Amendment SA2-AB56

AB56-SA2,91,22 114. Page 490, line 5: after that line insert:

AB56-SA2,92,4 “(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-SA2,92,5 115. Page 490, line 6: delete lines 6 to 11 and substitute:

AB56-SA2,92,11 “(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-SA2,92,12 116. Page 490, line 11: after that line insert:

AB56-SA2,92,20 “(9r) Wisconsin chronic disease program. In fiscal year 2019-20, the department of health services shall allocate $3,782,200 from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (e) and $983,500 from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (je) to fund the Wisconsin Chronic Disease Program as provided under ss. 49.68, 49.683, and 49.685. In fiscal year 2020-21, the department of health services shall allocate $3,939,300 from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (e) and $1,027,300 from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (je) to fund the Wisconsin Chronic Disease Program as provided under ss. 49.68, 49.683, and 49.685.”.

AB56-SA2,92,21 117. Page 490, line 12: delete lines 12 to 16 and substitute:

AB56-SA2,93,2 “(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-SA2,93,3 118. Page 490, line 16: after that line insert:

AB56-SA2,93,13 “(10d) Dispatcher assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Beginning in fiscal year 2019-20, the department of health services shall allocate $105,900 each fiscal year to assist public safety answering points in complying with dispatcher training requirements on telephonic assistance on administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation enacted in 2017 Wisconsin Act 296, including $75,900 under 20.435 (1) (cj) for the department of health services to distribute, either as grants to public safety answering points or by contracting with an entity to provide training to public safety answering points, and $30,000 to fund supplies and services for the program under the department of health services general program operations appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (a).”.

AB56-SA2,93,14 119. Page 491, line 3: delete lines 3 to 15.

AB56-SA2,93,15 120. Page 491, line 15: after that line insert:

AB56-SA2,93,20 “(10s) One-time funding for information technology infrastructure improvements. In fiscal year 2019-20, the department of health services shall allocate $500,000 on a one-time basis to fund information technology infrastructure improvements as part of an automated licensing project and to enable assisted living providers to enter reports online.”.

AB56-SA2,93,24 121. Page 491, line 20: delete the material beginning with “facilities;" and ending with “2020-21" on line 23 and substitute “facilities and an additional $15,000,000, as the state share of payments, and the matching federal share of payments in each of fiscal years 2019-20 and 2020-21”.

AB56-SA2,94,1 122. Page 492, line 1: delete lines 1 to 7 and substitute:

AB56-SA2,94,8 “(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 by $15,300,000, as the state share of payments and the matching federal share of payments in fiscal year 2019-20 and $21,600,000, as the state share of payments and the matching federal share of payments in fiscal year 2020-21 to support staff in those agencies who perform direct care.”.

AB56-SA2,94,9 123. Page 492, line 7: after that line insert:

AB56-SA2,94,15 “(13) 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-SA2,94,16 124. Page 492, line 18: after that line insert:

AB56-SA2,94,20 “(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-SA2,95,2 (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-SA2,95,3 125. Page 501, line 11: delete lines 11 to 20.

AB56-SA2,95,4 126. Page 505, line 11: after that line insert:

AB56-SA2,95,9 “(2m) Elimination of birth cost recovery. The treatment of ss. 49.45 (19) (a) and (c), 49.855 (3) (with respect to the elimination of statutory reference to court authority to issue new orders for birth expenses) and (4m) (b), 767.805 (4) (d), and 767.89 (3) (e) first applies to an order or judgment relating to paternity issued on the effective date of this subsection.”.

AB56-SA2,95,10 127. Page 505, line 16: after that line insert:

AB56-SA2,95,12 “(1i) Coverage of individuals with preexisting conditions, essential health benefits, and preventive services.

AB56-SA2,95,21 (a) For policies and plans containing provisions inconsistent with these sections, the treatment of ss. 40.51 (8) and (8m), 66.0137 (4), 120.13 (2) (g), 185.983 (1) (intro.), 609.713, 609.847, 625.12 (1) (a) and (e) and (2), 625.15 (1), 628.34 (3) (a), 632.728, 632.746 (1) (a) and (b), (2) (a), (c), (d), and (e), (3) (a) and (d) 1., 2., and 3., (5), and (8) (a) (intro.), 632.748 (2), 632.76 (2) (a) and (ac) 1., 2., and 3., 632.795 (4) (a), 632.895 (8) (d), (13m), (14) (a) 1. i., j., and k. to o., (b), (c) and (d) 3., (14m), (16m) (b), and (17) (b) 2. and (c), and 632.897 (11) (a) first applies to policy or plan years beginning on January 1 of the year following the year in which this paragraph takes effect, except as provided in par. (b).

AB56-SA2,96,7 (b) For policies and plans that are affected by a collective bargaining agreement containing provisions inconsistent with these sections, the treatment of ss. 40.51 (8) and (8m), 66.0137 (4), 120.13 (2) (g), 185.983 (1) (intro.), 609.713, 609.847, 625.12 (1) (a) and (e) and (2), 625.15 (1), 628.34 (3) (a), 632.728, 632.746 (1) (a) and (b), (2) (a), (c), (d), and (e), (3) (a) and (d) 1., 2., and 3., (5), and (8) (a) (intro.), 632.748 (2), 632.76 (2) (a) and (ac) 1., 2., and 3., 632.795 (4) (a), 632.895 (8) (d), (13m), (14) (a) 1. i., j., and k. to o., (b), (c) and (d) 3., (14m), (16m) (b), and (17) (b) 2. and (c), and 632.897 (11) (a) first applies to policy or plan years beginning on the effective date of this paragraph or on the day on which the collective bargaining agreement is entered into, extended, modified, or renewed, whichever is later.”.

AB56-SA2,96,8 128. Page 509, line 1: after that line insert:

AB56-SA2,96,10 “(1c) Medicaid expansion. The treatment of ss. 20.435 (4) (jw) and 49.45 (23) takes effect on January 1, 2020.”.

AB56-SA2,96,11 129. Page 509, line 6: after that line insert:

AB56-SA2,96,20 “(1i) Coverage of individuals with preexisting conditions, essential health benefits, and preventive services. The treatment of ss. 40.51 (8) and (8m), 66.0137 (4), 120.13 (2) (g), 185.983 (1) (intro.), 609.713, 609.847, 625.12 (1) (a) and (e) and (2), 625.15 (1), 628.34 (3) (a), 632.728, 632.746 (1) (a) and (b), (2) (a), (c), (d), and (e), (3) (a) and (d) 1., 2., and 3., (5), and (8) (a) (intro.), 632.748 (2), 632.76 (2) (a) and (ac) 1., 2., and 3., 632.795 (4) (a), 632.895 (8) (d), (13m), (14) (a) 1. i., j., and k. to o., (b), (c) and (d) 3., (14m), (16m) (b), and (17) (b) 2. and (c), and 632.897 (11) (a) and Section 9323 (1i) of this act take effect on the first day of the 4th month beginning after publication.”.

AB56-SA2,96,21 (End)

This proposal may contain a health insurance mandate requiring a social and financial impact report under s. 601.423, stats.