Amendment AA2-ASA1-AB56

AB56-ASA1-AA2,53,10 (e) The department shall, as part of the training program, provide primary care providers with clinical training and access to educational resources on best practices for diagnosis and management of common cognitive disorders, and referral strategies to dementia specialists for complicated or rare cognitive or behavioral disorders.

AB56-ASA1-AA2,53,12 (f) The department shall ensure that the training program under this subsection includes at least the following three components:

AB56-ASA1-AA2,53,14 1. The most current research on effective clinical treatments and practices is systematically evaluated by the academic detailing team.

AB56-ASA1-AA2,53,17 2. Information gathered and evaluated under subd. 1. is packaged into an easily accessible format that is clinically relevant, rigorously sourced, and compellingly formatted.

AB56-ASA1-AA2,53,21 3. Training is provided for clinicians to serve as academic detailers that equips them with clinical expertise and proficiency in conducting an interactive educational exchange to facilitate individualized learning among participating primary care practitioners in the target clinics.”.

AB56-ASA1-AA2,53,22 92. Page 489, line 14: after that line insert:

AB56-ASA1-AA2,54,6 “(4c) Childless adults demonstration project. The department of health services shall submit any necessary request to the federal department of health and human services for a state plan amendment or waiver of federal Medicaid law or to modify or withdraw from any waiver of federal Medicaid law relating to the childless adults demonstration project under s. 49.45 (23), 2017 stats., to reflect the incorporation of recipients of Medical Assistance under the demonstration project into the BadgerCare Plus program under s. 49.471 and the termination of the demonstration project.”.

AB56-ASA1-AA2,54,7 93. Page 489, line 15: delete lines 15 to 20 and substitute:

AB56-ASA1-AA2,54,13 “(6b) Evidence-based oral health grants and Seal-A-Smile program. Notwithstanding s. 250.10 (1m) (b), in fiscal year 2019-20, the department of health services shall, from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (de), award to qualified applicants grants totaling $50,000 for fluoride varnish and other evidence-based oral health activities, $525,000 for school-based preventive dental services, and $100,000 for school-based restorative dental services.”.

AB56-ASA1-AA2,54,14 94. Page 489, line 20: after that line insert:

AB56-ASA1-AA2,54,21 “(6d) Prescription drug importation program. The department of health services shall submit the first report required under s. 250.048 (5) by the next January 1 or July 1, whichever is earliest, that is at least 180 days after the date the prescription drug importation program is fully operational under s. 250.048 (4). The department of health services shall include in the first 3 reports submitted under s. 250.048 (5) information on the implementation of the audit functions under s. 250.048 (1) (n).”.

AB56-ASA1-AA2,54,22 95. Page 490, line 5: after that line insert:

AB56-ASA1-AA2,55,4 “(8m) Community-based doulas. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (bm), the department of health services shall in fiscal year 2019-20 allocate $192,000 to public or private entities, American Indian tribes or tribal organizations, or community-based organizations for grants for community-based doulas. The recipients of the grants shall use the moneys to identify and train local community workers to mentor pregnant women.”.

AB56-ASA1-AA2,55,5 96. Page 490, line 6: delete lines 6 to 11 and substitute:

AB56-ASA1-AA2,55,11 “(9b) Dental services under Medical Assistance. During the 2019-21 fiscal biennium, the department of health services shall allocate a total of $2,000,000 in the 2019-20 fiscal year and $3,000,000 in the 2020-21 fiscal year from all funding sources to increase reimbursement rates for dental services that are covered under the Medical Assistance program under subch. IV of ch. 49 and that are provided to recipients of Medical Assistance who have disabilities.”.

AB56-ASA1-AA2,55,12 97. Page 490, line 12: delete lines 12 to 16 and substitute:

AB56-ASA1-AA2,55,17 “(10c) Infant mortality prevention program. The department of health services shall allocate 5.0 FTE positions that are authorized for the department of health services to staff an infant mortality prevention program. The department of health services shall report in its 2021-23 budget request any necessary budget adjustments to reflect this allocation of positions.”.

AB56-ASA1-AA2,55,18 98. Page 491, line 3: delete lines 3 to 15.

AB56-ASA1-AA2,55,21 99. Page 491, line 20: delete the material beginning with “facilities;" and ending with “2020-21" on line 23 and substitute “facilities and an additional 1.5 percent annual rate increase”.

AB56-ASA1-AA2,55,22 100. Page 492, line 1: delete lines 1 to 7 and substitute:

AB56-ASA1-AA2,56,3 “(12b) Medical Assistance reimbursement rate increase for direct care in personal care agencies. The department of health services shall increase the Medical Assistance rates paid for direct care to agencies that provide personal care services 1.5 percent annually to support staff in those agencies who perform direct care.”.

AB56-ASA1-AA2,56,4 101. Page 492, line 7: after that line insert:

AB56-ASA1-AA2,56,10 “(13t) Lead exposure and poisoning prevention staff. The authorized FTE positions for the department of health services are increased by 1.0 GPR project position for the period ending June 30, 2021, and 1.14 GPR positions beginning on July 1, 2019, to be funded from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (a), for the purpose of administering the department's lead public health outreach initiative and for enhancing the department's lead poisoning prevention programs.”.

AB56-ASA1-AA2,56,11 102. Page 492, line 18: after that line insert:

AB56-ASA1-AA2,56,15 “(1k) Prescription drug cost survey. The commissioner of insurance shall conduct a statistically-valid survey of pharmacies in this state regarding whether the pharmacy agreed to not disclose that customer drug benefit cost sharing exceeds the cost of the dispensed drug.

AB56-ASA1-AA2,56,20 (2k) Prescription drug cost reporting positions. The authorized FTE positions for the office of the commissioner of insurance are increased by 2.0 PR positions, to be funded from the appropriation under s. 20.145 (1) (g), for the purpose of administering prescription drug cost reporting and registration of pharmacy benefit managers under ss. 632.796, 632.865 (3), and 632.866.”.

AB56-ASA1-AA2,56,21 103. Page 501, line 11: delete lines 11 to 20.

AB56-ASA1-AA2,56,22 104. Page 507, line 21: after that line insert:

AB56-ASA1-AA2,57,3 “(1e) Psychiatric care technicians, correctional officers and youth counselors; compensation increase. Section 9101 (4f), (5f), and (6f) of this act takes effect on January 1, 2020.”.

AB56-ASA1-AA2,57,4 105. Page 509, line 1: after that line insert:

AB56-ASA1-AA2,57,6 “(1c) Medicaid expansion. The treatment of ss. 20.435 (4) (jw) and 49.45 (23) takes effect on January 1, 2020.”.

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