AB56: Bill Text

AB56,529,24 (z) Grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. For grants to the Wisconsin Chapter of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to fund programs that improve social, academic, and employment skills of youth who are eligible to receive temporary assistance for needy families under 42 USC 601 et seq., focusing on study habits, intensive tutoring in math and English, and exposure to career options and role models, $1,275,000 $2,675,000 in each fiscal year. Grants provided under this paragraph may not be used by the grant recipient to replace funding for programs that are being funded, when the grant proceeds are received, with moneys other than those from the appropriations specified in sub. (1) (intro.). The total amount of the grants includes funds for the Green Bay Boys and Girls Clubs for the BE GREAT: Graduate program in the amount of matching funds that the program provides, up to $75,000 $1,400,000 in each fiscal year, to be used only for activities for which federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant moneys may be used. The total amount of the grants also includes funds to be equally distributed among the Milwaukee, Oshkosh, and Appleton Boys and Girls Clubs for the BE GREAT: Graduate program in the amount of matching funds that the program provides, up to $100,000 in each fiscal year, to be used only for activities for which federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant moneys may be used.

AB56,530,4 (zh) Earned income tax credit supplement. For the transfer of moneys from the appropriation account under s. 20.437 (2) (md) to the appropriation account under s. 20.835 (2) (kf) for the earned income tax credit, $69,700,000 in each fiscal year $85,700,000 in fiscal year 2019-20 and $86,700,000 in fiscal year 2020-21.

AB56,645 Section 645. 49.175 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,530,17 49.175 (2) (a) The department may not reallocate funds that are allocated under a paragraph under sub. (1) for any purpose specified in a paragraph under sub. (1) unless the department first notifies the joint committee on finance in writing of the proposed reallocation. If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the department within 14 working days after the date of the department's notification that the committee has scheduled a meeting to review the proposed reallocation, the department may make the proposed reallocation. If, within 14 working days after the date of the department's notification, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the department that the committee has scheduled a meeting to review the proposed reallocation, the department may make the proposed reallocation only upon approval of the committee if the secretary of administration approves the reallocation.

AB56,646 Section 646. 49.175 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,531,8 49.175 (2) (c) If the amounts of federal block grant moneys that are required to be credited to the appropriation accounts under s. 20.437 (2) (mc) and (md) are less than the amounts appropriated under s. 20.437 (2) (mc) and (md), the department shall submit a plan to the joint committee on finance secretary of administration for reducing the amounts of moneys allocated under sub. (1). If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the department within 14 working days after the date the department submits the plan that the committee has scheduled a meeting to review the proposed reduction plan, If the secretary of administration approves the plan, the amounts of moneys required to be allocated under sub. (1) may be reduced as proposed by the department and the department shall allocate the moneys as specified in the plan. If, within 14 working days after the date the department submits the plan, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the department that the committee has scheduled a meeting to review the proposed reduction plan, the department may allocate the moneys as specified in the plan only upon approval of the committee.

AB56,647 Section 647 . 49.175 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,648 Section 648. 49.257 of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,531,12 49.257 Milwaukee child care grant program. (1) In this section, “child care provider” has the meaning given in s. 49.155 (1) (ag).

AB56,531,21 (2) From the allocation under s. 49.175 (1) (p), the department may award grants to child care providers to support access to high-quality child care for families that reside in a geographic area with high-poverty levels, as identified by the department, in the city of Milwaukee. A grant under this section may be used for start-up costs, ongoing operational costs, including subsidy payments for eligible families, and quality improvement activities. A child care provider that is awarded a grant under this subsection shall contribute matching funds equal to 25 percent of the amount awarded. The matching contribution may be in the form of money or in-kind goods or services.

AB56,531,24 (3) From the allocation under s. 49.175 (1) (qm), the department may award grants to any of the following to improve overall child care quality in the geographic area identified under sub. (2):

AB56,531,25 (a) Child care providers and employees of child care providers.

AB56,532,2 (b) Educational institutions for the purpose of educating employees of child care providers.

AB56,649 Section 649. 49.36 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,532,6 49.36 (3) (a) Except as provided in par. (f) and subject to sub. (3m), a person ordered to register under s. 767.55 (2) (am) shall participate in a work experience program if services are available.

AB56,650 Section 650. 49.36 (3m) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,651 Section 651. 49.45 (2) (a) 23. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,532,12 49.45 (2) (a) 23. Promulgate rules that define “supportive services", “personal services" and “nursing services" provided in a certified residential care apartment complex, as defined under s. 50.01 (6d), for purposes of reimbursement under ss. 46.27 (11) (c) 7. and s. 46.277 (5) (e).

AB56,652 Section 652. 49.45 (2p) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,653 Section 653. 49.45 (2t) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,654 Section 654. 49.45 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,532,20 49.45 (3) (a) Reimbursement shall be made to each county department under ss. 46.215, 46.22, and 46.23 for any administrative services performed in the Medical Assistance program on the basis of s. 49.78 (8). For purposes of reimbursement under this paragraph, assessments completed under s. 46.27 (6) (a) are administrative services performed in the Medical Assistance program.

AB56,655 Section 655. 49.45 (3) (e) 11. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,533,8 49.45 (3) (e) 11. The department shall use a portion of the moneys collected under s. 50.38 (2) (a) to pay for services provided by eligible hospitals, as defined in s. 50.38 (1), other than critical access hospitals, under the Medical Assistance Program under this subchapter, including services reimbursed on a fee-for-service basis and services provided under a managed care system. For state fiscal year 2008-09, total payments required under this subdivision, including both the federal and state share of Medical Assistance, shall equal the amount collected under s. 50.38 (2) (a) for fiscal year 2008-09 divided by 57.75 percent. For each state fiscal year after state fiscal year 2008-09, total payments required under this subdivision, including both the federal and state share of Medical Assistance, shall equal the amount collected under s. 50.38 (2) (a) for the fiscal year divided by 61.68 53.69 percent.

AB56,656 Section 656 . 49.45 (3) (e) 12. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,533,17 49.45 (3) (e) 12. The department shall use a portion of the moneys collected under s. 50.38 (2) (b) to pay for services provided by critical access hospitals under the Medical Assistance Program under this subchapter, including services reimbursed on a fee-for-service basis and services provided under a managed care system. For each state fiscal year, total payments required under this subdivision, including both the federal and state share of Medical Assistance, shall equal the amount collected under s. 50.38 (2) (b) for the fiscal year divided by 61.68 53.69 percent.

AB56,657 Section 657. 49.45 (3m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,533,25 49.45 (3m) (a) (intro.) Subject to par. (c) and notwithstanding sub. (3) (e), from the appropriations under s. 20.435 (4) (b) and (o), in each fiscal year, the department shall pay to hospitals that serve a disproportionate share of low-income patients an amount equal to the sum of $27,500,000 $56,500,000, as the state share of payments, and the matching federal share of payments. The department may make a payment to a hospital under this subsection under the calculation method described in par. (b) if the hospital meets all of the following criteria:

AB56,658 Section 658. 49.45 (3m) (b) 3. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,534,5 49.45 (3m) (b) 3. a. No single hospital receives more than $4,600,000 $9,200,000, except that a hospital that is a free-standing pediatric teaching hospital located in Wisconsin that has a percentage calculated under subd. 1. a. greater than 50 percent may receive up to $12,000,000 each fiscal year.

AB56,659 Section 659. 49.45 (3p) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,534,20 49.45 (3p) (a) Subject to par. (c) and notwithstanding sub. (3) (e), from the appropriations under s. 20.435 (4) (b) and (o), in each fiscal year, the department shall pay to hospitals that would are not eligible for payments under sub. (3m) but that meet the criteria under sub. (3m) (a) except that the hospitals do not provide obstetric services 1. and 2. and that, in the most recent year for which information is available, charged at least 6 percent of overall charges for services to the Medical Assistance program for services provided to Medical Assistance recipients an amount equal to the sum of $250,000 $500,000, as the state share of payments, and the matching federal share of payments. The department may make a payment to a hospital under this subsection under a calculation method determined by the department that provides a fee-for-service supplemental payment that increases as the hospital's percentage of inpatient days for Medical Assistance recipients at the hospital the total amount of the hospital's overall charges for services that are charges to the Medical Assistance program increases.

AB56,660 Section 660. 49.45 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,535,2 49.45 (5) (a) Any person whose application for medical assistance is denied or is not acted upon promptly or who believes that the payments made in the person's behalf have not been properly determined or that his or her eligibility has not been properly determined may file an appeal with the department pursuant to par. (b). Review is unavailable if the decision or failure to act arose more than 45 days before submission of the petition for a hearing, except as provided in par. (ag) or (ar).

AB56,661 Section 661. 49.45 (5) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,535,9 49.45 (5) (ag) A person shall request a hearing within 90 days of the date of receipt of a notice from a care management organization or managed care organization upholding its adverse benefit determination relating to any of the following or within 90 days of the date the care management organization or managed care organization failed to act on the contested matter within the time specified by the department:

AB56,535,12 1. Denial or limited authorization of a requested services, including a determination based on the type or level of service, requirement for medical necessity, appropriateness, setting, or effectiveness of a covered benefit.

AB56,535,15 2. Reduction, suspension, or termination of a previously authorized service, unless the service was only authorized for a limited amount or duration and that amount or duration has been completed.

AB56,535,16 3. Denial, in whole or in part, of payment for a service.

AB56,535,17 4. Failure to provide services in a timely manner.

AB56,535,20 5. Failure of a care management organization or managed care organization to act within the time frames provided in 42 CFR 438.408 (b) (1) and (2) regarding the standard resolution of grievances and appeals.

AB56,535,23 6. Denial of an enrollee's request to dispute financial liability, including copayments, premiums, deductibles, coinsurance, other cost sharing, and other member financial liabilities.

AB56,536,3 7. Denial of an enrollee, who is a resident of a rural area with only one care management organization or managed care organization, to obtain services outside the organization's network of contracted providers.

AB56,662 Section 662. 49.45 (5) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,536,6 49.45 (5) (ar) If a federal regulation specifies a different time limit to request a hearing than par. (a) or (ag), the time limit in the federal regulation shall apply.

AB56,663 Section 663. 49.45 (5) (b) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,536,21 49.45 (5) (b) 1. (intro.) Upon receipt of a timely petition under par. (a) the department shall give the applicant or recipient reasonable notice and opportunity for a fair hearing. The department may make such additional investigation as it considers necessary. Notice of the hearing shall be given to the applicant or recipient and, if a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 is responsible for making the medical assistance determination, to the county clerk of the county. The county may be represented at such hearing. The department shall render its decision as soon as possible after the hearing and shall send a certified copy of its decision to the applicant or recipient, to the county clerk, and to any county officer charged with administration of the Medical Assistance program. The decision of the department shall have the same effect as an order of a county officer charged with the administration of the Medical Assistance program. The decision shall be final, but may be revoked or modified as altered conditions may require. The department shall deny a petition for a hearing or shall refuse to grant relief if:

AB56,664 Section 664. 49.45 (5) (b) 1. d. of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,537,2 49.45 (5) (b) 1. d. The issue is an adverse benefit determination described in par. (ag) 1. to 7. made by a care management organization or managed care organization and the person requesting the hearing has not exhausted the internal appeal procedure with the organization.

AB56,665 Section 665. 49.45 (6m) (c) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,537,6 49.45 (6m) (c) 5. Admit only patients assessed or who waive or are exempt from the requirement of assessment under s. 46.27 (6) (a) or, if required under s. 50.035 (4n) or 50.04 (2h), who have been referred to a resource center.

AB56,666 Section 666. 49.45 (6m) (L) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,537,13 49.45 (6m) (L) For purposes of ss. 46.27 (11) (c) 7. and s. 46.277 (5) (e), the department shall, by July 1 annually, determine the statewide medical assistance daily cost of nursing home care and submit the determination to the department of administration for review. The department of administration shall approve the determination before payment may be made under s. 46.27 (11) (c) 7. or 46.277 (5) (e).

AB56,667 Section 667. 49.45 (6xm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,537,18 49.45 (6xm) Pediatric inpatient supplement. (a) From the appropriations under s. 20.435 (4) (b), (o), and (w), the department shall, using a method determined by the department, distribute a total sum of $2,000,000 each state fiscal year to hospitals that meet all of the following criteria:

AB56,537,19 1. The hospital is an acute care hospital located in this state.

AB56,537,24 2. During the hospital's fiscal year, the inpatient days in the hospital's acute care pediatric units and intensive care pediatric units totaled more than 12,000 days, not including neonatal intensive care units. For purposes of this subsection, the hospital's fiscal year is the hospital's fiscal year that ended in the 2nd calendar year preceding the beginning of the state fiscal year.

AB56,538,5 (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), from the appropriations under s. 20.435 (4) (b), (o), and (w), the department may, using a method determined by the department, distribute an additional total sum of $10,000,000 in each state fiscal year to hospitals that are free-standing pediatric teaching hospitals located in Wisconsin that have a percentage calculated under s. 49.45 (3m) (b) 1. a. greater than 45 percent.

AB56,668 Section 668. 49.45 (19) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,538,8 49.45 (19) (title) Assigning Establishing paternity and assigning medical support rights.

AB56,669 Section 669 . 49.45 (19) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,538,16 49.45 (19) (a) As Except as provided in par. (c), as a condition of eligibility for medical assistance, a person shall, notwithstanding other provisions of the statutes, be deemed to have assigned to the state, by applying for or receiving medical assistance, any rights to medical support or other payment of medical expenses from any other person, including rights to unpaid amounts accrued at the time of application for medical assistance as well as any rights to support accruing during the time for which medical assistance is paid.

AB56,670 Section 670. 49.45 (19) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,538,25 49.45 (19) (am) As a condition of eligibility for medical assistance, a person shall cooperate in good faith with efforts directed at establishing the paternity of a nonmarital child and obtaining support payments or any other payments or property to which the person and the dependent child or children may have rights. This cooperation shall be in accordance with federal law and regulations applying to paternity establishment and collection of support payments and may not be required if the person has good cause for refusing to cooperate, as determined by the department in accordance with federal law and regulations.

AB56,671 Section 671. 49.45 (19) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,539,6 49.45 (19) (c) If the mother of a child was enrolled in a health maintenance organization or other prepaid health care plan under medical assistance at the time of the child's birth, The state may not seek recovery of birth expenses that may be recovered by the state under this subsection are the birth expenses incurred by the health maintenance organization or other prepaid health care plan.

AB56,672 Section 672 . 49.45 (23) of the statutes, as affected by 2019 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.

AB56,673 Section 673 . 49.45 (23) (g) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,674 Section 674 . 49.45 (23b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,675 Section 675. 49.45 (24k) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,676 Section 676. 49.45 (24L) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,539,16 49.45 (24L) Critical access reimbursement payments to dental providers. (a) Based on the criteria in pars. (b) and (c), the department shall increase reimbursements to dental providers that meet quality of care standards, as established by the department.

AB56,539,18 (b) In order to be eligible for enhanced reimbursement under this subsection, the provider must meet one of the following qualifications:

AB56,539,21 1. For a nonprofit or public provider, 50 percent or more of the individuals served by the provider are individuals who are without dental insurance or are enrolled in the Medical Assistance program.

AB56,539,23 2. For a for-profit provider, 5 percent or more of the individuals served by the provider are enrolled in the Medical Assistance program.

AB56,540,9 (c) For dental services rendered on or after January 1, 2020, by a qualified nonprofit critical access dental provider, the department shall increase reimbursement by 50 percent above the reimbursement rate that would otherwise be paid to that provider. For dental services rendered on or after January 1, 2020, by a qualified for-profit critical access dental provider, the department shall increase reimbursement by 30 percent above the reimbursement rate that would otherwise be paid to that provider. For dental providers rendering services to individuals in managed care under the Medical Assistance program, for services rendered on or after January 1, 2020, the department shall increase reimbursement to pay an additional amount on the basis of the rate that would have been paid to the dental provider had the individual not been enrolled in managed care.

AB56,540,12 (d) If a provider has more than one service location, the thresholds described under par. (b) apply to each location, and payment for each service location would be determined separately.

AB56,677 Section 677. 49.45 (29w) (b) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,540,23 49.45 (29w) (b) 1. b. “Telehealth" is means a service provided from a remote location using a combination of interactive video, audio, and externally acquired images through a networking environment between an individual or a provider at an originating site and a provider at a remote location with the service being of sufficient audio and visual fidelity and clarity as to be functionally equivalent to face-to-face contact; or, in circumstances determined by the department, an asynchronous transmission of digital clinical information through a secure electronic communications system from one provider to another provider. “Telehealth" does not include telephone conversations or Internet-based communications between providers or between providers and individuals.

AB56,678 Section 678. 49.45 (29y) (d) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,679 Section 679. 49.45 (30y) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,541,3 49.45 (30y) Certified doula services; pilot project. (a) In this subsection, “certified doula" means an individual who has received certification from a doula certifying organization recognized by the department.

AB56,541,6 (b) For purposes of this subsection, services provided by certified doulas include continuous emotional and physical support during labor and birth of a child and intermittent services during the prenatal and postpartum periods.

AB56,541,11 (c) Subject to par. (d), the department shall reimburse under the Medical Assistance program benefits as provided under this subsection for pregnant women enrolled in the Medical Assistance program who reside in the counties of Brown, Dane, Milwaukee, Rock, or Sheboygan, or another county as determined by the department.

AB56,541,17 (d) The department shall request from the secretary of the federal department of health and human services any approval necessary to allow reimbursement under the Medical Assistance program for services provided by a certified doula. The department may not pay reimbursement unless federal approval is not required or any required federal approval allowing reimbursement under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 12p. is approved and in effect.