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AB56-ASA1-AA2,5,19 1726. Page 140, line 19: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 by
18$1,088,200 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 by $1,692,900 for
19the purpose of telehealth reimbursement under the Medical Assistance program.
AB56-ASA1-AA2,5,23 2027. Page 140, line 19: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 by
21$406,000 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 by $609,000 for the
22purpose of providing dental services to Medical Assistance recipients who have
23disabilities.
AB56-ASA1-AA2,6,3
128. Page 140, line 19: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 by
2$89,900 for the purpose of providing supportive services delivered under the Medical
3Assistance medical home health benefit for persons with substance abuse disorders.
AB56-ASA1-AA2,6,8 429. Page 140, line 19: decrease the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 by
5$6,000,000 and decrease the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 by $9,000,000 for
6the purpose of funding the direct care and services portion of the capitation rates
7provided to care management organizations that administer Family Care in
8recognition of the direct caregiver workforce challenges facing the state.
AB56-ASA1-AA2,6,9 930. Page 141, line 15: delete lines 15 and 16 and substitute: - See PDF for table PDF
AB56-ASA1-AA2,6,10 1031. Page 142, line 18: delete lines 18 and 19 and substitute: - See PDF for table PDF
AB56-ASA1-AA2,6,14 1132. Page 144, line 8: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 by
12$2,077,300 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 by $2,077,300 for
13the purpose of increasing pay-for-performance incentives to BadgerCare Plus
14health maintenance organizations to conduct blood-lead testing for children.
AB56-ASA1-AA2,6,15 1533. Page 144, line 14: delete lines 14 and 15 and substitute: - See PDF for table PDF
AB56-ASA1-AA2,7,2 1634. Page 144, line 16: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 by
17$7,700,000 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 by $7,700,000 for

1the purpose of making hospital access payments and critical access hospital
2payments.
AB56-ASA1-AA2,7,5 335. Page 144, line 16: decrease the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 by
4$2,316,200 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 by $5,359,700 for
5the purpose of providing the cost to continue Medical Assistance benefits.
AB56-ASA1-AA2,7,8 636. Page 144, line 24: decrease the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 by
7$7,400,000 and decrease the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 by $7,400,000 for
8the purpose of making hospital access payments.
AB56-ASA1-AA2,7,11 937. Page 145, line 3: decrease the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 by
10$300,000 and decrease the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 by $300,000 for the
11purpose of making critical access hospital payments.
AB56-ASA1-AA2,7,12 1238. Page 145, line 16: delete lines 16 and 17 and substitute: - See PDF for table PDF
AB56-ASA1-AA2,7,13 1339. Page 146, line 4: after that line insert: - See PDF for table PDF
AB56-ASA1-AA2,7,17 1440. Page 149, line 3: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 only
15by $61,600 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 only by $78,200
16for the purpose of funding a 2-year academic detailing primary care clinic dementia
17training pilot program under Section 9119 (3g).
AB56-ASA1-AA2,8,2 1841. Page 149, line 3: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 by
19$1,680,000 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 by $1,680,000 for

1the purpose of grants to aging and disability resource centers and tribes to fund 27
2additional dementia care specialists and 3 new tribal dementia care specialists.
AB56-ASA1-AA2,8,5 342. Page 149, line 7: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 by
4$1,550,000 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 by $7,600,000 for
5the purpose of increasing funding for the Birth to 3 Program.
AB56-ASA1-AA2,8,8 643. Page 157, line 4: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 by
7$512,500 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 by $675,000 for the
8purpose of funding services to prevent child abuse or neglect.
AB56-ASA1-AA2,8,11 944. Page 231, line 6: decrease the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 by
10$1,088,200 and decrease the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 by $1,692,900 for
11the purpose of telehealth reimbursement under the Medical Assistance program.
AB56-ASA1-AA2,8,14 1245. Page 231, line 6: decrease the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 by
13$89,900 for the purpose of providing supportive services delivered under the Medical
14Assistance medical home health benefit for persons with substance abuse disorders.
AB56-ASA1-AA2,8,15 1546. Page 249, line 15: after that line insert:
AB56-ASA1-AA2,8,16 16 Section 188m. 20.435 (1) (bk) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA2,8,1817 20.435 (1) (bk) Healthy aging grant program. The amounts in the schedule for
18grants to an entity that conducts programs in healthy aging.”.
AB56-ASA1-AA2,8,19 1947. Page 249, line 16: delete lines 16 to 18 and substitute:
AB56-ASA1-AA2,8,20 20 Section 189b. 20.435 (1) (cr) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA2,8,2221 20.435 (1) (cr) Minority health grants. The amounts in the schedule for the
22minority health program under s. 250.20 (3) and (4).”.
AB56-ASA1-AA2,8,23 2348. Page 249, line 25: delete that line and substitute:
AB56-ASA1-AA2,8,24 24 Section 191b. 20.435 (1) (kb) of the statutes is repealed.”.
AB56-ASA1-AA2,9,1
149. Page 255, line 2: after that line insert:
AB56-ASA1-AA2,9,2 2 Section 201c. 20.435 (4) (jw) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA2,9,103 20.435 (4) (jw) BadgerCare Plus and hospital assessment. All moneys received
4from payment of enrollment fees under the program under s. 49.45 (23), all
moneys
5transferred under s. 50.38 (9), all moneys transferred from the appropriation account
6under par. (jz), and 10 percent of all moneys received from penalty assessments
7under s. 49.471 (9) (c), for administration of the program under s. 49.45 (23), to
8provide a portion of the state share of administrative costs for the BadgerCare Plus
9Medical Assistance program under s. 49.471, and for administration of the hospital
10assessment under s. 50.38.”.
AB56-ASA1-AA2,9,11 1150. Page 255, line 10: delete lines 10 to 14 and substitute:
AB56-ASA1-AA2,9,12 12 Section 203b. 20.435 (5) (cf) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA2,9,1613 20.435 (5) (cf) Mobile crisis team Crisis program enhancement grants.
14Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for awarding grants to counties or regions
15to establish certified or enhance crisis programs that create mental health mobile
16crisis teams
under s. 46.536.”.
AB56-ASA1-AA2,9,17 1751. Page 255, line 15: delete lines 15 to 18 and substitute:
AB56-ASA1-AA2,9,18 18 Section 204b. 20.435 (5) (ct) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA2,9,2119 20.435 (5) (ct) Mental health consultation program. The amounts in the
20schedule for developing a plan for a mental health consultation program under s.
2151.441. No moneys may be encumbered under this paragraph after June 30, 2021.”.
AB56-ASA1-AA2,9,22 2252. Page 255, line 18: after that line insert:
AB56-ASA1-AA2,9,23 23 Section 205c. 20.435 (5) (dg) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA2,10,3
120.435 (5) (dg) Regional crisis stabilization facilities. The amounts in the
2schedule to provide grants to regional crisis stabilization facilities under s. 51.03
3(7).”.
AB56-ASA1-AA2,10,4 453. Page 265, line 17: delete that line and substitute:
AB56-ASA1-AA2,10,5 5 Section 279b. 20.505 (8) (hm) 6e. of the statutes is repealed.”.
AB56-ASA1-AA2,10,6 654. Page 304, line 10: delete lines 10 to 18 and substitute:
AB56-ASA1-AA2,10,7 7 Section 484p. 46.536 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA2,10,15 846.536 Mobile crisis team Crisis program enhancement grants. From
9the appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (cf), the department shall award grants in the
10total amount of $250,000 in each fiscal biennium to counties or regions comprised of
11multiple counties to establish certified or enhance crisis programs that create mental
12health mobile crisis teams
to serve individuals having mental health crises in rural
13areas. The department shall award a grant under this section in an amount equal
14to one-half the amount of money the county or region provides to establish certified
15or enhance crisis programs that create mobile crisis teams.”.
AB56-ASA1-AA2,10,16 1655. Page 304, line 19: after that line insert:
AB56-ASA1-AA2,10,17 17 Section 486m. 46.854 of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA2,10,20 1846.854 Healthy aging grant program. From the appropriation under s.
1920.435 (1) (bk), the department shall award in each fiscal year a grant of $250,000
20to an entity that conducts programs in healthy aging.”.
AB56-ASA1-AA2,10,21 2156. Page 304, line 19: after that line insert:
AB56-ASA1-AA2,10,22 22 Section 487w. 46.995 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA2,11,223 46.995 (4) The department shall ensure that any child who is eligible and who
24applies for the disabled children's long-term support program that is operating

1under a waiver of federal law receives services under the disabled children's
2long-term support program that is operating under a waiver of federal law.”.
AB56-ASA1-AA2,11,3 357. Page 346, line 3: delete lines 3 to 5 and substitute:
AB56-ASA1-AA2,11,6 4“(u) Prevention services. For services to prevent child abuse or neglect,
5$5,289,600 in each fiscal year $6,302,100 in fiscal year 2019-20 and $7,464,600 in
6fiscal year 2020-21
.”.
AB56-ASA1-AA2,11,7 758. Page 348, line 15: after that line insert:
AB56-ASA1-AA2,11,8 8 Section 652c. 49.45 (2p) of the statutes is repealed.”.
AB56-ASA1-AA2,11,9 959. Page 348, line 21: after that line insert:
AB56-ASA1-AA2,11,10 10 Section 654f. 49.45 (3) (e) 11. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA2,11,2211 49.45 (3) (e) 11. The department shall use a portion of the moneys collected
12under s. 50.38 (2) (a) to pay for services provided by eligible hospitals, as defined in
13s. 50.38 (1), other than critical access hospitals, under the Medical Assistance
14Program under this subchapter, including services reimbursed on a fee-for-service
15basis and services provided under a managed care system. For state fiscal year
162008-09, total payments required under this subdivision, including both the federal
17and state share of Medical Assistance, shall equal the amount collected under s.
1850.38 (2) (a) for fiscal year 2008-09 divided by 57.75 percent. For each state fiscal
19year after state fiscal year 2008-09, total payments required under this subdivision,
20including both the federal and state share of Medical Assistance, shall equal the
21amount collected under s. 50.38 (2) (a) for the fiscal year divided by 61.68 53.69
22percent.
AB56-ASA1-AA2,654h 23Section 654h. 49.45 (3) (e) 12. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA2,12,8
149.45 (3) (e) 12. The department shall use a portion of the moneys collected
2under s. 50.38 (2) (b) to pay for services provided by critical access hospitals under
3the Medical Assistance Program under this subchapter, including services
4reimbursed on a fee-for-service basis and services provided under a managed care
5system. For each state fiscal year, total payments required under this subdivision,
6including both the federal and state share of Medical Assistance, shall equal the
7amount collected under s. 50.38 (2) (b) for the fiscal year divided by 61.68 53.69
8percent.”.
AB56-ASA1-AA2,12,9 960. Page 348, line 21: after that line insert:
AB56-ASA1-AA2,12,10 10 Section 657b. 49.45 (3m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA2,12,1711 49.45 (3m) (a) (intro.) Subject to par. (c) and notwithstanding sub. (3) (e), from
12the appropriations under s. 20.435 (4) (b) and (o), in each fiscal year, the department
13shall pay to hospitals that serve a disproportionate share of low-income patients an
14amount equal to the sum of $27,500,000 $56,500,000, as the state share of payments,
15and the matching federal share of payments. The department may make a payment
16to a hospital under this subsection under the calculation method described in par. (b)
17if the hospital meets all of the following criteria:
AB56-ASA1-AA2,658b 18Section 658b. 49.45 (3m) (b) 3. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA2,12,2219 49.45 (3m) (b) 3. a. No single hospital receives more than $4,600,000
20$9,200,000, except that a hospital that is a free-standing pediatric teaching hospital
21located in Wisconsin that has a percentage calculated under subd. 1. a. greater than
2250 percent may receive up to $12,000,000 each fiscal year
.”.
AB56-ASA1-AA2,12,24 2361. Page 348, line 23: delete the material beginning with that line and ending
24with page 349, line 11, and substitute:
AB56-ASA1-AA2,13,14
1“49.45 (3p) (a) Subject to par. (c) and notwithstanding sub. (3) (e), from the
2appropriations under s. 20.435 (4) (b) and (o), in each fiscal year, the department
3shall pay to hospitals that would are not eligible for payments under sub. (3m) but
4that
meet the criteria under sub. (3m) (a) except that the hospitals do not provide
5obstetric services
1. and 2. and that, in the most recent year for which information
6is available, charged at least 6 percent of overall charges for services to the Medical
7Assistance program for services provided to Medical Assistance recipients
an
8amount equal to the sum of $250,000 $500,000, as the state share of payments, and
9the matching federal share of payments. The department may make a payment to
10a hospital under this subsection under a calculation method determined by the
11department that provides a fee-for-service supplemental payment that increases as
12the hospital's percentage of inpatient days for Medical Assistance recipients at the
13hospital
the total amount of the hospital's overall charges for services that are
14charges to the Medical Assistance program
increases.”.
AB56-ASA1-AA2,13,15 1562. Page 352, line 22: after that line insert:
AB56-ASA1-AA2,13,16 16 Section 667b. 49.45 (6xm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA2,13,2017 49.45 (6xm) Pediatric inpatient supplement. (a) From the appropriations
18under s. 20.435 (4) (b), (o), and (w), the department shall, using a method determined
19by the department, distribute a total sum of $2,000,000 each state fiscal year to
20hospitals that meet all of the following criteria:
AB56-ASA1-AA2,13,2121 1. The hospital is an acute care hospital located in this state.
AB56-ASA1-AA2,14,222 2. During the hospital's fiscal year, the inpatient days in the hospital's acute
23care pediatric units and intensive care pediatric units totaled more than 12,000 days,
24not including neonatal intensive care units. For purposes of this subsection, the

1hospital's fiscal year is the hospital's fiscal year that ended in the 2nd calendar year
2preceding the beginning of the state fiscal year.
AB56-ASA1-AA2,14,73 (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), from the appropriations under s. 20.435 (4) (b),
4(o), and (w), the department may, using a method determined by the department,
5distribute an additional total sum of $10,000,000 in each state fiscal year to hospitals
6that are free-standing pediatric teaching hospitals located in Wisconsin that have
7a percentage calculated under s. 49.45 (3m) (b) 1. a. greater than 45 percent.
AB56-ASA1-AA2,672c 8Section 672c. 49.45 (23) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56-ASA1-AA2,673g 9Section 673g. 49.45 (23) (g) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56-ASA1-AA2,674g 10Section 674g. 49.45 (23b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56-ASA1-AA2,676m 11Section 676m. 49.45 (24L) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA2,14,1512 49.45 (24L) Critical access reimbursement payments to dental providers. (a)
13Based on the criteria in pars. (b) and (c), the department shall increase
14reimbursements to dental providers that meet quality of care standards, as
15established by the department.
AB56-ASA1-AA2,14,1716 (b) In order to be eligible for enhanced reimbursement under this subsection,
17the provider must meet one of the following qualifications:
AB56-ASA1-AA2,14,2018 1. For a nonprofit or public provider, 50 percent or more of the individuals
19served by the provider are individuals who are without dental insurance or are
20enrolled in the Medical Assistance program.
AB56-ASA1-AA2,14,2221 2. For a for-profit provider, 5 percent or more of the individuals served by the
22provider are enrolled in the Medical Assistance program.
AB56-ASA1-AA2,15,823 (c) For dental services rendered on or after January 1, 2020, by a qualified
24nonprofit critical access dental provider, the department shall increase
25reimbursement by 50 percent above the reimbursement rate that would otherwise

1be paid to that provider. For dental services rendered on or after January 1, 2020,
2by a qualified for-profit critical access dental provider, the department shall increase
3reimbursement by 30 percent above the reimbursement rate that would otherwise
4be paid to that provider. For dental providers rendering services to individuals in
5managed care under the Medical Assistance program, for services rendered on or
6after January 1, 2020, the department shall increase reimbursement to pay an
7additional amount on the basis of the rate that would have been paid to the dental
8provider had the individual not been enrolled in managed care.
AB56-ASA1-AA2,15,119 (d) If a provider has more than one service location, the thresholds described
10under par. (b) apply to each location, and payment for each service location would be
11determined separately.”.
AB56-ASA1-AA2,15,13 1263. Page 352, line 24: delete the material beginning with that line and ending
13with page 353, line 8, and substitute:
AB56-ASA1-AA2,15,23 14“49.45 (29w) (b) 1. b. “Telehealth" is means a service provided from a remote
15location using a combination of interactive video, audio, and externally acquired
16images through a networking environment between an individual or a provider at
17an originating site and a provider at a remote location with the service being of
18sufficient audio and visual fidelity and clarity as to be functionally equivalent to
19face-to-face contact; or, in circumstances determined by the department, an
20asynchronous transmission of digital clinical information through a secure
21electronic communications system from one provider to another provider
.
22“Telehealth" does not include telephone conversations or Internet-based
23communications between providers or between providers and individuals.”.
AB56-ASA1-AA2,15,24 2464. Page 353, line 9: delete that line and substitute:
AB56-ASA1-AA2,16,1
1 Section 678b. 49.45 (29y) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56-ASA1-AA2,679p 2Section 679p. 49.45 (30y) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA2,16,53 49.45 (30y) Certified doula services; pilot project. (a) In this subsection,
4“certified doula" means an individual who has received certification from a doula
5certifying organization recognized by the department.
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