section 3182. 49.80 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 16.385 (title).
AB150-ASA, s. 3183 22Section 3183. 49.80 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 16.385 (1).
AB150-ASA, s. 3184 23Section 3184. 49.80 (2) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 16.385 (2) (title).
AB150-ASA, s. 3185 24Section 3185. 49.80 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 16.385 (2) (a).
AB150-ASA, s. 3186
1Section 3186. 49.80 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 16.385 (2) (b) and
2amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1022,93 16.385 (2) (b) The department of health and social services shall administer a
4low-income warm room program to install low-income warm room program
5materials in the dwellings of low-income warm room program volunteers and to
6train the low-income warm room program volunteers and the members of each
7low-income warm room program volunteer's household in the operation of the
8low-income warm room program materials to achieve maximum health and heating
9efficiency.
AB150-ASA, s. 3187 10Section 3187. 49.80 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 16.385 (3)
11(intro.).
AB150-ASA, s. 3188 12Section 3188. 49.80 (3) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 16.385 (3) (b) and
13amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1022,1614 16.385 (3) (b) By October 1 of every year from the appropriation under s. 20.435
15(4) (md)
20.505 (7) (o), determine the total amount available for payment of heating
16assistance under sub. (6) and determine the benefit schedule.
AB150-ASA, s. 3189 17Section 3189. 49.80 (3) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 16.385 (3) (c) and
18amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1022,2119 16.385 (3) (c) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (mc) 20.505 (7) (m),
20allocate $1,100,000 in each federal fiscal year for the department's expenses in
21administering the funds to provide low-income energy assistance.
AB150-ASA, s. 3190 22Section 3190. 49.80 (3) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 16.385 (3) (d) and
23amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1023,224 16.385 (3) (d) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (md) 20.505 (7) (o),
25allocate $2,900,000 in each federal fiscal year for the expenses of a county

1department, another local governmental agency or a private nonprofit organization
2in administering under sub. (4) the funds to provide low-income energy assistance.
AB150-ASA, s. 3191 3Section 3191. 49.80 (3) (e) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 16.385 (3) (e)
4(intro.) and amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1023,65 16.385 (3) (e) (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (md) 20.505
6(7) (o)
:
AB150-ASA, s. 3192 7Section 3192. 49.80 (3) (e) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 16.385 (3) (e) 1. and
8amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1023,149 16.385 (3) (e) 1. Allocate and transfer to the appropriation under s. 20.505 (7)
10(km), 15% of the moneys received under 42 USC 8621 to 8629 in each federal fiscal
11year under the priority of maintaining funding for the geographical areas on July 20,
121985, and, if funding is reduced, prorating contracted levels of payment, for the
13weatherization assistance program administered by the department of
14administration
under s. 16.39.
AB150-ASA, s. 3193 15Section 3193. 49.80 (3) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1023,1816 49.80 (3) (e) 2. Allocate $2,400,000 not more than $3,200,000 in each federal
17fiscal year for the payment of crisis assistance benefits to meet weather-related or
18fuel supply shortage emergencies under sub. (8).
AB150-ASA, s. 3194 19Section 3194. 49.80 (3) (e) 2. of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act
20.... (this act), is renumbered 16.385 (3) (e) 2.
AB150-ASA, s. 3195 21Section 3195. 49.80 (3) (e) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 16.385 (3) (e) 3.
AB150-ASA, s. 3196 22Section 3196. 49.80 (3) (e) 6. of the statutes is renumbered 16.385 (3) (e) 6.
AB150-ASA, s. 3197 23Section 3197. 49.80 (3) (e) 7. of the statutes is renumbered 16.385 (3) (e) 7.
AB150-ASA, s. 3198 24Section 3198. 49.80 (4) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 16.385 (4) (title).
AB150-ASA, s. 3199
1Section 3199. 49.80 (4) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 16.385 (4) (a) and
2amended to read:
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