2023 Wisconsin Act 83

* Section 991.11, Wisconsin Statutes: Effective date of acts. “Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor's partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication.”

  Date of enactment: December 6, 2023
2023 Senate Bill 434   Date of publication*: December 7, 2023

2023 WISCONSIN ACT 83

An Act to amend 49.45 (9r) (e) (intro.); and to create 49.45 (9r) (dm) of the statutes; relating to: repair of complex rehabilitation technology under the Medical Assistance program.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

83,1 Section 1. 49.45 (9r) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:

49.45 (9r) (dm) The department may not require a prescription or prior authorization to reimburse a provider for the repair of complex rehabilitation technology if the complex rehabilitation technology has been prescribed and reimbursed as provided in this subsection. This paragraph does not apply to the repair of complex rehabilitation technology if the complex rehabilitation technology is intended for use by an individual who is enrolled in a managed care organization.

83,2 Section 2. 49.45 (9r) (e) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

49.45 (9r) (e) (intro.) The Except as provided in par. (dm), the department shall, consistent with this subsection and without imposing any additional requirements or restrictions under this subsection, reimburse a provider for a complex rehabilitation technology with prior authorization when prescribed by a physician, medically necessary, and used by a recipient of Medical Assistance who is a resident of a nursing home if the complex rehabilitation technology will do any of the following: