SB59-SSA1,346,53 (u) Prevention services. For services to prevent child abuse or neglect,
4$5,289,600 in each fiscal year $5,789,600 in fiscal year 2019-20 and $6,789,600 in
5fiscal year 2020-21
.
SB59-SSA1,346,86 (v) General education development. For general education development testing
7and preparation for individuals who are eligible for temporary assistance for needy
8families under 42 USC 601 et seq., $115,000 $175,000 in each fiscal year.
SB59-SSA1,346,119 (y) Offender reentry demonstration project. For the offender reentry
10demonstration project under s. 49.37 (1), $187,500 in fiscal year 2017-18 and
11$250,000 in fiscal year 2018-19
$250,000 in each fiscal year.
SB59-SSA1,347,412 (z) Grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. For grants to the Wisconsin
13Chapter of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to fund programs that improve social,
14academic, and employment skills of youth who are eligible to receive temporary
15assistance for needy families under 42 USC 601 et seq., focusing on study habits,
16intensive tutoring in math and English, and exposure to career options and role
17models, $1,275,000 $2,675,000 in each fiscal year. Grants provided under this
18paragraph may not be used by the grant recipient to replace funding for programs
19that are being funded, when the grant proceeds are received, with moneys other than
20those from the appropriations specified in sub. (1) (intro.). The total amount of the
21grants includes funds for the Green Bay Boys and Girls Clubs for the BE GREAT:
22Graduate program in the amount of matching funds that the program provides, up
23to $75,000 $1,400,000 in each fiscal year, to be used only for activities for which
24federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant moneys may be used.
25The total amount of the grants also includes funds to be equally distributed among

1the Milwaukee, Oshkosh, and Appleton Boys and Girls Clubs for the BE GREAT:
2Graduate program in the amount of matching funds that the program provides, up
3to $100,000 in each fiscal year, to be used only for activities for which federal
4Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant moneys may be used.
SB59-SSA1,644c 5Section 644c. 49.175 (1) (fa) of the statutes is created to read:
SB59-SSA1,347,106 49.175 (1) (fa) Homeless case management services grants; additional funding.
7For grants to shelter facilities under s. 16.3085, $500,000 in fiscal year 2019-20 and
8$500,000 in fiscal year 2020-21. All moneys allocated under this paragraph shall be
9credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.865 (4) (g) for the purpose of
10supplementing the appropriation under s. 20.505 (7) (kg).
SB59-SSA1,648 11Section 648 . 49.257 of the statutes is created to read:
SB59-SSA1,347,13 1249.257 Milwaukee child care grant program. (1) In this section, “child
13care provider” has the meaning given in s. 49.155 (1) (ag).
SB59-SSA1,347,22 14(2) From the allocation under s. 49.175 (1) (p), the department may award
15grants to child care providers to support access to high-quality child care for families
16that reside in a geographic area with high-poverty levels, as identified by the
17department, in the city of Milwaukee. A grant under this section may be used for
18start-up costs, ongoing operational costs, including subsidy payments for eligible
19families, and quality improvement activities. A child care provider that is awarded
20a grant under this subsection shall contribute matching funds equal to 25 percent
21of the amount awarded. The matching contribution may be in the form of money or
22in-kind goods or services.
SB59-SSA1,347,25 23(3) From the allocation under s. 49.175 (1) (qm), the department may award
24grants to any of the following to improve overall child care quality in the geographic
25area identified under sub. (2):
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1(a) Child care providers and employees of child care providers.
SB59-SSA1,348,32 (b) Educational institutions for the purpose of educating employees of child
3care providers.
SB59-SSA1,650m 4Section 650m. 49.36 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB59-SSA1,348,105 49.36 (7) The department shall pay a county, tribal governing body, or
6Wisconsin works agency not more than $400 $800 for each person who participates
7in the program under this section in the region in which the county, tribal governing
8body, or Wisconsin works agency administers the program under this section. The
9county, tribal governing body, or Wisconsin works agency shall pay any additional
10costs of the program.
SB59-SSA1,651 11Section 651 . 49.45 (2) (a) 23. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB59-SSA1,348,1512 49.45 (2) (a) 23. Promulgate rules that define “supportive services", “personal
13services" and “nursing services" provided in a certified residential care apartment
14complex, as defined under s. 50.01 (6d), for purposes of reimbursement under ss.
1546.27 (11) (c) 7. and
s. 46.277 (5) (e).
SB59-SSA1,654 16Section 654 . 49.45 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB59-SSA1,348,2117 49.45 (3) (a) Reimbursement shall be made to each county department under
18ss. 46.215, 46.22, and 46.23 for any administrative services performed in the Medical
19Assistance program on the basis of s. 49.78 (8). For purposes of reimbursement
20under this paragraph, assessments completed under s. 46.27 (6) (a) are
21administrative services performed in the Medical Assistance program.
SB59-SSA1,659 22Section 659 . 49.45 (3p) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB59-SSA1,349,1123 49.45 (3p) (a) Subject to par. (c) and notwithstanding sub. (3) (e), from the
24appropriations under s. 20.435 (4) (b) and (o), in each fiscal year, the department
25shall pay to hospitals that would are not eligible for payments under sub. (3m) but

1that
meet the criteria under sub. (3m) (a) except that the hospitals do not provide
2obstetric services
1. and 2. and that, in the most recent year for which information
3is available, charged at least 6 percent of overall charges for services to the Medical
4Assistance program for services provided to Medical Assistance recipients
an
5amount equal to the sum of $250,000 $2,000,000, as the state share of payments, and
6the matching federal share of payments. The department may make a payment to
7a hospital under this subsection under a calculation method determined by the
8department that provides a fee-for-service supplemental payment that increases as
9the hospital's percentage of inpatient days for Medical Assistance recipients at the
10hospital
the total amount of the hospital's overall charges for services that are
11charges to the Medical Assistance program
increases.
SB59-SSA1,660 12Section 660 . 49.45 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB59-SSA1,349,1813 49.45 (5) (a) Any person whose application for medical assistance is denied or
14is not acted upon promptly or who believes that the payments made in the person's
15behalf have not been properly determined or that his or her eligibility has not been
16properly determined may file an appeal with the department pursuant to par. (b).
17Review is unavailable if the decision or failure to act arose more than 45 days before
18submission of the petition for a hearing, except as provided in par. (ag) or (ar).
SB59-SSA1,661 19Section 661 . 49.45 (5) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
SB59-SSA1,349,2520 49.45 (5) (ag) A person shall request a hearing within 90 days of the date of
21receipt of a notice from a care management organization or managed care
22organization upholding its adverse benefit determination relating to any of the
23following or within 90 days of the date the care management organization or
24managed care organization failed to act on the contested matter within the time
25specified by the department:
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11. Denial or limited authorization of a requested services, including a
2determination based on the type or level of service, requirement for medical
3necessity, appropriateness, setting, or effectiveness of a covered benefit.
SB59-SSA1,350,64 2. Reduction, suspension, or termination of a previously authorized service,
5unless the service was only authorized for a limited amount or duration and that
6amount or duration has been completed.
SB59-SSA1,350,77 3. Denial, in whole or in part, of payment for a service.
SB59-SSA1,350,88 4. Failure to provide services in a timely manner.
SB59-SSA1,350,119 5. Failure of a care management organization or managed care organization
10to act within the time frames provided in 42 CFR 438.408 (b) (1) and (2) regarding
11the standard resolution of grievances and appeals.