Assembly Bill 650
Reimbursement for peer recovery coach services under the Medical Assistance program and coordination and continuation of care following an overdose. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Mar 3, 2020. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Dec 5, 2019
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Jan 21, 2020
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Feb 19, 2020
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2019 Wisconsin Act 122
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 3, 2020: “Published 3-4-2020”
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Cost estimate
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Roll call
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What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires the Department of Health Services to provide as a benefit and reimburse peer recovery coach services under the Medical Assistance program and to establish and maintain a program to coordinate and continue care following a substance use overdose. A “peer recovery coach,” as defined in the bill, is an individual who practices in the recovery field and who provides support and assistance to individuals who are in treatment or recovery from mental illness or a substance use disorder.
The bill requires DHS to reimburse under the Medical Assistance program a peer recovery coach service that meets all of the following criteria: the recipient of the peer recovery coach service is in treatment for or recovery from mental illness or a substance use disorder; the peer recovery coach provides the service under the supervision of a peer supervisor and in coordination and accordance with the recipient's individual treatment plan and treatment goals; and the peer recovery coach completes the training specified in the bill. The bill requires DHS to request any federal approval necessary to implement the reimbursement.
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The bill also requires DHS to establish and maintain a program to facilitate overdose treatment providers to do all of the following: use peer recovery coaches to encourage individuals to seek treatment for a substance use disorder following an overdose, provide access to medications to reverse an overdose, coordinate and continue care and treatment of individuals after an overdose, provide education to patients and families on preventing and reversing an overdose, provide follow-up services for patients after an overdose to ensure continued recovery and connection to support services, and collect and evaluate outcomes data on patients receiving peer recovery coach services and coordination and continuation of care services. The bill allows DHS to establish policies and procedures to provide guidance on the provision of medications that reverse an overdose or treat a substance use disorder or on continuation of, or referral to, evidence-based treatment services for patients with a substance use disorder who have experienced an overdose. DHS is required under the bill to seek any funding available from the federal government, including grant funding under the federal SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, to establish and maintain the program or establish the policies and procedures.
Who's behind it
24 lawmakers are its . 22 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.
5 more lawmakers .
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Authors (24)
- Jill Billings · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Born · Republican, Assembly
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- John Jagler · Republican, Senate
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- Gae Magnafici · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- John Nygren · Republican, Assembly
- Kevin Petersen · Republican, Assembly
- Jon Plumer · Republican, Assembly
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Timothy Ramthun · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Rohrkaste · Republican, Assembly
- Pat Snyder · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (5)
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Amanda Stuck · Democrat, Assembly
- Patrick Testin · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
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 3 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Substance Abuse and Prevention vote on an amendment
Passed, 9 to 0 · Jan 16, 2020
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Substance Abuse and Prevention, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on Substance Abuse and Prevention vote to recommend it
Passed, 9 to 0 · Jan 16, 2020
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 Substance Abuse and Prevention, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote
Passed, 5 to 0 · Feb 14, 2020
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 3, 2020
The new law was published.
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Mar 3, 2020
The governor signed it. It became 2019 Wisconsin Act 122.
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Feb 28, 2020
Sent to the governor.
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Feb 19, 2020
The Senate passed it too.
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Feb 14, 2020
“Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)
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Jan 27, 2020
Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.
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Jan 22, 2020
The Senate received it.
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Jan 21, 2020
The Assembly passed it.
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Jan 21, 2020
The Assembly adopted it.
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Jan 16, 2020
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jan 16, 2020
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jan 16, 2020
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 0.
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Jan 16, 2020
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 8, 2020
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jan 6, 2020
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Dec 5, 2019
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Substance Abuse and Prevention.
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Dec 5, 2019
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Dec 5, 2019 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Nygren, Novak, Born, Snyder, Petersen, Kitchens, Quinn, Felzkowski, Edming, Kulp, Magnafici, Plumer, Horlacher, Rohrkaste, Knodl, Tusler, Dittrich, Tranel, Jagler, Spiros, Mursau, Ramthun, Billings and Bowen; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Olsen and Wanggaard
- Dec 5, 2019 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Substance Abuse and Prevention
- Jan 6, 2020 · Assembly
Representative Stuck added as a coauthor
- Jan 8, 2020 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jan 13, 2020 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Nygren
- Jan 15, 2020 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Jan 16, 2020 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 16, 2020 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Substance Abuse and Prevention, Ayes 9, Noes 0
- Jan 16, 2020 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Substance Abuse and Prevention, Ayes 9, Noes 0
- Jan 16, 2020 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Jan 16, 2020 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 1-21-2020 by Committee on Rules
- Jan 16, 2020 · Assembly
Representative Petryk added as a coauthor
- Jan 21, 2020 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jan 21, 2020 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
- Jan 21, 2020 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 21, 2020 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jan 21, 2020 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Jan 21, 2020 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 22, 2020 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Jan 27, 2020 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
- Jan 27, 2020 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Feb 14, 2020 · Senate
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Feb 14, 2020 · Senate
Placed on calendar 2-19-2020 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Feb 19, 2020 · Senate
Read a second time
- Feb 19, 2020 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 19, 2020 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Feb 19, 2020 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in
- Feb 19, 2020 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Feb 25, 2020 · Assembly
LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1)
- Feb 25, 2020 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 2-25-2020
- Feb 28, 2020 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 2-28-2020 by directive of the Speaker
- Mar 3, 2020 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 3-3-2020. 2019 Wisconsin Act 122
- Mar 3, 2020 · Assembly
Published 3-4-2020
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