AB50-ASA2-AA8,292,222071.78 (4) (w) The secretary of health services and employees of the 21department of health services for the purpose of performing an evaluation under s. 2271.03 (9) (b). AB50-ASA2-AA8,293,3
1(1) Determination of Medical Assistance eligibility by indicating 2interest on an individual income tax return. The treatment of ss. 71.03 (9) and 371.78 (4) (w) first applies to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.”. AB50-ASA2-AA8,293,116253.13 (6) Federal recommendations; evaluation procedure. (a) Initial 7evaluation. 1. Subject to subd. 2., for any disorder that is added to the federal 8recommended uniform screening panel approved by the federal department of 9health and human services after January 1, 2025, and that is not included in the 10list of disorders under s. DHS 115.04, Wis. Adm. Code, the department shall do all 11of the following within 18 months after the addition of the disorder: AB50-ASA2-AA8,293,1312a. Conduct an initial evaluation to determine whether the disorder should be 13included in the testing required under this section. AB50-ASA2-AA8,293,1614b. If the department determines that the disorder should be included in the 15testing required under this section, commence rule making to add the disorder to 16the list under s. DHS 115.04, Wis. Adm. Code. AB50-ASA2-AA8,293,21172. This paragraph does not apply to any disorder included in the federal 18recommended uniform screening panel that will be added to the list of disorders 19under s. DHS 115.04, Wis. Adm. Code, pending promulgation of a rule for which the 20department has commenced rule-making procedures as of the effective date of this 21subdivision .... [LRB inserts date]. AB50-ASA2-AA8,294,422(b) Annual review. 1. Subject to subd. 2., the department shall do all of the 23following on an annual basis for any disorder the department determines in an
1initial evaluation under par. (a) or a reevaluation under par. (c) should not be 2included in the testing required under this section and for any disorder that was the 3subject of rule making under par. (a) 2. or 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 49119 (2), that did not result in the promulgation of a rule: AB50-ASA2-AA8,294,95a. Review the medical literature published on the disorder since the initial 6evaluation or the commencement of rule making under par. (a) 2. or 2025 Wisconsin 7Act .... (this act), section 9119 (2), to determine whether new information has been 8identified that would merit a reevaluation of whether testing for the disorder 9should be included in the testing required under this section. AB50-ASA2-AA8,294,1110b. Determine whether the department has the capacity and resources needed 11to include testing for the disorder in the testing required under this section. AB50-ASA2-AA8,294,13122. This paragraph does not apply to any disorder that is removed from the 13federal recommended uniform screening panel. AB50-ASA2-AA8,294,1914(c) Reevaluation. If the department finds in an annual review under par. (b) 15that new information has been identified that would merit a reevaluation of 16whether testing for a disorder should be included in the testing required under this 17section or that the department has the capacity and resources needed to include 18testing for the disorder in the testing required under this section, the department 19shall do all of the following within 18 months of completing the annual review: AB50-ASA2-AA8,294,21201. Conduct a reevaluation to determine whether testing for the disorder 21should be included in the testing required under this section. AB50-ASA2-AA8,295,2222. If the department determines in the reevaluation that testing for a disorder
1should be included in the testing required under this section, commence rule 2making to add the disorder to the list under s. DHS 115.04, Wis. Adm. Code. AB50-ASA2-AA8,295,153(d) Emergency rule making. The department may use the procedure under s. 4227.24 to promulgate a rule under this subsection or 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this 5act), section 9119 (1) (b). Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the department 6is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this paragraph 7as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, 8safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule 9promulgated under this paragraph. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2), if the 10department submits in proposed form a permanent rule to the legislative council 11staff under s. 227.15 (1) within 15 months of the date the statement of scope of the 12emergency rule promulgated under this paragraph is published in the register 13under s. 227.135 (3), the emergency rule remains in effect until the date on which 14the permanent rule takes effect or the date on which the statement of scope expires 15under s. 227.135 (5), whichever occurs first. AB50-ASA2-AA8,295,1916(e) Implementation. The department shall ensure that testing for any 17disorder added by rule to the list under s. DHS 115.04, Wis. Adm. Code, in 18accordance with this subsection begins within 6 months after the date of 19publication, as defined in s. 227.22 (1), of the rule. AB50-ASA2-AA8,296,421(1) Newborn screening program; conditions approved as of January 1, 222025. For any disorder included in the federal recommended uniform screening 23panel approved by the federal department of health and human services as of
1January 1, 2025, that is not included in the list of disorders under s. DHS 115.04, 2Wis. Adm. Code, on the effective date of this subsection, the department of health 3services shall do all of the following within 18 months of the effective date of this 4subsection: AB50-ASA2-AA8,296,65(a) Evaluate whether the disorder should be included in the testing required 6under s. 253.13 (1). AB50-ASA2-AA8,296,97(b) If, in its evaluation, the department of health services determines that the 8disorder should be included in the testing required under s. 253.13 (1), commence 9rule making to add the disorder to the list under s. DHS 115.04, Wis. Adm. Code. AB50-ASA2-AA8,296,1510(2) Newborn screening program; pending rule promulgation. 11Subsection (1) does not apply to any disorder included in the federal recommended 12uniform screening panel that will be added to the list of disorders under s. DHS 13115.04, Wis. Adm. Code, pending promulgation of a rule for which the department 14of health services has commenced the rule-making procedure as of the effective 15date of this subsection. AB50-ASA2-AA8,296,1916(3) Newborn screening program; testing start date. The department of 17health services shall ensure that testing for any disorder added by rule to the list 18under s. DHS 115.04, Wis. Adm. Code, in accordance with sub. (1) begins within 6 19months after the date of publication, as defined in s. 227.22 (1), of the rule.”. AB50-ASA2-AA8,297,522150.31 (1) (intro.) In order to enable the state to budget accurately for medical 23assistance and to allocate fiscal resources most appropriately, the maximum
1number of licensed nursing home beds statewide is 51,795 25,415 and the 2maximum number of beds statewide in facilities primarily serving the 3developmentally disabled is 3,704. The department may adjust these limits on 4licensed beds as provided in subs. (2) to (6). The department shall also biennially 5recommend changes to this limit based on the following criteria: AB50-ASA2-AA8,297,97150.31 (8) The Subject to sub. (9), the department may allocate or distribute 8nursing home beds in a manner, developed by rule, that is consistent with the 9criteria specified in sub. (1) (a) to (f) and s. 150.39. AB50-ASA2-AA8,297,1211150.31 (9) The department shall allocate 125 nursing home beds to persons 12that apply for the beds and agree to do all of the following: AB50-ASA2-AA8,297,1313(a) Prioritize admissions of patients with complex needs. AB50-ASA2-AA8,297,1514(b) Prioritize admissions of patients who have been unable to find appropriate 15placement at another facility. AB50-ASA2-AA8,297,2417(1) Nursing home bed access; position authorization. In the schedule 18under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of health services under 19s. 20.435 (4) (b), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $60,000 20and the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $1,584,200 to increase 21the authorized FTE positions for the department by .50 GPR and .50 FED 22positions, beginning in fiscal year 2025-26, and to increase the authorized FTE 23positions for the department by 1.0 GPR position, beginning in 2026-27, to 24implement a modified nursing home bed licensing process.”. AB50-ASA2-AA8,298,7346.48 (21) Trauma resilience grant. The department may distribute not 4more than $250,000 in fiscal year 2025-26 and not more than $250,000 in fiscal 5year 2026-27 as a grant to an organization in the city of Milwaukee to support the 6needs of individuals impacted by trauma and to develop the capacity of 7organizations to treat and prevent trauma. AB50-ASA2-AA8,4408Section 440. 46.48 (21) of the statutes, as created by 2025 Wisconsin Act .... 9(this act), is repealed. AB50-ASA2-AA8,298,1211(1) Trauma resilience grant. The repeal of s. 46.48 (21) takes effect on July 121, 2027.”. AB50-ASA2-AA8,298,2015(1) Obstetrics rate increase. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the 16appropriation to the department of health services under s. 20.435 (4) (b), the dollar 17amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $2,132,400 and the dollar amount for 18fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $2,438,800 to increase reimbursement rates 19under the Medical Assistance program under subch. IV of ch. 49 for obstetric care, 20including antepartum, birthing, and postpartum services.”. AB50-ASA2-AA8,299,523(1) Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing service fund. In the
1schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of health 2services under s. 20.435 (1) (b), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is 3increased by $100,000 and the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by 4$100,000 to increase funding for the service fund within the department of health 5services’ Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.”. AB50-ASA2-AA8,299,88(1) Office of Grants Management. AB50-ASA2-AA8,299,129(a) In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department 10of health services under s. 20.435 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is 11increased by $600,000 for 10.0 GPR positions to support the office of budget 12management. AB50-ASA2-AA8,299,1613(b) In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department 14of health services under s. 20.435 (1) (n), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 15is decreased by $654,100 to eliminate 10.0 FED positions in the office of budget 16management.”. AB50-ASA2-AA8,300,219(1) OPRI positions, PR. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the 20appropriation to the department of health services under s. 20.435 (1) (hg), the 21dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $106,200 and the dollar 22amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $139,800 to increase the authorized
1FTE positions for the department by 1.2 PR civil engineer-advanced or architect-2advanced positions within the office of plan review and inspection. AB50-ASA2-AA8,300,83(2) OPRI positions, PR-F. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the 4appropriation to the department of health services under s. 20.435 (1) (n), the 5dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $70,900 and the dollar amount 6for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $93,300 to increase the authorized FTE 7positions for the department by 0.8 PR-F civil engineer-advanced or architect-8advanced position within the office of plan review and inspection.”. AB50-ASA2-AA8,300,141146.48 (24) Pediatric health psychology residency and fellowship 12training programs. The department may distribute not more than $600,000 in 13each fiscal year as grants to support pediatric health psychology residency and 14fellowship training programs. AB50-ASA2-AA8,300,2116(1) Pediatric health psychology residency and fellowship training. In 17the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of health 18services under s. 20.435 (1) (b), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is 19increased by $600,000 and the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by 20$600,000 to support grants for pediatric health psychology residency and fellowship 21training programs.”. AB50-ASA2-AA8,301,6
149.45 (24L) Statewide dental contract. The department shall submit any 2necessary request to the federal department of health and human services for a 3state plan amendment or waiver of federal Medicaid law to implement a statewide 4contract for dental benefits through a single vendor under the Medical Assistance 5program. If the federal government disapproves the amendment or waiver request, 6the department is not required to implement this subsection.”. AB50-ASA2-AA8,301,149(1) Peer recovery center grants. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for 10the appropriation to the department of health services under s. 20.435 (1) (b), the 11dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $310,000 and the dollar 12amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $310,000 for making grants to 13regional peer recover centers for individuals experiencing mental health or 14substance abuse issues.”. AB50-ASA2-AA8,302,317(1) State supplemental security income and caretaker supplement 18reestimate. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the 19department of health services under s. 20.435 (4) (ed), the dollar amount for fiscal 20year 2025-26 is decreased by $5,228,300 to reflect estimates of the cost of funding 21supplemental security income state supplements payments in the 2025-27 22biennium. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the 23department of health services under s. 20.435 (4) (ed), the dollar amount for fiscal
1year 2026-27 is decreased by $5,228,300 to reflect estimates of the cost of funding 2supplemental security income state supplements payments in the 2025-27 3biennium.”. AB50-ASA2-AA8,302,11650.36 (3s) The department shall require a hospital that provides emergency 7services to have sufficient qualified personnel at all times to manage the number 8and severity of emergency department cases anticipated by the location. At all 9times, a hospital that provides emergency services shall have on-site at least one 10physician who, through education, training, and experience, specializes in 11emergency medicine.”. AB50-ASA2-AA8,302,1814(1) Senior farmers market nutrition program. In the schedule under s. 1520.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of health services under s. 1620.435 (1) (dh), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $250,000 17and the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $250,000 for the senior 18farmers market nutrition program.”. AB50-ASA2-AA8,303,32149.45 (3h) Payments to rural health clinics. (a) For services provided by 22a rural health clinic on or after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts 23date], and before July 1, 2026, to a recipient of the Medical Assistance program
1under this subchapter, the department shall reimburse the rural health clinic 2under a payment methodology in effect on July 1, 2025, and in accordance with 42 3USC 1396a (bb) (6). AB50-ASA2-AA8,303,94(b) For services provided by a rural health clinic on or after July 1, 2026, to a 5recipient of the Medical Assistance program under this subchapter, the department 6shall reimburse the rural health clinic using a payment methodology based on the 7Medicaid prospective payment system under 42 USC 1396a (bb) (1) to (3). The 8department shall consult with rural health clinics in developing the payment 9methodology under this paragraph. AB50-ASA2-AA8,303,111149.46 (2) (a) 3. Rural health clinic services, as provided in s. 49.45 (3h). AB50-ASA2-AA8,303,2013(1) Rural health clinics reimbursements. In the schedule under s. 20.005 14(3) for the appropriation to the department of health services under s. 20.435 (4) (b), 15the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $8,172,700 to reflect the 16impact of converting reimbursement methodologies for rural health clinics. In the 17schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of health 18services under s. 20.435 (4) (o), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is 19increased by $15,745,100 to reflect the impact of converting reimbursement 20methodologies for rural health clinics.”. AB50-ASA2-AA8,304,523(1) Respite care grant. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the 24appropriation to the department of health services under s. 20.435 (1) (br), the
1dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $200,000 to increase funding 2available for the respite care grant. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the 3appropriation to the department of health services under s. 20.435 (1) (br), the 4dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $200,000 to increase funding 5available for the respite care grant.”.
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