Amendment AA1-AB148

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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 148

April 17, 2023 - Offered by Representative Rozar.

AB148-AA1,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

AB148-AA1,1,3 1. Page 1, line 4: delete “BadgerCare Plus" and substitute “Medical Assistance".

AB148-AA1,1,4 2. Page 3, line 1: delete “promptly" and substitute “immediately".

AB148-AA1,1,5 3. Page 3, line 4: delete “(4d) and (4j)" and substitute “(4d), (4j) and (4p)".

AB148-AA1,1,6 4. Page 3, line 15: delete “timely".

AB148-AA1,1,7 5. Page 3, line 17: before “shall" insert “within 10 days following such change".

AB148-AA1,1,8 6. Page 3, line 19: after that line insert:

AB148-AA1,2,3 “(4p) Federal approval. If the department determines that it is necessary to obtain permission from the federal department of health and human services to implement sub. (4d) or (4j), the department shall request any state plan amendment, waiver of federal law, or other federal approval to implement subs. (4d) and (4j). If federal approval is necessary under this subsection but not obtained, the department is not required to implement any portion of sub. (4d) or (4j) for which federal approval is not obtained.”.

AB148-AA1,2,4 7. Page 3, line 23: delete “3 months," and substitute “month,".

AB148-AA1,2,8 8. Page 4, line 14: after “agencies" insert “, including all available prison records, death records, wage and employment records, lottery and gaming winnings, and out-of-state benefits received under the federal food stamp program under 7 USC 2011 to 2036".

AB148-AA1,2,9 9. Page 5, line 5: delete lines 5 to 11 and substitute:

AB148-AA1,2,10 “(2) Medical Assistance eligibility redeterminations.

AB148-AA1,2,12 (a) In this subsection, “ Medical Assistance” means the program under subch. IV of ch. 49.

AB148-AA1,2,18 (b) Subject to sub. (1), beginning on the day after the effective date of this paragraph, the department of health services shall redetermine the eligibility of all recipients of Medical Assistance and immediately remove from Medical Assistance any recipient who is ineligible. The department of health services shall complete redeterminations of eligibility for all recipients of Medical Assistance before January 1, 2024.

AB148-AA1,2,24 (c) In implementing par. (b), the department of health services shall ensure continued compliance with section 6008 (b) and (f) of the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act, P.L. 116-127, as amended by the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, P.L. 116-260, and the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, P.L. 117-328, as necessary to receive any available enhanced federal medical assistance percentage.

AB148-AA1,3,5 (d) The department of health services shall inform any individual who is removed from Medical Assistance under par. (b) of the availability of coverage under a qualified health plan, as defined in 42 USC 18021 (a), that is offered through an American health benefit exchange, as described in 42 USC 18031, and that the individual may be eligible for premium assistance under 26 USC 36B.”.

AB148-AA1,3,6 (End)