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Bills · 2013-2014 Regular Session

AB 458

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Relating to: mental health benefits and reimbursement for mental health services under the Medical Assistance program. (FE)

Children — Protection and services Health services, department of — Supportive living and treatment Medical assistance Mental health Physician Telecommunications Telephone

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

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.

Telehealth is the use of electronic information and telecommunication technology to

provide long-distance health care and education.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Ott (R) , Ballweg (R) , Bernard Schaber (D) , Bernier (R) , Bies (R) , Brooks (R) , Czaja (R) , Danou (D) , Hulsey (D) , Jagler (R) , Kaufert (R) , Kestell (R) , Murphy (R) , Petryk (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Severson (R) , Steineke (R) , Strachota (R) , Tittl (R)

5 cosponsors

Carpenter (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Petrowski (R) , Schultz (R) , Wright and Barca

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 9, Noes 0

Passed 9–0 Nov 6, 2013 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 9, Noes 0

Passed 9–0 Nov 6, 2013 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 9, Noes 0

Passed 9–0 Nov 6, 2013 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Jan 16, 2014 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. 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

  2. Oct 21, 2013 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health

  3. Oct 22, 2013 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Oct 28, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Sanfelippo

  5. Oct 28, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Sanfelippo

  6. Oct 28, 2013 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Nov 1, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Sanfelippo

  8. Nov 5, 2013 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  9. Nov 5, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Committee on Health

  10. Nov 6, 2013 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  11. Nov 6, 2013 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  12. Nov 6, 2013 · Assembly

    Referred to Committee on Rules

  13. Nov 6, 2013 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  14. Nov 7, 2013 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-12-2013 by Committee on Rules

  15. Nov 11, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Pasch and Sanfelippo

  16. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  17. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  18. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  19. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  20. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  21. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  22. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  23. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Representatives Wright and Barca added as coauthors

  24. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  25. Nov 13, 2013 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  26. Nov 14, 2013 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Health and Human Services

  27. Jan 9, 2014 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  28. Jan 15, 2014 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  29. Jan 16, 2014 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  30. Jan 16, 2014 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  31. Jan 16, 2014 · Senate

    Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor

  32. Jan 16, 2014 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 1-22-2014 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  33. Jan 22, 2014 · Senate

    Read a second time

  34. Jan 22, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  35. Jan 22, 2014 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  36. Jan 22, 2014 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  37. Jan 22, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  38. Jan 22, 2014 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  39. Jan 30, 2014 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 1-30-2014

  40. Jan 30, 2014 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 1-30-2014

  41. Feb 6, 2014 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 2-6-2014. 2013 Wisconsin Act 130

  42. Feb 6, 2014 · Assembly

    Published 2-7-2014