AB100: Bill Text

AB100,683,6 46.27 (9) (a) The department may select up to 5 counties that volunteer to participate in a pilot project under which they will receive certain funds allocated for long-term care. The department shall allocate a level of funds to these counties equal to the amount that would otherwise be paid under s. 20.435 (1) (5) (b) to nursing homes for providing care because of increased utilization of nursing home services, as estimated by the department. In estimating these levels, the department shall exclude any increased utilization of services provided by state centers for the developmentally disabled. The department shall calculate these amounts on a calendar year basis under sub. (10).

AB100, s. 1461 Section 1461. 46.27 (9) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,683,13 46.27 (9) (c) All long-term community support services provided under this pilot project in lieu of nursing home care shall be consistent with those services described in the participating county's community options plan under sub. (4) (c) and provided under sub. (5) (b). Each Unless the department has contracted under s. 46.271 (2m) with an entity other than the county department, each county participating in the pilot project shall assess persons under sub. (6).

AB100, s. 1462 Section 1462. 46.27 (10) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,683,19 46.27 (10) (a) 1. The department shall determine for each county participating in the pilot project under sub. (9) a funding level of state medical assistance expenditures to be received by the county. This level shall equal the amount that the department determines would otherwise be paid under s. 20.435 (1) (5) (b) because of increased utilization of nursing home services, as estimated by the department.

AB100, s. 1463 Section 1463. 46.27 (11) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,683,24 46.27 (11) (c) 3. Medical assistance reimbursement for services a county, a private nonprofit agency or an aging unit with which the department contracts provides under this subsection shall be made from the appropriations under s. 20.435 (1) (5) (o) and (7) (b) and (bd).

AB100, s. 1464 Section 1464. 46.27 (11) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,684,5 46.27 (11) (c) 4. The department may, from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (5) (o), provide reimbursement for services provided under this subsection by counties that are in excess of the current average annual per person rate, as established by the department, and are less than or equal to the average amount approved in the waiver received under par. (am).

AB100, s. 1465 Section 1465. 46.271 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 46.271 (1) (a), and 46.271 (1) (a) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:

AB100,684,13 46.271 (1) (a) (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (bd), the department shall award $100,000 in each fiscal year to applying county departments under s. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42 or 51.437 or to an aging unit under the conditions specified in sub. (3) par. (c) to establish pilot projects for home and community-based long-term support services. Funds awarded to the pilot projects shall be used to do any of the following:

AB100, s. 1466 Section 1466. 46.271 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 46.271 (1) (b), and 46.271 (1) (b) 1. and 2., as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB100,684,17 46.271 (1) (b) 1. Solicit applications from county departments or aging units for the pilot projects under sub. (1) par. (a).

AB100,684,21 2. Require that an applying county department or aging unit under par. (a) subd. 1. submit as part of the application specific plans for improving the coordination between hospitals and providers of home and community-based long-term support services.

AB100, s. 1467 Section 1467. 46.271 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,684,25 46.271 (2m) (a) The department may establish, in geographic areas determined by the department, a pilot project under which the department may contract with a private or public entity to do all of the following:

AB100,685,3 1. Serve as a clearinghouse of information for individuals who are interested in home or community-based long-term support services or institutional long-term care services.

AB100,685,8 2. Perform assessments, in accordance with s. 46.27 (6) (a) 1m. and 2. and using the assessment method established by the department, to determine an individual's functional abilities, disabilities, personal preferences and need for home or community-based long-term support services or institutional long-term care services.

AB100,685,10 3. Collect information specified by the department on the individuals served by the entity and provide that information to the department.

AB100,685,15 (am) Residents of the geographic areas where a pilot project under this subsection is established shall receive an assessment by the entity contracted with under par. (a) (intro.) prior to entry into a nursing home or community-based residential facility or participation in the long-term support community options program under s. 46.27.

AB100,685,18 (ap) The department may require that the results of a client's assessment under par. (a) 2. be submitted at the time that a provider submits a request for prior authorization for medical assistance services.

AB100,685,21 (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (bd), the department shall distribute funds to the entities with which the department contracts under par. (a) (intro.) for the performance of the functions specified under par. (a) 1. to 3.

AB100, s. 1468 Section 1468. 46.271 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 46.271 (1) (c) and amended to read:

AB100,686,3 46.271 (1) (c) The department may contract with an aging unit, as defined in s. 46.27 (1) (a), for administration of services under sub. (1) par. (a) if, by resolution, the county board of supervisors of that county so requests the department.

AB100, s. 1469 Section 1469. 46.275 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,686,10 46.275 (5) (a) Medical assistance reimbursement for services a county, or the department under sub. (3r), provides under this program is available from the appropriations under s. 20.435 (1) (5) (b) and (o). If 2 or more counties jointly contract to provide services under this program and the department approves the contract, medical assistance reimbursement is also available for services provided jointly by these counties.

AB100, s. 1470 Section 1470. 46.275 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,686,18 46.275 (5) (c) The total allocation under s. 20.435 (1) (5) (b) and (o) to counties and to the department under sub. (3r) for services provided under this section may not exceed the amount approved by the federal department of health and human services. A county may use funds received under this section only to provide services to persons who meet the requirements under sub. (4) and may not use unexpended funds received under this section to serve other developmentally disabled persons residing in the county.

AB100, s. 1471 Section 1471. 46.275 (5) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,686,24 46.275 (5) (d) The department may, from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (5) (o), provide reimbursement for services provided under this section by counties that are in excess of the current average annual per person rate, as established by the department, and are less than the average amount approved in the waiver received under sub. (2).

AB100, s. 1472 Section 1472. 46.278 (6) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,687,6 46.278 (6) (d) If a county makes available nonfederal funds equal to the state share of service costs under the waiver received under sub. (3), the department may, from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (5) (o), provide reimbursement for services that the county provides under this section to persons who are in addition to those who may be served under this section with funds from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (5) (b).

AB100, s. 1473 Section 1473. 46.278 (6) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,687,12 46.278 (6) (f) If a county owns the institution or intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded from which an individual is relocated to the community under this section, in order to receive funding under the program, the county shall submit a plan for delicensing a bed of the institution or intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded that is approved by the department.

AB100, s. 1474 Section 1474. 46.28 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,687,15 46.28 (3) The department may authorize the authority to issue revenue bonds under s. 234.70 234.61 to finance any residential facility it approves under sub. (2).

AB100, s. 1475 Section 1475. 46.28 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,687,19 46.28 (4) The department may charge sponsors for administrative costs and expenses it incurs in exercising its powers and duties under this section and under s. 234.70 234.61.

AB100, s. 1476 Section 1476. 46.29 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,687,22 46.29 (3) (a) The secretary of education state superintendent of public instruction.

AB100, s. 1477 Section 1477. 46.30 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,688,3 46.30 (4) (a) The department shall distribute the federal community services block grant funds received under 42 USC 9903 and deposited in the appropriations under s. 20.435 (6) (3) (mc) and (7) (md).

AB100, s. 1478 Section 1478. 46.35 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,688,6 46.35 (4) (a) The secretary of education state superintendent of public instruction.

AB100, s. 1479 Section 1479. 46.40 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,688,13 46.40 (1) (a) Within the limits of available federal funds and of the appropriations under s. 20.435 (3) (nL) and (7) (b) , (kw) and (o), the department shall distribute funds for community social, mental health, developmental disabilities and alcohol and other drug abuse services and for services under ss. 46.51, 46.87, 46.985 and 51.421 to county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42 and 51.437 and to county aging units, as provided in subs. (2) to (8).

AB100, s. 1480 Section 1480. 46.40 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,688,20 46.40 (1) (b) Notwithstanding s. 46.49, if the department receives any federal moneys under 42 USC 670 to 679a in reimbursement of moneys allocated under par. (a) for the provision of foster care, the department shall distribute those federal moneys for services and projects to assist children and families and for the operational requirements of the department in administering programs to assist children and families.

AB100, s. 1481 Section 1481. 46.40 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,689,9 46.40 (1) (c) The Milwaukee County department of social services shall report to the department in a manner specified by the department on all children under the supervision of the Milwaukee County department of social services who are placed in foster homes and whose foster parents receive funding for child care from the amounts distributed under par. (a) so that the department may claim federal foster care and adoption assistance reimbursement under 42 USC 670 to 679a for the amounts expended by the Milwaukee County department of social services for the provision of child care for those children. Notwithstanding s. 46.49, if the department receives any federal moneys under 42 USC 67 670 to 679a in reimbursement of the amounts expended by the Milwaukee County department of social services for the provision of child care for children in foster care in 1996 and 1997, the department shall distribute those federal moneys to the Milwaukee County department of social services for the provision of child care for children in foster care.

AB100, s. 1482 Section 1482. 46.40 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,689,14 46.40 (2) Basic county allocation. For social services under s. 46.495 (1) (d) and services under s. 51.423 (2), the department shall distribute not more than $292,368,400 $284,851,700 for fiscal year 1995-96 1997-98 and $291,349,200 $284,212,200 for fiscal year 1996-97 1998-99.

AB100, s. 1483 Section 1483. 46.40 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,689,20 46.40 (2m) (a) Prevention and treatment of substance abuse. For prevention and treatment of substance abuse under 42 USC 300x-21 to 300x-35, the department shall distribute not more than $11,087,200 $10,493,900 in fiscal year 1995-96 1997-98 and not more than $11,285,200 $10,224,100 in fiscal year 1996-97 1998-99.

AB100, s. 1484 Section 1484. 46.40 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,689,25 46.40 (2m) (b) Community mental health services. For community mental health services under 42 USC 300x to 300x-9, the department shall distribute not more than $2,513,400 in each fiscal year 1995-96 and not more than $2,513,400 in fiscal year 1996-97.

AB100, s. 1485 Section 1485. 46.40 (14m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,690,8 46.40 (14m) County community aids budgets. Before December 1 of each year, each county department under ss. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42 and 51.437 and each tribal governing body shall submit to the department a proposed budget for the expenditure of funds allocated under this section, distributed under s. 46.45 (2) (a) or carried forward under s. 46.45 (3) (a). The proposed budget shall be submitted on a form developed by the department and approved by the department of administration.

AB100, s. 1486 Section 1486. 46.45 (2) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,690,19 46.45 (2) (a) If on December 31 of any year there remains unspent or unencumbered in the allocation under s. 46.40 (2) an amount that exceeds the amount received under 42 USC 670 to 679a and allocated under s. 46.40 (2) in that year, the department shall carry forward the excess moneys and distribute not less than 50% of the excess moneys to counties having a population of less than 500,000 for services and projects to assist children and families, notwithstanding the percentage limit specified in sub. (3) (a). A county shall use not less than 50% of the moneys distributed to the county under this subsection for services for children who are at risk of abuse or neglect to prevent the need for child abuse and neglect intervention services.

AB100,690,22 (b) A county may not use any moneys distributed under par. (a) to supplant any other moneys expended by the county for services and projects to assist children and families in a base year determined by the department.

AB100,690,25 (c) The department may use any moneys carried forward under par. (a), but not distributed to counties, for the operational requirements of the department in administering programs to assist children and families.

AB100, s. 1487 Section 1487. 46.48 (8) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,691,6 46.48 (8) (d) 1. The use of liaisons to meet with prospective program participants to provide information about the program and to assist program participants, prior to their release on community supervision or parole, in planning for and obtaining the housing, employment, education and treatment that they will need upon release.

AB100, s. 1488 Section 1488. 46.48 (15) (title) of the statutes is repealed.

AB100, s. 1489 Section 1489. 46.48 (15) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.

AB100, s. 1490 Section 1490. 46.48 (15) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,691,13 46.48 (15) (a) 1. For recruiting, training and licensing new foster parents and treatment foster parents for children in Milwaukee county and for providing ongoing family reunification services for children and families in Milwaukee county, $750,000 $375,000 in each fiscal year.

AB100, s. 1491 Section 1491. 46.48 (15) (a) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.

AB100, s. 1492 Section 1492. 46.48 (15) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,691,18 46.48 (15) (a) 2. For purchasing foster parent and treatment foster parent training from a private or educational agency, $150,000 $75,000 in each fiscal year.

AB100, s. 1493 Section 1493. 46.48 (15) (a) 2. of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.

AB100, s. 1494 Section 1494. 46.48 (15) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,692,2 46.48 (15) (a) 3. For enhancing Milwaukee county's capacity to assess the needs of children who are in long-term foster or treatment foster care and children who are new to foster or treatment foster care, for recruiting and investigating proposed adoptive parents and for prosecuting adoption petitions, $130,000 $65,000 in each fiscal year.

AB100, s. 1495 Section 1495. 46.48 (15) (a) 3. of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.

AB100, s. 1496 Section 1496. 46.48 (15) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB100, s. 1497 Section 1497. 46.48 (16) (title) of the statutes is repealed.

AB100, s. 1498 Section 1498. 46.48 (16) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,692,18 46.48 (16) (a) The department shall distribute not more than $37,500 $18,700 in each fiscal year as grants to private, nonprofit organizations to recruit African American foster parents, including African American prospective adoptive parents, in communities that have a high percentage of African American children and a high percentage of children in out-of-home placements. The department shall review applications submitted under this paragraph and determine the number of grants that will be awarded, which of the applicants will receive grants and the amount of each grant. A private, nonprofit organization receiving a grant under this paragraph shall cooperate and coordinate its activities under the grant with the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 serving the area from which the private, nonprofit organization recruits African American foster parents.

AB100, s. 1499 Section 1499. 46.48 (16) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.

AB100, s. 1500 Section 1500. 46.48 (16) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB100, s. 1501 Section 1501. 46.485 (2g) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,693,3 46.485 (2g) (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (5) (b), the department may in each fiscal year transfer funds to the appropriation under s. 20.435 (3) (7) (kb) for distribution under this section and from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (mb) the department shall may not distribute more than $240,000 in each fiscal year to applying counties in this state that meet all of the following requirements, as determined by the department:

AB100, s. 1502 Section 1502. 46.485 (3r) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,693,7 46.485 (3r) Funds that a county does not encumber before 24 months after June 30 of the fiscal year in which the funds were distributed under sub. (2g) lapse to the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (5) (b).

AB100, s. 1503 Section 1503. 46.49 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: