LRB-0989/P3
TJD:skw&kjf
2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Stinebrink, BB0340 - Nursing home direct care
For 2021-2023 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
An Act ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
health and human services
Medical Assistance
Payments for direct care in nursing and intermediate care facilities
This bill requires DHS to increase Medical Assistance payments, from the increase in reimbursement for nursing facilities, also known as nursing homes, and intermediate care facilities for persons with an intellectual disability, by an amount specified in the bill, including the state and federal shares, to support staff who provide direct care to residents of those facilities.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 9119.
Nonstatutory provisions; Health Services.
(1) Medical Assistance reimbursement for direct care. From the increase in reimbursement paid by the department of health services under the Medical Assistance program to nursing facilities and to intermediate care facilities for persons with an intellectual disability, increase by $15,000,000 as the state share of payments, plus the matching federal share of payments, in fiscal year 2021-22 and by $15,000,000 as the state share of payments, plus the matching federal share of payments, in fiscal year 2022-23 payments to support the staff in those facilities who perform direct care to residents.
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