Amendment SA2-SSA1-AB1

AB1-SSA1-SA2,1,3 “ Section 5q. 49.45 (3) (e) 9m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,1,5 49.45 (3) (e) 9m. a. In this subdivision, “hospital-associated service” has the meaning given in s. 50.33 (2d).

AB1-SSA1-SA2,1,10 b. Before January 1, 2022, any hospital-associated service that is provided by a hospital in accordance with s. 50.36 (5m) that is of the type for which payment could be claimed as an inpatient hospital service under the federal Medicare program, 42 USC 1395 et seq., shall be included as part of and reimbursed or paid as an inpatient service under this section.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,5r Section 5r. 49.45 (4r) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,2,4 49.45 (4r) Utilization data. (a) In this subsection, “health care data aggregator” means a data organization or entity that collects, analyzes, and disseminates health care information under subch. I of ch. 153 and that requests the department to provide data under this subsection.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,2,7 (b) Semiannually, the department shall provide to any health care data aggregator all Medical Assistance program fee-for-service and managed care encounter claims data and data specifications maintained by the department.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,2,16 (c) Within 5 business days or a longer period specified by the department, of the receipt of data under par. (b), a health care data aggregator shall create a data set from the data received that is de-identified health information, as described in 42 CFR 164.514 (a), and that meets the requirements for de-identification described in 42 CFR 164.514 (b) and then shall destroy the original data provided by the department under par. (b). The health care data aggregator shall make the de-identified data set available to the public and may disseminate custom data sets and reports if the data sets and reports contain only de-identified health information.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,2,21 (d) Data provided by the department to a health care data aggregator under par. (b) are not subject to inspection or copying under s. 19.35. A health care data aggregator shall comply with the requirements under s. 153.50 (3) to ensure protection of patient identity with regard to data received and made available or disseminated under this subsection.”.

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AB1-SSA1-SA2,2,23 “ Section 7d. 50.33 (2d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,3,2 50.33 (2d) “Hospital-associated service” means a health care service that meets all of the following conditions:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,3,4 (a) The service is of the same type as those furnished by a hospital in an inpatient or outpatient facility.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,3,6 (b) The service is of a type for which a payment could be claimed as a hospital service under the federal Medicare program, 42 USC 1395 et seq.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,3,8 (c) The service is provided at a location other than in a facility approved by the department under s. 50.35.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,3,9 (d) The service is provided in a home setting before January 1, 2022.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,7g Section 7g. 50.36 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,3,16 50.36 (5m) If the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services has approved a hospital to provide any hospital-associated service, the department may apply to and enforce upon the hospital as the state standard for the hospital-associated service any rule or standard that is required by the centers for medicare and medicaid services for the service. This subsection does not apply on or after January 1, 2022.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,7j Section 7j. 50.49 (6m) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,3,19 50.49 (6m) (d) A hospital that is providing hospital-associated services in accordance with s. 50.36 (5m).”.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,3,20 3. Page 17, line 4: after that line insert:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,3,21 “ Section 12m. 108.141 (8) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,4,2 108.141 (8) Secretary may waive compliance. Notwithstanding s. 108.141 (1) (c) 1. b., the secretary may, if permitted by federal law, waive the prohibition under s. 108.141 (1) (c) 1. b. that no extended benefit period may begin by reason of a Wisconsin “on" indicator before the 14th week following the end of a prior extended benefit period which was in effect with respect to Wisconsin.”.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,4,3 4. Page 31, line 13: after that line insert:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,4,4 “ Section 38g. 609.205 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,4,9 609.205 (3m) This section does not apply to the reimbursement for administration of the vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which results in COVID-19. The reimbursement administration of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine shall be consistent with Section 3203 of the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act and 45 CFR 147.130 (a).”.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,4,11 5. Page 33, line 12: delete the material beginning with “Noncompliance" and ending with “section." on line 15.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,4,13 6. Page 33, line 19: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 34, line 7, and substitute:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,4,14 “ Section 43m. 895.4801 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,4,19 895.4801 (2m) Immunity after July 10, 2020. Subject to sub. (3), any health care professional, health care provider, or employee, agent, or contractor of a health care professional or health care provider is immune from civil liability for the death of or injury to any individual or any damages caused by actions or omissions that satisfy all of the following:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,4,23 (a) During the period beginning on July 10, 2020, and ending on January 1, 2022, the action or omission is committed while the professional, provider, employee, agent, or contractor is providing services related to the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus or COVID-19.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,4,24 (b) The action or omission is substantially consistent with any of the following:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,5,2 1. Any direction, guidance, recommendation, or other statement made by a federal, state, or local official to address the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus or COVID-19.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,5,5 2. Any guidance published by the department of health services, the federal department of health and human services, or any divisions or agencies of the federal department of health and human services relied upon in good faith.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,5,7 (c) The actions or omissions do not involve reckless or wanton conduct or intentional misconduct.”.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,5,8 7. Page 39, line 2: delete “(2) (a) 2." and substitute “(2m)".

AB1-SSA1-SA2,5,9 8. Page 44, line 1: delete lines 1 to 3 and substitute:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,5,13 “(1m) Civil liability exemption for certain entities. The immunity and limitation on recovery of damages under s. 895.476 applies retroactively to all claims, except that it does not apply to actions filed before the effective date of this subsection.”.

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