Chapter 49, PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
150 sections in this chapter.
Wis. Stat. § 49.683 Cystic fibrosis aids
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49.683 Cystic fibrosis aids. (1) Subject to s. 49.687 (1m), the department may provide financial assistance for costs of medical care of persons over the age of 18 years with the diagnosis of cystic fibrosis who meet financial requirements established by the department by rule un…
Wis. Stat. § 49.685 Hemophilia treatment services
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49.685 Hemophilia treatment services. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Comprehensive hemophilia treatment center” means a center, and its satellite facilities, approved by the department, which provide services, including development of the maintenance program, to persons w…
Wis. Stat. § 49.686 AZT and pentamidine reimbursement program
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49.686 AZT and pentamidine reimbursement program. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “AIDS” means acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. (am) “AZT” means the drug azidothymidine. (b) “Gross income” means all income, from whatever source derived and in whatever form realized, whet…
Wis. Stat. § 49.687 Disease aids; patient requirements; rebate agreements; cost containment
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49.687 Disease aids; patient requirements; rebate agreements; cost containment. (1) The department shall promulgate rules that require a person who is eligible for benefits under s. 49.68, 49.683, or 49.685 and whose estimated total fam- PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND CHILDREN AND FAMILY …
Wis. Stat. § 49.688 Prescription drug assistance for elderly persons
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49.688 Prescription drug assistance for elderly persons. (1) In this section: (a) “Generic name” has the meaning given in s. 450.12 (1) (b). (b) “Poverty line” means the nonfarm federal poverty line for the continental United States, as defined in 42 USC 9902 (2). (c) “Prescripti…
Wis. Stat. § 49.70 County home; establishment
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49.70 County home; establishment. (1) Each county may establish a county home for the relief and support of dependent persons pursuant to s. 46.17. (2) In all counties whose population is less than 250,000 such county home shall be governed pursuant to ss. 46.18, 46.19 and 46.20.…
Wis. Stat. § 49.703 County homes; commitments; admissions
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49.703 County homes; commitments; admissions. (1) Any person upon his or her application to the board of trustees may be admitted to the county home upon such terms as may be prescribed by the board. If the person or his or her relatives are unable to pay for his or her care and …
Wis. Stat. § 49.71 County hospitals; establishment
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49.71 County hospitals; establishment. (1) Each county may establish a county hospital for the treatment of dependent persons, under s. 46.17, and other persons authorized under s. 46.21 (4m). (2) In counties with a population of 750,000 or more, an institution established under …
Wis. Stat. § 49.713 County hospitals; admissions
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49.713 County hospitals; admissions. (1) Any person upon application to the board of trustees may be admitted to the county hospital upon such terms as may be prescribed by the board. If the person or his or her relatives are unable to pay for his or her care and maintenance the …
Wis. Stat. § 49.72 County infirmaries; establishment
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49.72 County infirmaries; establishment. (1) Each county, or any 2 or more counties jointly, may establish, pursuant to s. 46.17 or 46.20 a county infirmary for the treatment, care and maintenance of the aged infirm. (2) In counties with a population of 750,000 or more, such inst…
Wis. Stat. § 49.723 County infirmaries, admissions; standards
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49.723 County infirmaries, admissions; standards. (1) The following standards shall apply to admissions to a county infirmary: (a) The primary standard shall be need of infirmary care, rather than ability to pay for care, and no person shall be excluded from an infirmary solely b…
Wis. Stat. § 49.726 County infirmaries; cost of treatment, care and maintenance of patients
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49.726 County infirmaries; cost of treatment, care and maintenance of patients. (1) In the first instance the county or counties operating an infirmary shall defray the actual 49.76 per capita cost of treatment, care and maintenance. To the extent that a patient is a public charg…
Wis. Stat. § 49.729 County infirmaries; fees and expenses of proceedings
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49.729 County infirmaries; fees and expenses of proceedings. The fees of examining physicians, witnesses and guardians ad litem and other expenses of proceedings under ss. 49.72 to 49.726 shall be governed by s. 51.20 (18). History: 1975 c. 430 s. 80; 1977 c. 428 s. 115; 1995 a. …
Wis. Stat. § 49.73 Residential care institutions; establishment
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49.73 Residential care institutions; establishment. (1) Any county or combination of counties may establish and staff a county residential care institution for the reception and care of dependent persons which shall be governed by the county board. The institution shall be licens…
Wis. Stat. § 49.74 Institutions subject to chapter 150
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49.74 Institutions subject to chapter 150. Any institution created under the authority of s. 49.70, 49.71, 49.72 or 49.73 is subject to ch. 150. History: 1977 c. 29; 1995 a. 27 s. 2850; Stats. 1995 s. 49.74.
Wis. Stat. § 49.76 Department duties relating to hunger prevention
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49.76 Department duties relating to hunger prevention. The department shall do all of the following: (1) Annually review existing public and private activities within the state relating to hunger prevention. (2) Advise the department of public instruction and any other relevant s…
Wis. Stat. § 49.77 State supplemental payments
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49.77 State supplemental payments. (1) DEFINITION. In this section “secretary” means the secretary of the U.S. department of health and human services or the secretary of any other federal agency subsequently charged with the administration of federal Title XVI. (2) ELIGIBILITY. …
Wis. Stat. § 49.775 Payments for the support of children of supplemental security income recipients
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49.775 Payments for the support of children of supplemental security income recipients. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND CHILDREN AND FAMILY (a) “Custodial parent” has the meaning given in s. 49.141 (1) (b). (b) “Dependent child” has the meaning given in s.…
Wis. Stat. § 49.776 Payment of support arrears
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49.776 Payment of support arrears. If a custodial parent who formerly received payments under s. 49.775 but who is no longer receiving payments under s. 49.775 assigned to the state under s. 49.775 (2) (bm) his or her right or the right of the dependent child to support from any …
Wis. Stat. § 49.78 Income maintenance administration
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49.78 Income maintenance administration. 49.78(1)(1) Definitions. In this section: 49.78(1)(b)(b) “Income maintenance program” means the Medical Assistance program under subch. IV, the Badger Care health care program under s. 49.665, the food stamp program under 7 USC 2011 to 203…
Wis. Stat. § 49.785 Funeral expenses
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49.785 Funeral expenses. (1) Except as provided in sub. (1m) and subject to s. 49.825, if any recipient specified in sub. (1c) dies and the estate of the deceased recipient is insufficient to pay the funeral, burial, and cemetery expenses of the deceased recipient, from the appro…
Wis. Stat. § 49.79 Food stamp administration
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49.79 Food stamp administration. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (am) “Able-bodied adult” means an individual who is not any of the following: 1. Younger than 18 years of age. 2. Fifty years of age or older. 3. Determined by the department to be medically certified as physicall…
Wis. Stat. § 49.791 Substance abuse screening, testing, and treatment for employment and training programs
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49.791 Substance abuse screening, testing, and treatment for employment and training programs. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Able-bodied adult” has the meaning given in s. 49.79 (1) (am). (b) “Administering agency” means an administrative agency within the executive bran…
Wis. Stat. § 49.793 Recovery of food stamps
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49.793 Recovery of food stamps. (1) The department or a county, a multicounty consortium, as defined in s. 49.78 (1) (br), or an elected governing body of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band acting on behalf of the department, may recover overpayments that arise …
Wis. Stat. § 49.796 Food stamp reinstatement
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49.796 Food stamp reinstatement. A person may apply to a multicounty consortium, as defined in s. 49.78 (1) (br), or a federally recognized American Indian tribal governing body or, if the person is a supplier, as defined in s. 946.92 (1) (d), to the federal department of agricul…
Wis. Stat. § 49.797 Electronic benefit transfer
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49.797 Electronic benefit transfer. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, “food stamp program” means the federal food stamp program under 7 USC 2011 to 2029 or, if the department determines that the food stamp program no longer exists, a nutrition program that the department determine…
Wis. Stat. § 49.81 Public assistance recipients’ bill of rights
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49.81 Public assistance recipients’ bill of rights. The department of health services, the department of children and families, and all public assistance and relief-granting agencies shall respect rights for recipients of public assistance. The rights shall include all rights gua…
Wis. Stat. § 49.82 Administration of public assistance programs
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49.82 Administration of public assistance programs. (1) DEPARTMENTS TO ADVISE COUNTIES. The department of health services and the department of children and families shall advise all county officers charged with the administration of requirements relating to public assistance pro…
Wis. Stat. § 49.823 Public benefit database review
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49.823 Public benefit database review. The department of health services and the department of children and families shall, at least once every 3 months, perform a comparison of each department’s respective public benefit database information against nationally recognized databas…
Wis. Stat. § 49.825 Department administration in Milwaukee County
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49.825 Department administration in Milwaukee County. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “County” means Milwaukee County. (b) “Department” means the department of health services. (c) “Income maintenance program” has the meaning given in s. 49.78 (1) (b). (d) “Secretary” means…
Wis. Stat. § 49.826 Administration of child care provider services in certain counties
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49.826 Administration of child care provider services in certain counties. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: 49.826 (a) “County” means a county having a population of 750,000 or more. (b) “Department” means the department of children and families. (c) “Secretary” means the secret…
Wis. Stat. § 49.83 Limitation on giving information
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49.83 Limitation on giving information. Except as provided under ss. 49.25 and 49.32 (6m), (9), (10), and (10m), no person may use or disclose information concerning applicants and recipients of relief funded by a relief block grant, aid to families with dependent children, Wisco…
Wis. Stat. § 49.835 Statements in applications
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49.835 Statements in applications. A person who makes a statement in a written application for any aid or benefit provided under this chapter is considered to have made an admission as to the existence, correctness, or validity of any fact stated. Such a statement is prima facie …
Wis. Stat. § 49.84 Verification of public assistance applications
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49.84 Verification of public assistance applications. (1) Any person who applies for any public assistance shall execute the application or self-declaration in the presence of the welfare worker or other person processing the application. This subsection does not apply to any sup…
Wis. Stat. § 49.845 Fraud investigation and error reduction
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49.845 Fraud investigation and error reduction. (1) FRAUD INVESTIGATION. From the appropriations under s. 20.435 (4) (bn), (kz), (L), and (nn), the department of health services shall establish a program to investigate suspected fraudulent activity on the part of recipients of me…
Wis. Stat. § 49.846 Jurisdiction of the department of justice
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49.846 Jurisdiction of the department of justice. (1) In this section, “public assistance program” means any program administered by the department of health services or the department of children and families under this chapter under which the department administering the progra…
Wis. Stat. § 49.847 Recovery of incorrect payments under certain public assistance programs
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49.847 Recovery of incorrect payments under certain public assistance programs. (1) Subject to ss. 49.497 (1) and 49.793 (1), the department of health services, or a county, multicounty consortium, as defined in s. 49.78 (1) (br), or elected governing body of a federally recogniz…
Wis. Stat. § 49.849 Recovery of correct payments under certain public assistance programs
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49.849 Recovery of correct payments under certain public assistance programs. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Decedent” means a deceased recipient or a deceased nonrecipient surviving spouse, whichever is applicable. (b) “Department” means the department of health services…
Wis. Stat. § 49.85 Certification of certain public assistance overpayments, payment recoveries, and delinquent loan repayments
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49.85 Certification of certain public assistance overpayments, payment recoveries, and delinquent loan repayments. (1) DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT. If a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 or a governing body of a federally recognized American Indian tribe …
Wis. Stat. § 49.852 Delinquent support payments; pension plans
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49.852 Delinquent support payments; pension plans. (1c) In this section, “department” means the department of children and families. (1m) The department may direct the department of employee trust funds, the retirement system of any 1st class city, any retirement system establish…
Wis. Stat. § 49.853 Financial record matching program
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49.853 Financial record matching program. 49.853(1)(1) Definitions. In this section: 49.853(1)(a)(a) “Account” means a demand deposit account, checking or negotiable withdrawal order account, savings account, time deposit account or money market mutual fund account. 49.853(1)(am)…
Wis. Stat. § 49.854 Liens against property for delinquent support payments
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49.854 Liens against property for delinquent support payments. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Department” means the department of children and families. (b) “County child support agency” means the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5). (c) “Levy” means all powers…
Wis. Stat. § 49.855 Certification of delinquent payments
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49.855 Certification of delinquent payments. (1) (a) If a person obligated to pay child support, family support, maintenance, or the receiving and disbursing fee under s. 767.57 (1e) (a) is delinquent in making any of those payments or owes an outstanding amount that has been ord…
Wis. Stat. § 49.856 Notification of delinquent payments
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49.856 Notification of delinquent payments. (1) In this section: (a) “Agency” means the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5). (b) “Department” means the department of children and families. (c) “Obligor” means a person who owes a delinquent child support, family support…
Wis. Stat. § 49.857 Administrative enforcement of support; denial, nonrenewal, restriction and suspension of licenses
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49.857 Administrative enforcement of support; denial, nonrenewal, restriction and suspension of licenses. (1) In this section: (a) “Child support agency” means a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5). (b) “Credential” has the meaning given in s. 440.01 (2) (a). (c) “Cred…
Wis. Stat. § 49.858 General provisions related to administrative support enforcement
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49.858 General provisions related to administrative support enforcement. (1) DEFINITION. In this section: (a) “Department” means the department of children and families. (b) “Support” has the meaning given in s. 49.857 (1) (g). (2) RULES. For the procedures under this subchapter …
Wis. Stat. § 49.86 Disbursement of funds and facsimile signatures
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49.86 Disbursement of funds and facsimile signatures. (1) In this section: (a) “Department” means the department of children and families. (b) “Secretary” means the secretary of children and families. (2) Withdrawal or disbursement of moneys deposited in a public depository, as d…
Wis. Stat. § 49.89 Third party liability
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49.89 Third party liability. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, “insurer” includes a sponsor, other than an insurer, that contracts to provide health care services to members of a group. (2) SUBROGATION. The department of health services, the department of children and families, a …
Wis. Stat. § 49.90 Liability of relatives; enforcement
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49.90 Liability of relatives; enforcement. (1) (a) 1. The parent and spouse of any dependent person who is unable to maintain himself or herself shall maintain such dependent per- PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND CHILDREN AND FAMILY son, so far as able, in a manner approved by the authoriti…
Wis. Stat. § 49.96 Assistance grants exempt from levy
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49.96 Assistance grants exempt from levy. All grants of aid to families with dependent children, payments made under ss. 48.57 (3m) or (3n), 49.148 (1) (b) 1. or (c) or (1m) or 49.149 to 49.159, payments made for social services, cash benefits paid by counties under s. 59.53 (21)…