Amendment SA1-SSA1-SB1014

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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE

SENATE AMENDMENT 1, TO SENATE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1, TO SENATE BILL 1014

February 20, 2024 - Offered by Senators Smith, Hesselbein, Larson, Spreitzer, Carpenter, Agard, Roys, Pfaff, Wirch and L. Johnson.

SB1014-SSA1-SA1,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the substitute amendment as follows:

SB1014-SSA1-SA1,1,3 1. Page 1, line 1: delete “grants for hospital emergency department services" and substitute “funding for supplemental health care services grants".

SB1014-SSA1-SA1,1,5 2. Page 1, line 3: delete “Grants for hospital emergency department services" and substitute “Supplemental health care services grants".

SB1014-SSA1-SA1,1,6 3. Page 2, line 1: delete lines 1 to 4 and substitute:

SB1014-SSA1-SA1,1,11 “(a ) The department of health services may submit to the joint committee on finance a request for funding in the 2023-25 fiscal biennium, in a total amount not exceeding $15,000,000, to award supplemental health care services grants to fund one or more health care providers that apply for a grant and, subject to par. (am), meet all of the following requirements:”.

SB1014-SSA1-SA1,2,1 4. Page 2, line 5: delete “health system" and substitute “applicant".

SB1014-SSA1-SA1,2,3 5. Page 2, line 5: delete “hospital emergency department" and substitute “health care".

SB1014-SSA1-SA1,2,5 6. Page 2, line 6: delete “Chippewa County or Eau Claire County" and substitute “the department of health services area administration western region".

SB1014-SSA1-SA1,2,6 7. Page 2, line 7: delete “health system" and substitute “applicant".

SB1014-SSA1-SA1,2,8 8. Page 2, line 7: delete the material beginning with “fund" and ending with “expenditures to" on line 8.

SB1014-SSA1-SA1,2,10 9. Page 2, line 8: delete “hospital emergency department" and substitute “health care".

SB1014-SSA1-SA1,2,12 10. Page 2, line 9: delete “Chippewa County or Eau Claire County" and substitute “the department of health services area administration western region".

SB1014-SSA1-SA1,2,13 11. Page 2, line 9: after that line insert:

SB1014-SSA1-SA1,2,16 “(am) A health care provider that is no longer offering services in Eau Claire County or Chippewa County after March 22, 2024, is not eligible for a grant under this subsection.

SB1014-SSA1-SA1,2,21 (ar) The department of health services shall include in the request for funding under par. (a) a plan that identifies each health care provider that requests funding, describes the types of expenditures for which the requested funding would be used, and prioritizes grant awards to support hospital or other urgently needed health care services in Eau Claire County and Chippewa County.

SB1014-SSA1-SA1,3,3 (at) If the joint committee on finance determines that the requirements under pars. (a) to (ar) are satisfied, the joint committee on finance may approve the plan and request for funding, as proposed or as modified.

SB1014-SSA1-SA1,3,9 (ax) Upon approval under par. (at), the joint committee on finance may supplement the appropriation to the department of health services under s. 20.435 (1) (bd) from the appropriation under s. 20.865 (4) (a), in an amount determined by the joint committee on finance, but not exceeding a total of $15,000,000, to provide supplemental health care services grants to health care providers as provided in the approved plan.”.

SB1014-SSA1-SA1,3,10 12. Page 2, line 10: delete lines 10 and 11.

SB1014-SSA1-SA1,3,11 13. Page 2, line 12: before that line insert:

SB1014-SSA1-SA1,3,13 “(bd) No moneys may be appropriated for supplemental health care services grants under this subsection after June 30, 2025.

SB1014-SSA1-SA1,3,19 (br) The department of health services may require a health care provider who has received a grant under this subsection to repay the amount of the grant to the department if the department determines that the health care provider has expended grant moneys for purposes that are inconsistent with this subsection, including by ceasing to provide health care services in the department of health services area administration western region during the 2023-25 fiscal biennium.”.

SB1014-SSA1-SA1,3,20 14. Page 2, line 12: delete “system" and substitute “care provider".

SB1014-SSA1-SA1,3,21 15. Page 2, line 14: delete “capital".

SB1014-SSA1-SA1,3,23 16. Page 2, line 15: delete the material beginning with “system's" and ending with “emergency department" on line 16 and substitute “care provider's health care”.

SB1014-SSA1-SA1,4,2 17. Page 2, line 17: after “submit" insert “to the joint committee on finance and".

SB1014-SSA1-SA1,4,3 (End)