LRB-0244/1
TJD:jld:ph
2011 - 2012 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Dombrowski, BB0091 - Expand appropriation to include community recovery services for mentally ill individuals
For 2011-13 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
An Act ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Health and human services
Mental illness and developmental disabilities
Under current law, the Medical Assistance (MA) program, which provides health services to individuals with limited resources, is funded jointly by the federal government and the state. MA provides reimbursement to individuals for community recovery services if those services meet certain qualifications. This bill allows the state share of funding for community recovery services to originate from the community support programs and psychosocial services appropriation.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section
1. 20.435 (5) (bL) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.435 (5) (bL) Community support programs and psychosocial services. The amounts in the schedule for one-time grants under s. 51.423 (3) to counties that currently do not operate certified community support programs, for community support program services under s. 51.421 (3) (e), for community-based psychosocial services under the requirements of s. 49.45 (30e), for community recovery services under the requirements of s. 49.45 (30g), and for mental health crisis intervention under the requirements of s. 49.45 (41). Notwithstanding s. 20.002 (1), the department of health services may transfer from this appropriation account to the appropriation account under sub. (7) (bc) funds as specified in sub. (7) (bc).
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