Amendment ASA1-AB56

AB56-ASA1,601 Section 601 . 48.686 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,339,8 48.686 (5m) Notwithstanding s. 111.335, the department a licensing entity may refuse to license a person issue an approval to operate a child care center, the department in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, a county department, or an agency contracted with under s. 48.651 (2) may refuse to certify a child care provider under s. 48.651, a school board may refuse to contract with a person under s. 120.13 (14) program to a person, and a child care program may refuse to employ or contract with a caregiver or noncaregiver employee or permit a nonclient resident household member to reside at the child care program if the person has been convicted of or adjudicated delinquent on or after his or her 10th birthday for an offense that is not a serious crime, but that is, in the estimation of the department, substantially related to the care of a client. The department shall notify the provider and the individual of the results of a substantially related determination pursuant to the process set forth in sub. (4p) for criminal background check determinations. The individual shall have the same appeal rights as set forth in sub. (4s), and the same appeal procedures apply.

AB56-ASA1,602 Section 602 . 48.686 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,339,14 48.686 (7) The department shall conduct throughout the state periodic training sessions that cover procedures and uses of criminal background investigations; reporting and investigating misappropriation of property or abuse or neglect of a client; and any other material that will better enable entities to comply with the requirements of this section.

AB56-ASA1,603 Section 603 . 48.715 (4g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,340,3 48.715 (4g) (a) If a person who has been issued a license under s. 48.66 (1) (a) or a probationary license under s. 48.69 to operate a child care center is convicted of a serious crime, as defined in s. 48.686 (1) (c), if a caregiver specified in s. 48.686 (1) (ag) 1. or a nonclient resident, as defined in s. 48.686 (1) (bm), of the subject to a background check under s. 48.686 (2) who operates, works at, or resides at a child care center is convicted or adjudicated delinquent for committing a serious crime on or after his or her 10th birthday, or if the results of a criminal background check conducted under s. 48.686 indicate that the person, caregiver, or nonclient resident household member, or noncaregiver employee is not eligible to be licensed, certified, or employed, or permitted to reside at a child care program, the department shall revoke the license of the child care center immediately upon providing written notice of revocation and the grounds for revocation and an explanation of the process for appealing the revocation.

AB56-ASA1,604 Section 604 . 48.715 (4g) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,340,16 48.715 (4g) (b) If a person who has been issued a license under s. 48.66 (1) (a) or a probationary license under s. 48.69 to operate a child care center is the subject of a pending criminal charge alleging that the person has committed a serious crime, as defined in s. 48.686 (1) (c), or if a caregiver specified in s. 48.686 (1) (ag) 1. or a nonclient resident, as defined in s. 48.686 (1) (bm), of the subject to a background check under s. 48.686 (2) who operates, works at, or resides at a child care center is the subject of a pending criminal charge or delinquency petition alleging that the person has committed a serious crime on or after his or her 10th birthday, the department shall immediately suspend the license of the child care center until the department obtains information regarding the final disposition of the charge or delinquency petition indicating that the person is not ineligible to be licensed to operate, work at, or reside at a child care center.

AB56-ASA1,605 Section 605 . 48.981 (7) (a) 4p. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,340,22 48.981 (7) (a) 4p. A public or private agency in this state or any other state that is investigating a person for purposes of licensing the person to operate a foster home or placing a child for adoption in the home of the person or for the purposes of conducting a background investigation of an adult congregate care worker, as defined in s. 48.685 (1) (ap).

AB56-ASA1,606 Section 606 . 49.133 of the statutes is repealed.

AB56-ASA1,607 Section 607 . 49.1385 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,341,3 49.1385 Grants for services for homeless and runaway youth. The department may award not more than $100,000 $400,000 in each fiscal year in grants to support programs that provide services for homeless and runaway youth.

AB56-ASA1,633 Section 633 . 49.155 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,341,8 49.155 (6) (b) The department shall set maximum payment rates for Level I certified family child care providers certified under s. 48.651 (1) (a) for services provided to eligible individuals under this section. The maximum rates set under this paragraph may not exceed 75 90 percent of the rates established under par. (a).

AB56-ASA1,634 Section 634 . 49.155 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,341,13 49.155 (6) (c) The department shall set maximum payment rates for Level II certified family child care providers for services provided to eligible individuals under this section. The maximum rates set under this paragraph may not exceed 50 90 percent of the rates established under par. (a).

AB56-ASA1,635 Section 635 . 49.155 (7) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,342,2 49.155 (7) (a) 1. If a child care provider is convicted of a serious crime, as defined in s. 48.686 (1) (c), or if a caregiver specified in s. 48.686 (1) (ag) 1. a. or a nonclient resident, as defined in s. 48.686 (1) (bm), of the person subject to a background check under s. 48.686 (2) who operates, works at, or resides at a child care provider is convicted or adjudicated delinquent for committing a serious crime on or after his or her 10th birthday, as defined in s. 48.686 (1) (c), or if the department provides written notice under s. 48.686 (4p) that the child care provider, caregiver, or nonclient resident person is ineligible for certification, employment, or residence to operate, work at, or reside at the child care provider, the department or the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 shall refuse to allow payment to the child care provider for any child care provided under this section beginning on the date of the conviction or delinquency adjudication.

AB56-ASA1,636 Section 636 . 49.155 (7) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,342,16 49.155 (7) (a) 2. If a child care provider is the subject of a pending criminal charge alleging that the person has committed a serious crime, as defined in s. 48.686 (1) (c), or if a caregiver specified in s. 48.686 (1) (ag) 1. or a nonclient resident, as defined in s. 48.686 (1) (bm), of the person subject to a background check under s. 48.686 (2) who operates, works at, or resides at a child care provider is the subject of a pending criminal charge or delinquency petition alleging that the person has committed a serious crime on or after his or her 10th birthday, as defined in s. 48.686 (1) (c), the department or the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 shall immediately suspend refuse to allow payment to the child care provider for any child care provided under this section until the department obtains information regarding the final disposition of the charge or delinquency petition indicating that the person is not ineligible to receive such a payment operate, work at, or reside at the child care provider.

AB56-ASA1,637 Section 637 . 49.155 (7) (b) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB56-ASA1,342,25 49.155 (7) (b) 1. If a person subject to a background check under s. 48.686 (2) who operates, works at, or resides at a child care provider has been convicted or adjudicated delinquent for committing an offense that is not a serious crime, as defined in s. 48.686 (1) (c), but the department determines under s. 48.686 (5m) that the offense substantially relates to the care of children or the department determines that the offense substantially relates to the operation of a business, the department or the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 may refuse to allow payment to the child care provider for child care provided under this section.

AB56-ASA1,343,8 2. If a person subject to a background check under s. 48.686 (2) who operates, works at, or resides at a child care provider is the subject of a pending criminal charge or delinquency petition for committing an offense that is not a serious crime, as defined in s. 48.686 (1) (c), but the department determines under s. 48.686 (5m) that the offense substantially relates to the care of children or the department determines that the offense substantially relates to the operation of a business, the department or the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 may refuse to allow payment to the child care provider for child care provided under this section.

AB56-ASA1,640m Section 640m. 49.163 (2) (am) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,343,12 49.163 (2) (am) 2. If over 24 25 years of age, be a biological or adoptive parent of a child under 18 years of age whose parental rights to the child have not been terminated or be a relative and primary caregiver of a child under 18 years of age.

AB56-ASA1,643 Section 643 . 49.175 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,343,17 49.175 (1) Allocation of funds. (intro.) Except as provided in subs. sub. (2) and (3), within the limits of the appropriations under s. 20.437 (2) (a), (cm), (dz), (k), (kx), (L), (mc), (md), (me), and (s) and (3) (kp), the department shall allocate the following amounts for the following purposes:

AB56-ASA1,644 Section 644 . 49.175 (1) (a), (b), (c), (g), (i), (k), (n), (o), (p), (q), (qm), (r), (s), (t), (u), (v), (y) and (z) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,343,22 49.175 (1) (a) Wisconsin Works benefits. For Wisconsin Works benefits, $42,500,000 $31,110,000 in fiscal year 2017-18 2019-20 and $44,625,000 $31,732,200 in fiscal year 2018-19 2020-21.

AB56-ASA1,344,2 (b) Wisconsin Works agency contracts; job access loans. For contracts with Wisconsin Works agencies under s. 49.143 and for job access loans under s. 49.147 (6), $52,000,000 $50,000,000 in fiscal year 2017-18 2019-20 and $54,600,000 $50,000,000 in fiscal year 2018-19 2020-21.

AB56-ASA1,344,5 (c) Case management incentive payments. For supplement payments to individuals under s. 49.255, $2,700,000 in fiscal year 2017-18 2019-20 and $2,700,000 in fiscal year 2018-19 2020-21.

AB56-ASA1,344,9 (g) State administration of public assistance programs and overpayment collections. For state administration of public assistance programs and the collection of public assistance overpayments, $15,987,000 $16,671,200 in fiscal year 2017-18 2019-20 and $15,902,900 $17,268,300 in fiscal year 2018-19 2020-21.

AB56-ASA1,344,12 (i) Emergency assistance. For emergency assistance under s. 49.138 and for transfer to the department of administration for low-income energy or weatherization assistance programs, $7,000,000 $6,000,000 in each fiscal year.

AB56-ASA1,344,16 (k) Transform Milwaukee and Transitional Jobs programs. For contract costs under the Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and the Transitional Jobs program under s. 49.163, $7,000,000 $8,500,000 in fiscal year 2017-18 2019-20 and $8,000,000 $9,500,000 in fiscal year 2018-19 2020-21.

AB56-ASA1,344,20 (n) Fostering futures: connections count. For funding community connectors to interact with vulnerable families with young children and to connect families with formal and informal community support, $360,300 in fiscal year 2017-18 and $560,300 in fiscal year 2018-19 $560,300 in each fiscal year.

AB56-ASA1,344,22 (o) Evidence-based substance abuse prevention grants. For grants awarded under s. 48.545 (2) (c), $500,000 in each fiscal year 2018-19.

AB56-ASA1,344,25 (p) Direct child care services. For direct child care services under s. 49.155, $289,215,200 or 49.257, $357,097,500 in fiscal year 2017-18 2019-20 and $318,369,200 $365,700,400 in fiscal year 2018-19 2020-21.

AB56-ASA1,345,4 (q) Child care state administration and licensing activities. For state administration of child care programs under s. 49.155 and for child care licensing activities, $36,189,400 $40,152,100 in fiscal year 2017-18 2019-20 and $36,030,000 $41,555,200 in fiscal year 2018-19 2020-21.

AB56-ASA1,345,7 (qm) Quality care for quality kids. For the child care quality improvement activities specified in s. ss. 49.155 (1g) and 49.257, $15,652,700 $16,532,900 in each fiscal year 2019-20 and $16,683,700 in fiscal year 2020-21.

AB56-ASA1,345,10 (r) Children of recipients of supplemental security income. For payments made under s. 49.775 for the support of the dependent children of recipients of supplemental security income, $26,938,000 $25,013,300 in each fiscal year.

AB56-ASA1,345,17 (s) Kinship care and long-term kinship care assistance. For kinship care and long-term kinship care payments under s. 48.57 (3m) (am) and (3n) (am), for assessments to determine eligibility for those payments, and for agreements under s. 48.57 (3t) with the governing bodies of Indian tribes for the administration of the kinship care and long-term kinship care programs within the boundaries of the reservations of those tribes, $22,012,100 $26,640,000 in fiscal year 2017-18 2019-20 and $22,741,200 $28,159,200 in fiscal year 2018-19 2020-21.

AB56-ASA1,346,2 (t) Safety and out-of-home placement services. For services provided to ensure the safety of children who the department or a county determines may remain at home if appropriate services are provided, and for services provided to families with children placed in out-of-home care, $6,282,500 $8,314,300 in fiscal year 2017-18 2019-20 and $7,314,300 $9,314,300 in fiscal year 2018-19 2020-21. To receive funding under this paragraph, a county shall match a percentage of the amount received that is equal to the percentage the county is required to match for a distribution under s. 48.563 (2) as specified by the schedule established by the department under s. 48.569 (1) (d).

AB56-ASA1,346,5 (u) Prevention services. For services to prevent child abuse or neglect, $5,289,600 in each fiscal year $5,789,600 in fiscal year 2019-20 and $6,789,600 in fiscal year 2020-21.

AB56-ASA1,346,8 (v) General education development. For general education development testing and preparation for individuals who are eligible for temporary assistance for needy families under 42 USC 601 et seq., $115,000 $175,000 in each fiscal year.

AB56-ASA1,346,11 (y) Offender reentry demonstration project. For the offender reentry demonstration project under s. 49.37 (1), $187,500 in fiscal year 2017-18 and $250,000 in fiscal year 2018-19 $250,000 in each fiscal year.

AB56-ASA1,347,4 (z) Grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. For grants to the Wisconsin Chapter of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to fund programs that improve social, academic, and employment skills of youth who are eligible to receive temporary assistance for needy families under 42 USC 601 et seq., focusing on study habits, intensive tutoring in math and English, and exposure to career options and role models, $1,275,000 $2,675,000 in each fiscal year. Grants provided under this paragraph may not be used by the grant recipient to replace funding for programs that are being funded, when the grant proceeds are received, with moneys other than those from the appropriations specified in sub. (1) (intro.). The total amount of the grants includes funds for the Green Bay Boys and Girls Clubs for the BE GREAT: Graduate program in the amount of matching funds that the program provides, up to $75,000 $1,400,000 in each fiscal year, to be used only for activities for which federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant moneys may be used. The total amount of the grants also includes funds to be equally distributed among the Milwaukee, Oshkosh, and Appleton Boys and Girls Clubs for the BE GREAT: Graduate program in the amount of matching funds that the program provides, up to $100,000 in each fiscal year, to be used only for activities for which federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant moneys may be used.

AB56-ASA1,644c Section 644c. 49.175 (1) (fa) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56-ASA1,347,10 49.175 (1) (fa) Homeless case management services grants; additional funding. For grants to shelter facilities under s. 16.3085, $500,000 in fiscal year 2019-20 and $500,000 in fiscal year 2020-21. All moneys allocated under this paragraph shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.865 (4) (g) for the purpose of supplementing the appropriation under s. 20.505 (7) (kg).

AB56-ASA1,648 Section 648 . 49.257 of the statutes is created to read:

AB56-ASA1,347,13 49.257 Milwaukee child care grant program. (1) In this section, “child care provider” has the meaning given in s. 49.155 (1) (ag).

AB56-ASA1,347,22 (2) From the allocation under s. 49.175 (1) (p), the department may award grants to child care providers to support access to high-quality child care for families that reside in a geographic area with high-poverty levels, as identified by the department, in the city of Milwaukee. A grant under this section may be used for start-up costs, ongoing operational costs, including subsidy payments for eligible families, and quality improvement activities. A child care provider that is awarded a grant under this subsection shall contribute matching funds equal to 25 percent of the amount awarded. The matching contribution may be in the form of money or in-kind goods or services.

AB56-ASA1,347,25 (3) From the allocation under s. 49.175 (1) (qm), the department may award grants to any of the following to improve overall child care quality in the geographic area identified under sub. (2):

AB56-ASA1,348,1 (a) Child care providers and employees of child care providers.

AB56-ASA1,348,3 (b) Educational institutions for the purpose of educating employees of child care providers.

AB56-ASA1,650m Section 650m. 49.36 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,348,10 49.36 (7) The department shall pay a county, tribal governing body, or Wisconsin works agency not more than $400 $800 for each person who participates in the program under this section in the region in which the county, tribal governing body, or Wisconsin works agency administers the program under this section. The county, tribal governing body, or Wisconsin works agency shall pay any additional costs of the program.

AB56-ASA1,651 Section 651 . 49.45 (2) (a) 23. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,348,15 49.45 (2) (a) 23. Promulgate rules that define “supportive services", “personal services" and “nursing services" provided in a certified residential care apartment complex, as defined under s. 50.01 (6d), for purposes of reimbursement under ss. 46.27 (11) (c) 7. and s. 46.277 (5) (e).

AB56-ASA1,654 Section 654 . 49.45 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,348,21 49.45 (3) (a) Reimbursement shall be made to each county department under ss. 46.215, 46.22, and 46.23 for any administrative services performed in the Medical Assistance program on the basis of s. 49.78 (8). For purposes of reimbursement under this paragraph, assessments completed under s. 46.27 (6) (a) are administrative services performed in the Medical Assistance program.

AB56-ASA1,659 Section 659 . 49.45 (3p) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,349,11 49.45 (3p) (a) Subject to par. (c) and notwithstanding sub. (3) (e), from the appropriations under s. 20.435 (4) (b) and (o), in each fiscal year, the department shall pay to hospitals that would are not eligible for payments under sub. (3m) but that meet the criteria under sub. (3m) (a) except that the hospitals do not provide obstetric services 1. and 2. and that, in the most recent year for which information is available, charged at least 6 percent of overall charges for services to the Medical Assistance program for services provided to Medical Assistance recipients an amount equal to the sum of $250,000 $2,000,000, as the state share of payments, and the matching federal share of payments. The department may make a payment to a hospital under this subsection under a calculation method determined by the department that provides a fee-for-service supplemental payment that increases as the hospital's percentage of inpatient days for Medical Assistance recipients at the hospital the total amount of the hospital's overall charges for services that are charges to the Medical Assistance program increases.

AB56-ASA1,660 Section 660 . 49.45 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,349,18 49.45 (5) (a) Any person whose application for medical assistance is denied or is not acted upon promptly or who believes that the payments made in the person's behalf have not been properly determined or that his or her eligibility has not been properly determined may file an appeal with the department pursuant to par. (b). Review is unavailable if the decision or failure to act arose more than 45 days before submission of the petition for a hearing, except as provided in par. (ag) or (ar).

AB56-ASA1,661 Section 661 . 49.45 (5) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56-ASA1,349,25 49.45 (5) (ag) A person shall request a hearing within 90 days of the date of receipt of a notice from a care management organization or managed care organization upholding its adverse benefit determination relating to any of the following or within 90 days of the date the care management organization or managed care organization failed to act on the contested matter within the time specified by the department:

AB56-ASA1,350,3 1. Denial or limited authorization of a requested services, including a determination based on the type or level of service, requirement for medical necessity, appropriateness, setting, or effectiveness of a covered benefit.

AB56-ASA1,350,6 2. Reduction, suspension, or termination of a previously authorized service, unless the service was only authorized for a limited amount or duration and that amount or duration has been completed.

AB56-ASA1,350,7 3. Denial, in whole or in part, of payment for a service.

AB56-ASA1,350,8 4. Failure to provide services in a timely manner.

AB56-ASA1,350,11 5. Failure of a care management organization or managed care organization to act within the time frames provided in 42 CFR 438.408 (b) (1) and (2) regarding the standard resolution of grievances and appeals.

AB56-ASA1,350,14 6. Denial of an enrollee's request to dispute financial liability, including copayments, premiums, deductibles, coinsurance, other cost sharing, and other member financial liabilities.

AB56-ASA1,350,17 7. Denial of an enrollee, who is a resident of a rural area with only one care management organization or managed care organization, to obtain services outside the organization's network of contracted providers.

AB56-ASA1,662 Section 662 . 49.45 (5) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56-ASA1,350,20 49.45 (5) (ar) If a federal regulation specifies a different time limit to request a hearing than par. (a) or (ag), the time limit in the federal regulation shall apply.

AB56-ASA1,663 Section 663 . 49.45 (5) (b) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,351,10 49.45 (5) (b) 1. (intro.) Upon receipt of a timely petition under par. (a) the department shall give the applicant or recipient reasonable notice and opportunity for a fair hearing. The department may make such additional investigation as it considers necessary. Notice of the hearing shall be given to the applicant or recipient and, if a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 is responsible for making the medical assistance determination, to the county clerk of the county. The county may be represented at such hearing. The department shall render its decision as soon as possible after the hearing and shall send a certified copy of its decision to the applicant or recipient, to the county clerk, and to any county officer charged with administration of the Medical Assistance program. The decision of the department shall have the same effect as an order of a county officer charged with the administration of the Medical Assistance program. The decision shall be final, but may be revoked or modified as altered conditions may require. The department shall deny a petition for a hearing or shall refuse to grant relief if:

AB56-ASA1,664 Section 664 . 49.45 (5) (b) 1. d. of the statutes is created to read:

AB56-ASA1,351,15 49.45 (5) (b) 1. d. The issue is an adverse benefit determination described in par. (ag) 1. to 7. made by a care management organization or managed care organization and the person requesting the hearing has not exhausted the internal appeal procedure with the organization.

AB56-ASA1,664r Section 664r. 49.45 (6m) (ar) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,352,11 49.45 (6m) (ar) 1. a. The department shall establish standards for payment of allowable direct care costs under par. (am) 1. bm., for facilities that do not primarily serve the developmentally disabled, that take into account direct care costs for a sample of all of those facilities in this state and separate standards for payment of allowable direct care costs, for facilities that primarily serve the developmentally disabled, that take into account direct care costs for a sample of all of those facilities in this state. The standards shall be adjusted by the department for regional labor cost variations. The department shall in the single labor region that is composed of Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington, and Waukesha counties include Racine County and shall adjust payment so that the direct care cost targets of facilities in Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington, and Waukesha counties are not reduced as a result of including facilities in Racine County in this labor region. The department shall treat as a single labor region the counties of Dane, Dodge, Iowa, Columbia, Richland, Sauk, and Rock and shall adjust payment so that the direct care cost targets of facilities in Dane, Iowa, Columbia, and Sauk counties are not reduced as a result of including facilities in Dodge, Richland, and Rock Counties in this labor region. For facilities in Douglas, Dunn, Pierce, and St. Croix counties, the department shall perform the adjustment by use of the wage index that is used by the federal department of health and human services for hospital reimbursement under 42 USC 1395 to 1395ggg.

AB56-ASA1,665 Section 665 . 49.45 (6m) (c) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,352,15 49.45 (6m) (c) 5. Admit only patients assessed or who waive or are exempt from the requirement of assessment under s. 46.27 (6) (a) or, if required under s. 50.035 (4n) or 50.04 (2h), who have been referred to a resource center.

AB56-ASA1,666 Section 666 . 49.45 (6m) (L) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,352,22 49.45 (6m) (L) For purposes of ss. 46.27 (11) (c) 7. and s. 46.277 (5) (e), the department shall, by July 1 annually, determine the statewide medical assistance daily cost of nursing home care and submit the determination to the department of administration for review. The department of administration shall approve the determination before payment may be made under s. 46.27 (11) (c) 7. or 46.277 (5) (e).

AB56-ASA1,677 Section 677 . 49.45 (29w) (b) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,353,8 49.45 (29w) (b) 1. b. “Telehealth" is means a service provided from a remote location using a combination of interactive video, audio, and externally acquired images through a networking environment between an individual or a provider at an originating site and a provider at a remote location with the service being of sufficient audio and visual fidelity and clarity as to be functionally equivalent to face-to-face contact; or, in circumstances determined by the department, an asynchronous transmission of digital clinical information through a secure electronic communications system from one provider to another provider. “Telehealth" does not include telephone conversations or Internet-based communications between providers or between providers and individuals.

AB56-ASA1,678 Section 678 . 49.45 (29y) (d) of the statutes is repealed.