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48.837
(1) In-state adoptive placement. When the proposed adoptive parent
10or parents of a child reside in this state and are not relatives of the child, a parent
11having custody of a child and the proposed adoptive parent or parents of the child
12may petition the court for placement of the child for adoption in the home of the
13proposed adoptive parent or parents if the home is licensed as a foster home
or
14treatment foster home under s. 48.62.
AB75, s. 1090
15Section
1090. 48.837 (1r) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.837
(1r) (b) The department, a county department under s. 48.57 (1) (e) or
17(hm), or a child welfare agency licensed under s. 48.60 may place a child under par.
18(a) in the home of a proposed adoptive parent or parents who reside in this state if
19that home is licensed as a foster home
or treatment foster home under s. 48.62.
AB75, s. 1091
20Section
1091. 48.88 (2) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.88
(2) (am) 1. If the petitioner was required to obtain an initial license to
22operate a foster home
or treatment foster home before placement of the child for
23adoption or relicensure after a break in licensure, the agency making the
24investigation shall obtain a criminal history search from the records maintained by
25the department of justice and request under
42 USC 16962 (b) a fingerprint-based
1check of the national crime information databases, as defined in
28 USC 534 (f) (3)
2(A), with respect to the petitioner. The agency may release any information obtained
3under this subdivision only as permitted under
42 USC 16962 (e). In the case of a
4child on whose behalf adoption assistance payments will be provided under s. 48.975,
5if the petitioner has been convicted of any of the offenses specified in s. 48.685 (5) (bm)
61. to 4., the agency may not report that the petitioner's home is suitable for the child.
AB75, s. 1092
7Section
1092. 48.88 (2) (am) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.88
(2) (am) 2. If the petitioner was required to obtain a license to operate
9a foster home
or treatment foster home before placement of the child for adoption,
10the agency making the investigation shall obtain information maintained by the
11department regarding any substantiated reports of child abuse or neglect against the
12petitioner and any other adult residing in the petitioner's home. If the petitioner or
13other adult residing in the petitioner's home is not, or at any time within the 5 years
14preceding the date of the search has not been, a resident of this state, the agency shall
15check any child abuse or neglect registry maintained by any state or other U.S.
16jurisdiction in which the petitioner or other adult is a resident or was a resident
17within those 5 years for information that is equivalent to the information maintained
18by the department regarding substantiated reports of child abuse or neglect. The
19agency may not use any information obtained under this subdivision for any purpose
20other than a background search under this subdivision.
AB75, s. 1093
21Section
1093. 48.975 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.975
(3) (a) 1. Except as provided in subd. 3., for support of a child who was
23in foster care
, treatment foster care, or subsidized guardianship care immediately
24prior to placement for adoption, the initial amount of adoption assistance for
25maintenance shall be equivalent to the amount of that child's foster care
, treatment
1foster care, or subsidized guardianship care payment at the time that the agreement
2under sub. (4) (a) is signed or a lesser amount if agreed to by the proposed adoptive
3parents and specified in that agreement.
AB75, s. 1094
4Section
1094. 48.975 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.975
(3) (a) 2. Except as provided in subd. 3., for support of a child not in foster
6care
, treatment foster care, or subsidized guardianship care immediately prior to
7placement for adoption, the initial amount of adoption assistance for maintenance
8shall be equivalent to the uniform foster care rate
applicable to the child that is in
9effect at the time that the agreement under sub. (4) (a) is signed or a lesser amount
10if agreed to by the proposed adoptive parents and specified in that agreement.
AB75, s. 1095
11Section
1095. 48.98 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.98
(1) No person may bring a child into this state or send a child out of this
13state for the purpose of placing the child in foster care
or treatment foster care or for
14the purpose of adoption without a certificate from the department that the home is
15suitable for the child.
AB75, s. 1096
16Section
1096. 48.98 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.98
(2) (a) Any person, except a county department or licensed child welfare
18agency, who brings a child into this state for the purpose of placing the child in a
19foster home
or treatment foster home shall, before the child's arrival in this state, file
20with the department a $1,000 noncancelable bond in favor of this state, furnished by
21a surety company licensed to do business in this state. The condition of the bond shall
22be that the child will not become dependent on public funds for his or her primary
23support before the child reaches age 18 or is adopted.
AB75, s. 1097
24Section
1097. 48.981 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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148.981
(3) (a) 3.
A Except as provided in sub. (3m), a county department, the
2department, or a licensed child welfare agency under contract with the department
3shall within 12 hours, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays, refer to the
4sheriff or police department all cases of suspected or threatened abuse, as defined in
5s. 48.02 (1) (b) to (f), reported to it. For cases of suspected or threatened abuse, as
6defined in s. 48.02 (1) (a), (am), (g), or (gm), or neglect, each county department, the
7department, and a licensed child welfare agency under contract with the department
8shall adopt a written policy specifying the kinds of reports it will routinely report to
9local law enforcement authorities.
AB75, s. 1098
10Section
1098. 48.981 (3) (c) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.981
(3) (c) 1. a. Immediately after receiving a report under par. (a), the
12agency shall evaluate the report to determine whether there is reason to suspect that
13a caregiver has abused or neglected the child, has threatened the child with abuse
14or neglect, or has facilitated or failed to take action to prevent the suspected or
15threatened abuse or neglect of the child.
If Except as provided in sub. (3m), if the
16agency determines that a caregiver is suspected of abuse or neglect or of threatened
17abuse or neglect of the child, determines that a caregiver is suspected of facilitating
18or failing to take action to prevent the suspected or threatened abuse or neglect of
19the child, or cannot determine who abused or neglected the child, within 24 hours
20after receiving the report the agency shall, in accordance with the authority granted
21to the department under s. 48.48 (17) (a) 1. or the county department under s. 48.57
22(1) (a), initiate a diligent investigation to determine if the child is in need of
23protection or services. If the agency determines that a person who is not a caregiver
24is suspected of abuse or of threatened abuse, the agency may, in accordance with that
25authority, initiate a diligent investigation to determine if the child is in need or
1protection or services. Within 24 hours after receiving a report under par. (a) of
2suspected unborn child abuse, the agency, in accordance with that authority, shall
3initiate a diligent investigation to determine if the unborn child is in need of
4protection or services. An investigation under this subd. 1. a. shall be conducted in
5accordance with standards established by the department for conducting child abuse
6and neglect investigations or unborn child abuse investigations.
AB75, s. 1099
7Section
1099. 48.981 (3) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.981
(3) (d) 1. In this paragraph, "agent" includes
, but is not limited to, a
9foster parent
, treatment foster parent or other person given custody of a child or a
10human services professional employed by a county department under s. 51.42 or
1151.437 or by a child welfare agency who is working with a child or an expectant
12mother of an unborn child under contract with or under the supervision of the
13department in a county having a population of 500,000 or more or a county
14department under s. 46.22.
AB75, s. 1100
15Section
1100. 48.981 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
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48.981
(3m) Alternative response pilot program. (a) In this subsection,
17"substantial abuse or neglect" means abuse or neglect or threatened abuse or neglect
18that under the guidelines developed by the department under par. (b) constitutes
19severe abuse or neglect or a threat of severe abuse or neglect and a significant threat
20to the safety of a child and his or her family.
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(b) The department shall establish a pilot program under which a county
22department that is selected to participate in the pilot program may employ
23alternative responses to a report of abuse or neglect or of threatened abuse or neglect.
24The department shall select county departments to participate in the pilot program
25in accordance with the department's request-for-proposal procedures and according
1to criteria developed by the department. Those criteria shall include an assessment
2of a county department's plan for involving the community in providing services for
3a family that is participating in the pilot program and a determination whether a
4county department has an agreement with local law enforcement agencies and the
5representative of the public under s. 48.09 to ensure interagency cooperation in
6implementing the pilot program. To implement the pilot program, the department
7shall provide all of the following:
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1. Guidelines for determining the appropriate alternative response to a report
9of abuse or neglect or of threatened abuse or neglect, including guidelines for
10determining what types of abuse or neglect or threatened abuse or neglect constitute
11substantial abuse or neglect. The department need not promulgate those guidelines
12as rules under ch. 227.
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2. Training and technical assistance for a county department that is selected
14to participate in the pilot program.
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(c) Immediately after receiving a report under sub. (3) (a), a county department
16that is participating in the pilot program shall evaluate the report to determine the
17most appropriate alternative response under subds. 1. to 3. to the report. Based on
18that evaluation, the county department shall respond to the report as follows:
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1. If the county department determines that there is reason to suspect that
20substantial abuse or neglect has occurred or is likely to occur or that an investigation
21under sub. (3) is otherwise necessary to ensure the safety of the child and his or her
22family, the county department shall investigate the report as provided in sub. (3).
23If in conducting that investigation the county department determines that it is not
24necessary for the safety of the child and his or her family to complete the
25investigation, the county department may terminate the investigation and conduct
1an assessment under subd. 2. If the county department terminates an investigation,
2the county department shall document the reasons for terminating the investigation
3and notify any law enforcement agency that is cooperating in the investigation.
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2. a. If the county department determines that there is reason to suspect that
5abuse or neglect, other than substantial abuse or neglect, has occurred or is likely
6to occur, but that under the guidelines developed by the department under par. (b)
7there is no immediate threat to the safety of the child and his or her family and court
8intervention is not necessary, the county department shall conduct a comprehensive
9assessment of the safety of the child and his or her family, the risk of subsequent
10abuse or neglect, and the strengths and needs of the child's family to determine
11whether services are needed to address those issues assessed and, based on the
12assessment, shall offer to provide appropriate services to the child's family on a
13voluntary basis or refer the child's family to a service provider in the community for
14the provision of those services.
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b. If the county department employs the assessment response under subd. 2.
16a., the county department is not required to refer the report to the sheriff or police
17department under sub. (3) (a) 3. or determine by a preponderance of the evidence
18under sub. (3) (c) 4. that abuse or neglect has occurred or is likely to occur or that a
19specific person has abused or neglected the child. If in conducting the assessment
20the county department determines that there is reason to suspect that substantial
21abuse or neglect has occurred or is likely to occur or that an investigation under sub.
22(3) is otherwise necessary to ensure the safety of the child and his or her family, the
23county department shall immediately commence an investigation under sub. (3).
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3. If the county department determines that there is no reason to suspect that
25abuse or neglect has occurred or is likely to occur, the county department shall refer
1the child's family to a service provider in the community for the provision of
2appropriate services on a voluntary basis. If the county department employs the
3community services response under this subdivision, the county department is not
4required to conduct an assessment under subd. 2., refer the report to the sheriff or
5police department under sub. (3) (a) 3., or determine by a preponderance of the
6evidence under sub. (3) (c) 4. that abuse or neglect has occurred or is likely to occur
7or that a specific person has abused or neglected the child.
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(d) The department shall conduct an evaluation of the pilot program and, by
9July 1, 2012, shall submit a report of that evaluation to the governor and to the
10appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3). The
11evaluation shall assess the issues encountered in implementing the pilot program
12and the overall operations of the pilot program, include specific measurements of the
13effectiveness of the pilot program, and make recommendations to improve that
14effectiveness. Those specific measurements shall include all of the following:
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1. The turnover rate of the county department caseworkers providing services
16under the pilot program.
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2. The number of families referred for each type of response specified in par.
18(c) 1. to 3.
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3. The number of families that accepted, and the number of families that
20declined to accept, services offered under par. (c) 2. and 3.
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4. The effectiveness of the evaluation under par. (c) (intro.) in determining the
22appropriate response under par. (c) 1. to 3.
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5. The impact of the pilot program on the number of out-of-home placements
24of children by the county departments participating in the pilot program.
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16. The availability of services to address the issues of child and family safety,
2risk of subsequent abuse or neglect, and family strengths and needs in the
3communities served under the pilot project.
AB75, s. 1101
4Section
1101. 48.981 (7) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.981
(7) (a) 4. A child's foster parent
, treatment foster parent or other person
6having physical custody of the child or a person having physical custody of the
7expectant mother of an unborn child, except that the person or agency maintaining
8the record or report may not disclose any information that would identify the
9reporter.
AB75, s. 1102
10Section
1102. 48.983 (1) (b) 1. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.983
(1) (b) 1. c. A family that includes a person who has contacted a county
12department or an Indian tribe that has been awarded a grant under this section or,
13in a county having a population of 500,000 or more that has been awarded a grant
14under this section, the department or a licensed child welfare agency under contract
15with the department requesting assistance to prevent
poor birth outcomes or abuse
16or neglect of a child in the person's family and with respect to which an individual
17responding to the request has determined that all of the conditions in subd. 2. exist.
AB75, s. 1103
18Section
1103. 48.983 (1) (b) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.983
(1) (b) 2. a. There is a substantial risk of
poor birth outcomes or future
20abuse or neglect of a child in the family if assistance is not provided.
AB75, s. 1104
21Section
1104. 48.983 (1) (i) of the statutes is repealed.
AB75, s. 1105
22Section
1105. 48.983 (1) (j) of the statutes is repealed.
AB75, s. 1106
23Section
1106. 48.983 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.983
(2) Funds provided. If a county or Indian tribe applies and is selected
25by the department under sub. (5) to participate in the program under this section,
1the department shall award, from the appropriation under s. 20.437
(2) (1) (ab), a
2grant annually to be used only for the purposes specified in sub. (4) (a) and (am). The
3minimum amount of a grant is $10,000.
The county or Indian tribe shall agree to
4match at least 25 percent of the grant money annually in funds or in-kind
5contributions. The department shall determine the amount of a grant awarded to
6a county
, other than a county with a population of 500,000 or more, or Indian tribe
7in excess of the minimum amount based on the
need of the county or Indian tribe for
8a grant, as determined by a formula that the department shall promulgate by rule.
9That formula shall determine that need based on the number of births that are
10funded by
medical assistance Medical Assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49 in that
11county or the reservation of that Indian tribe
in proportion to the number of births
12that are funded by medical assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49 in all of the counties
13and the reservations of all of the Indian tribes to which grants are awarded under
14this section. The department shall determine the amount of a grant awarded to a
15county with a population of 500,000 or more in excess of the minimum amount based
16on 60% of the number of births that are funded by medical assistance under subch.
17IV of ch. 49 in that county in proportion to the number of births that are funded by
18medical assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49 in all of the counties and the
19reservations of all of the Indian tribes to which grants are awarded under this section 20and on the rate of poor birth outcomes, including infant mortality, premature births,
21low birth weights, and racial or ethnic disproportionality in the rates of those
22outcomes, in that county or the reservation of that Indian tribe.
AB75, s. 1107
23Section
1107. 48.983 (3) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB75, s. 1108
24Section
1108. 48.983 (3) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB75, s. 1109
1Section
1109. 48.983 (3) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 48.983 (3) and
2amended to read:
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48.983
(3) Joint application permitted. Two or more counties and Indian tribes
4may submit a joint application to the department.
Each county or Indian tribe in a
5joint application shall be counted as a separate county or Indian tribe for the purpose
6of limiting the number of counties and Indian tribes selected in each state fiscal
7biennium.
AB75, s. 1110
8Section
1110. 48.983 (4) (a) 4m. of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.983
(4) (a) 4m.
Other than in a county with a population of 500,000 or more,
10to To reimburse a case management provider under s. 49.45 (25) (b) for the amount
11of the allowable charges under the
medical assistance
Medical Assistance program
12that is not provided by the federal government for case management services
13provided to a
medical assistance Medical Assistance beneficiary described in s. 49.45
14(25) (am) 9. who is a child and who is a member of a family that receives home
15visitation program services under par. (b) 1.
AB75, s. 1111
16Section
1111. 48.983 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.983
(4) (b) 1. A county
, other than a county with a population of 500,000 or
18more, or an Indian tribe that is selected to participate in the program under this
19section shall
select persons who are first-time parents and offer all pregnant women
20in the county or the reservation of the Indian tribe who are eligible for
medical
21assistance Medical Assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49
and shall offer each of those
22persons an opportunity to undergo an assessment through use of a risk assessment
23instrument to determine whether the
parent person assessed presents risk factors
24for poor birth outcomes or for perpetrating child abuse or neglect. Persons who are
25selected and who agree to be assessed shall be assessed during the prenatal period
,
1if possible, or as close to the time of the child's birth as possible. The risk assessment
2instrument shall be developed by the department and shall be based on risk
3assessment instruments developed by the department for similar programs that are
4in operation. The department need not promulgate as rules under ch. 227 the risk
5assessment instrument developed under this subdivision. A person who is assessed
6to be at risk
of poor birth outcomes or of abusing or neglecting his or her child shall
7be offered home visitation program services
that shall commence during the prenatal
8period. Home visitation program services may be provided to a family with a child
9identified as being at risk of child abuse or neglect until the identified child reaches
103 years of age.
If a family has been receiving home visitation program services
11continuously for not less than 12 months, those services may continue to be provided
12to the family until the identified child reaches 3 years of age, regardless of whether
13the child continues to be eligible for Medical Assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49. 14If risk factors for child abuse or neglect with respect to the identified child continue
15to be present when the child reaches 3 years of age, home visitation program services
16may be provided until the identified child reaches 5 years of age. Home visitation
17program services may not be provided to a person unless the person gives his or her
18written informed consent to receiving those services or, if the person is a child, unless
19the child's parent, guardian or legal custodian gives his or her written informed
20consent for the child to receive those services.
AB75, s. 1112
21Section
1112. 48.983 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB75, s. 1113
22Section
1113. 48.983 (4) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.983
(4) (b) 3. A county or Indian tribe that is providing home visitation
24program services under subd. 1.
or 2. shall provide to a person receiving those
1services the information relating to shaken baby syndrome and impacted babies
2required under s. 253.15 (6).
AB75, s. 1114
3Section
1114. 48.983 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.983
(5) Selection of counties and Indian tribes. The department shall
5provide competitive application procedures for selecting counties and Indian tribes
6for participation in the program under this section. The department shall establish
7a method for ranking applicants for selection based on the quality of their
8applications. In ranking the applications submitted by counties, the department
9shall give favorable consideration to a county that has indicated under sub. (6) (d)
102. that it is willing to use a portion of any moneys distributed to the county under s.
1148.565 (2) (a) to provide case management services to a
medical assistance Medical
12Assistance beneficiary under s. 49.45 (25) (am) 9. who is a case or who is a member
13of a family that is a case and that has explained under sub. (6) (d) 2. how the county
14plans to use that portion of those moneys to promote the provision of those services
15for the case by using a wraparound process so as to provide those services in a
16flexible, comprehensive and individualized manner in order to reduce the necessity
17for court-ordered services. The department shall also provide application
18requirements and procedures for the renewal of a grant awarded under this section.
19The application procedures and the renewal application requirements and
20procedures shall be clear and understandable to the applicants. The department
21need not promulgate as rules under ch. 227 the application procedures, the renewal
22application requirements or procedures
, or the method for ranking applicants
23established under this subsection.
AB75, s. 1115
24Section
1115. 48.983 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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148.983
(6) (a)
Home visitation program criteria. (intro.) The part of an
2application, other than a renewal application, submitted by a county
, other than a
3county with a population of 500,000 or more, or an Indian tribe that relates to home
4visitation programs shall include all of the following:
AB75, s. 1116
5Section
1116. 48.983 (6) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.983
(6) (a) 1. Information on how the applicant's home visitation program
7is comprehensive and incorporates practice standards that have been developed for
8home visitation programs by entities concerned with the prevention of
poor birth
9outcomes and child abuse and neglect and that are acceptable to the department.
AB75, s. 1117
10Section
1117. 48.983 (6) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.983
(6) (a) 2. Documentation that the application was developed through
12collaboration among public and private organizations that provide services to
13children
and families, especially children who are at risk of child abuse or neglect
and
14families that are at risk of poor birth outcomes, or that are otherwise interested in
15child welfare and a description of how that collaboration effort will support a
16comprehensive home visitation program.
AB75, s. 1118
17Section
1118. 48.983 (6) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.983
(6) (a) 3. An identification of existing
poor birth outcome and child abuse
19and neglect prevention services that are available to residents of the county or
20reservation of the Indian tribe and a description of how those services and any
21additional needed services will support a comprehensive home visitation program.
AB75, s. 1119
22Section
1119. 48.983 (6) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
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(6) (a) 4. An explanation of how the home visitation program will build
24on existing
poor birth outcome and child abuse and neglect prevention programs,
1including programs that provide support to families, and how the home visitation
2program will coordinate with those programs.
AB75, s. 1120
3Section
1120. 48.983 (6) (a) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
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48.983
(6) (a) 5. An explanation of how the applicant, in collaboration with local
5prenatal care coordination providers, will implement strategies aimed at achieving
6healthy birth outcomes, as determined by performance measures prescribed by the
7department of health services, in the county or reservation of the Indian tribe.
AB75, s. 1121
8Section
1121. 48.983 (6) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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(6) (b) 1. `Flexible fund for home visitation programs.' The applicant
10demonstrates in the application that the applicant has established, or has plans to
11establish, if selected, a fund from which payments totaling not
more than $1,000 less
12than $250 per calendar year may be made for appropriate expenses of each family
13that is participating in the home visitation program under sub. (4) (b) 1. or that is
14receiving home visitation services under s. 49.45 (44). The payments shall be
15authorized by an individual designated by the applicant. If an applicant makes a
16payment to or on behalf of a family under this subdivision, one-half of the payment
17shall be from grant moneys received under this section and one-half of the payment
18shall be from moneys provided by the applicant from sources other than grant
19moneys received under this section.
AB75, s. 1122
20Section
1122. 48.983 (6) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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(6) (b) 2. `Flexible fund for cases.' The applicant demonstrates in the
22grant application that the applicant has established, or has plans to establish, if
23selected, a fund from which payments totaling not
more than $500 less than $250 for
24each case may be made for appropriate expenses related to the case. The payments
25shall be authorized by an individual designated by the applicant. If an applicant
1makes a payment to or on behalf of a person under this subdivision, one-half of the
2payment shall be from grant moneys received under this section and one-half of the
3payment shall be from moneys provided by the applicant from sources other than
4grant moneys received under this section. The applicant shall demonstrate in the
5grant application that it has established, or has plans to establish, if selected,
6procedures to encourage, when appropriate, a person to whom or on whose behalf
7payments are made under this subdivision to make a contribution to the fund
8described in this subdivision up to the amount of payments made to or on behalf of
9the person when the person's financial situation permits such a contribution.
AB75, s. 1123
10Section
1123. 48.983 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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48.983
(6) (c)
Case management benefit. The applicant
, other than a county
12with a population of 500,000 or more, states in the grant application that it has
13elected, or, if selected, that it will elect, under s. 49.45 (25) (b), to make the case
14management benefit under s. 49.45 (25) available to the category of beneficiaries
15under s. 49.45 (25) (am) 9. who are children and who are members of families
16receiving home visitation program services under sub. (4) (b) 1.
AB75, s. 1124
17Section
1124. 48.983 (6) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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(6) (d) 2. The applicant indicates in the grant application whether the
19applicant is willing to use a portion of any moneys distributed to the applicant under
20s. 48.565 (2) (a) to provide case management services to a
medical assistance Medical
21Assistance beneficiary under s. 49.45 (25) (am) 9. who is a case or who is a member
22of a family that is a case. If the applicant is so willing, the applicant shall explain
23how the applicant plans to use that portion of those moneys to promote the provision
24of those services for the case by using a wraparound process so as to provide those
1services in a flexible, comprehensive and individualized manner in order to reduce
2the necessity for court-ordered services.
AB75, s. 1125
3Section
1125. 48.983 (6) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
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(6) (f)
Reinvestment of Medical Assistance reimbursement. The
5applicant agrees to reinvest in the program under this section a portion of the
6reimbursement received by the applicant under the Medical Assistance program
7under subch. IV of ch. 49. The department and the applicant shall negotiate the
8amount of that reinvestment based on the applicant's administrative costs for billing
9the Medical Assistance program for reimbursement for services provided under this
10section and the ratio of Medical Assistance reimbursement received for those
11services to the amount billed to the Medical Assistance program for those services.
AB75, s. 1126
12Section
1126. 48.983 (6g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(6g) (a) Except as permitted or required under s. 48.981 (2), no person
14may use or disclose any information concerning any individual who is selected for an
15assessment under sub. (4) (b), including an individual who declines to undergo the
16assessment, or concerning any individual who is offered services under a home
17visitation program funded under this section, including an individual who declines
18to receive those services, unless the use or disclosure is connected with the
19administration of the home visitation program or the administration of the
medical
20assistance Medical Assistance program under ss. 49.43 to 49.497 or unless the
21individual has given his or her written informed consent to the use or disclosure.
AB75, s. 1127
22Section
1127. 48.983 (7) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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(7) (a) 1. The number of
poor birth outcomes and substantiated reports
24of child abuse and neglect.
AB75, s. 1128
25Section
1128. 48.986 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: