Amendment AA1-AB648

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2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 648

January 9, 2020 - Offered by Representative Nygren.

AB648-AA1,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

AB648-AA1,1,2 1. Page 2, line 7: after “benefit" insert “under".

AB648-AA1,1,4 2. Page 2, line 14: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 3, line 2, and substitute:

AB648-AA1,1,6 “(a) The amounts described under Section (4) (1) of this act shall be allocated for all of the following under the Medical Assistance program:

AB648-AA1,1,8 1. $300,000 in each fiscal year of the biennium for reimbursement for acupuncture services under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 21.

AB648-AA1,1,10 2. $350,000 in each fiscal year of the biennium to increase reimbursement rates for physical therapy.

AB648-AA1,1,12 3. $350,000 in each fiscal year of the biennium to increase reimbursement rates for chiropractic services as described in par. (d).

AB648-AA1,2,4 (b) To obtain the supplemental funding described in par. (a) 1., the department, after consulting with acupuncturists, shall submit under s. 13.10 to the joint committee on finance a proposal to provide reimbursement for acupuncture services under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 21.

AB648-AA1,2,8 (c) To obtain the supplemental funding described in par. (a) 2., the department of health services, after consulting with physical therapists, shall submit under s. 13.10 to the joint committee on finance a proposal to increase reimbursement rates for physical therapy under the Medical Assistance program.

AB648-AA1,2,16 (d) To obtain the supplemental funding described in par. (a) 3., the department of health services shall submit under s. 13.10 to the joint committee on finance a proposal to increase Medical Assistance reimbursement rates for current procedural technology codes for radiology and office visit services performed by chiropractic providers to the same rates at which those codes are reimbursed for physicians and, if any of the amount specified in par. (a) 3. remains after that increase, to increase Medical Assistance reimbursements for spinal manipulation performed by chiropractic providers.

AB648-AA1,2,22 (e) The joint committee on finance may supplement the appropriation under s 20.435 (4) (b) from the appropriation under s. 20.865 (4) (a) if the joint committee on finance approves a proposal submitted under par. (b), (c), or (d). If the joint committee on finance approves a proposal submitted under par. (b), (c), or (d), the department of health services shall provide reimbursement or increase reimbursement rates in accordance with that approval.

AB648-AA1,2,24 (f) Notwithstanding s. 13.101 (3), the joint committee on finance may make a supplementation under this subsection without finding that an emergency exists.”.

AB648-AA1,3,1 3. Page 3, line 6: delete “$500,000" and substitute “$1,000,000".

AB648-AA1,3,2 4. Page 3, line 10: delete “$500,000" and substitute “$1,000,000".

AB648-AA1,3,3 (End)