AB40: Bill Text

AB40,594,25 49.496 (3) (aj) 1. Property that is subject to the department's claim under par. (a) in the estate of a recipient or in the estate of a nonrecipient surviving spouse is all property of a decedent that is included in the estate.

AB40,595,5 2. There is a presumption, which may be rebutted by clear and convincing evidence, that all property in the estate of a nonrecipient surviving spouse was marital property held with the recipient and that 100 percent of the property in the estate of the nonrecipient surviving spouse is subject to the department's claim under par. (a).

AB40,1191 Section 1191. 49.496 (3) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,595,10 49.496 (3) (am) (intro.) The court shall reduce the amount of a claim under par. (a) by up to the amount specified in s. 861.33 (2) if necessary to allow the recipient's decedent's heirs or the beneficiaries of the recipient's decedent's will to retain the following personal property:

AB40,1192 Section 1192. 49.496 (3) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,595,18 49.496 (3) (c) 1. If the department's claim is not allowable because of par. (b) and the estate includes an interest in any real property, including a home, the court exercising probate jurisdiction shall, in the final judgment or summary findings and order, assign the interest in the home real property subject to a lien in favor of the department for the amount described in par. (a). The personal representative or petitioner for summary settlement or summary assignment of the estate shall record the final judgment as provided in s. 863.29, 867.01 (3) (h), or 867.02 (2) (h).

AB40,1193 Section 1193. 49.496 (3) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,596,2 49.496 (3) (c) 2. If the department's claim is not allowable because of par. (b), the estate includes an interest in any real property, including a home, and the personal representative closes the estate by sworn statement under s. 865.16, the personal representative shall stipulate in the statement that the home real property is assigned subject to a lien in favor of the department for the amount described in par. (a). The personal representative shall record the statement in the same manner as described in s. 863.29, as if the statement were a final judgment.

AB40,1194 Section 1194. 49.496 (3) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,596,5 49.496 (3) (d) (intro.) The department may not enforce the a lien under par. (c) as long as any of the following survive the decedent:

AB40,1195 Section 1195. 49.496 (3) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,596,8 49.496 (3) (dm) All of the following apply to a lien under par. (c) that the department may not enforce because of par. (d):

AB40,596,11 1. If the decedent's surviving spouse or child who is under age 21 or disabled refinances a mortgage on the real property, the lien is subordinate to the new encumbrance.

AB40,596,13 2. The department shall release the lien in the circumstances described in s. 49.848 (5) (f).

AB40,1196 Section 1196. 49.496 (6m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,596,21 49.496 (6m) Waiver due to hardship. The department shall promulgate rules establishing standards for determining whether the application of this section would work an undue hardship in individual cases. If the department determines that the application of this section would work an undue hardship in a particular case, the department shall waive application of this section in that case. This subsection does not apply with respect to claims against the estates of nonrecipient surviving spouses.

AB40,1197 Section 1197. 49.4962 of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,596,24 49.4962 Voiding certain transfers of real property. (1) Definitions. In this section:

AB40,596,25 (a) "Conveyance" has the meaning given in s. 706.01 (4).

AB40,597,2 (b) "Fair market value" means the price that a willing buyer would pay a willing seller for the purchase of real property.

AB40,597,3 (c) "Fraudulent transfer" means any of the following:

AB40,597,4 1. A transfer of title to real property for less than fair market value.

AB40,597,7 2. A transfer of title to real property by a conveyance that is not recorded during the lifetime of the grantor in the office of the register of deeds of the county in which the real property is located.

AB40,597,8 (d) "Grantee" has the meaning given in s. 706.01 (6).

AB40,597,9 (e) "Grantor" has the meaning given in s. 706.01 (6).

AB40,597,11 (2) Voidable transfers. (a) A transfer of real property to which all of the following apply is voidable by the department:

AB40,597,14 1. The transfer was made by a grantor who was receiving or who received medical assistance, or by someone on his or her behalf, during the time that the grantor was eligible for medical assistance.

AB40,597,16 2. The department was not notified and was unaware that the transfer was made.

AB40,597,18 3. The transfer was made to hinder, delay, or defraud the department from recovering medical assistance benefits that were paid on behalf of the grantor.

AB40,597,21 (b) The department may commence an action in circuit court against the grantee to void the transfer. If the court voids the transfer, the title to the real property reverts to the grantor or his or her estate.

AB40,597,25 (3) Presumption. There is a presumption, which may be rebutted by clear and convincing evidence, that a transfer described in sub. (2) (a) 1. that is a fraudulent transfer was made to hinder, delay, or defraud the department from recovering medical assistance benefits that were paid on behalf of the grantor.

AB40,598,4 (4) Burden of proof. With respect to a transfer under sub. (1) (c) 1., the burden of proof for establishing fair market value is on the grantee. Fair market value must be established through a credible methodology, which may include an appraisal performed by a licensed appraiser.

AB40,598,8 (5) Inapplicable to purchaser in good faith. Subsection (2) does not apply if, after the transfer described in sub. (2), the real property was transferred by a conveyance to a purchaser in good faith and for a valuable consideration and the conveyance was recorded.

AB40,598,10 (6) Applicability. This section applies to any of the following transfers of real property:

AB40,598,12 (a) A transfer that is made on or after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date].

AB40,598,15 (b) A transfer that was made before the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], if the grantor is receiving medical assistance on, or receives medical assistance after, the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date].

AB40,1198 Section 1198. 49.67 of the statutes is repealed.

AB40,1199 Section 1199. 49.682 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,598,19 49.682 (1) (am) "Decedent" means a deceased client or a deceased nonclient surviving spouse, whichever is applicable.

AB40,1200 Section 1200. 49.682 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,598,23 49.682 (1) (d) "Nonclient surviving spouse" means any person who was married to a client while the client was receiving services for which the cost may be recovered under sub. (2) (a) and who survived the client.

AB40,1201 Section 1201. 49.682 (1) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,599,5 49.682 (1) (e) 1. "Property of a decedent" means all real and personal property to which the client held any legal title or in which the client had any legal interest immediately before death, to the extent of that title or interest, including assets transferred to a survivor, heir, or assignee through joint tenancy, tenancy in common, survivorship, life estate, living trust, or any other arrangement.

AB40,599,11 2. Notwithstanding subd. 1., "property of a decedent" includes all real and personal property in which the nonclient surviving spouse had an ownership interest at the client's death and in which the client had a marital property interest with that nonclient surviving spouse at any time within 5 years before the client applied for aid under s. 49.68, 49.683, or 49.685 or during the time that the recipient was eligible for aid under s. 49.68, 49.683, or 49.685.

AB40,1202 Section 1202. 49.682 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,599,16 49.682 (2) (a) Except as provided in par. (d), the department shall file a claim against the estate of a client or, and against the estate of the a nonclient surviving spouse of a client, for the amount of aid under s. 49.68, 49.683, or 49.685 paid to or on behalf of the client.

AB40,1203 Section 1203. 49.682 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,599,20 49.682 (2) (bm) 1. Property that is subject to the department's claim under par. (a) in the estate of a client or in the estate of a nonclient surviving spouse is all property of a decedent that is included in the estate.

AB40,599,24 2. There is a presumption, which may be rebutted by clear and convincing evidence, that all property in the estate of the nonclient surviving spouse was marital property held with the client and that 100 percent of the property in the estate of the nonclient surviving spouse is subject to the department's claim under par. (a).

AB40,1204 Section 1204. 49.682 (2) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,600,4 49.682 (2) (c) (intro.) The court shall reduce the amount of a claim under par. (a) by up to the amount specified in s. 861.33 (2) if necessary to allow the client's decedent's heirs or the beneficiaries of the client's decedent's will to retain the following personal property:

AB40,1205 Section 1205. 49.682 (2) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,600,12 49.682 (2) (e) 1. If the department's claim is not allowable because of par. (d) and the estate includes an interest in real property, including a home, the court exercising probate jurisdiction shall, in the final judgment or summary findings and order, assign the interest in the home real property subject to a lien in favor of the department for the amount described in par. (a). The personal representative or petitioner for summary settlement or summary assignment of the estate shall record the final judgment as provided in s. 863.29, 867.01 (3) (h), or 867.02 (2) (h).

AB40,1206 Section 1206. 49.682 (2) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,600,20 49.682 (2) (e) 2. If the department's claim is not allowable because of par. (d), the estate includes an interest in real property, including a home, and the personal representative closes the estate by sworn statement under s. 865.16, the personal representative shall stipulate in the statement that the home real property is assigned subject to a lien in favor of the department for the amount described in par. (a). The personal representative shall record the statement in the same manner as described in s. 863.29, as if the statement were a final judgment.

AB40,1207 Section 1207. 49.682 (2) (f) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,600,23 49.682 (2) (f) (intro.) The department may not enforce the a lien under par. (e) as long as any of the following survive the decedent:

AB40,1208 Section 1208. 49.682 (2) (fm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,601,2 49.682 (2) (fm) All of the following apply to a lien under par. (e) that the department may not enforce because of par. (f):

AB40,601,5 1. If the decedent's surviving spouse or child who is under age 21 or disabled refinances a mortgage on the real property, the lien is subordinate to the new encumbrance.

AB40,601,7 2. The department shall release the lien in the circumstances described in s. 49.848 (5) (f).

AB40,1209 Section 1209. 49.682 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,601,14 49.682 (3) The department shall administer the program under this section and may contract with an entity to administer all or a portion of the program, including gathering and providing the department with information needed to recover payment of aid provided under s. 49.68, 49.683, or 49.685. All funds received under this subsection, net of any amount claimed under s. 867.035 (3) 49.849 (5), shall be remitted for deposit in the general fund.

AB40,1210 Section 1210. 49.682 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,601,21 49.682 (5) The department shall promulgate rules establishing standards for determining whether the application of this section would work an undue hardship in individual cases. If the department determines that the application of this section would work an undue hardship in a particular case, the department shall waive application of this section in that case. This subsection does not apply with respect to claims against the estates of nonclient surviving spouses.

AB40,1211 Section 1211. 49.78 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,602,2 49.78 (1) (b) "Income maintenance program" means the Medical Assistance program under subch. IV of ch. 49, the Badger Care health care program under s. 49.665, the food stamp program under 7 USC 2011 to 2036 except for the employment and training program described in s. 49.79 (9), or the cemetery, funeral, and burial expenses program under s. 49.785.

AB40,1212 Section 1212. 49.79 (9) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,602,15 49.79 (9) (a) 1. The department shall administer an employment and training program for recipients under the food stamp program and may contract with county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, and 46.23, multicounty consortia, and with local workforce development boards established under 29 USC 2832, tribal governing bodies, or other organizations to carry out the administrative functions. The department may contract, or a A county department, multicounty consortium, or local workforce development board, tribal governing body, or other organization may subcontract, with a Wisconsin Works agency or another provider to administer the employment and training program under this subsection. Except as provided in subds. 2. and 3., the department may require able individuals who are 18 to 60 years of age who are not participants in a Wisconsin Works employment position to participate in the employment and training program under this subsection.

AB40,1213 Section 1213. 49.79 (9) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,602,20 49.79 (9) (a) 2. The department may not require an individual who is a recipient under the food stamp program and who is the caretaker of a child under the age of 12 weeks 6 to participate in any employment and training program under this subsection.

AB40,1214 Section 1214. 49.79 (9) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,602,24 49.79 (9) (b) (intro.) An Except as provided in par. (c), an individual who fails to comply with the work requirements under par. (a) without good cause is ineligible to participate in the food stamp program as follows:

AB40,1215 Section 1215. 49.79 (9) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,603,3 49.79 (9) (c) If the department implements a policy under sub. (10), par. (b) does not apply to an individual who is required to fulfill the work requirement under sub. (10) (b).

AB40,1216 Section 1216. 49.79 (10) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,603,7 49.79 (10) Eligibility and work requirements for able-bodied adults. (a) In this subsection, "able-bodied adult" means an individual who is not any of the following:

AB40,603,8 1. Younger than 18 years of age.

AB40,603,9 2. Fifty years of age or older.

AB40,603,11 3. Determined by the department to be medically certified as physically or mentally unfit for employment, as described in 7 CFR 273.24 (c) (2).

AB40,603,14 4. A parent of a household member who is younger than 18 years old, even if the household member who is younger than 18 years old is not eligible for food stamps.

AB40,603,17 5. Residing in a household that includes a household member who is younger than 18 years old, even if the household member who is younger than 18 years old is not eligible for food stamps.

AB40,603,19 6. Exempt from the work requirement under the food stamp program, as described in 7 CFR 273.24 (c) (5).

AB40,603,20 7. Pregnant.

AB40,603,23 (b) The department may implement a policy that complies with 7 CFR 273.24. If the department implements a policy under this paragraph, all of the following apply:

AB40,604,3 1. The department shall require an able-bodied adult who is participating in the food stamp program to fulfill the work requirement defined under 7 CFR 273.24 (a) (1).

AB40,604,6 2. If an able-bodied adult does not fulfill the work requirement, the department may limit the able-bodied adult's eligibility for food stamps to no more than 3 months during a 3-year period.

AB40,604,8 3. The department may exempt up to 15 percent of the able-bodied adults who are participating in the food stamp program from the time limit under subd. 2.

AB40,604,13 (c) If the department determines that a waiver, or an amendment to a waiver, is necessary to implement a policy that complies with 7 CFR 273.24, the department shall request the waiver or the amendment to the waiver from the federal department of agriculture to permit the department to implement a policy that complies with 7 CFR 273.24 as provided under this subsection.