2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE
March 2, 2020 - Introduced by Representatives Loudenbeck, Horlacher,
Considine, Dittrich, Emerson, Kolste, Rodriguez and Subeck, cosponsored
by Senator Bewley. Referred to Committee on Health.
AB977,1,3 1An Act to renumber and amend 250.15 (1); and to create 250.15 (1) (b) and
2250.15 (2) (d) of the statutes; relating to: funding for free and charitable
3clinics.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill defines “free and charitable clinics” as health care organizations that
use a volunteer and staff model to provide health services to uninsured,
underinsured, underserved, economically and socially disadvantaged, and
vulnerable populations and that meet criteria specified in the bill. The bill
incorporates into statutory language an allocation made in the biennial budget act,
2019 Wisconsin Act 9, that requires the Department of Health Services to give
$500,000 in grants annually to free and charitable clinics.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB977,1 4Section 1. 250.15 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 250.15 (1) (intro.) and
5amended to read:
AB977,1,66 250.15 (1) Definition Definitions. (intro.) In this section, “ community:
AB977,2,2
1(a) “Community health center" means a health care entity that provides
2primary health care, health education and social services to low-income individuals.
AB977,2 3Section 2. 250.15 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB977,2,74 250.15 (1) (b) “Free and charitable clinics” means health care organizations
5that use a volunteer and staff model to provide health services to uninsured,
6underinsured, underserved, economically and socially disadvantaged, and
7vulnerable populations and that meet all of the following criteria:
AB977,2,98 1. The organizations are nonprofit and tax exempt or are a part of a larger
9nonprofit, tax-exempt organization.
AB977,2,1010 2. The organizations are located in this state or serve residents in this state.
AB977,2,1311 3. The organizations restrict eligibility to receive services to individuals who
12are uninsured, underinsured, or have limited or no access to primary, specialty, or
13prescription care.
AB977,2,1414 4. The organizations provide one or more of the following services:
AB977,2,1515 a. Medical care.
AB977,2,1616 b. Mental health care.
AB977,2,1717 c. Dental care.
AB977,2,1818 d. Prescription medications.
AB977,2,2119 5. The organizations use volunteer health care professionals, nonclinical
20volunteers, and partnerships with other health care providers to provide the services
21under subd. 4.
AB977,2,25226. The organizations are not federally qualified health centers as defined in 42
23USC 1396d
(l) (2) and do not receive reimbursement from the federal centers for
24medicare and medicaid services under a federally qualified health center payment
25methodology.
AB977,3
1Section 3. 250.15 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB977,3,22 250.15 (2) (d) To free and charitable clinics, $500,000.
AB977,3,33 (End)
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