Amendment AA34-ASA1-AB100

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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 34, TO ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1, TO 2005 ASSEMBLY BILL 100

June 21, 2005 - Offered by Representative Colon.

AB100-ASA1-AA34,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the substitute amendment as follows:

AB100-ASA1-AA34,1,2 1. Page 82, line 4: delete lines 4 and 5.

AB100-ASA1-AA34,1,3 2. Page 169, line 23: delete "3,535,500" and substitute "6,821,900".

AB100-ASA1-AA34,1,4 3. Page 169, line 23: delete "-0-" and substitute "7,076,600".

AB100-ASA1-AA34,1,5 4. Page 170, line 1: delete "75,649,500" and substitute "146,321,300".

AB100-ASA1-AA34,1,6 5. Page 170, line 1: delete "-0-" and substitute "175,169,700".

AB100-ASA1-AA34,1,7 6. Page 254, line 5: delete lines 5 to 8.

AB100-ASA1-AA34,1,8 7. Page 291, line 7: delete lines 7 and 8.

AB100-ASA1-AA34,1,9 8. Page 349, line 21: delete that line.

AB100-ASA1-AA34,1,10 9. Page 354, line 16: delete lines 16 to 23.

AB100-ASA1-AA34,1,11 10. Page 563, line 18: delete lines 18 to 20.

AB100-ASA1-AA34,2,1 11. Page 616, line 3: delete lines 3 to 5.

AB100-ASA1-AA34,2,2 12. Page 681, line 14: delete lines 14 to 17.

AB100-ASA1-AA34,2,4 13. Page 800, line 8: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 812, line 21, and substitute:

AB100-ASA1-AA34,2,6 " Section 2033d. 149.12 (2) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 149.12 (2) (f) 1. and amended to read:

AB100-ASA1-AA34,2,8 149.12 (2) (f) 1. No Except as provided in subd. 2., no person who is eligible for medical assistance is eligible for coverage under the plan.

AB100-ASA1-AA34, s. 2034d Section 2034d. 149.12 (2) (f) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-ASA1-AA34,2,11 149.12 (2) (f) 2. Subdivision 1. does not apply to a person who is eligible for only any of the following types of medical assistance:

AB100-ASA1-AA34,2,12 a. Family planning services under s. 49.45 (24r).

AB100-ASA1-AA34,2,14 b. Care and services for the treatment of an emergency medical condition under 42 USC 1396b (v), as provided in s. 49.45 (27).

AB100-ASA1-AA34,2,15 c. Medical assistance under s. 49.46 (1) (a) 15.

AB100-ASA1-AA34,2,16 d. Ambulatory prenatal care under s. 49.465.

AB100-ASA1-AA34,2,18 e. Medicare premium, coinsurance, and deductible payments under s. 49.46 (2) (c) 2. or 3., 49.468 (1) (b) or (c), or 49.47 (6) (a) 6. b. or c.

AB100-ASA1-AA34,2,20 f. Medicare premium payments under s. 49.46 (2) (cm), 49.468 (1m) or (2), or 49.47 (6) (a) 6m.

AB100-ASA1-AA34, s. 2035d Section 2035d. 149.12 (2) (g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-ASA1-AA34,2,23 149.12 (2) (g) A person is not eligible for coverage under the plan if the person is eligible for any of the following:

AB100-ASA1-AA34,2,24 1. Services under s. 46.27 (11), 46.275, 46.277, or 46.278.

AB100-ASA1-AA34,3,2 2. Medical assistance provided as part of a family care benefit, as defined in s. 46.2805 (4).

AB100-ASA1-AA34,3,4 3. Services provided under a waiver requested under 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, section 9123 (16rs), or 2003 Wisconsin Act 33, section 9124 (8c).

AB100-ASA1-AA34,3,6 4. Services provided under the program of all-inclusive care for persons aged 55 or older authorized under 42 USC 1396u-4.

AB100-ASA1-AA34,3,8 5. Services provided under the demonstration program under a federal waiver authorized under 42 USC 1315.

AB100-ASA1-AA34,3,10 6. Health care coverage under the Badger Care health care program under s. 49.665.

AB100-ASA1-AA34, s. 2036d Section 2036d. 149.14 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1-AA34,3,19 149.14 (5) (b) Except as provided in pars. (c) and (e), if the covered costs incurred in a calendar year by the an eligible person who is not eligible for Medicare exceed the deductible for major medical expense coverage in a calendar year, the plan shall pay at least 80% of any additional covered costs incurred by the person during the calendar year, and if the covered costs incurred in a calendar year by an eligible person who is eligible for Medicare exceed the deductible for major medical expense coverage or $2,000, whichever is less, the plan shall pay 100% of any additional covered costs incurred by the person during the calendar year.

AB100-ASA1-AA34, s. 2037d Section 2037d. 149.14 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1-AA34,4,2 149.14 (5) (c) Except as provided in par. (e), if the aggregate of the covered costs not paid by the plan under par. (b) and the deductible exceeds $500 for an eligible person receiving medicare, $2,000 for any other in a calendar year for an eligible person during a calendar year who is not eligible for Medicare, or $4,000 in a calendar year for all eligible persons in a family, the plan shall pay 100% of all covered costs incurred by the eligible person or the eligible persons in the family during the calendar year after the payment ceilings under this paragraph are exceeded.

AB100-ASA1-AA34, s. 2038d Section 2038d. 149.14 (5) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1-AA34,4,25 149.14 (5) (e) Subject to sub. (8) (b), the department may, by rule under s. 149.17 (4), establish for prescription drug coverage under sub. (3) (d) copayment amounts, coinsurance rates, and establish a 3-tiered copayment structure for prescription drugs. The copayment and coinsurance out-of-pocket limits limit for prescription drug coverage under sub. (3) (d) over which the plan will pay 100% of covered costs under sub. (3) (d) may be $300. The department may establish that only certain copayment amounts count toward the out-of-pocket limit. The department may provide subsidies for prescription drug copayment amounts paid by eligible persons under s. 149.165 (2) (a) 1. to 5. Any copayment amount, coinsurance rate, or out-of-pocket limit established under this paragraph is subject to the approval of the board Subject to sub. (8) (b), the department may change, by rule under s. 149.17 (4), the out-of-pocket limit. Using the procedure under s. 227.24, the department may promulgate rules under this paragraph for the period before the effective date of any permanent rules promulgated under this paragraph, but not to exceed the period authorized under s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2). Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and (3), the department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this paragraph as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to make a finding of emergency for promulgating a rule under this paragraph as an emergency rule. Copayments and coinsurance paid by an eligible person under this paragraph are separate from and do not count toward the deductible and covered costs not paid by the plan under pars. (a) to (c).

AB100-ASA1-AA34, s. 2039d Section 2039d. 149.142 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1-AA34,5,6 149.142 (1) (b) The payment rate for a prescription drug shall be the allowable charge paid under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 6. h. for the prescription drug. Notwithstanding s. 149.17 (4), the department may not reduce the payment rate for prescription drugs below the rate specified in this paragraph, and the rate may not be adjusted under s. 149.143 or 149.144 set by the department, subject to the approval of the board.

AB100-ASA1-AA34, s. 2040d Section 2040d. 149.142 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1-AA34,5,9 149.142 (2) Except as provided in sub. (1) (b), the The rates established under this section are subject to adjustment under ss. 149.143 and 149.144.

AB100-ASA1-AA34, s. 2041d Section 2041d. 149.143 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1-AA34,5,18 149.143 (1) (intro.) The department shall pay or recover the operating costs of the plan from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (v) and administrative costs of the plan from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (u). For purposes of determining premiums, insurer assessments and provider payment rate adjustments, the department shall apportion and prioritize responsibility for payment or recovery of plan costs, excluding deductible reductions under s. 149.14 (5) (a) and prescription drug copayment reductions under s. 149.14 (5) (e), from among the moneys constituting the fund as follows:

AB100-ASA1-AA34, s. 2042d Section 2042d. 149.143 (1) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1-AA34,6,2 149.143 (1) (am) 1. First, from premiums from eligible persons with coverage under s. 149.14 (2) (a) set at a rate that is 140% to 150% of the rate that a standard risk would be charged under an individual policy providing substantially the same coverage and deductibles as are provided under the plan and from eligible persons with coverage under s. 149.14 (2) (b) set in accordance with s. 149.14 (5m), including amounts received for premium, deductible, and prescription drug copayment subsidies under s. 149.144, and from premiums collected from eligible persons with coverage under s. 149.146 set in accordance with s. 149.146 (2) (b).