AB56-ASA1,356,23 49.47 (4) (b) (intro.) Eligibility exists if the applicant's property, subject to the exclusion of any amounts under the Long-Term Care Partnership Program established under s. 49.45 (31), any amounts in an independence account, as defined in s. 49.472 (1) (c), or any retirement assets that accrued from employment while the applicant was eligible for the community options program under s. 46.27 (11), 2017 stats., or any other Medical Assistance program, including deferred compensation or the value of retirement accounts in the Wisconsin Retirement System or under the federal Social Security Act, does not exceed the following:

AB56-ASA1,706 Section 706 . 49.472 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,357,8 49.472 (3) (b) The individual's assets do not exceed $15,000. In determining assets, the department may not include assets that are excluded from the resource calculation under 42 USC 1382b (a), assets accumulated in an independence account, and, to the extent approved by the federal government, assets from retirement benefits accumulated from income or employer contributions while employed and receiving medical assistance under this section or state-funded benefits under s. 46.27, 2017 stats. The department may exclude, in whole or in part, the value of a vehicle used by the individual for transportation to paid employment.

AB56-ASA1,707 Section 707 . 49.472 (3) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,357,13 49.472 (3) (f) The individual maintains premium payments under sub. (4) (am) and, if applicable and to the extent approved by the federal government, premium payments calculated by the department in accordance with sub. (4) (bm), unless the individual is exempted from premium payments under sub. (4) (dm) or (5).

AB56-ASA1,708 Section 708 . 49.472 (4) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,357,17 49.472 (4) (am) To the extent approved by the federal government and except as provided in pars. (dm) and (em) and sub. (5), an individual who receives medical assistance under this section shall pay a monthly premium of $25 to the department.

AB56-ASA1,709 Section 709 . 49.472 (5) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56-ASA1,722 Section 722 . 49.849 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,357,23 49.849 (1) (e) “Public assistance" means any services provided as a benefit under a long-term care program, as defined in s. 49.496 (1) (bk), medical assistance under subch. IV, long-term community support services funded under s. 46.27 (7), or aid under s. 49.68, 49.683, 49.685, or 49.785.

AB56-ASA1,723 Section 723 . 49.849 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,358,8 49.849 (2) (a) (intro.) Subject to par. (b), the department may collect from the property of a decedent by affidavit under sub. (3) (b) or by lien under sub. (4) (a) an amount equal to the medical assistance that is recoverable under s. 49.496 (3) (a), the long-term community support services under s. 46.27, 2017 stats., that is recoverable under s. 46.27 (7g) (c) 1., 2017 stats., or the aid under s. 49.68, 49.683, 49.685, or 49.785 that is recoverable under s. 49.682 (2) (a) or (am), and that was paid on behalf of the decedent or the decedent's spouse, if all of the following conditions are satisfied:

AB56-ASA1,724 Section 724 . 49.849 (6) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 49.849 (6).

AB56-ASA1,725 Section 725 . 49.849 (6) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56-ASA1,728 Section 728 . 50.03 (3) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,358,16 50.03 (3) (b) (intro.) The application for a license and, except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, the report of a licensee shall be in writing upon forms provided by the department and shall contain such information as the department requires, including the name, address and type and extent of interest of each of the following persons:

AB56-ASA1,729 Section 729 . 50.03 (4) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,359,2 50.03 (4) (c) 1. A community-based residential facility license is valid until it is revoked or suspended under this section. Every 24 months, on a schedule determined by the department, a community-based residential facility licensee shall submit through an online system prescribed by the department a biennial report in the form and containing the information that the department requires, including payment of the fees required any fee due under s. 50.037 (2) (a). If a complete biennial report is not timely filed, the department shall issue a warning to the licensee. The department may revoke a community-based residential facility license for failure to timely and completely report within 60 days after the report date established under the schedule determined by the department.

AB56-ASA1,730 Section 730 . 50.033 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,359,11 50.033 (2m) Reporting. Every 24 months, on a schedule determined by the department, a licensed adult family home shall submit through an online system prescribed by the department a biennial report in the form and containing the information that the department requires, including payment of the any fee required due under sub. (2). If a complete biennial report is not timely filed, the department shall issue a warning to the licensee. The department may revoke the license for failure to timely and completely report within 60 days after the report date established under the schedule determined by the department.

AB56-ASA1,731 Section 731 . 50.034 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,359,21 50.034 (1) (a) No person may operate a residential care apartment complex that provides living space for residents who are clients under s. 46.27 (11) or 46.277 and publicly funded services as a home health agency or under contract with a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42 or 51.437 that is a home health agency unless the residential care apartment complex is certified by the department under this section. The department may charge a fee, in an amount determined by the department, for certification under this paragraph. The amount of any fee charged by the department for certification of a residential care apartment complex need not be promulgated as a rule under ch. 227.

AB56-ASA1,732 Section 732 . 50.034 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56-ASA1,360,9 50.034 (2m) Reporting. Every 24 months, on a schedule determined by the department, a residential care apartment complex shall submit through an online system prescribed by the department a report in the form and containing the information that the department requires, including payment of any fee required under sub. (1). If a complete report is not timely filed, the department shall issue a warning to the operator of the residential care apartment complex. The department may revoke a residential care apartment complex's certification or registration for failure to timely and completely report within 60 days after the report date established under the schedule determined by the department. Notwithstanding the reporting schedule under this subsection, a certified residential care apartment complex shall continue to pay required fees on the schedule established in rules promulgated by the department.

AB56-ASA1,733 Section 733 . 50.034 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is repealed.

AB56-ASA1,734 Section 734 . 50.034 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,360,19 50.034 (5m) Provision of information required. Subject to sub. (5p), when When a residential care apartment complex first provides written material regarding the residential care apartment complex to a prospective resident, the residential care apartment complex shall also provide the prospective resident information specified by the department concerning the services of a resource center under s. 46.283, the family care benefit under s. 46.286, and the availability of a functional screening and a financial and cost-sharing screening to determine the prospective resident's eligibility for the family care benefit under s. 46.286 (1).

AB56-ASA1,735 Section 735 . 50.034 (5n) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,361,2 50.034 (5n) Required referral. (intro.) Subject to sub. (5p), when When a residential care apartment complex first provides written material regarding the residential care apartment complex to a prospective resident who is at least 65 years of age or has developmental disability or a physical disability and whose disability or condition is expected to last at least 90 days, the residential care apartment complex shall refer the prospective resident to a resource center under s. 46.283, unless any of the following applies: