Assembly Bill 458
Mental health benefits and reimbursement for mental health services under the Medical Assistance program. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Feb 6, 2014. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Oct 21, 2013
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Nov 12, 2013
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Jan 22, 2014
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2013 Wisconsin Act 130
Latest entry in the official record, Feb 6, 2014: “Published 2-7-2014”
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Wisconsin Act
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the Department of Health Services (DHS) administers the Medical Assistance (MA) program, which is a joint federal and state program that provides health and long-term care services to individuals who have limited resources. The MA program reimburses certified providers for providing services to MA recipients. Among the health benefits provided to MA recipients are mental health services including, among others, mental health day treatment services and alcohol and other drug abuse services; psychiatric services; mental health and psychosocial rehabilitative services and case management services provided by a community support program; psychosocial and case management services provided by a community-based psychosocial service program; and mental health crisis intervention services.
This bill makes changes to MA program mental health benefits and reimbursement for certain mental health services. The bill requires DHS to allow a child experiencing a severe emotional disturbance to access in-home therapy without first showing a failure to succeed in outpatient therapy. DHS is required, under the bill, to allow certain families to participate in in-home therapy even if one of the children is enrolled in a day treatment program. The bill limits the elements that DHS may require on the prior authorization form used to obtain outpatient mental health services. The bill also specifies that mental health services provided through telehealth by Wisconsin-licensed physicians are reimbursable by the MA program even if that Wisconsin-licensed physician is located outside the state.
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Telehealth is the use of electronic information and telecommunication technology to provide long-distance health care and education.
Who's behind it
19 lawmakers are its . 16 are Republicans and 3 are Democrats.
5 more lawmakers .
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Authors (19)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Penny Bernard Schaber · Democrat, Assembly
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Mary Czaja · Republican, Assembly
- Chris Danou · Democrat, Assembly
- Brett Hulsey · Democrat, Assembly
- John Jagler · Republican, Senate
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Kestell · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Joe Sanfelippo · Republican, Assembly
- Erik Severson · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Steineke · Republican, Assembly
- Pat Strachota · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (5)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
- Wright and Barca
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There were 4 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Health vote on an amendment
Passed, 9 to 0 · Nov 6, 2013
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on Health vote on an amendment
Passed, 9 to 0 · Nov 6, 2013
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on Health vote to recommend it
Passed, 9 to 0 · Nov 6, 2013
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Jan 16, 2014
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Feb 6, 2014
The new law was published.
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Feb 6, 2014
The governor signed it. It became 2013 Wisconsin Act 130.
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Jan 30, 2014
Sent to the governor.
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Jan 22, 2014
The Senate passed it too.
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Jan 16, 2014
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Jan 16, 2014
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Jan 9, 2014
The committee held a public hearing.
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Nov 14, 2013
Sent to the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services.
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Nov 13, 2013
The Senate received it.
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Nov 12, 2013
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Nov 12, 2013
The Assembly passed it.
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Nov 12, 2013
The Assembly adopted it.
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Nov 6, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Nov 6, 2013
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 0.
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Oct 28, 2013
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 22, 2013
The committee held a public hearing.
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Oct 21, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Health.
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Oct 21, 2013
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Oct 21, 2013 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Sanfelippo, Bernier, Severson, Jagler, Tittl, Murphy, Kestell, Steineke, Bies, Strachota, Petryk, Czaja, Ballweg, Kaufert, Brooks, A. Ott, Bernard Schaber, Danou and Hulsey; cosponsored by Senators Petrowski, Schultz and L. Taylor
- Oct 21, 2013 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Health
- Oct 22, 2013 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Oct 28, 2013 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Sanfelippo
- Oct 28, 2013 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Sanfelippo
- Oct 28, 2013 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Nov 1, 2013 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Sanfelippo
- Nov 5, 2013 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Nov 5, 2013 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Committee on Health
- Nov 6, 2013 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 9, Noes 0
- Nov 6, 2013 · Assembly
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 9, Noes 0
- Nov 6, 2013 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 9, Noes 0
- Nov 6, 2013 · Assembly
Referred to Committee on Rules
- Nov 7, 2013 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 11-12-2013 by Committee on Rules
- Nov 11, 2013 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Pasch and Sanfelippo
- Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
- Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
- Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
- Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly
- Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Nov 13, 2013 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Nov 14, 2013 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Health and Human Services
- Jan 9, 2014 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Jan 15, 2014 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Jan 16, 2014 · Senate
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Jan 16, 2014 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Jan 16, 2014 · Senate
Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor
- Jan 16, 2014 · Senate
Placed on calendar 1-22-2014 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Jan 22, 2014 · Senate
Read a second time
- Jan 22, 2014 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 22, 2014 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Jan 22, 2014 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in
- Jan 22, 2014 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 22, 2014 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Jan 30, 2014 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 1-30-2014
- Jan 30, 2014 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 1-30-2014
- Feb 6, 2014 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 2-6-2014. 2013 Wisconsin Act 130
- Feb 6, 2014 · Assembly
Published 2-7-2014
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote