Chapter DHS 107

Register May 2009 No. 641

Chapter DHS 107

COVERED SERVICES

DHS 107.01   General statement of coverage.

DHS 107.02   General limitations.

DHS 107.03   Services not covered.

DHS 107.035   Definition and identification of experimental services.

DHS 107.04   Coverage of out-of-state services.

DHS 107.05   Coverage of emergency services provided by a person not a certified provider.

DHS 107.06   Physician services.

DHS 107.065   Anesthesiology services.

DHS 107.07   Dental services.

DHS 107.08   Hospital services.

DHS 107.09   Nursing home services.

DHS 107.10   Drugs.

DHS 107.11   Home health services.

DHS 107.112   Personal care services.

DHS 107.113   Respiratory care for ventilator-assisted recipients.

DHS 107.12   Private duty nursing services.

DHS 107.121   Nurse-midwife services.

DHS 107.122   Independent nurse practitioner services.

DHS 107.13   Mental health services.

DHS 107.14   Podiatry services.

DHS 107.15   Chiropractic services.

DHS 107.16   Physical therapy.

DHS 107.17   Occupational therapy.

DHS 107.18   Speech and language pathology services.

DHS 107.19   Audiology services.

DHS 107.20   Vision care services.

DHS 107.21   Family planning services.

DHS 107.22   Early and periodic screening, diagnosis and treatment (EPSDT) services.

DHS 107.23   Transportation.

DHS 107.24   Durable medical equipment and medical supplies.

DHS 107.25   Diagnostic testing services.

DHS 107.26   Dialysis services.

DHS 107.27   Blood.

DHS 107.28   Health maintenance organization and prepaid health plan services.

DHS 107.29   Rural health clinic services.

DHS 107.30   Ambulatory surgical center services.

DHS 107.31   Hospice care services.

DHS 107.32   Case management services.

DHS 107.33   Ambulatory prenatal services for recipients with presumptive eligibility.

DHS 107.34   Prenatal care coordination services.

DHS 107.36   School-based services.

Ch. DHS 107 Note Note: Chapter HSS 107 as it existed on February 28, 1986 was repealed and a new chapter HSS 107 was created effective March 1, 1986. Chapter HSS 107 was renumbered Chapter HFS 107 under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 1., Stats., and corrections made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 6. and 7., Stats., Register, January, 1997, No. 493. Chapter HFS 107 was renumbered to chapter DHS 107 under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats., and corrections made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register December 2008 No. 636.

DHS 107.01 DHS 107.01 General statement of coverage.

DHS 107.01(1) (1) The department shall reimburse providers for medically necessary and appropriate health care services listed in ss. 49.46 (2) and 49.47 (6) (a), Stats., when provided to currently eligible medical assistance recipients, including emergency services provided by persons or institutions not currently certified. The department shall also reimburse providers certified to provide case management services as defined in s. DHS 107.32 to eligible recipients.

DHS 107.01(2) (2) Services provided by a student during a practicum are reimbursable under the following conditions:

DHS 107.01(2)(a) (a) The services meet the requirements of this chapter;

DHS 107.01(2)(b) (b) Reimbursement for the services is not reflected in prospective payments to the hospital, skilled nursing facility or intermediate care facility at which the student is providing the services;

DHS 107.01(2)(c) (c) The student does not bill and is not reimbursed directly for his or her services;

DHS 107.01(2)(d) (d) The student provides services under the direct, immediate supervision of a certified provider in accordance with their profession’s regulatory body; and

DHS 107.01(2)(e) (e) The supervisor documents in writing all services provided by the student.

DHS 107.01 History History: Cr. Register, February, 1986, No. 362, eff. 3-1-86; am. (1), Register, February, 1988, No. 386, eff. 3-1-88; CR 22-043: am. (2) (d) Register May 2023 No. 809, eff. 6-1-23.

DHS 107.02 DHS 107.02 General limitations.

DHS 107.02(1) (1) Payment.

DHS 107.02(1)(a) (a) The department shall reject payment for claims which fail to meet program requirements. However, claims rejected for this reason may be eligible for reimbursement if, upon resubmission, all program requirements are met.

DHS 107.02(1)(am) (am) When EVV is required for applicable services, claims shall be submitted in accordance with s. DHS 106.03 (2m). Claims that require EVV that are not matched to an EVV record may be denied.

DHS 107.02(1)(b) (b) Medical assistance shall pay the deductible and coinsurance amounts for services provided under this chapter which are not paid by medicare under 42 USC 1395 to 1395zz, and shall pay the monthly premiums under 42 USC 1395v. Payment of the coinsurance amount for a service under medicare part B, 42 USC 1395j to 1395w, may not exceed the allowable charge for this service under MA minus the medicare payment, effective for dates of service on or after July 1, 1988.

DHS 107.02(2) (2) Non-reimbursable services. The department may reject payment for a service which ordinarily would be covered if the service fails to meet program requirements. Non-reimbursable services include:

DHS 107.02(2)(a) (a) Services which fail to comply with program policies or state and federal statutes, rules and regulations, for instance, sterilizations performed without following proper informed consent procedures, or controlled substances prescribed or dispensed illegally;

DHS 107.02(2)(b) (b) Services which the department, the PRO review process or the department fiscal agent’s professional consultants determine to be medically unnecessary, inappropriate, in excess of accepted standards of reasonableness or less costly alternative services, or of excessive frequency or duration;

DHS 107.02(2)(c) (c) Non-emergency services provided by a person who is not a certified provider;

DHS 107.02(2)(d) (d) Services provided to recipients who were not eligible on the date of the service, except as provided under a prepaid health plan or HMO;

DHS 107.02(2)(e) (e) Services for which records or other documentation were not prepared or maintained, as required under s. DHS 106.02 (9);

DHS 107.02(2)(f) (f) Services provided by a provider who fails or refuses to prepare or maintain records or other documentation as required under s. DHS 106.02 (9);

DHS 107.02(2)(g) (g) Services provided by a provider who fails or refuses to provide access to records as required under s. DHS 106.02 (9) (e) 4.;

DHS 107.02(2)(h) (h) Services for which the provider failed to meet any or all of the requirements of s. DHS 106.03, including but not limited to the requirements regarding timely submission of claims;

DHS 107.02(2)(i) (i) Services provided inconsistent with an intermediate sanction or sanctions imposed by the department under s. DHS 106.08; and

DHS 107.02(2)(j) (j) Services provided by a provider who fails or refuses to meet and maintain any of the certification requirements under ch. DHS 105 applicable to that provider.

DHS 107.02(2m) (2m) Services requiring a physician’s order or prescription.

DHS 107.02(2m)(a) (a) The following services require a physician’s order or prescription to be covered under MA:

DHS 107.02(2m)(a)1. 1. Skilled nursing services provided in a nursing home;

DHS 107.02(2m)(a)2. 2. Intermediate care services provided in a nursing home;

DHS 107.02(2m)(a)3. 3. Home health care services;

DHS 107.02(2m)(a)4. 4. Independent nursing services;

DHS 107.02(2m)(a)5. 5. Respiratory care services for ventilator-dependent recipients;

DHS 107.02(2m)(a)6. 6. Physical and occupational therapy services;