AB68-SSA1,1597,22 (20) Grant for psychiatric beds.

AB68-SSA1,1598,4 (a) The legislature finds and determines that expanding psychiatric bed capacity as described in par. (b ) would greatly benefit state residents by expanding access to timely inpatient mental health treatment and services and allowing public financial resources to be better distributed to more effectively improve delivery of mental health services. It is therefore in the public interest, and it is the public policy of this state, to assist the hospital described under par. (b) in expanding psychiatric bed capacity.

AB68-SSA1,1598,8 (b) In fiscal year 2021-22, from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (a), the department of health services shall award a grant in the amount of $15,000,000 for the purpose of expanding capacity for psychiatric beds to a hospital that applies to the building commission and meets all of the following criteria:

AB68-SSA1,1598,11 1. The hospital is located in Eau Claire County, south of the Chippewa River, and northeast of the intersection of STH 37 and USH 12 and is part of a health system that has a hospital in Chippewa County.

AB68-SSA1,1598,19 2. The hospital agrees to expand psychiatric bed capacity by 22 beds between the Eau Claire County hospital and the Chippewa County hospital. The hospitals shall give preference in admissions to fill beds added under this subdivision to individuals who meet the criteria for emergency detention under s. 51.15 and who are from Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Iron, Jackson, La Crosse, Lincoln, Marathon, Monroe, Oneida, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vilas, Washburn, or Wood Counties.

AB68-SSA1,1598,22 3. The hospital identifies measures that it believes will serve the needs of area residents with mental health needs, especially, as a critical component of the measures, in reducing the burden on the Winnebago Mental Health Institute.

AB68-SSA1,1599,2 4. The hospital agrees to annually report to the legislature, in the manner described under s. 13.172 (2), the services provided with the resources funded by the grant awarded under this subsection, including the number of individuals diverted from the Winnebago Mental Health Institute.

AB68-SSA1,1599,8 (c) The recipient of the grant under this subsection is liable to repay the grant funds to the state if it fails to continue to maintain the expanded services and number of expanded psychiatric beds available. The amount the hospital is liable for repayment is reduced proportionately each year for 10 years of continuing expanded services as described under this paragraph. A determination of continued services shall be based on findings that the hospital does all of the following:

AB68-SSA1,1599,13 1. Maintains an agreed upon number of beds for acceptance of admissions for emergency detention under s. 51.15. A hospital is considered to be in compliance with this subdivision if at least half of the expanded psychiatric beds under par. (b) 2. are available for individuals who are initially admitted under an emergency detention under s. 51.15.

AB68-SSA1,1599,15 2. Enters into a contract with, at minimum, two-thirds of the counties specified in par. (b) 2. in which the hospital agrees to do all of the following:

AB68-SSA1,1599,17 a. Be the primary receiver for individuals under an emergency detention under s. 51.15 for the county.

AB68-SSA1,1599,19 b. Accept for admission under an emergency detention individuals regardless of payment source.

AB68-SSA1,1599,22 c. Accept any individual subject to an emergency detention from the county unless all psychiatric beds added under par. (b ) 2. are filled. The hospital may set its payment rate based on the acuity of the individual being detained.

AB68-SSA1,1599,24 d. Ensure the county department is the secondary payer after any other coverage the individual has is exhausted.

AB68-SSA1,1600,2 (d) Notwithstanding s. 150.93, any hospital that expands psychiatric bed capacity under this subsection may increase its approved bed capacity.

AB68-SSA1,1600,3 (21) Grant for mental health beds.

AB68-SSA1,1600,10 (a) The legislature finds and determines that expanding mental health bed capacity as described in par. (b ) would greatly benefit state residents by expanding access to timely mental health treatment and services and allowing public financial resources to be better distributed to more effectively improve delivery of mental health services. It is therefore in the public interest, and it is the public policy of this state, to assist the health care center described under par. (b) in expanding mental health bed capacity.

AB68-SSA1,1600,14 (b) In fiscal year 2021-22, the department of health services shall award a grant in the amount of $5,000,000 for the purpose of expanding mental health bed capacity at an existing mental health facility in Marathon County to an organization that applies to the department and that meets all of the following criteria:

AB68-SSA1,1600,16 1. The organization provides mental and behavioral health services in the north central region of the state and has a campus in Marathon County.

AB68-SSA1,1600,18 2. The organization agrees to renovate or expand its existing mental health campus to provide additional capacity for mental health treatment.

AB68-SSA1,1600,21 3. The organization identifies measures that it believes will serve the needs of area residents with mental health needs, especially, as a critical component of the measures, in reducing the burden on state-operated facilities.

AB68-SSA1,1600,25 4. The organization agrees to annually report to the legislature, in the manner described under s. 13.172 (2), the services provided with the resources funded by the grant awarded under this subsection, including the number of individuals diverted from the state-operated facilities.

AB68-SSA1,1601,2 (c) Notwithstanding s. 150.93, any hospital that expands mental health bed capacity under this subsection may increase its approved bed capacity.

AB68-SSA1,1601,6 (d) The organization that receives the grant under this subsection is liable to repay the grant funds to the state if the organization fails to continue to maintain the expanded mental health services for a period agreed to between the organization and the department of health services.

AB68-SSA1,1601,7 (22) Racine County federally qualified health centers.

AB68-SSA1,1601,9 (a) In this subsection, “federally qualified health center” has the meaning given under 42 CFR 405.2401 (b).

AB68-SSA1,1601,12 (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (b), the department of health services shall award $53,000,000 in grants to create federally qualified health centers in Racine County before June 30, 2023.

AB68-SSA1,9120 Section 9120. Nonstatutory provisions; Higher Educational Aids Board.

AB68-SSA1,1601,21 (1) Minnesota-Wisconsin tuition reciprocity agreement. The higher educational aids board shall provide to the designated body representing the state of Minnesota notice of the termination of the agreement under s. 39.47, 2019 stats., with the agreement's termination to become effective on July 1, 2022. The higher educational aids board and the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall negotiate new agreements to replace the agreement under s. 39.47, 2019 stats., with these new agreements to become effective on July 1, 2022.