49.46(2)(cm)1.1. Beginning on January 1, 1993, for an individual who is entitled to coverage under part A of medicare, is entitled to coverage under part B of medicare, meets the eligibility criteria under sub.
(1) and meets the limitation on income under subd.
2., medical assistance shall pay the monthly premiums under
42 USC 1395r.
49.46(2)(cm)2.
2. Benefits under subd.
1. are available for an individual whose income is greater than 100 percent of the poverty line but less than 120 percent of the poverty line.
49.46(2)(d)
(d) Benefits authorized under this subsection may not include payment for that part of any service payable through 3rd-party liability or any federal, state, county, municipal or private benefit system to which the beneficiary is entitled. “Benefit system" does not include any public assistance program such as, but not limited to, Hill-Burton benefits under
42 USC 291c (e), in effect on April 30, 1980, or relief funded by a relief block grant.
49.46(2)(dc)
(dc) For an individual who is eligible for medical assistance and who is eligible for coverage under Part D of Medicare under
42 USC 1395w-101 et seq., benefits under par.
(b) 6. h. do not include payment for any Part D drug, as defined in
42 CFR 423.100, regardless of whether the individual is enrolled in Part D of Medicare or whether, if the individual is enrolled, his or her Part D plan, as defined in
42 CFR 423.4, covers the Part D drug.
49.46(2)(dm)
(dm) Except as provided under s.
49.45 (53m), benefits under this section may not include payment for services to individuals aged 21 to 64 who are residents of an institution for mental diseases and who are otherwise eligible for medical assistance, except for individuals under 22 years of age who were receiving these services immediately prior to reaching age 21 and continuously thereafter and except for services to individuals who are on convalescent leave or are conditionally released from the institution for mental diseases. For purposes of this paragraph, the department shall define “convalescent leave" and “conditional release" by rule.
49.46(2)(f)
(f) Benefits under this subsection may not include payment for gastric bypass surgery or gastric stapling surgery unless it is performed because of a medical emergency.
49.46 History
History: 1971 c. 125,
211,
215;
1973 c. 90,
147;
1975 c. 39;
1977 c. 29 ss.
592m,
1656 (18);
1977 c. 389,
418;
1979 c. 34,
221;
1981 c. 20,
93,
317;
1983 a. 27;
1983 a. 189 s.
329 (5);
1983 a. 245 ss.
10,
15;
1983 a. 538;
1985 a. 29,
120,
176,
253;
1987 a. 27,
307,
339,
399,
413;
1989 a. 9;
1989 a. 31 ss.
1454d to
1460 and
2909g,
2909i;
1989 a. 122,
173,
333,
336,
351;
1991 a. 39,
178,
269,
316;
1993 a. 16,
99,
269,
277,
446,
450,
491;
1995 a. 27,
77,
164,
289,
303,
457;
1997 a. 27,
35,
105,
237;
1999 a. 9;
2001 a. 16;
2003 a. 33;
2005 a. 25,
253;
2007 a. 20,
91;
2009 a. 28,
221;
2011 a. 10,
32;
2013 a. 20;
2013 a. 116 s.
29;
2013 a. 117 s.
2,
3;
2015 a. 55;
2017 a. 59,
119,
306.
49.46 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also chs.
DHS 102,
103, and
107, Wis. adm. code.
49.46 Annotation
A categorically needy person applying for assistance under this section was not required to comply with divestment requirements under s. 49.47. Sinclair v. DHSS,
77 Wis. 2d 322,
253 N.W.2d 245 (1977).
49.46 Annotation
Sub. (1) (b) and s. 49.47 (6) (d) limit retroactive medical assistance payments to services received not more than 3 months prior to the date the application was submitted. St. Paul Ramsey Medical Center v. DHSS,
186 Wis. 2d 37,
519 N.W.2d 706 (Ct. App. 1994).
49.46 AnnotationStates need not fund nontherapeutic abortions. Beal v. Doe,
432 U.S. 438 (1977).
49.463
49.463
Ineligibility for noncompliance with child support determinations and obligations. 49.463(1)(a)
(a) “Able-bodied adult” means an adult who is not elderly, as defined in s.
49.468 (1) (a) 2., or disabled, as defined in s.
49.471 (1) (cm), who is not pregnant, and who is able-bodied, as defined by the department.
49.463(2)
(2) Eligibility denial; child support noncompliance. 49.463(2)(a)(a) In this subsection, what constitutes a refusal to cooperate is determined by the department in accordance with
42 USC 1396k and any federal regulations promulgated under
42 USC 1396k.
49.463(2)(b)
(b) An able-bodied adult is ineligible for the Medical Assistance program under this subchapter in a month in which any of the following is true:
49.463(2)(b)1.
1. The able-bodied adult satisfies all of the following:
49.463(2)(b)1.a.
a. The able-bodied adult is a custodial parent of or lives with and exercises parental control over a child who is under the age of 18 and who has an absent parent.
49.463(2)(b)1.b.
b. The able-bodied adult refuses to cooperate fully, in good faith, with efforts directed at establishing or enforcing any support order or obtaining any other payments or property to which that adult or the child may have rights.
49.463(2)(b)1.c.
c. The able-bodied adult does not have good cause for refusing to cooperate, as determined by the department in accordance with
42 USC 1396k and any federal regulations promulgated under
42 USC 1396k.
49.463(2)(b)2.
2. The able-bodied adult is a noncustodial parent of a child under the age of 18 and the adult refuses to cooperate in providing or obtaining support for the child.
49.463(3)(a)
(a) In this subsection, what constitutes a refusal to cooperate is determined by the department in accordance with
42 USC 1396k and any federal regulations promulgated under
42 USC 1396k.
49.463(3)(b)
(b) An able-bodied adult is ineligible for the Medical Assistance program under this subchapter in a month in which any of the following is true:
49.463(3)(b)1.
1. The able-bodied adult satisfies all of the following:
49.463(3)(b)1.a.
a. The able-bodied adult is a custodial parent of or lives with and exercises parental control over a child who is under the age of 18 and who has an absent parent.
49.463(3)(b)1.b.
b. The able-bodied adult refuses to cooperate fully, in good faith, with applicable efforts directed at establishing the paternity of the child.
49.463(3)(b)1.c.
c. The able-bodied adult does not have good cause for refusing to cooperate, as determined by the department in accordance with
42 USC 1396k and any federal regulations promulgated under
42 USC 1396k.
49.463(3)(b)2.
2. The able-bodied adult is one of the following and refuses to cooperate fully, in good faith, with efforts directed at establishing the paternity of the child:
49.463(3)(b)2.b.
b. A noncustodial parent of a child under the age of 18 for whom paternity has not been established.
49.463(4)
(4) Eligibility denial; delinquent support. An able-bodied adult is ineligible for the Medical Assistance program under this subchapter in a month in which the adult is obligated by order granted inside or outside this state to provide support payments and is delinquent in making those payments, unless any of the following is true:
49.463(4)(a)
(a) The delinquency balance equals less than 3 months of the ordered support payment amount.
49.463(4)(b)
(b) A court or a county child support agency under s.
59.53 (5) is allowing the able-bodied adult to delay the child support payments.
49.463(4)(c)
(c) The able-bodied adult is complying with a payment plan approved by a county child support agency under s.
59.53 (5) to provide support for the child of the adult.
49.463(4)(d)
(d) The able-bodied adult is participating in an employment and training program, as determined by the department.
49.463(4)(e)
(e) The able-bodied adult is participating in a substance abuse treatment program, as determined by the department.
49.463(5)
(5) Exception for eligibility of child. A dependent child remains eligible for the Medical Assistance program under this subchapter even if a person charged with the care and custody of the dependent child is ineligible for the Medical Assistance program because he or she did not comply with this section.
49.463(5m)
(5m) Notification requirement. The department or the county department under s.
46.215 or
46.22 shall notify an applicant for Medical Assistance of the requirements of this section at the time of application.
49.463(6)
(6) Federal approval. If the department of health services or the department of children and families determines that federal approval is required to implement any part of this section, the applicable department shall submit a state plan amendment or request for a waiver to the federal department of health and human services. The departments shall implement this section to the extent that the federal department of health and human services does not disapprove of the plan amendment or waiver request and if the department of children and families determines that this section as it pertains to child support and paternity order establishment and compliance is able to be implemented in a way that is substantially state budget neutral in regard to child support fees.
49.463 History
History: 2017 a. 268.
49.465
49.465
Presumptive medical assistance eligibility. 49.465(1)(1)
In this section, “qualified provider" means a provider which satisfies the requirements under
42 USC 1396r-1 (b) (2), as determined by the department.
49.465(2)
(2) A pregnant woman is eligible for medical assistance benefits, as provided under sub.
(3), during the period beginning on the day on which a qualified provider determines, on the basis of preliminary information, that the woman's family income does not exceed the highest level for eligibility for benefits under s.
49.46 (1) or
49.47 (4) (am) or
(c) 1. and ending as follows:
49.465(2)(a)
(a) If the woman applies for benefits under s.
49.46 or
49.47 within the time required under sub.
(4), the day on which the department or the county department under s.
46.215,
46.22 or
46.23 determines whether the woman is eligible for benefits under s.
49.46 or
49.47.
49.465(2)(c)
(c) If the woman does not apply for benefits under s.
49.46 or
49.47 within the time required under sub.
(4), the last day of the month following the month in which the provider makes the determination under this subsection.
49.465(3)
(3) The department shall audit and pay allowable charges to a provider certified under s.
49.45 (2) (a) 11. for medical assistance on behalf of a recipient under this section only for ambulatory prenatal care covered under s.
49.46 (2).
49.465(4)
(4) A woman who is determined to be eligible under this section shall apply for benefits under s.
49.46 or
49.47 on or before the last day of the month following the month in which the qualified provider makes that determination.
49.465(5)
(5) A qualified provider which determines that a woman is eligible under this section shall do all of the following:
49.465(5)(a)
(a) Notify the department of that determination within 5 working days after the day the determination is made.
49.465(6)
(6) The department shall provide qualified providers with application forms for medical assistance under ss.
49.46 and
49.47 and information on how to assist women in completing the forms.
49.468
49.468
Expanded medicare buy-in. 49.468(1)(b)
(b) For an elderly or disabled individual who is entitled to coverage under Part A of Medicare, entitled to coverage under Part B of Medicare, and who does not meet the eligibility criteria for Medical Assistance under s.
49.46 (1),
49.465,
49.47 (4), or
49.471 but meets the limitations on income and resources under par.
(d), Medical Assistance shall pay the deductible and coinsurance portions of Medicare services under
42 USC 1395 to
1395zz that are not paid under
42 USC 1395 to
1395zz, including those Medicare services that are not included in the approved state plan for services under
42 USC 1396; the monthly premiums payable under
42 USC 1395v; the monthly premiums, if applicable, under
42 USC 1395i-2 (d); and the late enrollment penalty, if applicable, for premiums under Part A of Medicare. Payment of coinsurance for a service under Part B of Medicare under
42 USC 1395j to
1395w and payment of deductibles and coinsurance for inpatient hospital services under Part A of Medicare may not exceed the allowable charge for the service under Medical Assistance minus the Medicare payment.
49.468(1)(c)
(c) For an elderly or disabled individual who is only entitled to coverage under Part A of Medicare and who does not meet the eligibility criteria for Medical Assistance under s.
49.46 (1),
49.465,
49.47 (4), or
49.471 but meets the limitations on income and resources under par.
(d), Medical Assistance shall pay the deductible and coinsurance portions of Medicare services under
42 USC 1395 to
1395i that are not paid under
42 USC 1395 to
1395i, including those Medicare services that are not included in the approved state plan for services under
42 USC 1396; the monthly premiums, if applicable, under
42 USC 1395i-2 (d); and the late enrollment penalty for premiums under Part A of Medicare, if applicable. Payment of deductibles and coinsurance for inpatient hospital services under Part A of Medicare may not exceed the allowable charge for the service under Medical Assistance minus the Medicare payment.
49.468(1)(d)
(d) Benefits under par.
(b) or
(c) are available for an individual who has resources that are equal to or less than 200 percent of the allowable resources as determined under
42 USC 1381 to
1385 and income that is equal to or less than 100 percent of the poverty line.
49.468(1)(e)
(e) In determining under this subsection the income of an individual who is entitled to a monthly social security benefit under
42 USC 401 to
433, the department shall exclude, from December until the month after the month in which the annual revision of the poverty line is published, the amount of the social security benefit attributable to a cost-of-living increase under
42 USC 415 (i).
49.468(1m)(a)(a) Beginning on January 1, 1993, for an elderly or disabled individual who is entitled to coverage under part A of medicare and is entitled to coverage under part B of medicare, does not meet the eligibility criteria for medical assistance under s.
49.46 (1),
49.465,
49.47 (4), or
49.471 but meets the limitations on income and resources under par.
(b), medical assistance shall pay the monthly premiums under
42 USC 1395r.
49.468(1m)(b)
(b) Benefits under par.
(a) are available for an individual who has resources that are equal to or less than 200 percent of the allowable resources determined under
42 USC 1381 to
1385 and income that is greater than 100 percent of the poverty line but less than 120 percent of the poverty line.
49.468(2)(a)(a) Beginning on January 1, 1991, for a disabled working individual who is entitled under P.L.
101-239, section 6012 (a), to coverage under part A of medicare and who does not meet the eligibility criteria for medical assistance under s.
49.46 (1),
49.465,
49.47 (4), or
49.471 but meets the limitations on income and resources under par.
(b), medical assistance shall pay the monthly premiums for the coverage under part A of medicare, including late enrollment fees, if applicable.
49.468(2)(b)
(b) Benefits under par.
(a) are available for an individual who has resources that are equal to or less than 200 percent of the allowable resources under
42 USC 1381 to
1385 and income that is equal to or less than 200 percent of the poverty line.
49.47
49.47
Medical assistance; medically indigent. 49.47(1)(1)
Purpose. Medical assistance as set forth herein shall be provided to persons over 65, if eligible under this section, all disabled children under 18, if eligible under this section, and persons who are blind or disabled, if eligible under this section.
49.47(2)
(2) Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context indicates otherwise:
49.47(2)(a)
(a) “Beneficiary" means a person eligible for, and a recipient of, medical assistance under this section.
49.47(2)(b)
(b) “Illness" means a bodily disorder, bodily injury, disease or mental disease. All illnesses existing simultaneously which are due to the same or related causes shall be considered “one illness." Successive periods of illness less than 6 months apart, which are due to the same or related causes, shall also be considered “one illness."
49.47(3)(a)
(a) At any time any resident of this state who believes himself or herself medically indigent and qualified for aid under this section may make application, on forms prescribed by the department. If eligibility is questionable by reason of the information contained on the application or is incomplete, further investigation shall be made to determine eligibility.
49.47(3)(b)
(b) The agency shall promptly review the application and shall issue a certificate to the individual showing eligibility when eligibility has been established.
49.47(3)(c)
(c) The department shall simplify applications for benefits for pregnant women and children under sub.
(4) and shall make the simplified applications available in the offices of health care providers.
49.47(4)(a)
(a) Any individual who meets the limitations on income and resources under pars.
(b) to
(c) and who complies with pars.
(cm) and
(cr) shall be eligible for medical assistance under this section if such individual is:
49.47(4)(a)1.
1. Under 21 years of age and resides in an intermediate care facility, skilled nursing facility, or inpatient psychiatric hospital. The department shall apply the definition of family income in s.
49.471 (1) (f) to make determinations of income under this subdivision.
49.47(4)(a)4.
4. Blind or totally and permanently disabled as defined under federal Title XVI.
49.47(4)(ag)
(ag) Any individual whose income does not exceed the limits under par.
(c) and who complies with par.
(cm) is eligible for medical assistance under this section if the individual is one of the following:
