AB40,1070 4Section 1070. 49.46 (1) (a) 15. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,564,85 49.46 (1) (a) 15. Any individual who is infected with tuberculosis and meets the
6income and resource eligibility requirements for the federal Supplemental Security
7Income program under 42 USC 1381 to 1383d. For purposes of this subdivision,
8"income" has the meaning given for "family income" in s. 49.471 (1) (f).
AB40,1071 9Section 1071. 49.46 (1) (am) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,564,1410 49.46 (1) (am) 1. a. A pregnant woman whose family income, before any income
11is disregarded under this paragraph, does not exceed, in state fiscal year 1994-95,
12155% of the poverty line for a family the size of the woman's family; and, in each state
13fiscal year after the 1994-95 state fiscal year, 185% 133 percent of the poverty line
14for a family the size of the woman's family.
AB40,1072 15Section 1072. 49.46 (1) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,564,2016 49.46 (1) (c) (intro.) Except as provided under par. (co) or (cr), a family that
17becomes ineligible for aid to families with dependent children under s. 49.19 because
18of increased income from employment or increased hours of employment or because
19of the expiration of the time during which the disregards under s. 49.19 (5) (a) 4. or
204m. or (am) apply shall receive medical assistance for:
AB40,1073 21Section 1073. 49.46 (1) (cg) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,565,422 49.46 (1) (cg) Medical Except as provided under par. (cr), medical assistance
23shall be provided to a dependent child, a relative with whom the child is living or the
24spouse of the relative, if the spouse meets the requirements of s. 49.19 (1) (c) 2. a. or
25b., for 4 calendar months beginning with the month in which the child, relative or

1spouse is ineligible for aid to families with dependent children because of the
2collection or increased collection of maintenance or support, if the child, relative or
3spouse received aid to families with dependent children in 3 or more of the 6 months
4immediately preceding the month in which that ineligibility begins.
AB40,1074 5Section 1074. 49.46 (1) (co) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,565,136 49.46 (1) (co) 1. Except as provided under subd. 2. or par. (cr), medical
7assistance shall be provided to a family for 12 consecutive calendar months following
8the month in which the family becomes ineligible for aid to families with dependent
9children because of increased income from employment, because the family no longer
10receives the earned income disregard under s. 49.19 (5) (a) 4. or 4m. or (am) due to
11the expiration of the time limit during which the disregards are applied or because
12of the application of the monthly employment time eligibility limitation under 45
13CFR 233.100 (a) (1) (i)
.
AB40,1075 14Section 1075. 49.46 (1) (co) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,565,1815 49.46 (1) (co) 2. If a waiver under subd. 3. is granted and except as provided
16in par. (cr)
, the department may select individuals to receive medical assistance
17benefits as provided under par. (c), rather than under subd. 1., as a control group for
18part or all of the period during which the waiver is in effect.
AB40,1076 19Section 1076. 49.46 (1) (cr) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,565,2420 49.46 (1) (cr) To the extent approved by the federal department of health and
21human services, an individual or family described in par. (c), (cg), or (co) is not eligible
22for Medical Assistance if the federal department of health and human services
23approves a request from the department to deny all or some transitional Medical
24Assistance benefits to that individual or family, if approval is required.
AB40,1077 25Section 1077. 49.46 (1) (em) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,566,7
149.46 (1) (em) For purposes of determining the eligibility and any cost-sharing
2requirements of an individual under par. (a) 6m., 14., or 14m., (d) 2., or (e), to the
3extent approved by the federal government, the department shall exclude any assets
4accumulated in an independence account, as defined in s. 49.472 (1) (c), and any
5income or assets from retirement benefits earned or accumulated from employment
6income or employer contributions while the individual was employed and eligible for
7and receiving medical assistance under s. 49.472.
AB40,1078 8Section 1078. 49.46 (2) (b) 19. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,566,119 49.46 (2) (b) 19. Subject to par. (br), services provided by early intervention
10teachers, home trainers, parent-to-parent mentors, and developmental specialists
11to children in the benchmark plan under par. (br).
AB40,1079 12Section 1079. 49.46 (2) (b) 20. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,566,1513 49.46 (2) (b) 20. Subject to s. 49.45 (24j), any additional services, as determined
14by the department, that are targeted to a population enrolled in a medical home
15initiative under s. 49.45 (24j).
AB40,1080 16Section 1080. 49.46 (2) (bc) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,566,1917 49.46 (2) (bc) Subject to s. 49.45 (24j), the department may provide any of the
18services described in par. (a) or (b) through a medical home initiative under s. 49.45
19(24j).
AB40,1081 20Section 1081. 49.46 (2) (br) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,567,321 49.46 (2) (br) If the federal department of health and human services approves
22the department's request to offer a benchmark plan under this paragraph, the
23department may enroll any child who is receiving services through the early
24intervention program under s. 51.44 in a benchmark plan under this paragraph. The
25department may not require a child who is receiving services through the early

1intervention program under s. 51.44 to enroll in a benchmark plan offered under this
2paragraph. The department may not charge a copayment to a child who is enrolled
3in the benchmark plan under this paragraph for services described in par. (b) 19.
AB40,1082 4Section 1082. 49.468 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,567,125 49.468 (1) (d) Benefits under par. (b) or (c) are available for an individual who
6has resources that are equal to or less than 200% of the allowable resources as
7determined under 42 USC 1381 to 1385, excluding, to the extent approved by the
8federal government, any assets accumulated in an independence account, as defined
9in s. 49.472 (1) (c), and any income or assets from retirement benefits earned or
10accumulated from income or employer contributions while the individual was
11employed and eligible for and receiving medical assistance under s. 49.472,
and who
12has
income that is equal to or less than 100% of the poverty line.
AB40,1083 13Section 1083. 49.468 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,567,2214 49.468 (1m) (b) Benefits under par. (a) are available for an individual who has
15resources that are equal to or less than 200% of the allowable resources determined
16under 42 USC 1381 to 1385, excluding, to the extent approved by the federal
17government, any assets accumulated in an independence account, as defined in s.
1849.472 (1) (c), and any income or assets from retirement benefits earned or
19accumulated from income or employer contributions while the individual was
20employed and eligible for and receiving medical assistance under s. 49.472,
and who
21has
income that is greater than 100% of the poverty line but less than 120% of the
22poverty line.
AB40,1084 23Section 1084. 49.468 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,568,624 49.468 (2) (b) Benefits under par. (a) are available for an individual who has
25resources that are equal to or less than 200% of the allowable resources under 42

1USC 1381 to 1385, excluding, to the extent approved by the federal government, any
2assets accumulated in an independence account, as defined in s. 49.472 (1) (c), and
3any income or assets from retirement benefits earned or accumulated from income
4or employer contributions while the individual was employed and eligible for and
5receiving medical assistance under s. 49.472,
and who has income that is equal to or
6less than 200% of the poverty line.
AB40,1085 7Section 1085. 49.47 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,568,118 49.47 (4) (a) 1. Under 21 years of age and resides in an intermediate care
9facility, skilled nursing facility, or inpatient psychiatric hospital. The department
10shall apply the definition of family income in s. 49.471 (1) (f) to make determinations
11of income under this subdivision.
AB40,1086 12Section 1086. 49.47 (4) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,568,1713 49.47 (4) (am) 1. A pregnant woman whose family income does not exceed 155%
14of the poverty line for a family the size of the woman's family, except that if a waiver
15under par. (j) or a change in the approved state plan under s. 49.46 (1) (am) 2. is in
16effect, the income limit is 185% 133 percent of the poverty line for a family the size
17of the woman's family in each state fiscal year after the 1994-95 state fiscal year.
AB40,1087 18Section 1087. 49.47 (4) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,569,419 49.47 (4) (b) (intro.) Eligibility exists if the applicant's property, subject to the
20exclusion of
excluding any amounts under the Long-Term Care Partnership
21Program established under s. 49.45 (31), and, to the extent approved by the federal
22government,
any amounts assets accumulated in an independence account, as
23defined in s. 49.472 (1) (c), or and any income or assets from retirement assets that
24accrued
benefits earned or accumulated from employment income or employer
25contributions
while the applicant was employed and eligible for the community

1options program under s. 46.27 (11), or any other Medical Assistance program,
2including deferred compensation or the value of retirement accounts in the
3Wisconsin Retirement System or under the federal Social Security Act
and receiving
4medical assistance under s. 49.472
, does not exceed the following:
AB40,1088 5Section 1088. 49.47 (4) (b) 2w. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,569,86 49.47 (4) (b) 2w. For a person who is eligible under par. (a) 3. or 4., life insurance
7with cash surrender values if the total face combined cash surrender value of all life
8insurance policies, including riders and other attachments, is not more than $1,500.
AB40,1089 9Section 1089. 49.47 (4) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,569,2010 49.47 (4) (c) 1. Except as provided in par. (am) and as limited by subd. 3.,
11eligibility exists if income does not exceed 133 1/3% of the maximum aid to families
12with dependent children payment under s. 49.19 (11) for the applicant's family size
13or the combined benefit amount available under supplemental security income
14under 42 USC 1381 to 1383c and state supplemental aid under s. 49.77 whichever
15is higher lower. In this subdivision "income" includes earned or unearned income
16that would be included in determining eligibility for the individual or family under
17s. 49.19 or 49.77, or for the aged, blind or disabled under 42 USC 1381 to 1385.
18"Income" does not include earned or unearned income which would be excluded in
19determining eligibility for the individual or family under s. 49.19 or 49.77, or for the
20aged, blind or disabled individual under 42 USC 1381 to 1385.
AB40,1090 21Section 1090. 49.47 (4) (c) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
AB40,1091 22Section 1091. 49.471 (1) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,569,2523 49.471 (1) (cm) "Disabled" means, when referring to an adult, meeting the
24disability standard for eligibility for federal supplemental security income under 42
25USC 1382c
(a) (3).
AB40,1092
1Section 1092. 49.471 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,570,42 49.471 (1) (f) "Family income" means the total gross earned and unearned
3income received by all members of a family
has the meaning given for "household
4income" under 42 CFR 435.603 (d)
.
AB40,1093 5Section 1093. 49.471 (1) (k) 5. d. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,570,76 49.471 (1) (k) 5. d. The mother's family income exceeds 133 percent of the
7poverty line.
AB40,1094 8Section 1094. 49.471 (4) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,570,119 49.471 (4) (a) (intro.) Except as otherwise provided in this section, all of the
10following individuals are eligible for the benefits described in s. 49.46 (2) (a) and (b),
11subject to sub. (6) (k) and s. 49.45 (24j):
AB40,1095 12Section 1095. 49.471 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,570,1413 49.471 (4) (a) 1. A pregnant woman whose family income does not exceed 200
14133 percent of the poverty line.
AB40,1096 15Section 1096. 49.471 (4) (a) 4. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,570,2516 49.471 (4) (a) 4. a. The individual is a parent or caretaker relative of a
17dependent child who is living in the home with the parent or caretaker relative or
18who is temporarily absent from the home for not more than 6 months or, if the
19dependent child has been removed from the home for more than 6 months, the parent
20or caretaker relative is working toward unifying the family by complying with a
21permanency plan under s. 48.38 or 938.38. For purposes of this subdivision, a
22"dependent child" means an individual who is under the age of 18 or an individual
23who is age 18 and a full-time student in secondary school or equivalent vocational
24or technical training if before attaining the age of 19 the individual is reasonably
25expected to complete the school or training.
AB40,1097
1Section 1097. 49.471 (4) (a) 4. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,571,52 49.471 (4) (a) 4. b. Except as provided in subd. 4. c., the The individual's family
3income does not exceed 200 100 percent of the poverty line and does not include
4self-employment income
before application of the 5 percent income disregard under
542 CFR 435.603 (d)
.
AB40,1098 6Section 1098. 49.471 (4) (a) 4. c. of the statutes is repealed.
AB40,1099 7Section 1099. 49.471 (4) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,571,158 49.471 (4) (a) 5. An individual who, regardless of family income, was born on
9or after January 1, 1990 1988, and who, on his or her 18th birthday, was in a foster
10care placement under the responsibility of a this state, or at the option of the
11department, under the responsibility of another state, and enrolled in Medical
12Assistance under this subchapter or a Medicaid program
, as determined by the
13department. The coverage for an individual under this subdivision ends on the last
14day of the month in which the individual becomes 21 26 years of age, unless he or she
15otherwise loses eligibility sooner.
AB40,1100 16Section 1100. 49.471 (4) (a) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,571,1917 49.471 (4) (a) 7. Individuals who qualify for a medical assistance eligibility
18extension under s. 49.46 (1) (c), (cg), or (co) when their income increases above the
19poverty line, except as provided in s. 49.46 (1) (cr).
AB40,1101 20Section 1101. 49.471 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
AB40,1102 21Section 1102. 49.471 (4) (b) 1m. of the statutes is repealed.
AB40,1103 22Section 1103. 49.471 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB40,1104 23Section 1104. 49.471 (4) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,571,2524 49.471 (4) (b) 3. A child whose family income exceeds 200 percent but does not
25exceed 300 percent of the poverty line. For a child under this subdivision who is an
AB40,572,2
13m. An unborn child, whose family income exceeds 200 percent but does not
2exceed 300 percent of the poverty line, except
benefits are limited to prenatal care.
AB40,1105 3Section 1105. 49.471 (4) (b) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
AB40,1106 4Section 1106. 49.471 (4) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40,1107 5Section 1107. 49.471 (4) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,572,146 49.471 (4) (e) If the department obtains approval from the federal department
7of health and human services to provide an alternate benchmark plan under sub.
8(11r), to the extent the federal department of health and human services approves,
9the department may enroll in the alternate benchmark plan under sub. (11r) any
10individual whose family income exceeds 100 percent of the poverty line, who is either
11an adult who is not pregnant or a child, and who applies and is otherwise eligible to
12receive benefits under this section, except that the department shall enroll a child
13who has a parent who is enrolled in a plan under this section in the same plan as his
14or her parent.
AB40,1108 15Section 1108. 49.471 (5) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,572,2016 49.471 (5) (b) 1. Except as provided in sub. (6) (a) 1., a pregnant woman is
17eligible for the benefits specified in par. (c) during the period beginning on the day
18on which a qualified provider determines, on the basis of preliminary information,
19that the woman's family income does not exceed 300 133 percent of the poverty line
20and ending on the applicable day specified in subd. 3.
AB40,1109 21Section 1109. 49.471 (5) (b) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 49.471 (5) (b) 2.
22(intro.) and amended to read:
AB40,573,523 49.471 (5) (b) 2. (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (6) (a) 2., a child who is not
24an unborn child is eligible for the benefits described in s. 49.46 (2) (a) and (b) during
25the period beginning on the day on which a qualified entity determines, on the basis

1of preliminary information, that the child's family income does not exceed 150
2percent of the poverty line
any of the following and ending on the applicable day
3specified in subd. 3., unless the federal department of health and human services
4approves the department's request to not extend eligibility to children during this
5period:
AB40,1110 6Section 1110. 49.471 (5) (b) 2. a. to c. of the statutes are created to read:
AB40,573,87 49.471 (5) (b) 2. a. 150 percent of the poverty line for a child who is 6 years of
8age or older but has not yet attained the age of 19.
AB40,573,109 b. 185 percent of the poverty line for a child who is one year of age or older but
10has not yet attained the age of 6.
AB40,573,1111 c. 300 percent of the poverty line for a child who is under one year of age.
AB40,1111 12Section 1111. 49.471 (5) (b) 3. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,573,2013 49.471 (5) (b) 3. a. If the woman or child applies for benefits under sub. (4)
14within the time required under par. (d), the benefits specified in subd. 1. or 2.,
15whichever is applicable, end on the day on which the department or the county
16department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 determines whether the woman or child
17is eligible for benefits under sub. (4), except that a child who is not an unborn child
18is not eligible for benefits described in s. 49.46 (2) (a) and (b) during that time if the
19federal department of health and human services approves the department's request
20not to provide those benefits during that time
.
AB40,1112 21Section 1112. 49.471 (5) (c) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 49.471 (5) (c) and
22amended to read:
AB40,574,223 49.471 (5) (c) On behalf of a woman under par. (b) 1. whose family income does
24not exceed 200 percent of the poverty line
, the department shall audit and pay

1allowable charges to a provider certified under s. 49.45 (2) (a) 11. only for ambulatory
2prenatal care services under the benefits described in s. 49.46 (2) (a) and (b).
AB40,1113 3Section 1113. 49.471 (5) (c) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB40,1114 4Section 1114. 49.471 (6) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,574,85 49.471 (6) (a) 1. Any Except as provided in subd. 4., any pregnant woman,
6including a pregnant woman under sub. (5) (b) 1., is eligible for medical assistance
7under this section for any of the 3 months prior to the month of application if she met
8the eligibility criteria under this section in that month.
AB40,1115 9Section 1115. 49.471 (6) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,574,1510 49.471 (6) (a) 2. Any Except as provided in subd. 3. or 4., any child who is not
11an unborn child, including a child under sub. (5) (b) 2., parent, or caretaker relative
12whose family income is less than 150 percent of the poverty line is eligible for medical
13assistance under this section for any of the 3 months prior to the month of application
14if the individual met the eligibility criteria under this section and had a family
15income of less than 150 percent of the poverty line in that month.
AB40,1116 16Section 1116. 49.471 (6) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,574,2117 49.471 (6) (a) 3. Any individual described in subd. 2. who is not disabled, not
18elderly, and not pregnant, who is an adult, and whose family income exceeds 133
19percent of the federal poverty level is not eligible for medical assistance under this
20section for any of the 3 months before the month of application for medical assistance
21benefits.
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