49.45(21)(b) (b) If, notwithstanding the prohibition under par. (ar), a person takes over the operation of a provider and the applicable amount under par. (ar) has not been repaid, the department may, in addition to withholding certification as authorized under sub. (2) (b) 8., proceed against the provider or the person. Within 30 days after the certified provider receives notice from the department, the amount shall be repaid in full. If the amount is not repaid in full, the department may bring an action to compel payment, may proceed under sub. (2) (a) 12., or may do both.
49.45(21)(c) (c) The department may enforce this subsection within 4 years following a transfer.
49.45(21)(d) (d) This subsection supersedes any provision of chs. 180, 181, 185, and 193.
49.45(21)(e) (e) The department shall promulgate rules to implement this subsection.
49.45(22) (22)Medical assistance services provided by health maintenance organizations. If the department contracts with health maintenance organizations for the provision of medical assistance it shall give special consideration to health maintenance organizations that provide or that contract to provide comprehensive, specialized health care services to pregnant teenagers. If the department contracts with health maintenance organizations for the provision of medical assistance, the department shall determine which medical assistance recipients who have attained the age of 2 but have not attained the age of 6 and who are at risk for lead poisoning have not received lead screening from those health maintenance organizations. The department shall report annually to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) on the percentage of medical assistance recipients under the age of 2 who received a lead screening test in that year provided by a health maintenance organization compared with the percentage that the department set as a goal for that year.
49.45(23) (23)Assistance for childless adults demonstration project.
49.45(23)(a)(a) The department shall request a waiver from the secretary of the federal department of health and human services to permit the department to conduct a demonstration project to provide health care coverage to adults who are under the age of 65, who have family incomes not to exceed 100 percent of the poverty line before application of the 5 percent income disregard under 42 CFR 435.603 (d), and who are not otherwise eligible for medical assistance under this subchapter, the Badger Care health care program under s. 49.665, or Medicare under 42 USC 1395 et seq.
49.45(23)(b) (b) If the waiver is granted and in effect, the department may promulgate rules defining the health care benefit plan, including more specific eligibility requirements and cost-sharing requirements. Cost sharing may include an annual enrollment fee, which may not exceed $75 per year. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (3), the plan details under this subsection may be promulgated as an emergency rule under s. 227.24 without a finding of emergency. If the waiver is granted and in effect, the demonstration project under this subsection shall begin on the effective date of the waiver.
49.45(23)(d) (d) In determining income for purposes of eligibility under this subsection, the department shall apply s. 49.471 (7) (d) to the individual to the extent the federal department of health and human services approves, if approval is required.
49.45(23)(e) (e) The department shall apply the definition of family income under s. 49.471 (1) (f) and the regulations defining household under 42 CFR 435.603 (f) to determinations of income for purposes of eligibility under this subsection.
49.45(23)(f) (f) The department may provide services to individuals who are eligible under this subsection through a medical home initiative under sub. (24j).
49.45(23)(g)1.1. The department shall submit to the secretary of the federal department of health and human services an amendment to the waiver requested under par. (a) that authorizes the department to do all of the following with respect to the childless adults demonstration project under this subsection:
49.45(23)(g)1.a. a. Impose monthly premiums as determined by the department.
49.45(23)(g)1.b. b. Impose higher premiums for enrollees who engage in behaviors that increase their health risks, as determined by the department.
49.45(23)(g)1.c. c. Require a health risk assessment for all enrollees.
49.45(23)(g)1.d. d. Limit an enrollee's eligibility under the demonstration project to no more than 48 months. The department shall specify the eligibility formula in the waiver amendment.
49.45(23)(g)1.e. e. Require, as a condition of eligibility, that an applicant or enrollee submit to a drug screening assessment and, if indicated, a drug test, as specified by the department in the waiver amendment.
49.45(23)(g)2. 2. If the secretary of the federal department of health and human services approves the amendment to the waiver under par. (a), in whole or in part, the department shall implement the changes to the demonstration project under this subsection specified in subd. 1. a. to e. that are approved by the secretary, consistent with the approval.
49.45(24) (24)Primary care provider pilot. The department may request a waiver from the secretary of the federal department of health and human services under 42 USC 1396n (b) (1) to permit the establishment of a primary care provider pilot project. If the waiver is granted, the department may establish a primary care provider pilot project under which primary care providers act as case managers for medical assistance beneficiaries. If the department establishes a primary care provider pilot project, it shall reimburse a case manager for the allowable charges for case management services provided to a beneficiary participating in the pilot project.
49.45(24g) (24g)Physician practice payment pilot.
49.45(24g)(a)(a) The department shall develop a proposal to increase medical assistance reimbursement to providers to which at least one of the following applies:
49.45(24g)(a)1. 1. The provider is recognized by the National Committee on Quality Assurance as a Patient-Centered Medical Home.
49.45(24g)(a)2. 2. The secretary determines that the provider performs well with respect to all of the following aspects of care:
49.45(24g)(a)2.a. a. Adoption of written standards for patient access and patient communication.
49.45(24g)(a)2.b. b. Use of data to show that standards for patient access and patient communication are satisfied.
49.45(24g)(a)2.c. c. Use of paper or electronic charting tools to organize clinical information.
49.45(24g)(a)2.d. d. Use of data to identify diagnoses and conditions among the provider's patients that have a lasting detrimental effect on health.
49.45(24g)(a)2.e. e. Adoption and implementation of guidelines that are based on evidence for treatment and management of at least 3 chronic conditions.
49.45(24g)(a)2.f. f. Active support of patient self-management.
49.45(24g)(a)2.g. g. Systematic tracking of patient test results and systematic identification of abnormal patient test results.
49.45(24g)(a)2.h. h. Systematic tracking of referrals using a paper or electronic system.
49.45(24g)(a)2.i. i. Measuring the quality of the performance of the physician practice and of individual physicians within the practice, including with respect to provision of clinical services, patient outcomes, and patient safety.
49.45(24g)(a)2.j. j. Reporting to members of the physician practice and to other persons on the quality of the performance of the physician practice and of individual physicians.
49.45(24g)(c) (c) The department's proposal under par. (a) shall specify increases in reimbursement rates for providers that satisfy the conditions under par. (a) 1. or 2., and shall provide for payment of a monthly per-patient care coordination fee to those providers. The department shall set the increases in reimbursement rates and the monthly per-patient care coordination fee so that together they provide sufficient incentive for providers to satisfy a condition under par. (a) 1. or 2. The proposal shall specify effective dates for the increases in reimbursement rates and the monthly per-patient care coordination fee that are no sooner than July 1, 2011.
49.45(24g)(d) (d) The department shall submit the proposal under par. (a) to the joint committee on finance. If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the department within 14 working days after the date of the department's submittal that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposal, the department shall, subject to approval by the U.S. department of health and human services of any required waiver of federal law relating to medical assistance and any required amendment to the state plan for medical assistance under 42 USC 1396a, implement the proposal beginning January 1, 2010. If, within 14 working days after the date of the department's submittal, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the department that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposal, the department may implement the proposal only upon approval of the committee. If the committee reviews the proposal and approves it, the department shall, subject to approval by the U.S. department of health and human services of any required waiver of federal law relating to medical assistance and any required amendment to the state plan for medical assistance under 42 USC 1396a, implement the proposal beginning January 1, 2010.
49.45(24g)(e) (e) By October 1, 2012, the department shall, if it was required under par. (d) to increase reimbursement to providers that satisfy a condition under par. (a) 1. or 2., submit a report to the joint committee on finance on whether the increased reimbursement results in net cost reductions for the Medical Assistance program under this subchapter and a recommendation as to whether to continue the increased reimbursement. If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the department within 14 working days after the date of the department's submittal that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the report and recommendation, the department may implement its recommendation. If, within 14 working days after the date of the department's submittal, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the department that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the report and recommendation, the department may discontinue the increased reimbursement only upon the approval of the committee.
49.45(24j) (24j)Medical home pilot projects.
49.45(24j)(a)(a) The department may administer the medical home initiative as a service delivery mechanism to provide and coordinate care for individuals who are eligible for a Medical Assistance program under this subchapter that provides services under a fee-for-service model. The department may administer a medical home initiative to serve individuals who are members of any of the following populations:
49.45(24j)(a)1. 1. Children who are in out-of-home care or are receiving adoption assistance under 42 USC 670 to 679c.
49.45(24j)(a)2. 2. Pregnant women.
49.45(24j)(a)3. 3. Individuals who are exiting mental health facilities or correctional facilities.
49.45(24j)(a)4. 4. Individuals with a diagnosis of serious mental illness or substance abuse disorder.
49.45(24j)(a)5. 5. Adults with two or more chronic medical conditions.
49.45(24j)(a)6. 6. Other groups of individuals with conditions that the department determines would benefit from services through a medical home.
49.45(24j)(b) (b) The department shall provide to individuals through any medical home initiative administered under this subsection the benefits described under s. 49.46 (2) (a) and (b). The department may provide to individuals though any medical home initiative administered under this subsection benefits in addition to the standard plan benefits that are targeted to the population receiving services through the medical home.
49.45(24j)(c) (c) The department may elect to administer any medical home initiative under this subsection in a limited geographical area.
49.45(24j)(d) (d) The department may make an all-inclusive payment to the provider offering services through a medical home.
49.45(24j)(e) (e) If the federal department of health and human services approves the department's request to administer a medical home initiative, the department shall automatically enroll an individual who is eligible for a medical home initiative under this subsection in the medical home initiative. At any time after the first 6 months of enrollment in the medical home initiative, the individual who is enrolled in the medical home initiative may opt out of participation in the medical home initiative.
49.45(24k) (24k)Dental reimbursement pilot project.
49.45(24k)(a)1.1. Subject to approval of the federal department of health and human services under par. (b), the department, as a pilot project, shall distribute moneys in each fiscal year to increase the reimbursement rate under Medical Assistance for pediatric dental care and adult emergency dental services, as defined by the department, that are provided in Brown, Marathon, Polk, and Racine counties.
49.45(24k)(a)2. 2. For dental services provided on a fee-for-service basis as of July 1, 2015, the reimbursement rate increase specified in subd. 1. shall be distributed on a fee-for-service basis. For dental services provided as of July 1, 2015, by a health maintenance organization that contracts with the department to provide Medical Assistance services at a capitated rate, the department shall distribute the reimbursement rate increase under subd. 1. to the health maintenance organization. The department shall include in a contract with a health maintenance organization that provides dental services described in subd. 1. in the counties specified in subd. 1. a requirement that the health maintenance organization reimburse providers of services in accordance with the reimbursement rate increase pilot project under subd. 1. The department may not distribute the reimbursement rate increase under subd. 1. to federally qualified health centers that receive a grant under 42 USC 254b.
49.45(24k)(b) (b) The department shall request any waiver from and submit any amendments to the state Medical Assistance plan to the federal department of health and human services necessary for the reimbursement rate increase pilot project under par. (a). If any necessary waiver request or state plan amendment request is approved, the department shall implement par. (a) beginning on the effective date of the waiver or plan amendment.
49.45(24m) (24m) From the appropriation accounts under s. 20.435 (4) (b), (gm), (o), and (w), in order to test the feasibility of instituting a system of reimbursement for providers of home health care and personal care services for medical assistance recipients that is based on competitive bidding, the department shall:
49.45(24m)(a) (a) By September 1, 1990, select a county in this state and solicit bids from providers of home health care and personal care services in that county for the provision, on a contractual basis, of home health and personal care services authorized under ss. 49.46 (2) (a) 4. d. and (b) 6. j. and 49.47 (6) (a) 1.
49.45(24m)(b) (b) Award contracts for the provision of home health care and personal care services from the bids received under par. (a) only if the department determines that the contracts would result in a lower cost alternative to fee-for-service reimbursement.
49.45(24s) (24s)Family planning project.
49.45(24s)(a)(a) The department shall request a waiver from the secretary of the federal department of health and human services to permit the department to provide optional services for family planning, as defined in s. 253.07 (1) (a), under medical assistance [to any female between the ages of 15 and 44 whose family income does not exceed 200 percent of the poverty line for a family the size of the female's family]. The department shall implement any waiver granted.
Effective date note NOTE: Par. (a) was created by 2011 Wis. Act 32, s. 1441b, eff. 7-1-11 and amended by 2011 Wis Act 32, s. 1441bg, eff. 1-1-15. Although the language in brackets was removed from the creation of par. (a) in s. 1441b by the governor's partial veto, the amendment by s. 1441bg of par. (a) does not reflect the removal of that language.
49.45(24s)(b) (b) The department shall request a waiver, or an amendment to the waiver requested under par. (a), from the secretary of the federal department of health and human services to require all of the following:
49.45(24s)(b)1. 1. As a condition of receiving services under par. (a), parental notification for family planning services for any female under 18 years of age.
49.45(24s)(b)2. 2. The department to determine eligibility to receive family planning services under par. (a) for a female under 18 years of age using the family income of the female's parent or guardian instead of only the female's income.
49.45(25) (25)Case management services.
49.45(25)(a)(a) In this subsection, “severely emotionally disturbed child" means an individual under 21 years of age who has emotional and behavioral problems that:
49.45(25)(a)1. 1. Are severe in degree;
49.45(25)(a)2. 2. Are expected to persist for at least one year;
49.45(25)(a)3. 3. Substantially interfere with the individual's functioning in his or her family, school or community and with his or her ability to cope with the ordinary demands of life; and
49.45(25)(a)4. 4. Cause the individual to need services from 2 or more agencies or organizations that provide social services or services or treatment for mental health, juvenile justice, child welfare, special education or health.
49.45(25)(am) (am) Except as provided under pars. (be), (bg), and (bj) and sub. (24), case management services under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 9. and (bm) are reimbursable under Medical Assistance only if provided to a Medical Assistance beneficiary who receives case management services from or through a certified case management provider in a county, city, village, or town that elects, under par. (b), to make the services available and who meets at least one of the following conditions:
49.45(25)(am)1. 1. Has a developmental disability, as defined under s. 51.01 (5) (a).
49.45(25)(am)2. 2. Has a serious and persistent mental illness.
49.45(25)(am)3. 3. Has Alzheimer's disease, as defined under s. 46.87 (1) (a).
49.45(25)(am)4. 4. Is an alcoholic, as defined under s. 51.01 (1).
49.45(25)(am)5. 5. Is drug dependent, as defined under s. 51.01 (8).
49.45(25)(am)6. 6. Is physically disabled, as defined by the department.
49.45(25)(am)7. 7. Is a severely emotionally disturbed child.
49.45(25)(am)8. 8. Is age 65 or over.
49.45(25)(am)9. 9. Is a member of a family that has a child who is at risk of serious physical, mental or emotional dysfunction, as defined by the department.
49.45(25)(am)10. 10. Has HIV infection, as defined in s. 252.01 (2).
49.45(25)(am)11. 11. Is a child who is eligible for early intervention services under s. 51.44.
49.45(25)(am)12. 12. Is infected with tuberculosis.
49.45(25)(am)13. 13. Is a child with asthma.
49.45(25)(am)14. 14. Is a woman who is aged 45 to 64 and who is not a resident of a nursing home or otherwise receiving case management services under this paragraph.
49.45(25)(b) (b) A county, city, village, town or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department may elect to make case management services under this subsection available in the county, city, village or town to one or more of the categories of beneficiaries under par. (am) through the medical assistance program. A county, city, village, town or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department that elects to make the services available shall reimburse a case management provider for the amount of the allowable charges for those services under the medical assistance program that is not provided by the federal government.
49.45(25)(be) (be) A private nonprofit agency that is a certified case management provider may elect to provide case management services to medical assistance beneficiaries who have HIV infection, as defined in s. 252.01 (2). The amount of the allowable charges for those services under the medical assistance program that is not provided by the federal government shall be paid from the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (1) (am).
49.45(25)(bg) (bg) An independent living center, as defined in s. 46.96 (1) (ah), that is a certified case management provider and satisfies the criteria in s. 46.96 (3m) (a) 1. to 3. and (am) may elect to provide case management services to one or more of the categories of medical assistance beneficiaries specified under par. (am). The amount of allowable charges for the services under the medical assistance program that is not provided by the federal government shall be paid from nonfederal, public funds received by the independent living center from a county, city, village or town or from funds distributed as a grant under s. 46.96.
49.45(25)(bj) (bj) The department of corrections may elect to provide case management services under this subsection to persons who are under the supervision of that department under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m), or (4n), or 938.357 (4), who are Medical Assistance beneficiaries, and who meet one or more of the conditions specified in par. (am). The amount of the allowable charges for those services under the Medical Assistance program that is not provided by the federal government shall be paid from the appropriation account under s. 20.410 (3) (hm), (ho), or (hr).
49.45(25)(bm) (bm) Case management services under this subsection may not be provided to a person under par. (am) 7. unless any of the following is true:
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