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2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE
November 11, 2003 - Introduced by Senators Leibham, Welch and Lazich,
cosponsored by Representatives
Grothman, Seratti and
Gunderson.
Referred to Committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term
Care.
SB308,1,3
1An Act to amend 49.45 (24r) of the statutes;
relating to: a Medical Assistance
2family planning demonstration project minimum age eligibility limitation
3change.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the Department of Health and Family Services (DHFS)
must request a waiver from the secretary of the federal Department of Health and
Human Services for conduct of a demonstration project, under the Medical
Assistance Program, to provide family planning services to women aged 15 to 44
whose family incomes do not exceed 185% of the federal poverty line for families the
size of the women's families. DHFS must implement the waiver, if granted, by July
1, 1998, or the waiver's effective date, whichever is later.
This bill, effective July 1, 2004, changes the minimum age requirement, from
15 to 18 years, for eligibility for the Medical Assistance Program demonstration
project to provide family planning services to women whose family incomes do not
exceed 185% of the federal poverty line for families the size of the women's families.
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:
SB308, s. 1
1Section
1. 49.45 (24r) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB308,2,92
49.45
(24r) Family planning demonstration project. The department shall
3request a waiver from the secretary of the federal department of health and human
4services to permit the department to conduct a demonstration project to provide
5family planning services, as defined in s. 253.07 (1) (b), under medical assistance to
6any woman between the ages of
15 18 and 44 whose family income does not exceed
7185% of the poverty line for a family the size of the woman's family. If the waiver is
8granted and in effect, the department shall implement the waiver no later than July
91, 1998, or on the effective date of the waiver, whichever is later.
SB308,2,1111
(1)
This act takes effect on July 1, 2004.
