2009 WISCONSIN ACT 277 Relating to: diversions under a community integration program of Medical Assistance-eligible persons from imminent entry into nursing homes.

Date of enactment: May 11, 2010
2009 Senate Bill 96 Date of publication*: May 25, 2010

* Section 991.11, Wisconsin Statutes 2007-08 : Effective date of acts. "Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor's partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication as designated" by the secretary of state [the date of publication may not be more than 10 working days after the date of enactment].

2009 WISCONSIN ACT 277

An Act to repeal 46.277 (5) (g) 3.; and to amend 46.277 (5) (g) 1. of the statutes; relating to: diversions under a community integration program of Medical Assistance-eligible persons from imminent entry into nursing homes.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1 . 46.277 (5) (g) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

46.277 (5) (g) 1. The department may provide enhanced reimbursement for services provided under this section to an individual who, on or after July 27, 2005, is relocated to the community from a nursing home by a county department or to an individual who meets the level of care requirements for Medical Assistance reimbursement in a skilled nursing facility or an intermediate care facility and is diverted from imminent entry into a nursing home. Except as provided in subd. 3., the The number of individuals served under this paragraph may not exceed the number of nursing home beds that are delicensed as part of plans submitted by nursing homes and approved by the department , and the number of individuals diverted from imminent entry into a nursing home may not exceed 150 .

Section 2 . 46.277 (5) (g) 3. of the statutes is repealed.