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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
SENATE AMENDMENT 1,
TO SENATE BILL 245
April 25, 2023 - Offered by Senator Stafsholt.
SB245-SA1,1,11 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
SB245-SA1,1,3 21. Page 1, line 4: delete “BadgerCare Plus" and substitute “Medical
3Assistance".
SB245-SA1,1,4 42. Page 3, line 1: delete “promptly" and substitute “immediately".
SB245-SA1,1,5 53. Page 3, line 4: delete “(4d) and (4j)" and substitute “(4d), (4j) and (4p)".
SB245-SA1,1,6 64. Page 3, line 15: delete “timely".
SB245-SA1,1,7 75. Page 3, line 17: before “shall" insert “within 10 days following such change".
SB245-SA1,1,8 86. Page 3, line 19: after that line insert:
SB245-SA1,2,3 9(4p) Federal approval. If the department determines that it is necessary to
10obtain permission from the federal department of health and human services to
11implement sub. (4d) or (4j), the department shall request any state plan amendment,
12waiver of federal law, or other federal approval to implement subs. (4d) and (4j). If

1federal approval is necessary under this subsection but not obtained, the department
2is not required to implement any portion of sub. (4d) or (4j) for which federal approval
3is not obtained.”.
SB245-SA1,2,4 47. Page 3, line 23: delete “3 months," and substitute “month,".
SB245-SA1,2,8 58. Page 4, line 14: after “agencies" insert “, including all available prison
6records, death records, wage and employment records, lottery and gaming winnings,
7and out-of-state benefits received under the federal food stamp program under 7
8USC 2011
to 2036".
SB245-SA1,2,9 99. Page 5, line 5: delete lines 5 to 11 and substitute:
SB245-SA1,2,10 10(2) Medical Assistance eligibility redeterminations.
SB245-SA1,2,12 11(a) In this subsection, “ Medical Assistance” means the program under subch.
12IV of ch. 49.
SB245-SA1,2,18 13(b) Subject to sub. (1), beginning on the day after the effective date of this
14paragraph, the department of health services shall redetermine the eligibility of all
15recipients of Medical Assistance and immediately remove from Medical Assistance
16any recipient who is ineligible. The department of health services shall complete
17redeterminations of eligibility for all recipients of Medical Assistance before January
181, 2024.
SB245-SA1,2,24 19(c) In implementing par. (b), the department of health services shall ensure
20continued compliance with section 6008 (b) and (f) of the federal Families First
21Coronavirus Response Act, P.L. 116-127, as amended by the federal Consolidated
22Appropriations Act, 2021, P.L. 116-260, and the federal Consolidated
23Appropriations Act, 2023, P.L. 117-328, as necessary to receive any available
24enhanced federal medical assistance percentage.
SB245-SA1,3,5
1(d) The department of health services shall inform any individual who is
2removed from Medical Assistance under par. (b) of the availability of coverage under
3a qualified health plan, as defined in 42 USC 18021 (a), that is offered through an
4American health benefit exchange, as described in 42 USC 18031, and that the
5individual may be eligible for premium assistance under 26 USC 36B.”.
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