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(6) (L) The department shall request from the federal department of
18health and human services approval of a state plan amendment, a waiver of federal
19Medicaid law, or approval of a demonstration project to maintain eligibility for
20post-partum women to the last day of the month in which the 365th day after the
21last day of the pregnancy falls under ss. 49.46 (1) (a) 1m. and 9. and (j), 49.47 (4) (ag)
222., and 49.471 (4) (a) 1g. and 1m., (6) (b), and (7) (b) 1.
AB56,705
23Section
705. 49.471 (7) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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(7) (b) 1. A pregnant woman whose family income exceeds 300 percent
25of the poverty line may become eligible for coverage under this section if the
1difference between the pregnant woman's family income and the applicable income
2limit under sub. (4) (a) is obligated or expended for any member of the pregnant
3woman's family for medical care or any other type of remedial care recognized under
4state law or for personal health insurance premiums or for both. Eligibility obtained
5under this subdivision continues without regard to any change in family income for
6the balance of the pregnancy and to the last day of the month in which the 60th day
7or, if approved by the federal government, the 365th day after the last day of the
8woman's pregnancy falls. Eligibility obtained by a pregnant woman under this
9subdivision extends to all pregnant women in the pregnant woman's family.
AB56,706
10Section
706. 49.472 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(3) (b) The individual's assets do not exceed $15,000. In determining
12assets, the department may not include assets that are excluded from the resource
13calculation under
42 USC 1382b (a), assets accumulated in an independence
14account, and, to the extent approved by the federal government, assets from
15retirement benefits accumulated from income or employer contributions while
16employed and receiving medical assistance under this section or state-funded
17benefits under s. 46.27
, 2017 stats. The department may exclude, in whole or in part,
18the value of a vehicle used by the individual for transportation to paid employment.
AB56,707
19Section
707. 49.472 (3) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(3) (f) The individual maintains premium payments under sub. (4) (am)
21and, if applicable and to the extent approved by the federal government, premium
22payments calculated by the department in accordance with sub. (4) (bm), unless the
23individual is exempted from premium payments under sub. (4) (dm)
or (5).
AB56,708
24Section
708. 49.472 (4) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(4) (am) To the extent approved by the federal government and except
2as provided in pars. (dm) and (em)
and sub. (5), an individual who receives medical
3assistance under this section shall pay a monthly premium of $25 to the department.
AB56,709
4Section
709. 49.472 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,710
5Section 710
. 49.485 of the statutes is renumbered 20.9315 (19) and amended
6to read:
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20.9315
(19) Whoever knowingly presents or causes to be presented to any
8officer, employee, or agent of this state a false claim for medical assistance shall
9forfeit not less than $5,000 nor more than $10,000, plus 3 times the amount of the
10damages that were sustained by the state or would have been sustained by the state,
11whichever is greater, as a result of the false claim. The attorney general may bring
12an action on behalf of the state to recover any forfeiture incurred under this section.
AB56,711
13Section 711
. 49.686 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(3) (d) Has applied for coverage under and has been denied eligibility
15for medical assistance within 12 months prior to application for reimbursement
16under sub. (2). This paragraph does not apply to an individual who is eligible for
17benefits under
the demonstration project for childless adults under s. 49.45 (23) 18BadgerCare Plus under s. 49.471 (4) (a) 8. or to an individual who is eligible for
19benefits under BadgerCare Plus under s. 49.471 (11).
AB56,712
20Section
712. 49.79 (1) (bg) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,713
21Section
713. 49.79 (1) (em) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,714
22Section
714. 49.79 (6m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,715
23Section
715. 49.79 (6q) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,716
24Section
716. 49.79 (6t) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,717
25Section
717. 49.79 (6u) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,718
1Section
718. 49.79 (9) (a) 1g. of the statutes is amended to read:
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(9) (a) 1g. Except as provided in subds. 2. and 3.,
beginning October 1,
32019, the department shall require, to the extent allowed by the federal government,
4all able-bodied adults
without dependents in this state to participate in the
5employment and training program under this subsection, except for able-bodied
6adults
without dependents who are employed, as determined by the department.
7The department may require
other able individuals who are 18 to 60 years of age, or
8a subset of those individuals to the extent allowed by the federal government, who
9are not participants in a Wisconsin Works employment position to participate in the
10employment and training program under this subsection.
AB56,719
11Section
719. 49.79 (9) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,720
12Section
720. 49.79 (9) (f) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,721
13Section
721. 49.791 of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,722
14Section
722. 49.849 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.849
(1) (e) “Public assistance" means any services provided as a benefit
16under a long-term care program, as defined in s. 49.496 (1) (bk), medical assistance
17under subch. IV,
long-term community support services funded under s. 46.27 (7), 18or aid under s. 49.68, 49.683, 49.685, or 49.785.
AB56,723
19Section
723. 49.849 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: