AB64-ASA1,542,418 (e) Use of information by financial institution; penalty. A financial institution
19participating in the financial record matching program under this subsection, and
20the employees, agents, officers, and directors of the financial institution, may use
21information received from the department under par. (c) only for the purpose of
22matching records and may use information provided by the department in
23requesting additional information under par. (d) only for the purpose of providing the
24additional information. Neither the financial institution nor any employee, agent,
25officer, or director of the financial institution may disclose or retain information

1received from the department concerning applicants for or recipients of food stamp
2program benefits or other individuals. Any person who violates this paragraph may
3be fined not less than $50 nor more than $1,000 or imprisoned in the county jail for
4not less than 10 days or more than one year or both.
AB64-ASA1,542,115 (f) Use of information by department. The department may use information
6provided by a financial institution under this subsection only for matching records
7under par. (d), for administering the financial record matching program under this
8subsection, and for determining eligibility or continued eligibility under this
9subchapter. The department may not disclose or retain information received from
10a financial institution under this subsection concerning account holders who are not
11applicants for or recipients of food stamp program benefits or other individuals.
AB64-ASA1,542,1512 (g) Financial institution liability. A financial institution is not liable to any
13person for disclosing information to the department under this subsection or for any
14other action that the financial institution takes in good faith to comply with this
15subsection.
AB64-ASA1,961 16Section 961 . 49.79 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,542,2017 49.79 (6m) Eligibility denial; child support noncompliance. (a) In this
18subsection, what constitutes a refusal to cooperate is determined by the department
19in accordance with 7 USC 2015 (l) and (m) and any federal regulations promulgated
20under 7 USC 2015 (l) and (m).
AB64-ASA1,542,2221 (b) An individual is ineligible to participate in the food stamp program in a
22month in which any of the following is true:
AB64-ASA1,542,2323 1. The individual satisfies all of the following:
AB64-ASA1,542,2524 a. The individual is a custodial parent of or lives with and exercises parental
25control over a child who is under the age of 18 and who has an absent parent.
AB64-ASA1,543,3
1b. The individual refuses to cooperate fully, in good faith, with efforts directed
2at establishing or enforcing any support order or obtaining any other payments or
3property to which that individual or the child may have rights.
AB64-ASA1,543,64 c. The individual does not have good cause for refusing to cooperate, as
5determined by the department in accordance with 7 USC 2015 (l) (2) and any federal
6regulations promulgated under 7 USC 2015 (l) (2).
AB64-ASA1,543,87 2. The individual is a noncustodial parent of a child under the age of 18 and the
8individual refuses to cooperate in providing or obtaining support for the child.
AB64-ASA1,962 9Section 962 . 49.79 (6q) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,543,1310 49.79 (6q) Eligibility denial; paternity. (a) In this subsection, the department
11shall determine what constitutes a refusal to cooperate in accordance with 7 USC
122015
(l) and (m) and any federal regulations promulgated under 7 USC 2015 (l) and
13(m).
AB64-ASA1,543,1514 (b) An individual is ineligible to participate in the food stamp program in a
15month in which any of the following is true:
AB64-ASA1,543,1616 1. The individual satisfies all of the following:
AB64-ASA1,543,1817 a. The individual is a custodial parent of or lives with and exercises parental
18control over a child who is under the age of 18 and who has an absent parent.
AB64-ASA1,543,2019 b. The individual refuses to cooperate fully, in good faith, with applicable efforts
20directed at establishing the paternity of the child.
AB64-ASA1,543,2321 c. The individual does not have good cause for refusing to cooperate, as
22determined by the department in accordance with 7 USC 2015 (l) (2) and any federal
23regulations promulgated under 7 USC 2015 (l) (2).
AB64-ASA1,543,2524 2. The individual is one of the following and refuses to cooperate fully, in good
25faith, with efforts directed at establishing the paternity of the child:
AB64-ASA1,544,1
1a. Alleged to be the father under s. 767.80 of a child under the age of 18.
AB64-ASA1,544,32 b. A noncustodial parent of a child under the age of 18 for whom paternity has
3not been established.
AB64-ASA1,963 4Section 963 . 49.79 (6t) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,544,85 49.79 (6t) Eligibility denial; delinquent support. An individual is ineligible
6to participate in the food stamp program in a month in which the individual is
7obligated by court order to provide support payments and is delinquent in making
8those court-ordered payments, unless any of the following is true:
AB64-ASA1,544,109 (a) The delinquency balance equals less than 3 months of the court-ordered
10support payment amount.
AB64-ASA1,544,1211 (b) A court or a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) is allowing the
12individual to delay the child support payments.
AB64-ASA1,544,1413 (c) The individual is complying with a payment plan approved by a county child
14support agency under s. 59.53 (5) to provide support for the child of the individual.
AB64-ASA1,544,1615 (d) The individual is participating in an employment and training program, as
16determined by the department.
AB64-ASA1,963b 17Section 963b. 49.79 (6u) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,544,2018 49.79 (6u) Implementation of paternity and child support requirements. (a)
19The department may not implement sub. (6m), (6q), or (6t) unless all of the following
20are satisfied with respect to that subsection:
AB64-ASA1,544,2421 1. The department of children and families determines that the requirement
22of the subsection as it pertains to child support and paternity order establishment
23and compliance is able to be implemented in a way that is substantially state budget
24neutral in regard to child support fees.
AB64-ASA1,545,3
12. The department of health services or the department of children and families
2has obtained any necessary approval from the federal government to implement the
3subsection in a budget-neutral manner in regard to child support fees.
AB64-ASA1,545,74 3. The department of health services and the department of children and
5families have notified the governor and the joint committee on finance that the
6subsection may be implemented in a budget-neutral manner in regard to child
7support fees and that all necessary federal approval is obtained.
AB64-ASA1,545,118 (b) If the criteria under par. (a) for sub. (6m), (6q), or (6t) are satisfied to be
9implemented, the applicable subsection takes effect on the first day of the 6th month
10beginning after the date that the department of children and families has made the
11notification to the governor and the joint committee on finance under par. (a) 3.
AB64-ASA1,964 12Section 964 . 49.79 (9) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,545,2513 49.79 (9) (a) 1. The department shall administer an employment and training
14program for recipients under the food stamp program and may contract with county
15departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, and 46.23, multicounty consortia, local
16workforce development boards established under 29 USC 2832, tribal governing
17bodies, or other organizations to carry out the administrative functions. A county
18department, multicounty consortium, local workforce development board, tribal
19governing body, or other organization may subcontract with a Wisconsin Works
20agency or another provider to administer the employment and training program
21under this subsection. Except as provided in subds. 2. and 3., the department may
22require able individuals who are 18 to 60 years of age, or a subset of those individuals
23to the extent allowed by the federal government,
who are not participants in a
24Wisconsin Works employment position to participate in the employment and
25training program under this subsection.
AB64-ASA1,964d
1Section 964d. 49.79 (9) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,546,72 49.79 (9) (e) The department shall ensure that all applicants for and recipients
3of the food stamp program are provided information about the employment and
4training program under this subsection at least once every 6 months and that all
5able-bodied adults without dependents are referred to the employment and training
6program under this subsection regardless of whether they are required to comply
7with a work requirement.
AB64-ASA1,965 8Section 965 . 49.79 (10) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,546,109 49.79 (10) (title) Eligibility and work requirements for able-bodied adults
10without dependents.
AB64-ASA1,966 11Section 966 . 49.79 (10) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,546,1412 49.79 (10) (a) 1. The department shall require an able-bodied adult without
13dependents
who is participating in the food stamp program to fulfill the work
14requirement defined under 7 CFR 273.24 (a) (1).
AB64-ASA1,967 15Section 967 . 49.79 (10) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,546,1916 49.79 (10) (a) 2. If an able-bodied adult without dependents does not fulfill the
17work requirement, the department may limit the eligibility of the able-bodied adult's
18eligibility
adult without dependents for food stamps to no more than 3 months during
19a 3-year period.
AB64-ASA1,968 20Section 968 . 49.79 (10) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,546,2321 49.79 (10) (a) 3. The department may exempt up to 15 percent of the
22able-bodied adults without dependents who are participating in the food stamp
23program from the time limit under subd. 2.
AB64-ASA1,968g 24Section 968g. 49.79 (11) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,547,12
149.79 (11) Treatment of inactive accounts; expungement of unused benefits.
2(a) If, for a period of 6 months or longer, an individual or household that is receiving
3benefits under this section through an electronic benefit transfer system uses no
4benefits that have been posted to the individual's or household's benefit account, the
5department shall remove all benefits from the account electronically and store them
6offline. The benefits being stored offline shall be made available to the individual or
7household again within 48 hours after a request by the individual or a member of the
8household to restore the benefits or upon reapplication by the individual or
9household for benefits under this section, whichever is applicable. The department
10shall attempt to notify the individual or household before benefits are removed from
11the account under this paragraph and shall describe the steps that the individual or
12household must take to get the benefits returned to the account.
AB64-ASA1,547,1413 (b) The department shall expunge any benefits that have not been used after
14a period of one year, regardless of whether either of the following applies:
AB64-ASA1,547,1615 1. The benefits have been removed from an inactive benefit account under par.
16(a) and are being stored offline.
AB64-ASA1,547,1717 2. The benefits are still posted to an active account.
AB64-ASA1,547,2018 (c) The department shall seek any necessary approval from the U.S.
19department of agriculture to implement this subsection. If the U.S. department of
20agriculture disapproves, the department may not implement this subsection.
AB64-ASA1,969n 21Section 969n. 50.14 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,547,2322 50.14 (1) (am) “Institution for mental diseases” has the meaning given in s.
2349.43 (6m).
AB64-ASA1,969p 24Section 969p. 50.14 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,548,4
150.14 (2) (intro.) For Except as provided under sub. (2d), for the privilege of
2doing business in this state, there is imposed on all licensed beds of a facility an
3assessment in the following amount per calendar month per licensed bed of the
4facility:
AB64-ASA1,969r 5Section 969r. 50.14 (2d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,548,106 50.14 (2d) (a) The department shall request approval from the secretary of the
7federal department of health and human services for the state to allow an exemption
8from the assessment described under sub. (2) for county government-owned
9institutions for mental diseases and facilities that are state licensed but not certified
10to participate in the Medicaid or Medicare programs.
AB64-ASA1,548,1611 (b) To the extent approved by the federal department of health and human
12services under par. (a), the requirements under this section do not apply to a county
13government-owned institution for mental diseases or a facility that is state licensed
14but not certified to participate in the Medicaid or Medicare programs, effective on
15July 1, 2017, or the date on which the state receives federal approval, whichever is
16later.
AB64-ASA1,971p 17Section 971p. 50.38 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,548,2118 50.38 (3) The department shall establish the percentage that is applicable
19under sub. (2) (a) and (b) so that the total amount of assessments collected under sub.
20(2) (a) in a state fiscal year is equal to the amount in the schedule under s. 20.005 (3)
21for the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (xc) for that fiscal year
$414,507,300.
AB64-ASA1,971r 22Section 971r. 50.38 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,549,323 50.38 (6) (b) On June 30 of each state fiscal year, the department shall, from
24the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (4) (xc), refund to eligible hospitals, other
25than critical access hospitals, the difference between the amount in the schedule

1under s. 20.005 (3) for that appropriation and the amount
any amounts not expended
2or encumbered from that appropriation in the fiscal year or transferred under sub.
3(8)
.
AB64-ASA1,971t 4Section 971t. 50.38 (6m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,549,95 50.38 (6m) (b) On June 30 of each state fiscal year, the department shall, from
6the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (4) (xe), refund to critical access hospitals
7any unencumbered moneys in the critical access hospital assessment fund amounts
8not expended or encumbered from that appropriation in the fiscal year or transferred
9under sub. (10)
.
AB64-ASA1,971v 10Section 971v. 50.38 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,549,1711 50.38 (8) In each state fiscal year, the secretary of administration shall transfer
12from the hospital assessment fund to the Medical Assistance trust fund an amount
13equal to the amount in the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation under
14s. 20.435 (4) (xc)
collected under sub. (2) (a) for that fiscal year minus the state share
15of payments to hospitals required under s. 49.45 (3) (e) 11., and minus any refunds
16paid to hospitals from the hospital assessment fund under sub. (6) (a) in that fiscal
17year.
AB64-ASA1,973 18Section 973 . 50.49 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,549,2519 50.49 (6) (a) Except as provided in s. 50.498, the department shall issue a home
20health agency license if the applicant is fit and qualified, and if the home health
21agency meets the requirements established by this section. The Except as provided
22in par. (am), the
department, or its designated representatives, shall make such
23inspections and investigations as are necessary to determine the conditions existing
24in each case and file written reports. Each licensee shall annually file a report with
25the department.
AB64-ASA1,974
1Section 974. 50.49 (6) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,550,102 50.49 (6) (am) In lieu of performing its own inspection or investigation under
3par. (a), the department may recognize as evidence for purposes of licensure
4accreditation of the home health agency by an organization that is approved by the
5federal centers for Medicare and Medicaid services and that meets any requirements
6established by the department. The home health agency shall provide the
7department with a copy of the report by the accreditation organization of each
8periodic review the organization conducts of the home health agency for the
9department's use in tracking compliance, investigating complaints, and conducting
10further surveys.
AB64-ASA1,976 11Section 976 . 50.92 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,550,2112 50.92 (4) (b) In lieu of inspecting or investigating a hospice under sub. (3) prior
13to issuance of a license, the department may accept evidence that a hospice applying
14for licensure under s. 50.93 has been inspected under and is currently in compliance
15with the hospice requirements of the joint commission for the
accreditation of health
16organizations
as a hospice from an organization that is approved by the federal
17centers for Medicare and Medicaid services and that meets any requirements
18established by the department
. A hospice shall provide the department with a copy
19of the report by the joint commission for the accreditation of health organizations
20organization of each periodic review the association organization conducts of the
21hospice.
AB64-ASA1,977 22Section 977 . 51.042 of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,550,24 2351.042 Youth crisis stabilization facilities. (1) Definitions. In this
24section:
AB64-ASA1,551,5
1(a) “Crisis” means a situation caused by an individual's apparent mental
2disorder that results in a high level of stress or anxiety for the individual, persons
3providing care for the individual, or the public and that is not resolved by the
4available coping methods of the individual or by the efforts of those providing
5ordinary care or support for the individual.
AB64-ASA1,551,86 (b) “Youth crisis stabilization facility” is a treatment facility with a maximum
7of 8 beds that admits a minor to prevent or de-escalate the minor's mental health
8crisis and avoid admission of the minor to a more restrictive setting.
AB64-ASA1,551,12 9(2) Certification required; exemption. (a) No person may operate a youth
10crisis stabilization facility without a certification from the department. The
11department may limit the number of certifications it grants to operate a youth crisis
12stabilization facility.
AB64-ASA1,551,1413 (b) A youth crisis stabilization facility that has a certification from the
14department under this section is not subject to facility regulation under ch. 48.
AB64-ASA1,551,18 15(3) Admission of minors. A minor may be admitted to a youth crisis
16stabilization facility under this section by a court order under s. 51.20 (13) (a) 3. or
17through the procedure under s. 51.13. No person may transport a minor to a youth
18crisis stabilization facility for detention under s. 51.15.
AB64-ASA1,551,19 19(4) Rules. The department may promulgate rules to implement this section.
AB64-ASA1,978f 20Section 978f. 51.20 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 51.20 (5) (a) and amended
21to read:
AB64-ASA1,552,422 51.20 (5) (a) The hearings which are required to be held under this chapter
23shall conform to the essentials of due process and fair treatment including the right
24to an open hearing, the right to request a closed hearing, the right to counsel, the
25right to present and cross-examine witnesses, the right to remain silent and the

1right to a jury trial if requested under sub. (11). The parent or guardian of a minor
2who is the subject of a hearing shall have the right to participate in the hearing and
3to be represented by counsel. All proceedings under this chapter shall be reported
4as provided in SCR 71.01.
AB64-ASA1,552,8 5(b) The court may determine to hold a hearing under this section at the
6institution at which the individual is detained, whether or not located in the same
7county as the court with which the petition was filed, unless the individual or his or
8her attorney objects.
AB64-ASA1,978k 9Section 978k. 51.20 (5) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,552,1510 51.20 (5) (c) 1. In a county in which the courthouse is 100 miles or more away
11from the facility at which the subject of the hearing is detained and has
12videoconferencing capabilities that meet the technical and operational standards
13under s. 885.54, the court may conduct the hearing under this section by
14videoconference unless both the corporation counsel and counsel representing the
15subject of the hearing object.
AB64-ASA1,552,1716 2. Subdivision 1. does not preclude a court from conducting a hearing by
17videoconference in circumstances other than described under subd. 1.
AB64-ASA1,979 18Section 979 . 51.44 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,552,2119 51.44 (3) (d) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (bt), the department
20may pay the nonfederal share of Medical Assistance costs for services provided under
21s. 49.45 (54) (c).
AB64-ASA1,979k 22Section 979k. 51.45 (13) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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