AB150,997,1915 49.02 (1) Election to provide emergency medical relief. A county or a tribal
16governing body may elect to provide emergency medical relief to all persons eligible
17for emergency medical relief under s. 49.015. Subsections (1m) to (11) apply only
18with respect to counties and tribal governing bodies who make the election under this
19subsection to provide emergency medical relief program.
AB150, s. 2685 20Section 2685. 49.02 (1e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,998,4
149.02 (1e) Emergency medical relief agencies. If a county or tribal governing
2body makes the election under sub. (1), the county or tribal governing body shall
3establish or designate an emergency medical relief agency to administer emergency
4medical relief under this section.
AB150, s. 2686 5Section 2686. 49.02 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,998,166 49.02 (1m) (title) Written criteria to determine dependency. Every county
7shall furnish general relief to all eligible dependent persons within the county and
8shall establish or designate a general relief agency to administer general relief. The
9general
Each emergency medical relief agency shall establish written criteria to be
10used to determine dependency and shall establish written standards of need to be
11used to determine the type and amount of general relief to be furnished
. The general
12emergency medical relief agency shall review the standards of need these criteria at
13least annually. The general relief agency may establish work-seeking rules for
14general relief applicants and recipients.
The department may promulgate rules
15establishing minimum requirements for written criteria of dependency under this
16subsection.
AB150, s. 2687 17Section 2687. 49.02 (2r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,998,2418 49.02 (2r) (title) Reimbursement from other programs or resources. A
19general
An emergency medical relief agency may require the person who is receiving
20general emergency medical relief to authorize any program or resource for which he
21or she is determined to be eligible to reimburse the general emergency medical relief
22agency for general relief benefits paid provided to the person if the program or
23resource permits retroactive reimbursement for the period that general emergency
24medical
relief benefits were paid provided.
AB150, s. 2688 25Section 2688. 49.02 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2689
1Section 2689. 49.02 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2690 2Section 2690. 49.02 (5) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,999,33 49.02 (5) (title) Emergency medical relief benefits.
AB150, s. 2691 4Section 2691. 49.02 (5) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,999,165 49.02 (5) (am) Except as otherwise provided in this section If a county or tribal
6governing body makes the election under sub. (1)
, the county under par. (ar) or tribal
7governing body
shall be liable for emergency hospitalization and care if a physician
8hospitalizes on an emergency basis or renders care on that basis to a person who is
9determined to be an eligible dependent person under this chapter, without
10previously authorizing the same
s. 49.015, when, in the reasonable professional
11judgment of a physician, emergency medical treatment or hospitalization is
12necessary because severe physical or psychological damage to the person would
13result if the treatment or hospitalization was delayed pending the receipt of prior
14authorization from the general relief agency of the county under par. (ar)
withheld.
15The department shall promulgate rules establishing standards to be used by
16physicians in making this judgment
.
****Note: This is reconciled s. 49.02 (5) (am). This Section has been affected by drafts with
the following LRB numbers: -1701/3 and -2153/1.
AB150, s. 2692 17Section 2692. 49.02 (5) (ar) of the statutes is repealed.
****Note: This is reconciled s. 49.02 (5) (ar). This Section has been affected by drafts with
the following LRB numbers: -1701/3 and -2153/1.
AB150, s. 2693 18Section 2693. 49.02 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,999,2119 49.02 (5) (b) A county or tribal governing body is not liable for hospitalization
20or care provided under par. (a) (am) if the hospital provides the care or hospitalization
21to the person as uncompensated services required under 42 USC 291c.
AB150, s. 2694
1Section 2694. 49.02 (5) (bm) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act
2.... (this act), is amended to read:
AB150,1000,53 49.02 (5) (bm) A county or tribal governing body shall limit its liability for
4emergency medical relief to the amount payable by medical assistance under ss.
549.43 to 49.47
subch. IV for care for which a medical assistance rate exists.
****Note: This is reconciled s. 49.02 (5) (bm). This Section has been affected by drafts with
the following LRB numbers: -1701/3 and -2153/1.
AB150, s. 2695 6Section 2695. 49.02 (5) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2696 7Section 2696. 49.02 (5) (cr) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2697 8Section 2697. 49.02 (5) (cw) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2698 9Section 2698. 49.02 (5) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2699 10Section 2699. 49.02 (5) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2700 11Section 2700. 49.02 (5) (g) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2701 12Section 2701. 49.02 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2702 13Section 2702. 49.02 (6c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2703 14Section 2703. 49.02 (6g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1000,1915 49.02 (6g) (title) Liability of recipients. No individual who receives treatment
16or hospitalization under sub. (5)
emergency medical relief may be liable for the
17difference between the costs of the treatment or hospitalization emergency medical
18relief
charged by the health care provider and the amount paid by the general
19emergency medical relief agency.
AB150, s. 2704 20Section 2704. 49.02 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,1000,2221 49.02 (6m) Notwithstanding ss. 49.002 (2) and 49.01 (5m), a general relief
22agency is not required to provide services described in s. 51.42 (3) (ar) 4.
AB150, s. 2705
1Section 2705. 49.02 (6m) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act ....
2(this act), is renumbered 49.02 (5) (cm) and amended to read:
AB150,1001,53 49.02 (5) (cm) Notwithstanding ss. 49.002 (2) and 49.01 (5m), a general An
4emergency medical
relief agency is not required to provide services described in s.
551.42 (3) (ar) 4.
****Note: This is reconciled s. 49.02 (6m). This Section has been affected by drafts with the
following LRB numbers: -0756/4 and -1701/4.
AB150, s. 2706 6Section 2706. 49.02 (6r) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2707 7Section 2707. 49.02 (7) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,1001,88 49.02 (7) (title) Administration of emergency medical relief.
AB150, s. 2708 9Section 2708. 49.02 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 49.02 (7) (b) and
10amended to read:
AB150,1001,1611 49.02 (7) (b) Whenever the authorities charged with the administration of this
12section have reason to believe that a person receiving emergency medical relief is
13engaging in conduct or behavior prohibited in ch. 944 or ss. 940.225, 948.02, 948.025
14or 948.06 to 948.11 they shall promptly notify the law enforcement officials of the
15county thereof, including facts relating to such person's alleged misconduct or illegal
16behavior.
AB150, s. 2709 17Section 2709. 49.02 (7) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,1001,2018 49.02 (7) (a) The department shall promulgate rules regarding the
19administration of emergency medical relief. The rules shall include all of the
20following:
AB150,1001,2221 1. Procedures that counties, tribal governing bodies and hospitals providing
22emergency medical relief shall follow in making eligibility determinations.
AB150,1002,4
12. Procedures that counties and tribal governing bodies shall follow to obtain
2partial reimbursement for emergency medical relief expenses under s. 49.035 and
3procedures for determining the portion of medical costs under s. 49.035 (2) (cm) that
4are attributable to emergency medical care.
AB150,1002,65 3. Procedures for appealing eligibility determinations under s. 49.015. These
6procedures shall include provision for notice, fair hearing and review.
AB150, s. 2710 7Section 2710. 49.02 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 49.015 (2m) and
8amended to read:
AB150,1002,129 49.015 (2m) (title) Ineligibility due to medical assistance divestment. Any
10person found ineligible for medical assistance because of the divestment provisions
11under s. 49.453 is ineligible for medical care under this section emergency medical
12relief
for the same period during which ineligibility exists under s. 49.453.
AB150, s. 2711 13Section 2711. 49.02 (9) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2712 14Section 2712. 49.02 (10) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 49.02 (5) (bm) and
15amended to read:
AB150,1002,2016 49.02 (5) (bm) Except as provided under par. (b), a A county or tribal governing
17body
shall limit its liability for medical or dental care furnished as general
18emergency medical relief, including emergency care provided under sub. (5), to the
19amount payable by medical assistance under ss. 49.43 to 49.47 for care for which a
20medical assistance rate exists.
AB150, s. 2713 21Section 2713. 49.02 (10) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2714 22Section 2714. 49.02 (10) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2715 23Section 2715. 49.02 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1003,224 49.02 (11) (title) Checking eligibility with department of transportation
25records.
A general An emergency medical relief agency may use vehicle registration

1information from the department of transportation in determining eligibility for
2general emergency medical relief.
AB150, s. 2716 3Section 2716. 49.02 (12) of the statutes is repealed.
****Note: This is reconciled s. 49.02 (12). This Section has been affected by drafts with the
following LRB numbers: -1701/3 and -2153/1.
AB150, s. 2717 4Section 2717. 49.032 of the statutes is repealed.
****Note: This is reconciled s. 49.032. This Section has been affected by drafts with the
following LRB numbers: -1701/3 and -2153/1.
AB150, s. 2718 5Section 2718. 49.035 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1003,6 649.035 (title) State aid for general emergency medical relief.
AB150, s. 2719 7Section 2719. 49.035 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act ....
8(this act), is repealed.
****Note: This is reconciled 49.035 (1). This Section has been affected by drafts with the
following LRB numbers: -0756/3 and -1701/3.
AB150, s. 2720 9Section 2720. 49.035 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1003,1110 49.035 (1) (intro.) As provided in sub. (4e), the The department shall
11reimburse, as provided in sub. (4e), except for medical costs:
AB150, s. 2721 12Section 2721. 49.035 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,1003,1513 49.035 (1m) State reimbursement percentages for tribal governing bodies.
14From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (e), the department shall reimburse a
15tribal governing body for 100% of eligible emergency medical relief costs.
AB150, s. 2722 16Section 2722. 49.035 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1003,1817 49.035 (2) (intro.) As Except as provided in sub. (4e) (3), the department shall
18reimburse, as provided in sub. (4e), for general relief medical costs:
AB150, s. 2723 19Section 2723. 49.035 (2) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin
20Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
AB150,1004,3
149.035 (2) (title) State reimbursement percentages for counties. (intro.)
2Except as provided in sub. (3), the department shall reimburse, as provided in sub.
3(4e), for general emergency medical relief medical costs:
****Note: This is reconciled 49.035 (2) (intro.). This Section has been affected by drafts with
the following LRB numbers: -0756/3 and -1701/3.
AB150, s. 2724 4Section 2724. 49.035 (2) (b) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1004,75 49.035 (2) (b) 7. Up to 40% of eligible emergency medical relief costs incurred
6by the county on behalf of an individual client that are not more than $10,000 per
7claim period.
AB150, s. 2725 8Section 2725. 49.035 (2) (b) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1004,109 49.035 (2) (b) 8. Up to 70% of eligible emergency medical relief costs incurred
10by the county on behalf of an individual client that exceed $10,000 per claim period.
AB150, s. 2726 11Section 2726. 49.035 (2) (cm) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1004,1812 49.035 (2) (cm) (intro.) A If a county operates a comprehensive medical relief
13program in addition to an emergency medical relief program and if the county enrolls
14participants in these programs in a prepaid health care system with a uniform fee
15per person, a
county for up to 60% of the eligible portion of the medical costs for
16individual clients who are enrolled in a prepaid health care system with a uniform
17fee per person
these participants that are attributable to emergency medical care,
18if the following requirements are met:
AB150, s. 2727 19Section 2727. 49.035 (2) (cm) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1005,320 49.035 (2) (cm) 3. The county offers a full range of medical or dental care
21furnished by the general relief agency as general relief, including emergency medical
22treatment and hospitalization, must be available for general relief clients under a
23contract between a general
care to all persons eligible for emergency medical relief

1under s. 49.015 under a contract between the emergency medical
relief agency and
2a health maintenance organization for provision of general relief medical treatment
3and hospitalization
.
AB150, s. 2728 4Section 2728. 49.035 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,1005,65 49.035 (3) The state may not reimburse a county under this section for the costs
6of providing services described in s. 51.42 (3) (ar) 4.
AB150, s. 2729 7Section 2729. 49.035 (3) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act ....
8(this act), is amended to read:
AB150,1005,119 49.035 (3) (title) Limitation on state reimbursement. The state may not
10reimburse a county or a tribal governing body under this section for the costs of
11providing services described in s. 51.42 (3) (ar) 4.
****Note: This is reconciled s. 49.035 (3). This Section has been affected by drafts with the
following LRB numbers: -0756/4 and -1701/4.
AB150, s. 2730 12Section 2730. 49.035 (4) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,1005,1313 49.035 (4) (title) Filing of reimbursement claims.
AB150, s. 2731 14Section 2731. 49.035 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 49.035 (4) (b) and
15amended to read:
AB150,1005,1816 49.035 (4) (b) Claims for reimbursement under subs. (1) and sub. (2) shall be
17filed with the department by March 1 of the year immediately following the calendar
18year in which the costs were incurred.
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