49.46(1)(a)11.
11. Any child not described under
subd. 1. who was born after September 30, 1983, who has attained the age of 6 but has not attained the age of 19 and whose family income does not exceed 100% of the poverty line for a family the size of the child's family. This subdivision does not apply beginning on the first day of the 6th month beginning after the date stated in the notice under
s. 49.141 (2) (d).
49.46(1)(a)12.
12. Any child not described under
subd. 1. who is under 19 years of age and who meets the resource and income limits under
s. 49.19 (4). This subdivision does not apply beginning on the first day of the 6th month beginning after the date stated in the notice under
s. 49.141 (2) (d).
49.46(1)(a)13.
13. Any child who is under one year of age, whose mother was determined to be eligible under
subd. 9. and who lives with his or her mother. This subdivision does not apply beginning on the first day of the 6th month beginning after the date stated in the notice under
s. 49.141 (2) (d).
49.46(1)(a)14.
14. Any person who would meet the financial and other eligibility requirements for home or community-based services under
s. 46.27 (11) or
46.277 but for the fact that the person engages in substantial gainful activity under
42 USC 1382c (a) (3), if a waiver under
s. 49.45 (38) is in effect or federal law permits federal financial participation for medical assistance coverage of the person and if funding is available for the person under
s. 46.27 (11) or
46.277.
49.46(1)(a)15.
15. Any individual who is infected with tuberculosis and meets the income and resource eligibility requirements for the federal supplemental security program under
42 USC 1381 to
1383d.
49.46(1)(a)16.
16. Any child who is living with a relative who is eligible to receive payments under
s. 48.57 (3m) with respect to that child, if the department determines that no other insurance is available to the child.
49.46(1)(am)1.1. If the change requested under
subd. 2. in the approved state plan for services under
42 USC 1396 is approved by the federal department of health and human services, the department shall disregard income from the following individuals, in an amount sufficient for the individual to become eligible for medical assistance under this section:
49.46(1)(am)1.a.
a. A pregnant woman whose family income, before any income is disregarded under this paragraph, does not exceed, in state fiscal year 1994-95, 155% of the poverty line for a family the size of the woman's family; and, in each state fiscal year after the 1994-95 state fiscal year, 185% of the poverty line for a family the size of the woman's family.
49.46(1)(am)1.b.
b. A child who is under 6 years of age and whose family income, before any income is disregarded under this paragraph, does not exceed, in state fiscal year 1994-95, 155% of the poverty line for a family the size of the child's family; and, in each state fiscal year after the 1994-95 state fiscal year, 185% of the poverty line for a family the size of the child's family.
49.46(1)(am)1.c.
c. A child who is under one year of age, whose mother was determined to be eligible under
subd. 1. a. and who lives with his or her mother.
49.46(1)(am)2.
2. The department shall request a change in the approved state plan for services under
42 USC 1396 to allow, pursuant to the authority granted under
42 USC 1396a (r) (2), the use of federal matching funds to provide medical assistance coverage to individuals under
subd. 1., beginning on July 1, 1994.
49.46(1)(am)3.
3. This paragraph does not apply beginning on the first day of the 6th month beginning after the date stated in the notice under
s. 49.141 (2) (d).
49.46(1)(b)
(b) Any person shall be considered a recipient of aid for 3 months prior to the month of application if the proper agency determines eligibility existed during such prior month.
49.46(1)(c)
(c) Except as provided under
pars. (co) and
(cs), a family that becomes ineligible for aid to families with dependent children under
s. 49.19 because of increased income from employment or increased hours of employment or because of the expiration of the time during which the disregards under
s. 49.19 (5) (a) 4. or
4m. or
(am) apply shall receive medical assistance for:
49.46(1)(c)1.
1. Six calendar months following the month in which the family becomes ineligible for aid to families with dependent children if all of the following apply:
49.46(1)(c)1.a.
a. The family is eligible for aid to families with dependent children for at least 3 of the 6 months immediately preceding the month in which the family becomes ineligible.
49.46(1)(c)1.b.
b. The family continues to include a child who is, or would be if needy, a dependent child under
s. 49.19.
49.46(1)(c)1.c.
c. The family complies with reporting requirements established by the department by rule.
49.46(1)(c)2.
2. Six calendar months following the 6 months under
subd. 1. if all of the following apply:
49.46(1)(c)2.a.
a. The family chooses to continue to receive medical assistance.
49.46(1)(c)2.b.
b. The family continues to include a child who is, or would be if needy, a dependent child under
s. 49.19.
49.46(1)(c)2.c.
c. The family complies with reporting requirements established by the department by rule.
49.46(1)(c)2.d.
d. The caretaker relative has earnings in each month of the period unless the caretaker lacks earnings because of illness, involuntary loss of employment or other good cause as determined by the department.
49.46(1)(c)2.e.
e. The family's average gross monthly earnings, less the cost of child care necessary for the employment of the caretaker relative, during the immediately preceding 3-month period do not exceed 185% of the poverty line for a family the size of the family.
49.46(1)(cb)
(cb) Paragraph (c) does not apply beginning on the first day of the 6th month beginning after the date stated in the notice under
s. 49.141 (2) (d).
49.46(1)(cg)
(cg) Except as provided in
par. (cs), medical assistance shall be provided to a dependent child, a relative with whom the child is living or the spouse of the relative, if the spouse meets the requirements of
s. 49.19 (1) (c) 2. a. or
b., for 4 calendar months beginning with the month in which the child, relative or spouse is ineligible for aid to families with dependent children because of the collection or increased collection of maintenance or support, if the child, relative or spouse received aid to families with dependent children in 3 or more of the 6 months immediately preceding the month in which that ineligibility begins. This paragraph does not apply beginning on the first day of the 6th month beginning after the date stated in the notice under
s. 49.141 (2) (d).
49.46(1)(co)1.1. Except as provided under
subd. 2. and
par. (cs), medical assistance shall be provided to a family for 12 consecutive calendar months following the month in which the family becomes ineligible for aid to families with dependent children because of increased income from employment, because the family no longer receives the earned income disregard under
s. 49.19 (5) (a) 4. or
4m. or
(am) due to the expiration of the time limit during which the disregards are applied or because of the application of the monthly employment time eligibility limitation under
45 CFR 233.100 (a) (1) (i).
49.46(1)(co)2.
2. If a waiver under
subd. 3. is granted, the department may select individuals to receive medical assistance benefits as provided under
par. (c), rather than under
subd. 1., as a control group for part or all of the period during which the waiver is in effect.
49.46(1)(co)3.
3. The department shall request a waiver from the secretary of the federal department of health and human services to permit the extension of medical assistance benefits under
subds. 1. and
2. Subdivision 1. does not apply unless a federal waiver is in effect. If a waiver is received, the department shall implement
subds. 1. and
2. no later than the first day of the 6th month beginning after the waiver is approved.
49.46(1)(co)4.
4. This paragraph does not apply beginning on the first day of the 6th month beginning after the date stated in the notice under
s. 49.141 (2) (d).
49.46(1)(cr)1.1. Except as provided in
par. (cs), medical assistance shall be provided for 9 consecutive calendar months to a family that ceased to receive aid to families with dependent children after September 30, 1981, and prior to October 1, 1984, solely because of the loss of the disregards for earned income under
s. 49.19 (5) (a) 4., after receiving the disregards for 4 consecutive months, if the family:
49.46(1)(cr)1.a.
a. Applies for the medical assistance no later than the last day of the 6th month commencing after the month in which the secretary of the federal department of health and human services promulgates final regulations under
42 USC 602 (a) (37).
49.46(1)(cr)1.b.
b. Discloses in the application under
subd. 1. a. any health insurance possessed by a member of the family.
49.46(1)(cr)1.c.
c. Demonstrates that, but for the loss of the disregards for earned income under
s. 49.19 (5) (a) 4., the family was continuously eligible for aid to families with dependent children from the date of that loss until the date of the application made under
subd. 1. a.
49.46(1)(cr)2.
2. This paragraph does not apply beginning on the first day of the 6th month beginning after the date stated in the notice under
s. 49.141 (2) (d).
49.46(1)(cs)
(cs) Medical assistance shall be provided to members of a work-not-welfare group, as defined in
s. 49.27 (1) (c), that is eligible for transitional medical assistance coverage under
s. 49.27 (8) (c). If the person is or was a member of a work-not-welfare group, as defined in
s. 49.27 (1) (c), and if the period of ineligibility under
s. 49.27 (4) (f) and
(g) for that work-not-welfare group has not yet expired, the person is not eligible for medical assistance under
par. (c),
(cg),
(co) or
(cr), unless the person was a dependent child, as defined in
s. 49.19 (1) (a), at the time that he or she was a member of the work-not-welfare group. This paragraph does not apply beginning on the first day of the 6th month beginning after the date stated in the notice under
s. 49.141 (2) (d).
49.46(1)(d)1.
1. Children who are placed in licensed foster homes or licensed treatment foster homes by the department and who would be eligible for payment of aid to families with dependent children in foster homes or treatment foster homes except that their placement is not made by a county department under
s. 46.215,
46.22 or
46.23 will be considered as recipients of aid to families with dependent children. This subdivision does not apply beginning on the first day of the 6th month beginning after the date stated in the notice under
s. 49.141 (2) (d).
49.46(1)(d)2.
2. Any accommodated person or any patient in a public medical institution shall be considered a recipient for purposes of this section if such person or patient would have inadequate means to meet his or her need for care and services if living in his or her usual living arrangement.
49.46(1)(d)3.
3. Any child adopted under
s. 48.48 (12) shall be considered a recipient for any medical condition which exists at the time of the adoption or develops subsequent to the adoption.
49.46(1)(d)4.
4. A child who meets the conditions under
42 USC 1396a (e) (3) shall be considered a recipient of benefits under
s. 49.77 or federal Title XVI.
49.46(1)(e)1.1. If an application under
s. 49.47 (3) shows that the person has income and resources within the limitations of
s. 49.19, federal Title XVI or
s. 49.77, or that the person is an essential person, an accommodated person or a patient in a public medical institution, the person shall be granted the benefits enumerated under
sub. (2) whether or not the person requests or receives a grant of any of such aids.
49.46(1)(e)2.
2. Beginning on the first day of the 6th month beginning after the date stated in the notice under
s. 49.141 (2) (d), this paragraph does not apply with respect to a person who has income and resources within the limitations of
s. 49.19 whether or not the person requests or receives a grant of aid under that section.
49.46(1)(j)
(j) An individual determined to be eligible for benefits under
par. (a) 9. remains eligible for benefits under
par. (a) 9. for the balance of the pregnancy and to the last day of the month in which the 60th day after the last day of the pregnancy falls without regard to any change in the individual's family income.
49.46(1)(k)1.1. If a child eligible for benefits under
par. (a) 10. is receiving inpatient services covered under
sub. (2) on the day before the birthday on which the child attains the age of 6 and, but for attaining that age, the child would remain eligible for benefits under
par. (a) 10., the child remains eligible for benefits until the end of the stay for which the inpatient services are furnished.
49.46(1)(k)2.
2. If a child eligible for benefits under
par. (a) 11. is receiving inpatient services covered under
sub. (2) on the day before the birthday on which the child attains the age of 19 and, but for attaining that age, the child would remain eligible for benefits under
par. (a) 11., the child remains eligible for benefits until the end of the stay for which the inpatient services are furnished.
49.46(1)(L)
(L) For the purposes of
par. (a) 9. to
12., "income" includes income that would be used in determining eligibility for aid to families with dependent children under
s. 49.19, except to the extent that that determination is inconsistent with
42 USC 1396a (a)
17., and excludes income that would be excluded in determining eligibility for aid to families with dependent children under
s. 49.19. For the purposes of
par. (am), "income" shall be determined in accordance with the approved state plan for services under
42 USC 1396.
49.46(1)(m)1.1. Except as provided in
subd. 2., any individual who is otherwise eligible under this subsection and who is eligible for enrollment in a group health plan shall, as a condition of eligibility for medical assistance and if the department determines it is cost-effective to do so, apply for enrollment in the group health plan, except that, for a minor, the parent of the minor shall apply on the minor's behalf.
49.46(1)(m)2.
2. If a parent of a minor fails to enroll the minor in a group health plan in accordance with
subd. 1., the failure does not affect the minor's eligibility under this subsection.
49.46(2)(a)(a) Except as provided in
par. (be), the department shall audit and pay allowable charges to certified providers for medical assistance on behalf of recipients for the following federally mandated benefits:
49.46(2)(a)2.
2. Early and periodic screening and diagnosis, including case management services, of persons under 21 years of age and all medical treatment and dentists' services found necessary by this screening and diagnosis.
49.46(2)(a)4.
4. The following medical services if prescribed by a physician:
49.46(2)(a)4.a.
a. Inpatient hospital services other than services in an institution for mental diseases, including psychiatric and alcohol or other drug abuse treatment services.
49.46(2)(a)4.b.
b. Services specified in this paragraph, provided by any hospital on an outpatient basis.
49.46(2)(a)4.c.
c. Skilled nursing home services other than in an institution for mental diseases, except as limited under
s. 49.45 (6c).
49.46(2)(a)4.d.
d. Home health services, subject to the limitations under
s. 49.45 (8) and
(8e), or, if a home health agency is unavailable, nursing services, subject to the limitations under
s. 49.45 (8e).
49.46(2)(a)6.
6. Premiums, deductibles and coinsurance and other cost-sharing obligations for items and services otherwise paid under this subsection that are required for enrollment in a group health plan, as specified in
sub. (1) (m), except that, if enrollment in the group health plan requires enrollment of family members who are not eligible under this subsection, the department shall pay, if it is cost-effective, for an ineligible family member only the premium that is required for enrollment in the group health plan.
49.46(2)(b)
(b) Except as provided in
par. (be), the department shall audit and pay allowable charges to certified providers for medical assistance on behalf of recipients for the following services:
49.46(2)(b)1.
1. Dentists' services, limited to basic services within each of the following categories:
49.46(2)(b)3.
3. Transportation by emergency medical vehicle to obtain emergency medical care, transportation by specialized medical vehicle to obtain medical care including the unloaded travel of the specialized medical vehicle necessary to provide that transportation or, if authorized in advance by the county department under
s. 46.215 or
46.22, transportation by common carrier or private motor vehicle to obtain medical care.
49.46(2)(b)6.
6. The following services if prescribed by a physician:
49.46(2)(b)6.a.
a. Intermediate care facility services other than in an institution for mental diseases.
