DOA:......Bollhorst, BB0069 - Statewide dental contract
For 2025-2027 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
An Act ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Medical Assistance
Statewide contract for dental benefits
The bill requires DHS to submit any necessary request to the federal Department of Health and Human Services for a state plan amendment or waiver of federal Medicaid law to implement a statewide contract for dental benefits through a single vendor under the Medical Assistance program. The Medical Assistance program is a joint state and federal program that provides health services to individuals who have limited financial resources. If the federal government disapproves the amendment or waiver request, the bill provides that DHS is not required to implement the statewide contract.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. 49.45 (24L) of the statutes is created to read:
49.45 (24L) Statewide dental contract. The department 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 to implement a statewide contract for dental benefits through a single vendor under the Medical Assistance program. If the federal government disapproves the amendment or waiver request, the department is not required to implement this subsection.
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