AB68-ASA2-AA2,31,75 (d) If a provider has more than one service location, the thresholds described
6under par. (b) apply to each location, and the department will determine the payment
7for each separate service location.
AB68-ASA2-AA2,31,98 (e) Any provider that receives reimbursement through the pilot project under
9sub. (24k) is not eligible for reimbursement under this subsection.
AB68-ASA2-AA2,229p 10Section 229p. 49.45 (25r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA2,31,1111 49.45 (25r) Community health worker services. (a) In this subsection:
AB68-ASA2-AA2,31,1312 1. “Community health services” means services provided by a community
13health worker.
AB68-ASA2-AA2,31,2114 2. “Community health worker” means a front-line public health worker who
15is a trusted member of or has a close understanding of the community served,
16enabling the worker to serve as a liaison, link, or intermediary between health and
17social services and the community to facilitate access to services and improve the
18quality and cultural competence of service delivery, and who builds individual and
19community capacity by increasing health knowledge and self-sufficiency through a
20range of activities such as outreach, community education, informal counseling,
21social support, and advocacy.
AB68-ASA2-AA2,32,422 (b) The department shall request any necessary waiver from, or submit any
23necessary amendments to the state Medical Assistance plan to, the secretary of the
24federal department of health and human services to provide community health
25services to eligible Medical Assistance recipients. If the waiver or state plan

1amendment is granted, the department shall reimburse certified providers for those
2community health services approved by the federal department of health and human
3services for Medical Assistance coverage and as provided to Medical Assistance
4recipients under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 9m.
AB68-ASA2-AA2,229r 5Section 229r. 49.45 (30e) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-ASA2-AA2,229s 6Section 229s. 49.45 (30e) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA2,32,97 49.45 (30e) (b) 3. Requirements for certification of community-based
8psychosocial service programs. The department may certify county-based providers
9and providers that are not county-based providers.
AB68-ASA2-AA2,229t 10Section 229t. 49.45 (30e) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 49.45 (30e) (c) 1.
11and amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA2,32,1812 49.45 (30e) (c) 1. A The department shall reimburse a county that elects to
13make the provide services under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 6. Lm. available shall reimburse a
14provider of the services
for the amount of the allowable charges for those services
15under the medical assistance Medical Assistance program that is not provided by the
16federal government. The department shall reimburse the provider only for and the
17amount of the allowable charges for those services under the medical assistance
18Medical Assistance program that is provided by the federal government.
AB68-ASA2-AA2,229u 19Section 229u. 49.45 (30e) (c) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA2,32,2220 49.45 (30e) (c) 2. The department shall reimburse to a provider that is not a
21county-based provider for services under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 6. Lm. for both the federal
22and nonfederal share of a fee schedule that is determined by the department.
AB68-ASA2-AA2,229v 23Section 229v. 49.45 (30e) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA2,33,624 49.45 (30e) (d) Provision of services on regional basis. Notwithstanding par.
25(c) 1. and subject to par. (e), in counties that elect to deliver provide the services under

1s. 49.46 (2) (b) 6. Lm. through the Medical Assistance program on a regional basis
2according to criteria established by the department, the department shall reimburse
3a provider of the services for the amount of the allowable charges for those services
4under the Medical Assistance program that is provided by the federal government
5and for the amount of the allowable charges that is not provided by the federal
6government.
AB68-ASA2-AA2,229x 7Section 229x. 49.45 (30t) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA2,33,88 49.45 (30t) Doula services. (a) In this subsection:
AB68-ASA2-AA2,33,109 1. “Certified doula” means an individual who has received certification from a
10doula certifying organization recognized by the department.
AB68-ASA2-AA2,33,1311 2. “Doula services” means childbirth education and support services, including
12emotional and physical support provided during pregnancy, labor, birth, and the
13postpartum period.
AB68-ASA2-AA2,33,1914 (b) The department shall request from the secretary of the federal department
15of health and human services any required waiver or any required amendment to the
16state plan for Medical Assistance to allow reimbursement for doula services provided
17by a certified doula. If the waiver or state plan amendment is granted, the
18department shall reimburse a certified doula under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 12p. for the
19allowable charges for doula services provided to Medical Assistance recipients.”.
AB68-ASA2-AA2,33,21 2089. Page 292, line 13: delete the material beginning with that line and ending
21with page 294, line 2, and substitute:
AB68-ASA2-AA2,33,22 22 Section 230b. 49.46 (1) (a) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA2,34,223 49.46 (1) (a) 1m. Any pregnant woman whose income does not exceed the
24standard of need under s. 49.19 (11) and whose pregnancy is medically verified.

1Eligibility continues to the last day of the month in which the 60th 365th day after
2the last day of the pregnancy falls.
AB68-ASA2-AA2,230d 3Section 230d. 49.46 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA2,34,74 49.46 (1) (j) An individual determined to be eligible for benefits under par. (a)
59. remains eligible for benefits under par. (a) 9. for the balance of the pregnancy and
6to the last day of the month in which the 60th 365th day after the last day of the
7pregnancy falls without regard to any change in the individual's family income.
AB68-ASA2-AA2,230f 8Section 230f. 49.46 (2) (b) 8m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA2,34,109 49.46 (2) (b) 8m. Room and board for residential substance use disorder
10treatment.
AB68-ASA2-AA2,230h 11Section 230h. 49.46 (2) (b) 9m. of the statutes is created to read: