Register December 2013 No. 696
Chapter DHS 154
REIMBURSEMENT FOR TREATMENT OF ADULTS WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS
DHS 154.01 Authority and purpose.
DHS 154.035 Termination of eligibility.
DHS 154.037 Retroactive eligibility.
DHS 154.04 Patient certification.
DHS 154.05 Provider approval.
DHS 154.06 Provider reimbursement.
DHS 154.07 Participant liability.
Ch. DHS 154 Note
Note: Chapter HSS 154 was created as an emergency rule effective September 1, 1993. Chapter HSS 154 was renumbered to chapter HFS 154 under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 1., Stats., and corrections made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 1., Stats.,
Register, September, 1999, No. 525. Chapter HFS 154 was renumbered chapter DHS 154 under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats., and corrections made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register January 2009 No. 637.
DHS 154.01
DHS 154.01 Authority and purpose. This chapter is promulgated under the authority of ss.
49.683,
49.687 (1) and
227.11 (2), Stats., to establish and implement a treatment cost reimbursement program for Wisconsin residents 18 years of age or older who have cystic fibrosis.
DHS 154.01 History
History: Cr.
Register, December, 1994, No. 468, eff. 1-1-95.
DHS 154.02
DHS 154.02 Definitions. In this chapter:
DHS 154.02(1)
(1) “Adult" means a person 18 years of age or older.
DHS 154.02(2)
(2) “Current year" means the later of the 12-month period beginning with the month of a patient's first application to the adult cystic fibrosis program or the 12-month period beginning with the month of a participant's most recent subsequent annual recertification for the adult cystic fibrosis program.
DHS 154.02(3)
(3) “Cystic fibrosis" means an inherited disorder of the exocrine or outward secreting glands of the body, causing those glands to produce abnormally thick secretions of mucus.
DHS 154.02(4)
(4) “Cystic fibrosis treatment center" means a hospital unit which furnishes the full spectrum of diagnostic, therapeutic and rehabilitation services required for the care of cystic fibrosis patients and which is certified by the national cystic fibrosis foundation.
DHS 154.02(5)
(5) “Department" means the Wisconsin department of health services.
DHS 154.02(6)
(6) “Family" means a patient and that patient's spouse, if any, and any other person who is claimed as a dependent of that patient or that patient's spouse or who claims that patient as a dependent under the U.S. internal revenue code for the purpose of filing a federal income tax return.
DHS 154.02(7)
(7) “Federal poverty guidelines" means the annually updated poverty income thresholds by family size published each year by the U.S. department of health and human services in the federal register.
DHS 154.02 Note
Note: The federal poverty guidelines for 1999 were published in the
Federal Register, March 18, 1999, 13428.
DHS 154.02(8)
(8) “Income" means a family's total earnings, including wages and salary and net income from self-employment, as well as unearned income, including social security and supplemental security income, dividends and interest income, income from estates or trusts, net rental income, public assistance, pensions or annuities, unemployment compensation, maintenance or alimony, child support or family support, nontaxable deferred compensation, and nontaxable interest such as interest on federal, state or municipal bonds, but not capital gains income.
DHS 154.02(9)
(9) “Maintenance program" means a patient's therapeutic and treatment regimen, including medical, dental, social and vocational rehabilitation services and home health care.
DHS 154.02(11)
(11) “Medical director" means a physician licensed under
ch. 448, Stats., to practice medicine or osteopathy who is certified by the American board of internal medicine or is eligible for certification by that board, and who is directly responsible for a patient's maintenance program.
DHS 154.02(12)
(12) “Medicare" means the health insurance program operated by the U.S. department of health and human services under
42 USC 1395 to
1395zz and 42 CFR Pts. 405 to 421.
DHS 154.02(13)
(13) “Participant" means a patient who has been found eligible by the department under s.
49.683, Stats., and this chapter for reimbursement for the costs of treatment of cystic fibrosis.
DHS 154.02(14)
(14) “Patient" means an adult who has been diagnosed as having cystic fibrosis.
DHS 154.02(15)
(15) “Provider" means a cystic fibrosis treatment center or another source of treatment approved by the department under
s. DHS 154.05.
DHS 154.02(16)
(16) “Resident" means any adult who is living in Wisconsin with the intention of remaining permanently in the state.
DHS 154.02(17)
(17) “SeniorCare" means the program of prescription drug assistance for eligible elderly persons under s.
49.688, Stats., and
ch. DHS 109.
DHS 154.02 History
History: Cr.
Register, December, 1994, No. 468, eff. 1-1-95;
CR 04-051: cr. (1m) and (17)
Register November 2004 No. 587, eff. 12-1-04; corrections in (1m), (5), (12) and (17) made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 6. and
7., Stats.,
Register January 2009 No. 637.
DHS 154.03
DHS 154.03 Eligibility. To be eligible for the adult cystic fibrosis program, a patient shall:
DHS 154.03(2)
(2) Be diagnosed by the medical director of a cystic fibrosis treatment center as having cystic fibrosis;
DHS 154.03(4)
(4) Provide to the department or its designated agent full, truthful and correct information necessary for the department to determine eligibility and liability on forms specified by the department. A patient shall be ineligible for financial assistance if he or she refuses to provide information, withholds information, refuses to assist the department in verifying the information or provides inaccurate information. The department may verify or audit an applicant's total family income.
DHS 154.03(5)
(5) First apply for benefits under all other health care coverage programs for which the person may reasonably be eligible, including medicare, BadgerCare, medical assistance and SeniorCare.
DHS 154.03 History
History: Cr.
Register, December, 1994, No. 468, eff. 1-1-95;
CR 04-051: cr. (5)
Register November 2004 No. 587, eff. 12-1-04.
DHS 154.035
DHS 154.035 Termination of eligibility. Eligibility for the adult cystic fibrosis program is terminated if either of the following events occur:
DHS 154.035 History
History: CR 04-051: cr.
Register November 2004 No. 587, eff. 12-1-04.
DHS 154.037
DHS 154.037 Retroactive eligibility. Retroactive eligibility is not available under the adult cystic fibrosis program. Patients who are found to be eligible under
s. DHS 154.03 become eligible for benefits on the date the application was received.
DHS 154.037 History
History: CR 04-051: cr.
Register November 2004 No. 587, eff. 12-1-04.
DHS 154.04(1)
(1)
Application. To apply for assistance in paying for the costs of treatment of adult cystic fibrosis, a patient shall complete a form available from a cystic fibrosis treatment center, and shall submit the completed form either to the center or directly to the department. When an application form is submitted to a cystic fibrosis treatment center, the center shall forward the application form to the department within 14 days from the date of receipt.
DHS 154.04(2)
(2) Notification of applicant. The department shall certify a patient as eligible for reimbursement for part of the medical costs of treatment of cystic fibrosis if all requirements under
s. DHS 154.03 are met. The department shall notify the patient, in writing, of its decision within 60 days after the department receives an application for assistance. If the application is denied, the notice shall include the reason for denial with information that the patient may request a hearing under
sub. (7) on that decision.
DHS 154.04(3)
(3) Recertification. Certification is for one year. To be recertified, a participant shall complete, sign and submit to the department a financial statement form received from the department. The participant shall provide to the department full, truthful and correct information necessary for the department to determine eligibility and liability.
DHS 154.04(4)
(4) Revocation or nonrenewal of certification. The department shall revoke or not renew a participant's certification if the department finds that the participant is no longer eligible for the program. The department shall send written notice of revocation or nonrenewal to the participant, stating the reason for it and with information that the participant may request a hearing under
sub. (7) on that decision.
DHS 154.04(5)
(5) Participant responsibility to provide information. DHS 154.04(5)(a)(a) A participant shall inform the department within 30 days of any change in address, other source of health care coverage or family size, or any change in income of more than 10%.
DHS 154.04(5)(b)
(b) The department may verify or audit a participant's total family income. The department may redetermine a participant's estimated total family income for the current year based on change in the family's financial circumstances.
DHS 154.04(6)
(6) Confidentiality of patient information. All personally identifiable information provided by or on behalf of a patient to the department shall remain confidential and may not be used for any purpose other than to determine program eligibility, participant liability, the types of medical services required for proper care and the payment of claims. Statistical analyses of program data may not reveal patient identity.
