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48.981
(1) (fm) "Relative" means a parent, grandparent,
greatgrandparent, 15stepparent, brother, sister, first cousin, 2nd cousin, nephew, niece, uncle, aunt,
16stepgrandparent, stepbrother, stepsister, half brother, half sister, brother-in-law,
17sister-in-law, stepuncle
, or stepaunt.".
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(1d) Eligibility determinations. (a) The department shall certify
23eligibility for and issue food coupons for the food stamp program and shall, under a
24contract under s. 49.33 (2), designate the functions to the county department under
1s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 or the governing body of a federally recognized American
2Indian tribe or band. The department may designate these functions, to the extent
3permitted under federal law or a waiver under par. (b), to a Wisconsin works agency.
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(b) The department shall request a waiver from the federal secretary of health
5and human services to permit Wisconsin works agencies to certify eligibility for and
6issue food coupons for the food stamp program. If the department receives the
7waiver, the department shall implement the waiver except that, prior to
8implementing the waiver, the department shall submit the terms of the waiver and
9an implementation plan to the joint committee on finance.
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10Section 1656tik. 49.124 (1d) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act
11.... (this act), is renumbered 49.79 (1m).".
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16"49.125
(1) The department,
or a county, or an elected governing body of a
17federally recognized American Indian tribe or band or a Wisconsin works agency".
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49.134
(2) (a) From the
appropriation under s. 20.445 (3) (dz) and the allocation
21under s. 49.155 (1g) (b), the department shall make grants to local agencies to fund
22child care resource and referral services provided by those local agencies. The
23department shall provide an allocation formula to determine the amount of a grant
24awarded under this section.".
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549.1475 Follow-up services. Following any follow-up period required by the
6contract entered into under s. 49.143, a Wisconsin works agency may provide case
7management services for an individual who moves from a Wisconsin works
8employment position to unsubsidized employment to help the individual retain the
9unsubsidized employment. Case management services may include the provision of
10employment skills training; English as a 2nd language classes, if the Wisconsin
11works agency determines that the course will facilitate the individual's efforts to
12retain employment; a course of study meeting the standards established under s.
13115.29 (4) for the granting of a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation;
14or other remedial education courses.
A Wisconsin works agency shall coordinate case
15management services with a program offered by a technical college under s. 38.34. 16The Wisconsin works agency may provide case management services regardless of
17the individual's income and asset levels.".
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49.147
(6) (c)
Distribution and administration. From the appropriations under
21s. 20.445 (3)
(e), (jL) and (md), the department shall distribute funds for job access
22loans to a Wisconsin works agency, which shall administer the loans in accordance
23with rules promulgated by the department.".
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49.155
(1d) (a) The department shall promulgate rules establishing standards
3for the certification of child care providers under s. 48.651.
In establishing the
4requirements for certification under this paragraph of a child care provider who
5provides care and supervision for children under one year of age, the department
6shall include a requirement that all providers and all employees and volunteers of
7a provider who provide care and supervision for children receive, before the date on
8which the provider is certified or the employment or volunteer work commences,
9whichever is applicable, training in the most current medically accepted methods of
10preventing sudden infant death syndrome. In establishing the requirements for
11certification as a Level II certified family day care provider, the department may not
12include
a any other requirement for training for providers.".
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14"
Section 1676e. 49.155 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 49.155 (5) (a) and
15amended to read:
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49.155
(5) (a)
Liability for payment.
An Except as provided in par. (b), an 17individual is liable for the percentage of the cost of the child care specified by the
18department in a printed copayment schedule.
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19(b) An individual who is under the age of 20 and is attending high school or
20participating in a course of study meeting the standards established under s. 115.29
21(4) for the granting of a declaration of equivalency to high school graduation may not
22be determined liable for more than the minimum copayment amount for the type of
23child care received and the number of children receiving child care.".
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449.173 (title)
Workforce attachment and advancement program.".
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49.175
(1) (qd)
Child care resource and referral services. For child care resource
15and referral services grants under s. 49.134 (2), $400,000 in fiscal year 2001-02 and
16$400,000 in fiscal year 2002-03.".
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49.175
(1) (zq)
Job retention skills development programs. For the transfer of
10moneys to the technical college system board for implementation costs for job
11retention skills development programs under s. 38.34, $200,000 in fiscal year
122001-02.".
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149.45
(2) (a) 2m. Consider for payment a correct and complete claim or
2adjustment received by the department's fiscal agent within no more than 365 days
3after the date of service, except in any of the following circumstances:
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a. Circumstances specified by the department by rule.
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b. If services that are reimbursable under this subdivision were initially
6reimbursed as general relief under s. 49.02, 1991 stats., or as medical relief under
7a relief block grant under s. 49.025, 49.027, or 49.029 and if the entity that submits
8the claim reimburses the department under a contract with the county that
9originally paid the claim that is entered into before the department receives the
10claim, for any additional departmental administrative costs necessary to process the
11claim.
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49.45
(2) (a) 2n. Subdivision 2m. does not apply after June 30, 2005.".
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14813. Page 621, line 7: after "
body" insert "
. The department may designate
15the function, to the extent permitted under federal law or a waiver from the federal
16secretary of health and human services, to a Wisconsin works agency".
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18"
Section 1750d. 49.45 (2) (a) 10. of the statutes is renumbered 49.45 (2) (a) 10.
19a. and amended to read:
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49.45
(2) (a) 10. a. After reasonable notice and opportunity for
hearing the
21provider to present information and argument to department staff, recover money
22improperly or erroneously paid
, or overpayments to a provider
either by offsetting
23or adjusting amounts owed the provider under the program, crediting against a
24provider's future claims for reimbursement for other services or items furnished by
1the provider under the program, or
by requiring the provider to make direct payment
2to the department or its fiscal intermediary.
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49.45
(2) (a) 10. b. Establish a deadline for payment of a recovery imposed
5under this subdivision and, if a provider fails to pay all of the amount to be recovered
6by the deadline, require payment, by the provider, of interest on any delinquent
7amount at the rate of 1% per month or fraction of a month from the date of the
8overpayment.
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49.45
(2) (a) 11. Establish criteria for
the certification of
eligible providers of
11services under Title XIX of the social security act
medical assistance and, except as
12provided in
par. (b) 6m. and s. 49.48
, and subject to par. (b) 7. and 8., certify
such
13eligible providers
who meet the criteria.
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49.45
(2) (a) 12. Decertify
or suspend under this subdivision a provider from
16or restrict a provider's participation in the medical assistance program, if after
17giving reasonable notice and opportunity for hearing
, the department finds that the
18provider has violated
a federal
statute or regulation or
a state
law
statute or
19administrative rule and
such violations are by law
the violation is by statute,
20regulation
, or rule grounds for decertification or
suspension restriction. The
21department shall suspend the provider pending the hearing under this subdivision
22if the department includes in its decertification notice findings that the provider's
23continued participation in the medical assistance program pending hearing is likely
24to lead to the irretrievable loss of public funds and is unnecessary to provide
25adequate access to services to medical assistance recipients. As soon as practicable
1after the hearing, the department shall issue a written decision. No payment may
2be made under the medical assistance program with respect to any service or item
3furnished by the provider subsequent to decertification or during the period of
4suspension.
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49.45
(2) (b) 6m. Limit the number of providers of particular services that may
7be certified under par. (a) 11. or the amount of resources, including employees and
8equipment, that a certified provider may use to provide particular services to medical
9assistance recipients, if the department finds all of the following:
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a. That existing certified providers and resources provide services that are
11adequate in quality and amount to meet the need of medical assistance recipients for
12the particular services.
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b. That the potential for medical assistance fraud or abuse exists if additional
14providers are certified or additional resources are used by certified providers.
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(2) (b) 7. Require, as a condition of certification under par. (a) 11., all
17providers of a specific service that is among those enumerated under s. 49.46 (2) or
1849.47 (6) (a), as specified in this subdivision, to file with the department a surety bond
19issued by a surety company licensed to do business in this state. Providers subject
20to this subdivision provide those services specified under s. 49.46 (2) or 49.47 (6) (a)
21for which providers have demonstrated significant potential to violate s. 49.49 (1) (a),
22(2) (a) or (b), (3), (3m) (a), (3p), (4) (a), or (4m) (a), to require recovery under par. (a)
2310., or to need additional sanctions under par. (a) 13. The surety bond shall be
24payable to the department in an amount that the department determines is
25reasonable in view of amounts of former recoveries against providers of the specific
1service and the department's costs to pursue those recoveries. The department shall
2promulgate rules under this subdivision that specify all of the following:
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a. Services under medical assistance for which providers have demonstrated
4significant potential to violate s. 49.49 (1) (a), (2) (a) or (b), (3), (3m) (a), (3p), (4) (a),
5or (4m) (a), to require recovery under par. (a) 10., or to need additional sanctions
6under par. (a) 13.
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b. The amount or amounts of the surety bonds.
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c. Terms of the surety bond, including amounts, if any, without interest to be
9refunded to the provider upon withdrawal or decertification from the medical
10assistance program.
