Amendment AA1-AB787

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2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 787

January 29, 2016 - Offered by Representative Rohrkaste.

AB787-AA1,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

AB787-AA1,1,2 1. Page 1, line 1: before "funding" insert "participation in and".

AB787-AA1,1,3 2. Page 1, line 3: before that line insert:

AB787-AA1,1,4 " Section 1w. 46.87 (5) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB787-AA1,1,8 46.87 (5) (a) 3. The household meets financial eligibility requirements specified by the department by rule in sub. (5m), and persons in the household are ineligible for the family care benefit under s. 46.286 in a county in which a care management organization under s. 46.284 operates.

AB787-AA1,1wc Section 1wc. 46.87 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB787-AA1,2,2 46.87 (5) (b) Provide or contract for the provision of services and goods or make payments for services to a person with Alzheimer's disease living in a residential facility in the county who meets financial eligibility requirements specified by the department by rule in sub. (5m) and is ineligible for the family care benefit under s. 46.286 in a county in which a care management organization under s. 46.284 operates.

AB787-AA1,1y Section 1y. 46.87 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB787-AA1,2,10 46.87 (5m) A person is financially eligible for the program under this section if the joint income of the person with Alzheimer's disease and that person's spouse, if any, is $48,000 per year or less, unless the department sets a higher limitation on income eligibility by rule. In determining joint income for purposes of this subsection, the administering agency shall subtract any expenses attributable to the Alzheimer's-related needs of the person with Alzheimer's disease or of the person's caregiver.".

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