2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1,
TO SENATE AMENDMENT 1,
TO ASSEMBLY BILL 675
February 23, 2022 - Offered by Representatives Vining, Spreitzer, Riemer,
Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Brostoff, Conley, Considine, Drake, Emerson,
Goyke, Haywood, Hebl, Hong, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, S. Rodriguez,
Shankland, Shelton, Snodgrass, Sinicki, Stubbs, Subeck and Vruwink.
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3“1m. Page 1, line 1: delete the material beginning with “natural" and ending
4with “test." on line 2 and substitute “hazard pay, paid medical leave, and health
5coverage for frontline health care workers, eligibility expansion under the Medical
6Assistance program, granting rule-making authority, and making an
7appropriation.”.
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2m. Page 1, line 3: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with
9page 3, line 15, and substitute:
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1116.34 Hazard pay during a public health emergency; paid medical
12leave for frontline health care workers. (1)
Definition. In this section,
1“frontline health care worker” means an individual who is any of the following, who
2is not exempt under
29 USC 213, and whose annual pay does not exceed $99,999:
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(a) A provider of direct care to patients in a hospital, nursing home, or residence
4or for an ambulance service provider, as defined in s. 256.01 (3).
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(b) An employee who works in a patient care area of a facility that provides
6direct patient care.
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(c) An individual who handles patient specimens within this state within the
8scope of the individual's employment.
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(d) An employee who works in an area where patient specimens are handled
10at a facility that handles patient specimens within this state.
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11(2) Hazard pay grant program for work during a public health emergency.
12(a) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (ft), the department shall award
13grants to employers for the payment of hazard pay to frontline health care workers
14who work during a public health emergency declared by the governor under s. 323.10
15or the secretary of health services under s. 252.02, as set forth in s. 103.025 (3).
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(b) The department shall establish and administer a program to subsidize, as
17provided in s. 103.025 (3), the hazard pay costs for frontline health care workers. The
18department shall require, at a minimum, that the employer provide a sworn affidavit
19of compliance, and payroll records if requested by the department. The governor or
20his or her designee within the department may determine the period of applicability
21of this subsection.
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22(3) Paid medical leave grant program for frontline health care workers.
23(a) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (ft), the department shall award
24grants to employers for the provision of paid medical leave to frontline health care
25workers who contract a communicable disease, as set forth in s. 103.10 (4m).
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1(b) The department shall establish and administer a program to subsidize, as
2provided in s. 103.10 (4m), the paid medical leave costs for frontline health care
3workers. The department shall require, at a minimum, that the employer provide
4a sworn affidavit of compliance, and payroll records if requested by the department.
5The governor or his or her designee within the department may determine the period
6of applicability of this subsection.
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7(4) Coverage of COVID-19 for health care workers. (a) From the
8appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (ft), the department shall award grants to insurers
9for the provision of health insurance coverage to frontline health care workers as set
10forth in s. 632.895 (14f).
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(b) The department shall establish and administer a program to subsidize, as
12provided in s. 632.895 (14f), the costs of providing coverage for frontline health care
13workers at no additional cost to the covered individuals. The governor or his or her
14designee within the department may determine the period of applicability of this
15subsection.
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16Section 2. 20.435 (4) (bu) of the statutes is created to read:
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20.435
(4) (bu)
COVID-19 and other communicable disease aids for frontline
18health care workers. A sum sufficient not to exceed, in fiscal year 2021-22, the
19difference between $170,000,000 and the amount after payments have been made
20under s. 16.34, for testing and treatment of frontline health care workers under s.
2149.681 and not to exceed, in fiscal year 2022-23 and each fiscal year thereafter, the
22difference between $300,000,000 and the amount after payments have been made
23under s. 16.34, for testing and treatment of frontline health care workers under s.
2449.681.
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25Section 3. 20.435 (4) (jw) of the statutes is amended to read:
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120.435
(4) (jw)
BadgerCare Plus and hospital assessment. All
moneys received
2from payment of enrollment fees under the program under s. 49.45 (23), all moneys
3transferred under s. 50.38 (9), all moneys transferred from the appropriation account
4under par. (jz), and 10 percent of all moneys received from penalty assessments
5under s. 49.471 (9) (c),
for administration of the program under s. 49.45 (23), to
6provide a portion of the state share of administrative costs for the BadgerCare Plus
7Medical Assistance program under s. 49.471
, and for administration of the hospital
8assessment under s. 50.38.
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9Section 4. 20.505 (1) (ft) of the statutes is created to read: