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149.175 (1) (ze) 12. `Milwaukee and statewide child welfare administration.' For
2the costs associated with the Milwaukee child welfare information system and the
3Wisconsin statewide automated child welfare information system, $1,695,700
4$1,310,800 in fiscal year 2003-04 2005-06 and $1,741,300 $1,317,700 in fiscal year
52004-05 2006-07.
AB100, s. 1106 6Section 1106. 49.175 (1) (zh) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,545,117 49.175 (1) (zh) Taxable years 1999 and thereafter Earned income tax credit
8supplement
. For the transfer of moneys from the appropriation account under s.
920.445 (3) (md) to the appropriation account under s. 20.835 (2) (kf) for the earned
10income tax credit, $57,892,000 in fiscal year 2003-04 and $59,532,000 $59,532,000
11in each fiscal year 2004-05.
AB100, s. 1107 12Section 1107. 49.175 (1) (zj) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100, s. 1108 13Section 1108. 49.175 (1) (zL) of the statutes is renumbered 115.28 (35) and
14amended to read:
AB100,545,1815 115.28 (35) English for Southeast Asian children. To Annually pay to the school
16board of the Wausau school district for English training instruction for 3-year-old,
174-year-old and 5-year-old Southeast Asian children, $100,000 in each fiscal year
18the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (ce).
AB100, s. 1109 19Section 1109. 49.175 (1) (zn) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100, s. 1110 20Section 1110. 49.195 (3m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,546,521 49.195 (3m) (b) The clerk of circuit court shall accept, file, and enter the each
22warrant under par. (a) and each satisfaction, release, or withdrawal under par. (d),
23(e), (g), or (h)
in the judgment and lien docket without prepayment of any fee, but the
24clerk of circuit court shall submit a statement of the proper fee semiannually to the
25department covering the periods from January 1 to June 30 and July 1 to December

131 unless a different billing period is agreed to between the clerk of circuit court and
2the department. The department shall pay the fees, but shall add the fees provided
3by s. 814.61 (5) for entering the warrants to the amount of the warrant and shall
4collect the fees from the person named in the warrant when satisfaction or release
5is presented for entry.
AB100, s. 1111 6Section 1111. 49.195 (3m) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,546,117 49.195 (3m) (h) If the department arranges a payment schedule with the
8debtor and the debtor complies with the payment schedule, the department shall
9may issue a notice of withdrawal of the warrant to the clerk of circuit court for the
10county in which the warrant is filed. The If the department issues a notice of
11withdrawal of the warrant, the
clerk shall void the warrant and the resulting liens.
AB100, s. 1112 12Section 1112. 49.195 (3n) (p) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,546,1513 49.195 (3n) (p) A levy is effective from the date on which the levy is first served
14on the 3rd party until the liability out of which the levy arose is satisfied, or until the
15levy is released or until one year from the date of service, whichever occurs first.
AB100, s. 1113 16Section 1113. 49.195 (3n) (t) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,546,2017 49.195 (3n) (t) Any 3rd party is entitled to a levy fee of $5 for each levy in any
18case where in which property is secured through the levy. The If the 3rd party retains
19the fee, the
3rd party shall increase the levy amount by the amount of the fee and
20deduct the fee from the proceeds of the levy.
AB100, s. 1114 21Section 1114. 49.197 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,547,1422 49.197 (1m) Fraud investigation. From the appropriations under s. 20.445 (3)
23(dz), (kx), (L), (md), (n), and (nL), the department shall establish a program to
24investigate suspected fraudulent activity on the part of recipients of aid to families
25with dependent children under s. 49.19, on the part of participants in the Wisconsin

1works Works program under ss. 49.141 to 49.161, and, if the department of health
2and family services contracts with the department under sub. (5), on the part of
3recipients of medical assistance under subch. IV and, food stamp benefits under the
4food stamp program under 7 USC 2011 to 2036, supplemental security income
5payments under s. 49.77, payments for the support of children of supplemental
6security income recipients under s. 49.775, and health care benefits under the
7Badger Care health care program under s. 49.665
. The department's activities under
8this subsection may include, but are not limited to, comparisons of information
9provided to the department by an applicant and information provided by the
10applicant to other federal, state, and local agencies, development of an advisory
11welfare investigation prosecution standard, and provision of funds to county
12departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, and 46.23 and to Wisconsin works Works
13agencies to encourage activities to detect fraud. The department shall cooperate
14with district attorneys regarding fraud prosecutions.
AB100, s. 1115 15Section 1115. 49.197 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,547,2316 49.197 (3) State error reduction activities. The department shall conduct
17activities to reduce payment errors in Wisconsin works Works under ss. 49.141 to
1849.161 and, if the department of health and family services contracts with the
19department under sub. (5), the medical assistance Medical Assistance program
20under subch. IV and, the food stamp program under 7 USC 2011 to 2036, the
21supplemental security income payments program under s. 49.77, the program
22providing payments for the support of children of supplemental security income
23recipients under s. 49.775, and the Badger Care health care program under s. 49.665
.
AB100, s. 1116 24Section 1116. 49.197 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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149.197 (4) County and tribal error reduction. If the department of health and
2family services contracts with the department under sub. (5), the department shall
3provide funds from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (3) (kx) to counties and
4governing bodies of federally recognized American Indian tribes administering
5medical assistance Medical Assistance under subch. IV or, the food stamp program
6under 7 USC 2011 to 2036, the supplemental security income payments program
7under s. 49.77, the program providing payments for the support of children of
8supplemental security income recipients under s. 49.775, and the Badger Care
9health care program under s. 49.665
to offset administrative costs of reducing
10payment errors in those programs.
AB100, s. 1117 11Section 1117. 49.197 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,548,2512 49.197 (5) Contracts for medical assistance and, food stamps, supplemental
13security income, and caretaker supplement
. The Notwithstanding s. 49.845 (1) and
14(2), the
department of health and family services may contract with the department
15to investigate suspected fraudulent activity on the part of recipients of medical
16assistance under subch. IV or recipients of, food stamp benefits under the food stamp
17program under 7 USC 2011 to 2036, supplemental security income payments under
18s. 49.77, payments for the support of children of supplemental security income
19recipients under s. 49.775, and health care benefits under the Badger Care health
20care program under s. 49.665 and to conduct activities to reduce payment errors in
21the Medical Assistance program under subch. IV, the food stamp program under 7
22USC 2011
to 2036, the supplemental security income payments program under s.
2349.77, the program providing payments for the support of children of supplemental
24security income recipients under s. 49.775, and the Badger Care health care program
25under s. 49.665,
as provided in this section.
AB100, s. 1118
1Section 1118. 49.22 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,549,162 49.22 (1) There is created a child and spousal support and establishment of
3paternity and medical liability support liability program in the department. The
4purpose of this program is to establish paternity when possible, to establish or modify
5support obligations, to enforce support obligations owed by parents to their children
6and maintenance obligations owed to spouses or former spouses with whom the
7children reside in this state or owed in other states if the support order was issued
8in this state or owed in other states if the parent, spouse, or former spouse resides
9in this state, to locate persons who are alleged to have taken their child in violation
10of s. 948.31 or of similar laws in other states, and to locate and value property of any
11person having a support duty. To accomplish the objectives of this program and of
12other assistance programs under this chapter, county and state agencies will
13cooperate with one another to implement a child and spousal support and paternity
14establishment and medical support liability program in accordance with state and
15federal laws, regulations, and rules and to assure proper distribution of benefits of
16all assistance programs authorized under this chapter.
AB100, s. 1119 17Section 1119. 49.36 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,550,218 49.36 (2) The department may contract with any county, tribal governing body,
19or Wisconsin works Works agency to administer a work experience and job training
20program for parents who are not custodial parents and who fail to pay child support
21or to meet their children's needs for support as a result of unemployment or
22underemployment. The program may provide the kinds of work experience and job
23training services available from the program under s. 49.193, 1997 stats., or s. 49.147
24(3) or (4). The program may also include job search and job orientation activities.

1The department shall fund the program from the appropriation appropriations
2under s. 20.445 (3) (dz) and (k).
AB100, s. 1120 3Section 1120. 49.45 (2) (a) 3m. of the statutes is repealed.
AB100, s. 1121 4Section 1121. 49.45 (2) (a) 17. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,550,95 49.45 (2) (a) 17. Notify the governor, the joint committee on legislative
6organization, the joint committee on finance, and appropriate standing committees,
7as determined by the presiding officer of each house, if the appropriation accounts
8under s. 20.435 (4) (b) and, (gp), (r), and (rg) are insufficient to provide the state share
9of medical assistance.
AB100, s. 1122 10Section 1122 . 49.45 (2) (a) 17. of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin
11Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
AB100,550,1612 49.45 (2) (a) 17. Notify the governor, the joint committee on legislative
13organization, the joint committee on finance and appropriate standing committees,
14as determined by the presiding officer of each house, if the appropriation accounts
15under s. 20.435 (4) (b), (gp), and (r), and (rg) are insufficient to provide the state share
16of medical assistance.
AB100, s. 1123 17Section 1123. 49.45 (2) (a) 26. of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,551,1818 49.45 (2) (a) 26. a. Impose on each health maintenance organization, as defined
19in s. 609.01 (2), with a contract under sub. (2) (b) 2. to provide health care to recipients
20of Medical Assistance or Badger Care, for the privilege of doing business in this state,
21an annual assessment of 6 percent of the health maintenance organization's gross
22revenues for the current calendar year. The assessment shall be deposited into the
23Medical Assistance trust fund. Each health maintenance organization subject to
24this subdivision shall file with the office of the commissioner of insurance annually,
25by March 1, a statement of the gross revenues for the health maintenance

1organization for the immediately preceding calendar year. If a health maintenance
2organization fails to file such a report by March 1, the department may withhold
3payment under this section until the report is filed. The department shall determine
4the amount of each health maintenance organization's assessment, based on the
5statement that the health maintenance organization files with the office of the
6commissioner of insurance. Each health maintenance organization shall pay
7one-fourth of the total assessment quarterly. For 2007 and every year thereafter, on
8March 31 payment is due based on estimated gross revenues for the health
9maintenance organization for the period January 1 to March 31 of that year, and the
10department may adjust the payment amount to ensure that payments made for the
11previous calendar year equaled an assessment of 6 percent of the health
12maintenance organization's actual gross revenues for the immediately preceding
13calendar year; on June 30 payment is due based on actual gross revenues for the
14health maintenance organization for the period January 1 to March 31 of that year;
15on September 30 payment is due based on actual gross revenues for the health
16maintenance organization for the period April 1 to June 30 of that year; and on
17December 31 payment is due based on actual gross revenues for the health
18maintenance organization for the period July 1 to September 30 of that year.
AB100,551,2319 b. Sections 77.59 (1) to (5), (6) (intro.), (a), and (c), and (7) to (10), 77.60 (1) to
20(7), (9), and (10), 77.61 (9) and (12) to (14), and 77.62, as they apply to the taxes under
21subch. III of ch. 77, apply to the assessment under this subdivision, except that the
22amount of any assessment collected under subd. 26. a. shall be deposited into the
23Medical Assistance trust fund.
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1c. The department shall levy, enforce, and collect the assessment under this
2subdivision and shall develop and distribute forms necessary for levying and
3collection.
AB100,552,54 d. The department shall establish procedures and requirements for levying the
5assessment under this subdivision.
AB100,552,106 e. An affected health maintenance organization may contest an action by the
7department of health and family services under this subdivision by submitting a
8written request for a hearing to the division of hearings and appeals in the
9department of administration within 30 days after the date of the action by the
10department of health and family services.
AB100,552,1311 f. Any order or determination made by the division of hearing and appeals in
12the department of administration under a hearing as specified in subd. 26. e. is
13subject to judicial review as prescribed under ch. 227.
AB100, s. 1124 14Section 1124. 49.45 (3) (i) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100, s. 1125 15Section 1125. 49.45 (5m) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,552,2316 49.45 (5m) (am) Notwithstanding sub. (3) (e), from the appropriation accounts
17under s. 20.435 (4) (b), (gp), (o), and (w) (rm), the department shall distribute not
18more than $2,256,000 in each fiscal year, to provide supplemental funds to rural
19hospitals that, as determined by the department, have high utilization of inpatient
20services by patients whose care is provided from governmental sources, and to
21provide supplemental funds to critical access hospitals, except that the department
22may not distribute funds to a rural hospital or to a critical access hospital to the
23extent that the distribution would exceed any limitation under 42 USC 1396b (i) (3).
AB100, s. 1126 24Section 1126. 49.45 (6m) (ag) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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149.45 (6m) (ag) (intro.) Payment for care provided in a facility under this
2subsection made under s. 20.435 (4) (b), (gp), (pa), (o), (r), (rg), (w), or (wm) shall,
3except as provided in pars. (bg), (bm), and (br), be determined according to a
4prospective payment system updated annually by the department. The payment
5system shall implement standards that are necessary and proper for providing
6patient care and that meet quality and safety standards established under subch. II
7of ch. 50 and ch. 150. The payment system shall reflect all of the following:
AB100, s. 1127 8Section 1127 . 49.45 (6m) (ag) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2005
9Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
AB100,553,1610 49.45 (6m) (ag) (intro.) Payment for care provided in a facility under this
11subsection made under s. 20.435 (4) (b), (gp), (pa), (o), (r), (rg), (w), or (wm) shall,
12except as provided in pars. (bg), (bm), and (br), be determined according to a
13prospective payment system updated annually by the department. The payment
14system shall implement standards that are necessary and proper for providing
15patient care and that meet quality and safety standards established under subch. II
16of ch. 50 and ch. 150. The payment system shall reflect all of the following:
AB100, s. 1128 17Section 1128. 49.45 (6m) (ag) 3m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,553,2018 49.45 (6m) (ag) 3m. For each state fiscal year, rates that shall be set by the
19department based on information from cost reports for costs specified under par. (am)
201. bm., 4., 5m., and 6. for the most recently completed fiscal year of the facility.
AB100, s. 1129 21Section 1129. 49.45 (6m) (ag) 3r. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,553,2322 49.45 (6m) (ag) 3r. Flat-rate payment for all costs specified under par. (am) 1.
23a. and 2.
AB100, s. 1130 24Section 1130. 49.45 (6m) (ar) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
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149.45 (6m) (ar) 1. a. The department shall establish standards for payment of
2allowable direct care costs under par. (am) 1. bm., for facilities that do not primarily
3serve the developmentally disabled,
that take into account direct care costs for a
4sample of all of those facilities in this state and separate standards for payment of
5allowable direct care costs, for facilities that primarily serve the developmentally
6disabled, that take into account direct care costs for a sample of all of those facilities
7in this state
. The standards shall be adjusted by the department for regional labor
8cost variations. For facilities in Douglas, Pierce, and St. Croix counties, the
9department shall perform the adjustment by use of the wage index that is used by
10the federal department of health and human services for hospital reimbursement
11under 42 USC 1395 to 1395ggg.
AB100, s. 1131 12Section 1131. 49.45 (6m) (ar) 1. b. of the statutes is repealed.
AB100, s. 1132 13Section 1132. 49.45 (6m) (ar) 1. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,554,1814 49.45 (6m) (ar) 1. c. If a facility has an approved program for provision of service
15to mentally retarded residents, residents dependent upon ventilators, or residents
16requiring supplemental skilled care due to complex medical conditions, a
17supplement to the direct care component of the facility rate under subd. 1. b. may be
18made to that facility according to a method developed by the department.
AB100, s. 1133 19Section 1133. 49.45 (6t) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act 318,
20is repealed.
AB100, s. 1134 21Section 1134. 49.45 (6v) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,555,222 49.45 (6v) (b) The department shall, each year, submit to the joint committee
23on finance a report for the previous fiscal year, except for the 1997-98 fiscal year, that
24provides information on the utilization of beds by recipients of medical assistance in
25facilities and a discussion and detailed projection of the likely balances,

1expenditures, encumbrances, and carry over of currently appropriated amounts in
2the appropriation accounts under s. 20.435 (4) (b), (gp), and (o), (r), and (rg).
AB100, s. 1135 3Section 1135 . 49.45 (6v) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act
4.... (this act), is amended to read:
AB100,555,105 49.45 (6v) (b) The department shall, each year, submit to the joint committee
6on finance a report for the previous fiscal year, except for the 1997-98 fiscal year, that
7provides information on the utilization of beds by recipients of medical assistance in
8facilities and a discussion and detailed projection of the likely balances,
9expenditures, encumbrances and carry over of currently appropriated amounts in
10the appropriation accounts under s. 20.435 (4) (b), (gp), (o), and (r), and (rg).
AB100, s. 1136 11Section 1136. 49.45 (6x) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,555,1712 49.45 (6x) (a) Notwithstanding sub. (3) (e), from the appropriation accounts
13under s. 20.435 (4) (b), (gp), (o), and (w) (rm), the department shall distribute not
14more than $4,748,000 $6,248,000 in each fiscal year, to provide funds to an essential
15access city hospital, except that the department may not allocate funds to an
16essential access city hospital to the extent that the allocation would exceed any
17limitation under 42 USC 1396b (i) (3).
AB100, s. 1137 18Section 1137. 49.45 (6y) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,556,319 49.45 (6y) (a) Notwithstanding sub. (3) (e), from the appropriation accounts
20under s. 20.435 (4) (b), (gp), (o), (r), (rg), and (w), the department shall distribute
21funding in each fiscal year to provide supplemental payment to hospitals that enter
22into a contract under s. 49.02 (2) to provide health care services funded by a relief
23block grant, as determined by the department, for hospital services that are not in
24excess of the hospitals' customary charges for the services, as limited under 42 USC
251396b
(i) (3). If no relief block grant is awarded under this chapter or if the allocation

1of funds to such hospitals would exceed any limitation under 42 USC 1396b (i) (3),
2the department may distribute funds to hospitals that have not entered into a
3contract under s. 49.02 (2).
AB100, s. 1138 4Section 1138 . 49.45 (6y) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act
5.... (this act), is amended to read:
AB100,556,156 49.45 (6y) (a) Notwithstanding sub. (3) (e), from the appropriation accounts
7under s. 20.435 (4) (b), (gp), (o), (r), (rg), and (w), the department shall distribute
8funding in each fiscal year to provide supplemental payment to hospitals that enter
9into a contract under s. 49.02 (2) to provide health care services funded by a relief
10block grant, as determined by the department, for hospital services that are not in
11excess of the hospitals' customary charges for the services, as limited under 42 USC
121396b
(i) (3). If no relief block grant is awarded under this chapter or if the allocation
13of funds to such hospitals would exceed any limitation under 42 USC 1396b (i) (3),
14the department may distribute funds to hospitals that have not entered into a
15contract under s. 49.02 (2).
AB100, s. 1139 16Section 1139. 49.45 (6y) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,556,2317 49.45 (6y) (am) Notwithstanding sub. (3) (e), from the appropriation accounts
18under s. 20.435 (4) (b), (h), (gp), (o), (r), (rg), and (w), the department shall distribute
19funding in each fiscal year to provide supplemental payments to hospitals that enter
20into contracts under s. 49.02 (2) with a county having a population of 500,000 or more
21to provide health care services funded by a relief block grant, as determined by the
22department, for hospital services that are not in excess of the hospitals' customary
23charges for the services, as limited under 42 USC 1396b (i) (3).
AB100, s. 1140 24Section 1140 . 49.45 (6y) (am) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin
25Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
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149.45 (6y) (am) Notwithstanding sub. (3) (e), from the appropriation accounts
2under s. 20.435 (4) (b), (h), (gp), (o), (r), (rg), and (w), the department shall distribute
3funding in each fiscal year to provide supplemental payments to hospitals that enter
4into contracts under s. 49.02 (2) with a county having a population of 500,000 or more
5to provide health care services funded by a relief block grant, as determined by the
6department, for hospital services that are not in excess of the hospitals' customary
7charges for the services, as limited under 42 USC 1396b (i) (3).
AB100, s. 1141 8Section 1141. 49.45 (6z) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,557,199 49.45 (6z) (a) (intro.) Notwithstanding sub. (3) (e), from the appropriation
10accounts under s. 20.435 (4) (b), (gp), (o), (r), (rg), and (w), the department shall
11distribute funding in each fiscal year to supplement payment for services to hospitals
12that enter into a contract under s. 49.02 (2) to provide health care services funded
13by a relief block grant under this chapter, if the department determines that the
14hospitals serve a disproportionate number of low-income patients with special
15needs. If no medical relief block grant under this chapter is awarded or if the
16allocation of funds to such hospitals would exceed any limitation under 42 USC
171396b
(i) (3), the department may distribute funds to hospitals that have not entered
18into a contract under s. 49.02 (2). The department may not distribute funds under
19this subsection to the extent that the distribution would do any of the following:
AB100, s. 1142 20Section 1142 . 49.45 (6z) (a) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2005
21Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
AB100,558,722 49.45 (6z) (a) (intro.) Notwithstanding sub. (3) (e), from the appropriation
23accounts under s. 20.435 (4) (b), (gp), (o), (r), (rg), and (w), the department shall
24distribute funding in each fiscal year to supplement payment for services to hospitals
25that enter into a contract under s. 49.02 (2) to provide health care services funded

1by a relief block grant under this chapter, if the department determines that the
2hospitals serve a disproportionate number of low-income patients with special
3needs. If no medical relief block grant under this chapter is awarded or if the
4allocation of funds to such hospitals would exceed any limitation under 42 USC
51396b
(i) (3), the department may distribute funds to hospitals that have not entered
6into a contract under s. 49.02 (2). The department may not distribute funds under
7this subsection to the extent that the distribution would do any of the following:
AB100, s. 1143 8Section 1143. 49.45 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,558,139 49.45 (8) (b) Reimbursement under s. 20.435 (4) (b), (gp), (o), (r), (rg), and (w)
10for home health services provided by a certified home health agency or independent
11nurse shall be made at the home health agency's or nurse's usual and customary fee
12per patient care visit, subject to a maximum allowable fee per patient care visit that
13is established under par. (c).
AB100, s. 1144 14Section 1144 . 49.45 (8) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act
15.... (this act), is amended to read:
AB100,558,2016 49.45 (8) (b) Reimbursement under s. 20.435 (4) (b), (gp), (o), (r), (rg), and (w)
17for home health services provided by a certified home health agency or independent
18nurse shall be made at the home health agency's or nurse's usual and customary fee
19per patient care visit, subject to a maximum allowable fee per patient care visit that
20is established under par. (c).
AB100, s. 1145 21Section 1145. 49.45 (24m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,559,222 49.45 (24m) Home health care and personal care pilot program. (intro.)
23From the appropriation accounts under s. 20.435 (4) (b), (gp), (o), (r), (rg), and (w),
24in order to test the feasibility of instituting a system of reimbursement for providers

1of home health care and personal care services for medical assistance recipients that
2is based on competitive bidding, the department shall:
AB100, s. 1146 3Section 1146 . 49.45 (24m) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2005
4Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
AB100,559,95 49.45 (24m) Home health care and personal care pilot program. (intro.)
6From the appropriation accounts under s. 20.435 (4) (b), (gp), (o), (r), (rg), and (w),
7in order to test the feasibility of instituting a system of reimbursement for providers
8of home health care and personal care services for medical assistance recipients that
9is based on competitive bidding, the department shall:
AB100, s. 1147 10Section 1147. 49.45 (39) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,560,1811 49.45 (39) (b) 1. `Payment for school medical services.' If a school district or a
12cooperative educational service agency elects to provide school medical services and
13meets all requirements under par. (c), the department shall reimburse the school
14district or the cooperative educational service agency for 60% of the federal share of
15allowable charges for the school medical services that it provides and, as specified
16in subd. 2., for allowable administrative costs. If the Wisconsin Center for the Blind
17and Visually Impaired or the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf
18and Hard of Hearing elects to provide school medical services and meets all
19requirements under par. (c), the department shall reimburse the department of
20public instruction for 60% of the federal share of allowable charges for the school
21medical services that the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired or
22the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
23provides and, as specified in subd. 2., for allowable administrative costs. A school
24district, cooperative educational service agency, the Wisconsin Center for the Blind
25and Visually Impaired or the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf

1and Hard of Hearing may submit, and the department shall allow, claims for common
2carrier transportation costs as a school medical service unless the department
3receives notice from the federal health care financing administration that, under a
4change in federal policy, the claims are not allowed. If the department receives the
5notice, a school district, cooperative educational service agency, the Wisconsin
6Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, or the Wisconsin Educational Services
7Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing may submit, and the department shall
8allow, unreimbursed claims for common carrier transportation costs incurred before
9the date of the change in federal policy. The department shall promulgate rules
10establishing a methodology for making reimbursements under this paragraph.
11Except as provided in subd. 1m., all All other expenses for the school medical services
12provided by a school district or a cooperative educational service agency shall be paid
13for by the school district or the cooperative educational service agency with funds
14received from state or local taxes. The school district, the Wisconsin Center for the
15Blind and Visually Impaired, the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the
16Deaf and Hard of Hearing, or the cooperative educational service agency shall
17comply with all requirements of the federal department of health and human
18services for receiving federal financial participation.
AB100, s. 1148 19Section 1148. 49.45 (39) (b) 1m. of the statutes is repealed.
AB100, s. 1149 20Section 1149. 49.45 (39) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,561,521 49.45 (39) (b) 2. `Payment for school medical services administrative costs.' The
22department shall reimburse a school district or a cooperative educational service
23agency specified under subds. subd. 1. and 1m. and shall reimburse the department
24of public instruction on behalf of the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually
25Impaired or the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of

1Hearing for 90% of the federal share of allowable administrative costs, using time
2studies, beginning in fiscal year 1999-2000. A school district or a cooperative
3educational service agency may submit, and the department of health and family
4services shall allow, claims for administrative costs incurred during the period that
5is up to 24 months before the date of the claim, if allowable under federal law.
AB100, s. 1150 6Section 1150. 49.46 (1) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
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