152 Relating to: billing the Medical Assistance program for prescription drugs by certain entities. (FE)

  Date of enactment: February 18, 2016
2015 Senate Bill 238   Date of publication*: February 19, 2016

* Section 991.11, Wisconsin Statutes : 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."

2015 WISCONSIN ACT 152

An Act to create 49.45 (49g) of the statutes; relating to: billing the Medical Assistance program for prescription drugs by certain entities.

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

Section 1 . 49.45 (49g) of the statutes is created to read:

49.45 (49g) Billing for prescription drugs. (a) In this subsection:

1d. "Abortion" has the meaning given in s. 253.10 (2) (a).

1g. "Abortion provider" means a person that provides abortion services or is an affiliate of a person that provides abortion services.

1m. "Covered entity" has the meaning given in 42 USC 256b (a) (4) (C) and (K).

2. "Prescription drug" has the meaning given in s. 450.01 (20).

(b) When billing the Medical Assistance program under this subchapter for reimbursement for a prescription drug, a covered entity that is an abortion provider shall bill the actual acquisition cost of the prescription drug for which coverage is provided under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 6. h. and a dispensing fee that is equal to the dispensing fee permitted to be charged for prescription drugs for which coverage is provided under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 6. h.