AB50: Bill Text

AB50,539,10 49.45 (30j) (a) 1m. “Certified peer specialist” means an individual who has experience in the mental health and substance use services system, who is trained to provide support to others, and who has received peer specialist or parent peer specialist certification under the rules established by the department.

AB50,1015 Section 1015. 49.45 (30j) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,539,14 49.45 (30j) (bm) The department shall reimburse under the Medical Assistance program under this subchapter any service provided by a certified peer specialist if the service satisfies all of the following conditions:

AB50,539,16 1. The recipient of the service provided by a certified peer specialist is in treatment for or recovery from a mental illness or a substance use disorder.

AB50,539,18 2. The certified peer specialist provides the service under the supervision of a competent mental health professional.

AB50,539,21 3. The certified peer specialist provides the service in coordination with the Medical Assistance recipient’s individual treatment plan and in accordance with the recipient’s individual treatment goals.

AB50,540,2 4. The certified peer specialist providing the service has completed training requirements, as established by the department by rule, after consulting with members of the recovery community.

AB50,1016 Section 1016. 49.45 (30j) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,540,6 49.45 (30j) (c) The department shall certify under Medical Assistance peer recovery coaches and certified peer specialists to provide services in accordance with this subsection.

AB50,1017 Section 1017. 49.45 (30p) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,540,9 49.45 (30p) Detoxification and stabilization services. (a) In this subsection:

AB50,540,22 1. “Adult residential integrated behavioral health stabilization service” means a residential behavioral health treatment service, delivered under the oversight of a medical director, that provides withdrawal management and intoxication monitoring, as well as integrated behavioral health stabilization services, and includes nursing care on site for medical monitoring available on a 24- hour basis. “Adult residential integrated behavioral health stabilization service” may include the provision of services including screening, assessment, intake, evaluation and diagnosis, medical care, observation and monitoring, physical examination, determination of medical stability, medication management, nursing services, case management, drug testing, counseling, individual therapy, group therapy, family therapy, psychoeducation, peer support services, recovery coaching, recovery support services, and crisis intervention services, to ameliorate acute behavioral health symptoms and stabilize functioning.

AB50,541,2 2. “Community-based withdrawal management” means a medically managed withdrawal management service delivered on an outpatient basis by a physician or other service personnel acting under the supervision of a physician.

AB50,541,5 3. “Detoxification and stabilization services” means adult residential integrated behavioral health stabilization service, residential withdrawal management service, or residential intoxication monitoring service.

AB50,541,14 4. “Residential intoxication monitoring service” means a residential service that provides 24-hour observation to monitor the safe resolution of alcohol or sedative intoxication and to monitor for the development of alcohol withdrawal for intoxicated patients who are not in need of emergency medical or behavioral health care. “Residential intoxication monitoring service” may include the provision of services including screening, assessment, intake, evaluation and diagnosis, observation and monitoring, case management, drug testing, counseling, individual therapy, group therapy, family therapy, psychoeducation, peer support services, recovery coaching, and recovery support services.

AB50,542,4 5. “Residential withdrawal management service” means a residential substance use treatment service that provides withdrawal management and intoxication monitoring, and includes medically managed 24-hour on-site nursing care, under the supervision of a physician. “Residential withdrawal management service” may include the provision of services, including screening, assessment, intake, evaluation and diagnosis, medical care, observation and monitoring, physical examination, medication management, nursing services, case management, drug testing, counseling, individual therapy, group therapy, family therapy, psychoeducation, peer support services, recovery coaching, and recovery support services, to ameliorate symptoms of acute intoxication and withdrawal and to stabilize functioning. “Residential withdrawal management service” may also include community-based withdrawal management and intoxication monitoring services.

AB50,542,9 (b) Subject to par. (c), the department shall provide reimbursement for detoxification and stabilization services under the Medical Assistance program under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 14r. The department shall certify providers under the Medical Assistance program to provide detoxification and stabilization services in accordance with this subsection.

AB50,542,17 (c) The department shall submit to the federal department of health and human services any request for a state plan amendment, waiver, or other federal approval necessary to provide reimbursement for detoxification and stabilization services as described in this subsection. If the federal department approves the request or if no federal approval is necessary, the department shall provide the reimbursement under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 14r. If the federal department disapproves the request, the department may not provide the reimbursement described in this subsection.

AB50,1018 Section 1018. 49.45 (30t) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,542,19 49.45 (30t) Doula services. (a) In this subsection:

AB50,542,21 1. “Certified doula” means an individual who has received certification from a doula certifying organization recognized by the department.

AB50,543,2 2. “Doula services” means childbirth education and support services, including emotional and physical support provided during pregnancy, labor, birth, and the postpartum period.

AB50,543,9 (b) The department shall request from the secretary of the federal department of health and human services any required waiver or any required amendment to the state plan for Medical Assistance to allow reimbursement for doula services provided by a certified doula. If the waiver or state plan amendment is granted, the department shall reimburse a certified doula under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 12p. for the allowable charges for doula services provided to Medical Assistance recipients.

AB50,1019 Section 1019. 49.45 (39) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,544,20 49.45 (39) (b) 1. ‘Payment for school medical services.’ If a school district or a cooperative educational service agency elects to provide school medical services and meets all requirements under par. (c), the department shall reimburse the school district or the cooperative educational service agency for 60 100 percent of the federal share of allowable charges for the school medical services that it provides and, as specified in subd. 2., for allowable administrative costs. If the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired or the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing elects to provide school medical services and meets all requirements under par. (c), the department shall reimburse the department of public instruction for 60 100 percent of the federal share of allowable charges for the school medical services that the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired or the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing provides and, as specified in subd. 2., for allowable administrative costs. A school district, cooperative educational service agency, the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, or the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing may submit, and the department shall allow, claims for common carrier transportation costs as a school medical service unless the department receives notice from the federal health care financing administration that, under a change in federal policy, the claims are not allowed. If the department receives the notice, a school district, cooperative educational service agency, the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, or the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing may submit, and the department shall allow, unreimbursed claims for common carrier transportation costs incurred before the date of the change in federal policy. The department shall promulgate rules establishing a methodology for making reimbursements under this paragraph. All other expenses for the school medical services provided by a school district or a cooperative educational service agency shall be paid for by the school district or the cooperative educational service agency with funds received from state or local taxes. The school district, the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, or the cooperative educational service agency shall comply with all requirements of the federal department of health and human services for receiving federal financial participation.

AB50,1020 Section 1020. 49.45 (39) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,545,8 49.45 (39) (b) 2. ‘Payment for school medical services administrative costs.’ The department shall reimburse a school district or a cooperative educational service agency specified under subd. 1. and shall reimburse the department of public instruction on behalf of the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired or the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing for 90 100 percent of the federal share of allowable administrative costs, using time studies, beginning in fiscal year 1999-2000. A school district or a cooperative educational service agency may submit, and the department of health services shall allow, claims for administrative costs incurred during the period that is up to 24 months before the date of the claim, if allowable under federal law.

AB50,1021 Section 1021. 49.45 (41) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,545,23 49.45 (41) (d) The department shall, in accordance with all procedures set forth under s. 20.940, request a waiver under 42 USC 1315 or submit a Medical Assistance state plan amendment to the federal department of health and human services to obtain any necessary federal approval required to provide reimbursement to crisis urgent care and observation facilities certified under s. 51.036 for crisis intervention services under this subsection. If the department determines submission of a state plan amendment is appropriate, the department shall, notwithstanding whether the expected fiscal effect of the amendment is $7,500,000 or more, submit the amendment to the joint committee on finance for review in accordance with the procedures under sub. (2t). If federal approval is granted or no federal approval is required, the department shall provide reimbursement under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 15. If federal approval is necessary but is not granted, the department may not provide reimbursement for crisis intervention services provided by crisis urgent care and observation facilities.

AB50,1022 Section 1022. 49.45 (52) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,546,13 49.45 (52) (a) 1. If the department provides the notice under par. (c) selecting the payment procedure in this paragraph, the department may, from the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (7) (b), make Medical Assistance payment adjustments to county departments under s. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, or 51.437 or to local health departments, as defined in s. 250.01 (4), as appropriate, for covered services under s. 49.46 (2) (a) 2. and 4. d. and f. and (b) 6. b., c., f., fm., g., j., k., L., Lm., and m., 9., 12., 12m., 13., 15., and 16., except for services specified under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 6. b. and c. provided to children participating in the early intervention program under s. 51.44. Payment adjustments under this paragraph shall include the state share of the payments. The total of any payment adjustments under this paragraph and Medical Assistance payments made from appropriation accounts under s. 20.435 (4) (b), (gm), (o), and (w), may not exceed applicable limitations on payments under 42 USC 1396a (a) (30) (A).

AB50,1023 Section 1023. 49.45 (52) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,546,20 49.45 (52) (b) 1. Annually, a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, or 51.437 shall submit a certified cost report that meets the requirements of the federal department of health and human services for covered services under s. 49.46 (2) (a) 2. and 4. d. and f. and (b) 6. b., c., f., fm., g., j., k., L., Lm., and m., 9., 12., 12m., 13., 15., and 16., except for services specified under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 6. b. and c. provided to children participating in the early intervention program under s. 51.44.

AB50,1024 Section 1024. 49.45 (62) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,547,5 49.45 (62) Prerelease coverage of incarcerated individuals. (a) The department may submit to the secretary of the federal department of health and human services a request for a waiver of federal Medicaid law to conduct a demonstration project to provide incarcerated individuals prerelease health care coverage for certain services under the Medical Assistance program for up to 90 days preceding the incarcerated individual’s release if the individual is otherwise eligible for coverage under the Medical Assistance program.

AB50,547,10 (b) If a waiver submitted by the department under par. (a) is approved by the federal department of health and human services, the department may provide reimbursement under the Medical Assistance program for both the federal and nonfederal share of services, including case management services, provided to incarcerated individuals under the approved waiver.

AB50,1025 Section 1025. 49.46 (1) (a) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,547,16 49.46 (1) (a) 1m. Any pregnant woman whose income does not exceed the standard of need under s. 49.19 (11) and whose pregnancy is medically verified. Eligibility continues to the last day of the month in which the 60th day or, if approved by the federal government, the 90th 365th day after the last day of the pregnancy falls.

AB50,1026 Section 1026. 49.46 (1) (a) 16. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,547,20 49.46 (1) (a) 16. Any child who is living with a relative an individual who is eligible to receive payments under s. 48.57 (3m) or (3n) with respect to that child, if the department determines that no other insurance is available to the child.

AB50,1027 Section 1027. 49.46 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,548,2 49.46 (1) (j) An individual determined to be eligible for benefits under par. (a) 9. remains eligible for benefits under par. (a) 9. for the balance of the pregnancy and to the last day of the month in which the 60th day or, if approved by the federal government, the 90th 365th day after the last day of the pregnancy falls without regard to any change in the individual’s family income.

AB50,1028 Section 1028. 49.46 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,548,4 49.46 (2) (a) 3. Rural health clinic services, as provided in s. 49.45 (3h).

AB50,1029 Section 1029. 49.46 (2) (b) 1. j. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,548,6 49.46 (2) (b) 1. j. Nonsurgical treatment of temporomandibular joint disorder.

AB50,1030 Section 1030. 49.46 (2) (b) 12p. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,548,9 49.46 (2) (b) 12p. Doula services provided by a certified doula, as specified under s. 49.45 (30t).

AB50,1031 Section 1031. 49.46 (2) (b) 14c. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,548,12 49.46 (2) (b) 14c. Subject to par. (bv), services by a psychiatric residential treatment facility.

AB50,1032 Section 1032. 49.46 (2) (b) 14p. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,548,15 49.46 (2) (b) 14p. Subject to s. 49.45 (30j), services provided by a peer recovery coach or a certified peer specialist.

AB50,1033 Section 1033. 49.46 (2) (b) 14r. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,548,18 49.46 (2) (b) 14r. Detoxification and stabilization services as specified under s. 49.45 (30p).

AB50,1034 Section 1034. 49.46 (2) (bv) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,549,4 49.46 (2) (bv) The department shall submit to the federal department of health and human services any request for a state plan amendment, waiver, or other federal approval necessary to provide reimbursement for services by a psychiatric residential treatment facility. If the federal department of health and human services approves the request or if no federal approval is necessary, the department shall provide reimbursement under par. (b) 14c. If the federal department of health and human services disapproves the request, the department may not provide reimbursement for services under par. (b) 14c.

AB50,1035 Section 1035. 49.47 (4) (ag) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,549,9 49.47 (4) (ag) 2. Pregnant and the woman’s pregnancy is medically verified. Eligibility continues to the last day of the month in which the 60th day or, if approved by the federal government, the 90th 365th day after the last day of the pregnancy falls.

AB50,1036 Section 1036. 49.471 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,549,12 49.471 (1) (b) 2. A stepfather, stepmother stepparent, stepbrother, or stepsister.

AB50,1037 Section 1037. 49.471 (1) (cr) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,549,15 49.471 (1) (cr) “Enhanced federal medical assistance percentage” means a federal medical assistance percentage described under 42 USC 1396d (y) or (z).

AB50,1038 Section 1038. 49.471 (4) (a) 4. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,549,19 49.471 (4) (a) 4. b. The individual’s family income does not exceed 100 133 percent of the poverty line before application of the 5 percent income disregard under 42 CFR 435.603 (d).

AB50,1039 Section 1039. 49.471 (4) (a) 8. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,549,21 49.471 (4) (a) 8. An individual who meets all of the following criteria:

AB50,549,22 a. The individual is an adult under the age of 65.

AB50,550,2 b. The adult has a family income that does not exceed 133 percent of the poverty line, except as provided in sub. (4g).

AB50,550,4 c. The adult is not otherwise eligible for the Medical Assistance program under this subchapter or the Medicare program under 42 USC 1395 et seq.

AB50,1040 Section 1040. 49.471 (4g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,550,13 49.471 (4g) Medicaid expansion; federal medical assistance percentage. For services provided to individuals described under sub. (4) (a) 8., the department shall comply with all federal requirements to qualify for the highest available enhanced federal medical assistance percentage. The department shall submit any amendment to the state medical assistance plan, request for a waiver of federal Medicaid law, or other approval request required by the federal government to provide services to the individuals described under sub. (4) (a) 8. and qualify for the highest available enhanced federal medical assistance percentage.

AB50,1041 Section 1041. 49.471 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,550,19 49.471 (6) (b) A pregnant woman who is determined to be eligible for benefits under sub. (4) remains eligible for benefits under sub. (4) for the balance of the pregnancy and to the last day of the month in which the 60th day or, if approved by the federal government, the 90th 365th day after the last day of the pregnancy falls without regard to any change in the woman’s family income.

AB50,1042 Section 1042. 49.471 (7) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,551,9 49.471 (7) (b) 1. A pregnant woman whose family income exceeds 300 percent of the poverty line may become eligible for coverage under this section if the difference between the pregnant woman’s family income and the applicable income limit under sub. (4) (a) is obligated or expended for any member of the pregnant woman’s family for medical care or any other type of remedial care recognized under state law or for personal health insurance premiums or for both. Eligibility obtained under this subdivision continues without regard to any change in family income for the balance of the pregnancy and to the last day of the month in which the 60th day or, if approved by the federal government, the 90th 365th day after the last day of the woman’s pregnancy falls. Eligibility obtained by a pregnant woman under this subdivision extends to all pregnant women in the pregnant woman’s family.

AB50,1043 Section 1043. 49.485 of the statutes is renumbered 20.9315 (19) and amended to read:

AB50,551,18 20.9315 (19) Whoever knowingly presents or causes to be presented to any officer, employee, or agent of this state a false claim for medical assistance shall forfeit not less than $5,000 nor more than $10,000, plus 3 times the amount of the damages that were sustained by the state or would have been sustained by the state, whichever is greater, as a result of the false claim. The attorney general may bring an action on behalf of the state to recover any forfeiture incurred under this section.

AB50,1044 Section 1044. 49.686 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,552,2 49.686 (3) (d) Has applied for coverage under and has been denied eligibility for medical assistance within 12 months prior to application for reimbursement under sub. (2). This paragraph does not apply to an individual who is eligible for benefits under the demonstration project for childless adults under s. 49.45 (23) or to an individual who is eligible for benefits under BadgerCare Plus under s. 49.471 (4) (a) 8. or (11).

AB50,1045 Section 1045. 49.79 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,552,7 49.79 (1) (b) “Controlled substance” has the meaning given in 21 USC 802 (6), except that “controlled substance” does not include tetrahydrocannabinols in any form, including tetrahydrocannabinols contained in marijuana, obtained from marijuana, or chemically synthesized.

AB50,1046 Section 1046. 49.79 (7s) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,552,16 49.79 (7s) Payment processing program. The department shall administer a payment processing program to provide to farmers’ markets and farmers who sell directly to consumers electronic benefit transfer and credit and debit card processing equipment and services, including electronic benefit transfer for the food stamp program. To participate in the payment processing program, the vendor that is under contract to process the electronic benefit transfer and credit and debit card transactions shall also process any local purchasing incentives, even if those local purchasing incentives are funded by a local 3rd-party entity.

AB50,1047 Section 1047. 49.79 (7w) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,552,23 49.79 (7w) (a) 1. “Eligible retailer” includes any supermarket, grocery store, wholesaler, small-scale store, corner store, convenience store, neighborhood store, bodega, farmers’ market, direct-marketing farmer, nonprofit cooperative food- purchasing venture, or community-supported agriculture program means a retailer authorized to participate in the food stamp program federal supplemental nutrition assistance program.

AB50,1048 Section 1048. 49.79 (7w) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,553,20 49.79 (7w) (b) The department shall, through a competitive selection process, contract with one or more nonprofit 3rd-party organizations to administer a healthy food incentive program statewide. The healthy food incentive program shall provide to any food stamp program recipient assistance group that uses benefits at an eligible retailer participating in the healthy food incentive program under this subsection a monetary amount up to the amount of food stamp program benefits used at the eligible retailer for the purpose of purchasing fruits and vegetables from the eligible retailer. In administering the program, a nonprofit 3rd- party organization shall prioritize including in the healthy food incentive program eligible retailers that source fruits and vegetables primarily from growers in this state and shall establish a timeline for expiration of matching monetary amounts provided for the purchase of fruits and vegetables under the healthy food incentive program such that a matching monetary amount expires no later than one year after it is provided. The department may establish a maximum amount of benefits that may be matched per day for a food stamp program recipient assistance group. Any nonprofit 3rd-party organization administering the healthy food incentive program shall ensure that matching amounts provided under the program that are unused and expire remain with the nonprofit 3rd-party organization and, upon expiration, are available for use to provide matching amounts to other food stamp recipients assistance groups under the program.

AB50,1049 Section 1049. 49.79 (7w) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,554,6 49.79 (7w) (c) The department may allocate no more than 25 percent of the funding available for the healthy food incentive program under this subsection to program development, promotion of and outreach for the program, training, data collection, evaluation, administration, and reporting and shall allocate the remainder of the funding available to the eligible retailers participating in the healthy food incentive program under this subsection. The department shall seek, or require any 3rd-party organization chosen under par. (b) to seek, any available federal matching moneys from the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program to fund the healthy food incentive program under this subsection.