AB50-ASA2-AA8,306,139(1) Reach Out and Read. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the 10appropriation to the department of health services under s. 20.435 (1) (dx), the 11dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $500,000 and the dollar 12amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $500,000 to make grants to support 13the nonprofit Reach Out and Read Wisconsin.”. AB50-ASA2-AA8,306,181646.48 (35) Psychiatric residential treatment facilities. The department 17may distribute not more than $1,790,000 in each fiscal year to support psychiatric 18residential treatment facilities under s. 51.044. AB50-ASA2-AA8,45719Section 457. 49.46 (2) (b) 14c. of the statutes is created to read: AB50-ASA2-AA8,306,212049.46 (2) (b) 14c. Subject to par. (bv), services by a psychiatric residential 21treatment facility. AB50-ASA2-AA8,307,72349.46 (2) (bv) The department shall submit to the federal department of
1health and human services any request for a state plan amendment, waiver, or 2other federal approval necessary to provide reimbursement for services by a 3psychiatric residential treatment facility. If the federal department of health and 4human services approves the request or if no federal approval is necessary, the 5department shall provide reimbursement under par. (b) 14c. If the federal 6department of health and human services disapproves the request, the department 7may not provide reimbursement for services under par. (b) 14c. AB50-ASA2-AA8,307,14951.044 Psychiatric residential treatment facilities. (1) Definition. In 10this section, “psychiatric residential treatment facility” is a nonhospital facility 11that provides inpatient comprehensive mental health treatment services to 12individuals under the age of 21 who, due to mental illness, substance use, or severe 13emotional disturbance, need treatment that can most effectively be provided in a 14residential treatment facility. AB50-ASA2-AA8,307,1815(2) Certification required; exemption. (a) No person may operate a 16psychiatric residential treatment facility without a certification from the 17department. The department may limit the number of certifications it grants to 18operate a psychiatric residential treatment facility. AB50-ASA2-AA8,307,2019(b) A psychiatric residential treatment facility that has a certification from 20the department under this section is not subject to facility regulation under ch. 48. AB50-ASA2-AA8,307,2121(3) Rules. The department may promulgate rules to implement this section. AB50-ASA2-AA8,308,1223(1) Emergency rules on psychiatric residential treatment facilities.
1The department of health services may promulgate emergency rules under s. 2227.24 implementing certification of psychiatric residential treatment facilities 3under s. 51.044, including development of a new provider type and a 4reimbursement model for psychiatric residential treatment facilities under the 5Medical Assistance program under subch. IV of ch. 49. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 6(1) (a) and (3), the department of health services is not required to provide evidence 7that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary 8for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required 9to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection. 10Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2), emergency rules promulgated under this 11subsection remain in effect until July 1, 2027, or the date on which permanent rules 12take effect, whichever is sooner. AB50-ASA2-AA8,308,1814(1) Psychiatric residential treatment facility grants. In the schedule 15under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of health services under 16s. 20.435 (1) (b), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $1,790,000 17to distribute moneys to psychiatric residential treatment facilities under s. 46.48 18(35).”. AB50-ASA2-AA8,309,42149.45 (62) Prerelease coverage of incarcerated individuals. (a) The 22department may submit to the secretary of the federal department of health and 23human services a request for a waiver of federal Medicaid law to conduct a
1demonstration project to provide incarcerated individuals prerelease health care 2coverage for certain services under the Medical Assistance program for up to 90 3days preceding the incarcerated individual’s release if the individual is otherwise 4eligible for coverage under the Medical Assistance program. AB50-ASA2-AA8,309,95(b) If a waiver submitted by the department under par. (a) is approved by the 6federal department of health and human services, the department may provide 7reimbursement under the Medical Assistance program for both the federal and 8nonfederal share of services, including case management services, provided to 9incarcerated individuals under the approved waiver.”. AB50-ASA2-AA8,309,1812(1) Postpartum home visiting incentive; general program revenue. In 13the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of health 14services under s. 20.435 (4) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is 15increased by $341,700 for the creation of a program to incentivize hospitals to 16conduct postpartum home visits within 14 days of patient discharge, if so requested 17by a patient who participates in the Medical Assistance program under subch. IV of 18ch. 49. AB50-ASA2-AA8,310,219(2) Postpartum home visiting incentive; federal revenue. In the 20schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of health 21services under s. 20.435 (4) (md), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is 22increased by $658,300 for the creation of a program to incentivize hospitals to 23conduct postpartum home visits within 14 days of patient discharge, if so requested
1by a patient who participates in the Medical Assistance program under subch. IV of 2ch. 49.”. AB50-ASA2-AA8,310,145255.35 (3) (a) The department shall implement a statewide poison control 6system, which shall provide poison control services that are available statewide, on 7a 24-hour per day and 365-day per year basis and shall provide poison information 8and education to health care professionals and the public. From the appropriation 9account under s. 20.435 (1) (ds), the department shall, if the requirement under par. 10(b) is met, distribute total funding of not more than $425,000 $482,500 in each 11fiscal year to supplement the operation of the system and to provide for the 12statewide collection and reporting of poison control data. The department may, but 13need not, distribute all of the funds in each fiscal year to a single poison control 14center. AB50-ASA2-AA8,310,2216(1) Poison control. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation 17to the department of health services under s. 20.435 (1) (ds), the dollar amount for 18fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $100,000 to support the statewide poison control 19program.. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the 20department of health services under s. 20.435 (1) (ds), the dollar amount for fiscal 21year 2026-27 is increased by $100,000 to support the statewide poison control 22program.”. AB50-ASA2-AA8,311,92(1) Medical assistance personal care rate increase; GPR. In the 3schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of health 4services under s. 20.435 (4) (b), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is 5increased by $5,000,000 to increase medical assistance personal care 6reimbursement rates.. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to 7the department of health services under s. 20.435 (4) (b), the dollar amount for 8fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $10,000,000 to increase medical assistance 9personal care reimbursement rates.. AB50-ASA2-AA8,311,1710(2) Medical assistance personal care rate increase; FED. In the 11schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of health 12services under s. 20.435 (4) (o), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is 13increased by $9,543,300 to increase medical assistance personal care 14reimbursement rates. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to 15the department of health services under s. 20.435 (4) (o), the dollar amount for 16fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $19,265,400 to increase medical assistance 17personal care reimbursement rates.”. AB50-ASA2-AA8,312,220(1) Statewide biomonitoring studies. The department of health services 21shall conduct biomonitoring studies across the state to assess perfluoroalkyl and 22polyfluoroalkyl substance exposure levels and better understand the factors that 23affect perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substance exposure levels in different 24communities. The department may, as part of these studies, survey volunteer
1participants, test blood samples for the presence and levels of perfluoroalkyl and 2polyfluoroalkyl substances, and analyze the results. AB50-ASA2-AA8,312,94(1) Statewide biomonitoring studies. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) 5for the appropriation to the department of health services under s. 20.435 (1) (a), 6the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $710,900 and the dollar 7amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $734,500 to fund biomonitoring 8studies and to increase the agency's authorized FTE positions by 1.0 GPR outreach 9position in the bureau of environmental and occupational health.”. AB50-ASA2-AA8,312,1611“Section 462. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, 12insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: AB50-ASA2-AA8,312,191820.435 (5) (ci) Peer-run warmline grants. The amounts in the schedule for 19awarding grants for a peer-run warmline under s. 46.537. AB50-ASA2-AA8,313,22146.537 Peer-run warmline grants. From the appropriation under s. 2220.435 (5) (ci), the department shall award grants to support a statewide, peer-run, 2324-hour telephone service to help callers cope with nonemergency mental health or
1substance use issues and provide referrals to other services, including crisis 2response services.”. AB50-ASA2-AA8,313,8549.175 (1) (qm) Quality care for quality kids. For the child care quality 6improvement activities specified in ss. 49.155 (1g) and 49.257, $16,683,700 7$46,529,700 in each fiscal year 2022-23. In fiscal year 2023-24, for such activities, 8$28,518,700. In fiscal year 2024-25, for such activities, $46,018,700. AB50-ASA2-AA8,313,1610(1) Early mental health consultation. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) 11for the appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (1) 12(md), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $511,000 to increase 13support for the early childhood health consultation program. In the schedule under 14s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of children and families under 15s. 20.437 (1) (md), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $511,000 16to increase support for the early childhood health consultation program.”. AB50-ASA2-AA8,313,2319(1) Falls prevention funding. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) 20(b), the department of health services shall award a grant of $450,000 in each of 21fiscal years 2025-26 and 2026-27 to an organization committed to reducing falls 22among older adults in this state for the purpose of statewide falls prevention 23awareness and initiatives.”. AB50-ASA2-AA8,314,33(1) Office of caregiver quality positions. AB50-ASA2-AA8,314,94(a) The authorized FTE positions for the department of health services are 5increased by 0.8 FED and 1.2 PR positions in the Office of Caregiver Quality in the 6Division of Quality Assurance to assist with caregiver background checks and 7investigations into allegations of misconduct in long-term care facilities for the 8purpose of converting the project positions that are terminated under par. (b) into 9permanent positions. AB50-ASA2-AA8,314,1410(b) The authorized FTE project positions for the department of health 11services are decreased by 0.8 FED and 1.2 PR positions in the Office of Caregiver 12Quality in the Division of Quality Assurance. These positions were authorized by 132023 Wisconsin Act 19 to assist with caregiver background checks and 14investigations into allegations of misconduct in long-term care facilities.”. AB50-ASA2-AA8,316,31749.45 (39) (b) 1. ‘Payment for school medical services.’ If a school district or a 18cooperative educational service agency elects to provide school medical services and 19meets all requirements under par. (c), the department shall reimburse the school 20district or the cooperative educational service agency for 60 100 percent of the 21federal share of allowable charges for the school medical services that it provides 22and, as specified in subd. 2., for allowable administrative costs. If the Wisconsin 23Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired or the Wisconsin Educational Services
1Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing elects to provide school medical services 2and meets all requirements under par. (c), the department shall reimburse the 3department of public instruction for 60 100 percent of the federal share of allowable 4charges for the school medical services that the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and 5Visually Impaired or the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and 6Hard of Hearing provides and, as specified in subd. 2., for allowable administrative 7costs. A school district, cooperative educational service agency, the Wisconsin 8Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, or the Wisconsin Educational Services 9Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing may submit, and the department shall 10allow, claims for common carrier transportation costs as a school medical service 11unless the department receives notice from the federal health care financing 12administration that, under a change in federal policy, the claims are not allowed. If 13the department receives the notice, a school district, cooperative educational service 14agency, the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, or the Wisconsin 15Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing may submit, and 16the department shall allow, unreimbursed claims for common carrier 17transportation costs incurred before the date of the change in federal policy. The 18department shall promulgate rules establishing a methodology for making 19reimbursements under this paragraph. All other expenses for the school medical 20services provided by a school district or a cooperative educational service agency 21shall be paid for by the school district or the cooperative educational service agency 22with funds received from state or local taxes. The school district, the Wisconsin 23Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, the Wisconsin Educational Services
1Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, or the cooperative educational service 2agency shall comply with all requirements of the federal department of health and 3human services for receiving federal financial participation. AB50-ASA2-AA8,316,14549.45 (39) (b) 2. ‘Payment for school medical services administrative costs.’ 6The department shall reimburse a school district or a cooperative educational 7service agency specified under subd. 1. and shall reimburse the department of 8public instruction on behalf of the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually 9Impaired or the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of 10Hearing for 90 100 percent of the federal share of allowable administrative costs, 11using time studies, beginning in fiscal year 1999-2000. A school district or a 12cooperative educational service agency may submit, and the department of health 13services shall allow, claims for administrative costs incurred during the period that 14is up to 24 months before the date of the claim, if allowable under federal law. AB50-ASA2-AA8,316,1716(1) Medicaid school-based services. The treatment of s. 49.45 (39) (b) 1. 17and 2. first applies to claims for reimbursement submitted on July 1, 2026.”. AB50-ASA2-AA8,317,419“Section 468. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, 20insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: AB50-ASA2-AA8,317,7620.435 (5) (ch) Suicide and crisis lifeline grants. The amounts in the schedule 7for grants under s. 46.533. AB50-ASA2-AA8,317,12946.533 Suicide and crisis lifeline; grants. (1) In this section, “national 10crisis hotline” means the telephone or text access number “988,” or its successor, 11that is maintained under the federally administered program under 42 USC 290bb-1236c. AB50-ASA2-AA8,317,1613(2) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (ch), the department shall 14award grants to organizations that provide crisis intervention services and crisis 15care coordination to individuals who contact the national crisis hotline from 16anywhere within this state.”. AB50-ASA2-AA8,317,211920.435 (5) (ck) Crisis urgent care and observation facilities. Biennially As a 20continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for grants to support crisis 21urgent care and observation facilities. AB50-ASA2-AA8,318,423(1) Crisis urgent care and observation facilities grants. In the
1schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of health 2services under s. 20.435 (5) (ck), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is 3increased by $20,000,000 to fund grants for crisis urgent care and observation 4facilities.”. AB50-ASA2-AA8,318,127(1) Autism services rate increase. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for 8the appropriation to the department of health services under s. 20.435 (4) (b), the 9dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $1,418,900 and the dollar 10amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $2,820,500 to increase the 11reimbursement rate for adaptive behavior treatment by 14.7 percent under the 12Medical Assistance program under subch. IV of ch. 49.”. AB50-ASA2-AA8,318,2215(1) Electrocardiogram screening pilot program. The department of 16health services shall develop a pilot program to provide electrocardiogram 17screenings for participants in middle school and high school athletics programs in 18Milwaukee and Waukesha Counties. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) 19(b), in fiscal year 2026-27, the department shall award $4,067,200 in grants to local 20health departments, as defined in s. 250.01 (4), to implement the pilot program 21under this subsection. Participation in the pilot program by participants in middle 22school and high school athletics programs shall be optional. AB50-ASA2-AA8,319,5
1(1) Electrocardiogram screening pilot program. In the schedule under 2s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of health services under s. 320.435 (1) (b), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $4,067,200 4to award grants to local health departments to implement the pilot program under 5Section 9119 (1) of this act.”.
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