Amendment ASA1-SB55

SB55-ASA1, s. 981 Section 981. 49.36 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,620,24 49.36 (2) The department may contract with any county , tribal governing body, or Wisconsin works agency to administer a work experience and job training program for parents who are not custodial parents and who fail to pay child support or to meet their children's needs for support as a result of unemployment or underemployment. The program may provide the kinds of work experience and job training services available from the program under s. 49.193, 1997 stats., or s. 49.147 (3) or (4). The program may also include job search and job orientation activities. The department shall fund the program from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (3) (dz).

SB55-ASA1, s. 982 Section 982. 49.36 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,621,4 49.36 (4) When a person completes 16 weeks of participation in a program under this section, the county, tribal governing body, or Wisconsin works agency operating the program shall inform the clerk of courts, by affidavit, of that completion.

SB55-ASA1, s. 983 Section 983. 49.36 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,621,9 49.36 (5) A person participating in work experience as part of the program under this section is considered an employee of the county, tribal governing body, or Wisconsin works agency administering the program under this section for purposes of worker's compensation benefits only.

SB55-ASA1, s. 984 Section 984. 49.36 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,621,14 49.36 (6) A county, tribal governing body, or Wisconsin works agency administering the program under this section shall reimburse a person for reasonable transportation costs incurred because of participation in a program under this section up to a maximum of $25 per month.

SB55-ASA1, s. 985 Section 985. 49.36 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,621,21 49.36 (7) The department shall pay a county, tribal governing body, or Wisconsin works agency not more than $400 for each person who participates in the program under this section in the region in which the county, tribal governing body, or Wisconsin works agency administers the program under this section. The county, tribal governing body, or Wisconsin works agency shall pay any additional costs of the program.

SB55-ASA1, s. 986 Section 986. 49.43 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,621,25 49.43 (8) "Medical assistance" means any services or items under ss. 49.45 to 49.472 49.473, except s. 49.472 (6), and under ss. 49.49 to 49.497, or any payment or reimbursement made for such services or items.

SB55-ASA1, s. 987 Section 987. 49.45 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,622,7 49.45 (2) (a) 3. Determine the eligibility of persons for medical assistance, rehabilitative, and social services under ss. 49.46, 49.468, and 49.47 and rules and policies adopted by the department and may shall, under a contract under s. 49.33 (2) (a), designate this function to the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 or, to the extent permitted by federal law or a waiver from federal secretary of health and human services to a Wisconsin works agency a tribal governing body.

SB55-ASA1, s. 988 Section 988. 49.45 (2) (a) 3m. of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,622,12 49.45 (2) (a) 3m. If the department does not contract with the department of workforce development under s. 49.197 (5), establish a program to investigate suspected fraudulent activity on the part of recipients of medical assistance and establish a program to reduce errors in the payments of medical assistance.

SB55-ASA1, s. 989 Section 989. 49.45 (5m) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,622,21 49.45 (5m) (am) Notwithstanding sub. (3) (e), from the appropriations under s. 20.435 (4) (b) and, (o), and (w), the department shall distribute not more than $2,256,000 in each fiscal year, to provide supplemental funds to rural hospitals that, as determined by the department, have high utilization of inpatient services by patients whose care is provided from governmental sources, and to provide supplemental funds to critical access hospitals, except that the department may not distribute funds to a rural hospital or to a critical access hospital to the extent that the distribution would exceed any limitation under 42 USC 1396b (i) (3).

SB55-ASA1, s. 990 Section 990. 49.45 (5r) of the statutes is repealed.

SB55-ASA1, s. 991 Section 991. 49.45 (6b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,623,5 49.45 (6b) Centers for the developmentally disabled. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (2) (gk), the department may reimburse the cost of services provided by the centers for the developmentally disabled. Reimbursement to the centers for the developmentally disabled shall be reduced following each placement made under s. 46.275 that involves a relocation from a center for the developmentally disabled, by $184 $200 per day, beginning in fiscal year 1999-2000 2001-02, and by $190 $225 per day, beginning in fiscal year 2000-01 2002-03.

SB55-ASA1, s. 992 Section 992. 49.45 (6m) (ag) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,623,13 49.45 (6m) (ag) (intro.) Payment for care provided in a facility under this subsection made under s. 20.435 (4) (b), (pa) or, (o), or (w) shall, except as provided in pars. (bg), (bm), and (br), be determined according to a prospective payment system updated annually by the department. The payment system shall implement standards that are necessary and proper for providing patient care and that meet quality and safety standards established under subch. II of ch. 50 and ch. 150. The payment system shall reflect all of the following:

SB55-ASA1, s. 993 Section 993. 49.45 (6m) (ar) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,623,21 49.45 (6m) (ar) 1. a. The department shall establish standards for payment of allowable direct care costs, for facilities that do not primarily serve the developmentally disabled, that take into account direct care costs for a sample of all of those facilities in this state and separate standards for payment of allowable direct care costs, for facilities that primarily serve the developmentally disabled, that take into account direct care costs for a sample of all of those facilities in this state. The standards shall be adjusted by the department for regional labor cost variations.

SB55-ASA1, s. 994 Section 994. 49.45 (6t) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,624,8 49.45 (6t) County department and local health department operating deficit reduction. (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (o), for reduction of operating deficits, as defined under criteria developed by the department, incurred by a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, or 51.42 or by a local health department, as defined in s. 250.01 (4), for services provided under s. 49.46 (2) (a) 4. d. and (b) 6. f., fm., j., k. and, L., and Lm., 9. and, 15., and 18., for case management services under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 12. and for mental health day treatment services for minors provided under the authorization under 42 USC 1396d (r) (5), the department shall allocate up to $4,500,000 moneys in each fiscal year to these county departments, or local health departments as determined by the department, and shall perform all of the following:

SB55-ASA1, s. 995 Section 995. 49.45 (6t) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:

SB55-ASA1,624,21 49.45 (6t) County department and local health department operating deficit reduction. (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (o), for reduction of operating deficits, as defined under criteria developed by the department, incurred by a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, or 51.42 or by a local health department, as defined in s. 250.01 (4), for services provided under s. 49.46 (2) (a) 4. d. and (b) 6. f., fm., j., k., L., and Lm., 9., and 15., for case management services under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 12. and for mental health day treatment services for minors provided under the authorization under 42 USC 1396d (r) (5), the department shall allocate moneys in each fiscal year to these county departments, or local health departments as determined by the department, and shall perform all of the following:

SB55-ASA1, s. 996 Section 996. 49.45 (6t) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,625,5 49.45 (6t) (a) For the reduction of operating deficits incurred by the county departments or local health departments, estimate the availability of federal medicaid funds that may be matched to county, city, town, or village funds that are expended for costs in excess of reimbursement for services provided under s. 49.46 (2) (a) 4. d. and (b) 6. f., fm., j., k. and, L., and Lm., 9. and , 15., and 18., for case management services under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 12. and for mental health day treatment services for minor minors provided under the authorization under 42 USC 1396d (r) (5).

SB55-ASA1, s. 997 Section 997. 49.45 (6t) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:

SB55-ASA1,625,14 49.45 (6t) (a) For the reduction of operating deficits incurred by the county departments or local health departments, estimate the availability of federal medicaid funds that may be matched to county, city, town, or village funds that are expended for costs in excess of reimbursement for services provided under s. 49.46 (2) (a) 4. d. and (b) 6. f., fm., j., k., L., and Lm., 9., and 15., for case management services under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 12. and for mental health day treatment services for minors provided under the authorization under 42 USC 1396d (r) (5).

SB55-ASA1, s. 998 Section 998. 49.45 (6u) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is renumbered 49.45 (6u) (am), and 49.45 (6u) (am) (intro.) and 2. (intro.) and b., 3., 4., 5. and 6., as renumbered, are amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,626,3 49.45 (6u) (am) (intro.) Notwithstanding sub. (6m), in state fiscal years in which less than $115,200,000 in federal financial participation relating to facilities is received under 42 CFR 433.51, from the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.435 (4) (o) and (w), for reduction of operating deficits, as defined under criteria developed the methodology used by the department in December, 2000, incurred by a facility that is established under s. 49.70 (1) or that is owned and operated by a city, village, or town, the department may not distribute to these facilities more than $40,100,000 $37,100,000 in each fiscal year, as determined by the department. The total amount that a county certifies under this subsection may not exceed 100% of otherwise-unreimbursed care. In distributing funds under this subsection, the department shall perform all of the following:

SB55-ASA1,626,6 2. (intro.) Based on the amount estimated available under par. (a) subd. 1., develop a method to distribute this allocation to the individual facilities that have incurred operating deficits that shall include:

SB55-ASA1,626,10 b. Agreement by the county in which is located the facility established under s. 49.70 (1) and agreement by the city, village, or town that owns and operates the facility that the applicable county, city, village, or town shall provide funds to match federal medical assistance matching funds under this subsection paragraph.

SB55-ASA1,626,12 3. Distribute the allocation under the distribution method that is developed, unless a county has failed to comply with par. (b) 2m subd. 2. bm.

SB55-ASA1,626,17 4. If the federal department of health and human services approves for state expenditure in a fiscal year amounts under s. 20.435 (4) (o) and (w) that result in a lesser allocation amount than that allocated under this subsection paragraph, allocate not more than the lesser amount so approved by the federal department of health and human services.

SB55-ASA1,626,22 5. If the federal department of health and human services approves for state expenditure in a fiscal year amounts under s. 20.435 (4) (o) and (w) that result in a lesser allocation amount than that allocated under this subsection paragraph, submit a revision of the method developed under par. (b) subd. 2. for approval by the joint committee on finance in that state fiscal year.

SB55-ASA1,626,25 6. If the federal department of health and human services disallows use of the allocation of matching federal medical assistance funds distributed under par. (c) subd. 3., apply the requirements under sub. (6m) (br).

SB55-ASA1, s. 999 Section 999. 49.45 (6u) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,627,14 49.45 (6u) Supplemental payments to certain facilities. (intro.) Notwithstanding sub. (6m), from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (o), for reduction of operating deficits, as defined under criteria developed by the department, incurred by a facility, as defined under sub. (6m) (a) 3., that is established under s. 49.70 (1) or that is owned and operated by a city, village or town, the department may not distribute to these facilities more than $38,600,000 $40,100,000 in each fiscal year, as determined by the department, except that the department shall also distribute for this same purpose from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (o) any additional federal medical assistance moneys that were not anticipated before enactment of the biennial budget act or other legislation affecting s. 20.435 (4) (o). The total amount that a county certifies under this subsection may not exceed 100% of otherwise-unreimbursed care. In distributing funds under this subsection, the department shall perform all of the following:

SB55-ASA1, s. 1000 Section 1000. 49.45 (6u) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,627,17 49.45 (6u) (ag) In this subsection, "facility" has the meaning given in sub. (6m) (a) 3.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1001 Section 1001. 49.45 (6u) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,628,2 49.45 (6u) (bm) In state fiscal years in which $115,200,000 or more in federal financial participation relating to facilities is received under 42 CFR 433.51, from the appropriations under s. 20.435 (4) (o) and (w), for reduction of operating deficits, as defined under criteria developed by the department, incurred by a facility that is established under s. 49.70 (1) or that is owned and operated by a city, village, or town, the department may not distribute to these facilities more than $77,100,000 in each fiscal year, as determined by the department under a methodology as specified in the state plan for services under 42 USC 1396.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1002 Section 1002. 49.45 (6x) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,628,9 49.45 (6x) (a) Notwithstanding sub. (3) (e), from the appropriations under s. 20.435 (4) (b) and, (o), and (w), the department shall distribute not more than $4,748,000 in each fiscal year, to provide funds to an essential access city hospital, except that the department may not allocate funds to an essential access city hospital to the extent that the allocation would exceed any limitation under 42 USC 1396b (i) (3).

SB55-ASA1, s. 1003 Section 1003. 49.45 (6y) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,628,20 49.45 (6y) (a) Notwithstanding sub. (3) (e), from the appropriations under s. 20.435 (4) (b) and, (o), and (w), the department shall distribute funding in each fiscal year to provide supplemental payment to hospitals that enter into a contract under s. 49.02 (2) to provide health care services funded by a relief block grant, as determined by the department, for hospital services that are not in excess of the hospitals' customary charges for the services, as limited under 42 USC 1396b (i) (3). If no relief block grant is awarded under this chapter or if the allocation of funds to such hospitals would exceed any limitation under 42 USC 1396b (i) (3), the department may distribute funds to hospitals that have not entered into a contract under s. 49.02 (2).

SB55-ASA1, s. 1004 Section 1004. 49.45 (6y) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,629,3 49.45 (6y) (am) Notwithstanding sub. (3) (e), from the appropriations under s. 20.435 (4) (b), (h) and, (o), and (w), the department shall distribute funding in each fiscal year to provide supplemental payments to hospitals that enter into contracts under s. 49.02 (2) with a county having a population of 500,000 or more to provide health care services funded by a relief block grant, as determined by the department, for hospital services that are not in excess of the hospitals' customary charges for the services, as limited under 42 USC 1396b (i) (3).

SB55-ASA1, s. 1005 Section 1005. 49.45 (6z) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,629,15 49.45 (6z) (a) (intro.) Notwithstanding sub. (3) (e), from the appropriations under s. 20.435 (4) (b) and, (o), and (w), the department shall distribute funding in each fiscal year to supplement payment for services to hospitals that enter into a contract under s. 49.02 (2) to provide health care services funded by a relief block grant under this chapter, if the department determines that the hospitals serve a disproportionate number of low-income patients with special needs. If no medical relief block grant under this chapter is awarded or if the allocation of funds to such hospitals would exceed any limitation under 42 USC 1396b (i) (3), the department may distribute funds to hospitals that have not entered into a contract under s. 49.02 (2). The department may not distribute funds under this subsection to the extent that the distribution would do any of the following:

SB55-ASA1, s. 1006 Section 1006. 49.45 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,629,21 49.45 (8) (b) Reimbursement under s. 20.435 (4) (b) and, (o), and (w) for home health services provided by a certified home health agency or independent nurse shall be made at the home health agency's or nurse's usual and customary fee per patient care visit, subject to a maximum allowable fee per patient care visit that is established under par. (c).

SB55-ASA1, s. 1787m Section 1787m. 49.45 (22) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,630,2 49.45 (22) (a) If the department contracts with health maintenance organizations for the provision of medical assistance it shall give special consideration to health maintenance organizations that provide or that contract to provide comprehensive, specialized health care services to pregnant teenagers.

SB55-ASA1,630,11 (b) If the department contracts with health maintenance organizations for the provision of medical assistance, the department shall determine which medical assistance recipients who have attained the age of 2 but have not attained the age of 6 and who are at risk for lead poisoning have not received lead screening from those health maintenance organizations. The department shall report annually to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) on the percentage of medical assistance recipients under the age of 2 who received a lead screening test in that year provided by a health maintenance organization compared with the percentage that the department set as a goal for that year.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1787mg Section 1787mg. 49.45 (22) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,630,22 49.45 (22) (c) If the department contracts with health maintenance organizations for the provision of medical assistance, each contract shall require a health maintenance organization to contract with at least the number of primary care providers, within a radius of 30 miles from the boundary of the area the health maintenance organization serves, that is sufficient to ensure that each medical assistance recipient who is eligible for medical assistance under s. 49.46 (1) (a) 1., 1g., 1m., 6., 9., 10., 11., 12., or 13. or 49.47 (4) (ag) 1. or 2. will be able to adequately access the health care services offered by the health maintenance organization. The department shall determine the number of primary care providers with whom each health maintenance organization is required to contract.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1007 Section 1007. 49.45 (24m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,631,3 49.45 (24m) Home health care and personal care pilot program. (intro.) From the appropriations under s. 20.435 (4) (b) and, (o), and (w), in order to test the feasibility of instituting a system of reimbursement for providers of home health care and personal care services for medical assistance recipients that is based on competitive bidding, the department shall:

SB55-ASA1, s. 1008 Section 1008. 49.45 (30m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,631,7 49.45 (30m) Certain services for developmentally disabled. A county shall provide the portion of the services under s. 51.06 (1) (1m) (d) to individuals who are eligible for medical assistance that is not provided by the federal government.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1009 Section 1009. 49.45 (40) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,631,12 49.45 (40) Periodic record matches. The If the department contracts with the department of workforce development under s. 49.197 (5), the department shall cooperate with the department of workforce development in matching records of medical assistance recipients under s. 49.32 (7).

SB55-ASA1, s. 1010 Section 1010. 49.45 (46) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,631,14 49.45 (46) (b) This subsection does not apply after July 1 June 30, 2003.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1011 Section 1011. 49.45 (48) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,631,20 49.45 (48) Payment of medicare part B outpatient hospital services coinsurances. The department shall include in the state plan for medical assistance a methodology for payment of the medicare part B outpatient hospital services coinsurance amounts that are authorized under ss. 49.46 (2) (c) 2., 4., and 5m., 49.468 (1) (b), and 49.47 (6) (a) 6. b., d., and f.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1012 Section 1012. 49.46 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,631,25 49.46 (1) (a) 1. Any person included in the Notwithstanding s. 49.19 (20), any individual who, without regard to the individual's resources, would qualify for a grant of aid to families with dependent children and any person who does under s. 49.19.

SB55-ASA1,632,4 1g. Notwithstanding s. 49.19 (20), any individual who, without regard to the individual's resources, would qualify for a grant of aid to families with dependent children but who would not receive such the aid solely because of the application of s. 49.19 (11) (a) 7.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1797g Section 1797g. 49.46 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,632,10 49.46 (1) (a) 1. Notwithstanding s. 49.19 (20), any individual who, without regard to the individual's resources or income, would qualify for a grant of aid to families with dependent children under s. 49.19 and whose income does not exceed the income limit under par. (ar).

SB55-ASA1, s. 1797j Section 1797j. 49.46 (1) (a) 1g. of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,632,17 49.46 (1) (a) 1g. Notwithstanding s. 49.19 (20), any individual who, without regard to the individual's resources or income, would qualify for a grant of aid to families with dependent children but who would not receive the aid solely because of the application of s. 49.19 (11) (a) 7. and whose income does not exceed the income limit under par. (ar).

SB55-ASA1, s. 1013 Section 1013. 49.46 (1) (a) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,632,22 49.46 (1) (a) 1m. Any pregnant woman who meets the resource and whose income limits does not exceed the standard of need under s. 49.19 (4) (bm) and (es) (11) and whose pregnancy is medically verified. Eligibility continues to the last day of the month in which the 60th day after the last day of the pregnancy falls.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1798g Section 1798g. 49.46 (1) (a) 1m. of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,633,4 49.46 (1) (a) 1m. Any pregnant woman whose income does not exceed the standard of need under s. 49.19 (11) income limit under par. (ar) and whose pregnancy is medically verified. Eligibility continues to the last day of the month in which the 60th day after the last day of the pregnancy falls.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1014 Section 1014. 49.46 (1) (a) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,633,9 49.46 (1) (a) 6. Any person not described in pars. (c) to (e) who is, without regard to the individual's resources, would be considered, under federal law, to be receiving aid to families with dependent children for the purpose of determining eligibility for medical assistance.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1800m Section 1800m. 49.46 (1) (a) 6. of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,633,16 49.46 (1) (a) 6. Any person not described in pars. (c) to (e) who, without regard to the individual's resources or income, would be considered, under federal law, to be receiving aid to families with dependent children for the purpose of determining eligibility for medical assistance and whose income does not exceed the income limit under par. (ar).

SB55-ASA1, s. 1015 Section 1015. 49.46 (1) (a) 9. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,633,20 49.46 (1) (a) 9. Any pregnant woman not described under subd. 1., 1g., or 1m. whose family income does not exceed 133% of the poverty line for a family the size of the woman's family.