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3"
Section 642d. 20.435 (4) (bv) of the statutes is amended to read:
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20.435
(4) (bv)
Prescription drug assistance for elderly; aids. Biennially, the
5amounts in the schedule for payment to pharmacies and pharmacists under s. 49.688
6(7) for prescription drug assistance for elderly persons
and, if there are moneys
7remaining after payments to pharmacies and pharmacists, for the purposes under
8s. 49.688 (13).".
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20.435
(4) (j)
Prescription drug assistance for elderly; manufacturer rebates. 12All moneys received from rebate payments by manufacturers under s. 49.688 (6), to
1be used for payment to pharmacies and pharmacists under s. 49.688 (7) for
2prescription drug assistance for elderly persons
and, if there are moneys remaining
3after payments to pharmacies and pharmacists, for the purposes under s. 49.688
4(13).
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20.435
(4) (jb)
Prescription drug assistance for elderly; enrollment fees. All
7moneys received from payment of enrollment fees under s. 49.688 (3), to be used for
8administration of the program under s. 49.688
and, if there are moneys remaining
9after paying for program administration, for the purposes under s. 49.688 (13).".
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46.281 (1n) (g) The department shall use funds received for the Money Follows
13the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Project authorized under section 6071 of the
14federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 to enroll individuals receiving institutional care
15in the family care program under s. 46.286, the family care partnership program
16operated under an amendment to the state medical assistance plan, as authorized
17in
42 USC 1396n (i), or the self-directed services option operated under a waiver
18from the secretary of the federal department of health and human services under
42
19USC 1396n (c).".
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23"(d) 1. Before implementing a policy proposed under par. (c), the department
24shall hold a public hearing on those changes.
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12. Before implementing a policy proposed under par. (c), the department shall
2request that the legislative reference bureau draft legislation to incorporate that
3change into the statutes. The secretary shall submit the proposed legislation to the
4standing committee of each house of the legislature that has jurisdiction over
5Medical Assistance matters under s. 13.172 (3).".
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49.688
(13) If there are moneys available in the appropriation accounts under
11s. 20.435 (4) (bv), (j), or (jb), the department shall use those moneys to reduce
12enrollment costs for individuals participating in the program under this section, to
13reduce the prices paid by individuals in the program under this section for
14prescription drugs, and to enlarge the number of prescription drugs available under
15the program under this section.".
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18"
(3h) Long-term care cost-effectiveness study.
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19(a) In this subsection:
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201. "Family care partnership program" means an integrated health and
21long-term care program operated under an amendment to the state medical
22assistance plan, as authorized in
42 USC 1396n (i).
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232. "Family care program" means the benefit program under section 46.286 of
24the statutes.
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13. "Institutional facility" means a nursing home under section 50.01 (3) of the
2statutes, an intermediate care facility for persons with mental retardation under
3section 50.14 (1) (b) of the statutes, or a center for the developmentally disabled
4under section 51.01 (3) of the statutes.
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54. "Long-term care programs" means all of the following:
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6a. The family care program.
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7b. The self-directed services option.
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8c. The family care partnership program.
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9d. The program for all-inclusive care for the elderly under
42 USC 1396u-4.
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105. "Self-directed services option" means the program operated under a waiver
11from the secretary of the federal department of health and human services under
4212USC 1396n (c) that allows participants to self-manage publicly funded long-term
13
care services.
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14(b) The joint legislative audit committee is requested to direct the legislative
15audit bureau to conduct a performance evaluation of the family care program, the
16family care partnership program, the self-directed services option, and the program
17for all-inclusive care of the elderly under
42 USC 1396u-4. If conducted, the audit
18shall compare the cost-effectiveness of each program to each of the other programs;
19the cost-effectiveness of each program to the benefits provided to medical assistance
20
recipients under section 49.46 (2) (a) and (b) of the statutes; the cost-effectiveness
21of the care that individuals receive before they enroll in a long-term care program
22to the care that the individuals receive in a long-term care program; and the cost
23effectiveness of the care individuals receive in a long-term care program to the cost
24of care in an institutional facility. If the committee directs the legislative audit
1bureau to conduct the audit, the bureau shall file its reports in the manner described
2under section 13.94 (1) (b) of the statutes by March 1, 2012.".
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4"(9f)
Prescription drug assistance for elderly continuation. The department
5of health services shall request from the federal secretary of health and human
6services any waiver of federal medicaid laws necessary to permit the department of
7health services to continue administering the program under section 49.688 of the
8statutes. The department shall implement any waiver received under this
9subsection.".
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11"
(13c) Medical Assistance unspecified reductions. Notwithstanding section
1249.45 (2m) (c) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the department of health
13services may not implement any cost savings measures under section 49.45 (2m) (c)
14of the statutes, as affected by this act, that reduce eligibility, reduce services or
15benefits to Medical Assistance recipients, or increase cost-sharing for recipients.
16The department of health services shall, when implementing any cost savings
17measures to the Medical Assistance program under section 49.45 (2m) (c) of the
18statutes, as affected by this act, improve efficiencies, eliminate overlap, and
19implement other administrative measures.".
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2063. Page 1525, line 5: delete the material beginning with "treatment of" and
21ending with "statutes take" on line 16 and substitute "repeal of section 49.45 (2m)
22takes".