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WI Stat § 49.161 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 49 - Public assistance and children and family services.|49.161 - Wisconsin works; overpayments.

49.161  Wisconsin works; overpayments. (1) Trial employment match program jobs overpayments. Notwithstanding s. 49.96, the department shall recover an overpayment of benefits paid under s. 49.148 (1) (a) from an individual who receives benefits paid under s. 49.148 (1) (a). The value of the benefit liable for recovery under this subsection may not exceed the amount that the department paid in wage subsidies with respect to that participant while the participant was ineligible to participate. The department shall promulgate rules establishing policies and procedures for administrating this subsection. (2)  Community service jobs and transitional placements overpayments. Except as provided in sub. (3), the department shall recover an overpayment of benefits paid under s. 49.148 (1) (b) or (c) from an individual who continues to receive benefits under s. 49.148 (1) (b)and (c) by reducing the amount of the individual's benefit payment by no more than 10 percent. (3)  Overpayments caused by intentional program violations. If an overpayment under sub. (1) or (2) is the result of an intentional violation of ss. 49.141 to 49.161 or of rules promulgated by the department under those sections, the department shall recover the overpayment by deducting an amount from the benefits received under s. 49.148 (1) (a), (b) or (c), until the overpayment is recovered. The amount to be deducted each month may not exceed the following:(a) For intentional program violations resulting in an overpayment that is less than $300, 10 percent of the amount of the monthly benefit payment.(b) For intentional program violations resulting in an overpayment that is at least $300 but less than $1,000, $75.(c) For intentional program violations resulting in an overpayment that is at least $1,000 but less than $2,500, $100.(d) For intentional program violations resulting in an overpayment that is $2,500 or more, $200.History:  1995 a. 289; 1997 a. 27; 1999 a. 9; 2013 a. 20.
WI Stat § 49.167 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 49 - Public assistance and children and family services.|49.167 - Alcohol and other drug abuse treatment grant program.

49.167  Alcohol and other drug abuse treatment grant program. (1) The department may award grants to counties, tribal governing bodies, and private entities to provide community-based alcohol and other drug abuse treatment programs that are targeted at individuals who have a family income of not more than 200 percent of the poverty line and who are eligible for temporary assistance for needy families under 42 USC 601 et seq. and that do all of the following:(a) Meet the special needs of low-income persons with problems resulting from alcohol or other drug abuse.(b) Emphasize parent education, vocational and housing assistance and coordination with other community programs and with treatment under intensive care. (2) The department shall do all of the following with respect to any grants awarded under par. (a):(a) Award the grants in accordance with the department's request-for-proposal procedures.(b) Ensure that the grants are distributed in both urban and rural communities.(c) Evaluate the programs under the grants by use of client-outcome measurements that the department develops. (3) The department shall coordinate the grant program under this section with any similar grant program administered by the department of health services.History:  1999 a. 9; 2003 a. 33; 2007 a. 20 s. 9121 (6) (a).
WI Stat § 49.169 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 49 - Public assistance and children and family services.|49.169 - Literacy grants.

49.169  Literacy grants. (2) The department may award grants to qualified applicants for the provision of literacy training to individuals who are eligible for temporary assistance for needy families under 42 USC 601 et seq. (4) The department, in consultation with the technical college system board, the department of public instruction, and the governor's office, shall develop written criteria to be used to evaluate any grant proposals and to allocate any grants under this section among successful grant applicants. (5) The department shall require grant recipients to coordinate with the appropriate Wisconsin works agencies to ensure that those participants in Wisconsin works who are served by those Wisconsin works agencies and who need literacy training receive adequate literacy training.History:  1999 a. 9; 2003 a. 33.
WI Stat § 49.225 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 49 - Public assistance and children and family services.|49.225 - Ordering genetic tests.

49.225  Ordering genetic tests. (1) In this section, “genetic test" has the meaning given in s. 767.001 (1m). (2) (a) A county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) may require, by subpoena in substantially the form authorized under s. 885.02 or by other means, a child, the child's mother, and a male alleged, or alleging himself, to be the child's father to submit to genetic tests if there is probable cause to believe that the male had sexual intercourse with the child's mother during a possible time of the child's conception. Probable cause of sexual intercourse during a possible time of conception may be established by a sufficient affidavit of the child's mother, the male alleged, or alleging himself, to be the child's father, or the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) based on information provided by the child's mother.(b) If there is only one male alleged, or alleging himself, to be the father and one or more persons required to submit to genetic tests under par. (a) fail to appear for the scheduled tests, the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) may bring an action under s. 767.80 for determining the paternity of the child. (3) The fees and costs for genetic tests performed on any person required to submit to the tests under sub.(2) (a) shall be paid for by the county except as follows:(a) The county may seek reimbursement from either the mother or male alleged, or alleging himself, to be the father, or from both, if the test results show that the male is not excluded as the father and that the statistical probability of the male's parentage is 99.0 percent or higher.(b) If 2 or more identical series of genetic tests are performed upon the same person, the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) shall require the person requesting the 2nd or subsequent series of tests to pay for the tests in advance. If the person requesting the 2nd or subsequent series of tests is indigent, the county shall pay for the tests and may seek reimbursement from the person.History:  1997 a. 191; 2005 a. 443 s. 265; 2019 a. 95.
WI Stat § 49.227 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 49 - Public assistance and children and family services.|49.227 - Program for publication of delinquent child support obligors.

49.227  Program for publication of delinquent child support obligors. The department shall establish a program to increase public awareness about the importance of the payment of child support. The program shall include publication of information, such as names and photographs, that identifies child support obligors who are significantly delinquent in the payment of child support. The department may use posters, media presentations or other means that the department determines are appropriate for publication of the information. The publications shall include information about the child support owed by each obligor identified and, if appropriate, shall solicit information from the public to assist the department in locating a delinquent obligor.History:  1995 a. 12; 1997 a. 191 s. 39; Stats. 1997 s. 49.227; 1999 a. 32 s. 131.
WI Stat § 49.24 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 49 - Public assistance and children and family services.|49.24 - Child support incentive payments.

49.24  Child support incentive payments. (1) The department shall provide child support incentive payments to counties from one of the following appropriations:(a) Unless par. (b) applies, from the appropriation under s. 20.437 (2) (bc).(b) If federal legislation provides for the matching of federal funds for federal child support incentive payments at a rate of 66 percent or more, from the appropriation under s. 20.437 (2) (k) while the federal legislation is in effect. Total payments under this paragraph may not exceed $5,690,000 per year. (2) (a) The department shall, in consultation with representatives of counties, promulgate a rule that specifies the formula according to which the payments under sub. (1) and federal child support incentive payments will be distributed to counties. The rule shall provide that the total of state and federal incentive payments per year to a county may not exceed the costs per year of the county's child support program under s. 49.22.(b) Subject to the incentive payments limit specified in par. (a), the department shall distribute to counties, in accordance with the formula established under par. (a), all of the following:2. Of the amount of federal child support incentive payments awarded to the state for each federal fiscal year, the amount awarded if that amount is less than $12,340,000, or $12,340,000 plus 30 percent of the amount awarded that exceeds $12,340,000. 3. All federal matching funds associated with the amounts distributed under subd. 2.(c) The department may retain 70 percent of the amount of federal child support incentive payments awarded to the state for each federal fiscal year that exceeds $12,340,000, to be used to pay the costs of the department's activities under ss. 49.22 and 49.227 and costs related to receiving and disbursing support and support-related payments.(dm) If the amount of federal child support incentive payments awarded to the state for a federal fiscal year is less than $12,340,000 and the department is providing child support incentive payments to counties for that federal fiscal year under sub. (1) (b), the total of payments distributed to counties under par. (b) and sub. (1) for that federal fiscal year may not exceed $12,340,000. (3) A county that receives any state child support incentive payment under sub. (1) or any federal child support incentive payment under sub. (2) may use the funds only to pay costs under its child support program under s. 49.22.History:  1997 a. 27; 1999 a. 9; 2003 a. 33; 2007 a. 20; 2009 a. 28.
WI Stat § 49.25 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 49 - Public assistance and children and family services.|49.25 - Incentive payments for identifying children with health insurance.

49.25  Incentive payments for identifying children with health insurance. From the appropriation under s. 20.437 (2) (e), the department may provide incentive payments to county child support agencies under s. 59.53 (5) for identifying children who are receiving medical assistance benefits and who have health insurance coverage or access to health insurance coverage. The department of children and families may disclose to the department of health services information that it possesses or obtains that would assist in identifying children with medical assistance coverage who have health insurance coverage or access to health insurance coverage.History:  2009 a. 28.
WI Stat § 49.255 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 49 - Public assistance and children and family services.|49.255 - Case management incentive payments.

49.255  Case management incentive payments. An individual who receives case management services under s. 49.1475 is eligible to receive from the department a supplement of $50 per month over a period of 12 months if the individual meets the federal work participation requirements under 42 USC 607.History:  2017 a. 59.
WI Stat § 49.257 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 49 - Public assistance and children and family services.|49.257 - Milwaukee child care grant program.

49.257  Milwaukee child care grant program. (1) In this section, “child care provider” has the meaning given in s. 49.155 (1) (ag). (2) From the allocation under s. 49.175 (1) (p), the department may award grants to child care providers to support access to high-quality child care for families that reside in a geographic area with high-poverty levels, as identified by the department, in the city of Milwaukee. A grant under this section may be used for start-up costs, ongoing operational costs, including subsidy payments for eligible families, and quality improvement activities. A child care provider that is awarded a grant under this subsection shall contribute matching funds equal to 25 percent of the amount awarded. The matching contribution may be in the form of money or in-kind goods or services. (3) From the allocation under s. 49.175 (1) (qm), the department may award grants to any of the following to improve overall child care quality in the geographic area identified under sub. (2):(a) Child care providers and employees of child care providers.(b) Educational institutions for the purpose of educating employees of child care providers.History:  2019 a. 9.
WI Stat § 49.27 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 49 - Public assistance and children and family services.|49.27 - Legal actions.

49.27  Legal actions. The department may sue and be sued.History:  2007 a. 20.
WI Stat § 49.273 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 49 - Public assistance and children and family services.|49.273 - Research, investigations.

49.273  Research, investigations. The secretary shall plan for and establish within the department a program of research designed to determine the effectiveness of the treatment, curative, and rehabilitative programs of the various divisions of the department. The secretary may inquire into any matter affecting children and families, hold hearings, subpoena witnesses and make recommendations on those matters to the appropriate public or private agencies.History:  2007 a. 20.
WI Stat § 49.275 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 49 - Public assistance and children and family services.|49.275 - Cooperation with federal government.

49.275  Cooperation with federal government. The department may cooperate with the federal government in carrying out federal acts concerning public assistance under this subchapter, child welfare under ch. 48, and community-based juvenile delinquency-related services under ch. 938 and in other matters of mutual concern pertaining to public welfare, child welfare, and juvenile delinquency under this subchapter and chs. 48 and 938.History:  1995 a. 27; 2007 a. 20; 2015 a. 55.
WI Stat § 49.29 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 49 - Public assistance and children and family services.|49.29 - Loss of eligibility.

49.29  Loss of eligibility. If a court finds or it is determined after an administrative hearing that meets the requirements in regulations of the federal department of health and human services under 42 USC 616 (b) that an individual who is a member of a family applying for or receiving aid under s. 49.19, for the purpose of establishing or maintaining eligibility for aid under s. 49.19 or of increasing the amount of aid received under s. 49.19, intentionally made a false or misleading statement, intentionally misrepresented or withheld facts or committed an act intended to mislead or to misrepresent or withhold facts, the department shall consider the income and assets of the person but shall remove the needs of the person in determining the amount of any payment made to the person's family under s. 49.19 as follows: (1) Upon the first occurrence, for 6 months. (2) Upon the 2nd occurrence, for one year. (3) Upon the 3rd occurrence, permanently.History:  1985 a. 29; 1991 a. 313; 1993 a. 16; 1995 a. 27 ss. 2787, 2919.
WI Stat § 49.348 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 49 - Public assistance and children and family services.|49.348 - Recidivism reduction program.

49.348  Recidivism reduction program. (1) The department may request proposals for a program that reduces the rate of recidivism of persons in the city of Milwaukee who have previously been incarcerated following a criminal conviction. The department shall specify that the program will be conducted under a contract with a 5-year term and that no payment will be made under the contract until the organization selected to conduct the program demonstrates, after the 5-year term, that the program met a certain minimum level of success, as determined under subs. (2) and (4). The selected organization may serve as an intermediary for obtaining funding to perform the contract by raising capital from private donors or investors and for subcontracting with direct providers to achieve the specified performance outcomes. In evaluating proposals, the department shall give a preference to those that incorporate reuniting parents with their children. (2) The legislative audit bureau shall assist the department and the selected organization in identifying benchmarks by which to measure the organization's performance under the contract. (4) After completion of the 5-year contract term, the legislative audit bureau shall conduct an audit of the program to determine whether the benchmarks identified under sub. (2) have been met.History:  2015 a. 55.
WI Stat § 49.37 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 49 - Public assistance and children and family services.|49.37 - Offender reentry demonstration project.

49.37  Offender reentry demonstration project. (1) Beginning in fiscal year 2017-18, the department of children and families shall establish a 5-year offender reentry demonstration project focused on noncustodial fathers in a 1st class city. (2) Upon completion of the demonstration project under sub. (1) and by June 30, 2023, the department of children and families shall conduct an evaluation of the demonstration project.History:  2017 a. 59.
WI Stat § 49.385 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 49 - Public assistance and children and family services.|49.385 - No action against members of the Menominee Indian tribe in certain cases.

49.385  No action against members of the Menominee Indian tribe in certain cases. No action shall be commenced under s. 46.10 or 49.08 or any other provision of law for the recovery from assets distributed to members of the Menominee Indian tribe and others by the United States pursuant to P.L. 83-399, as amended, for the value of relief or old-age assistance under s. 49.20, 1971 stats., as affected by chapter 90, laws of 1973, and the value of maintenance in state institutions under ch. 46, furnished prior to termination date as defined in s. 70.057 (1), 1967 stats., to any legally enrolled member of the Menominee Indian tribe, his or her dependents, or lawful distributees of such member under section 3, said P.L. 83-399, as amended. For purposes of this section, “legally enrolled members of the Menominee Indian tribe" shall include only those persons whose names appear on “Final Roll-Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin" as proclaimed by the secretary of the interior November 26, 1957, and published at pages 9951 et seq. of the federal register, Thursday, December 12, 1957.History:  1973 c. 147, 243; 1983 a. 192; 1995 a. 27 s. 2768m; Stats. 1995 s. 49.385.
WI Stat § 49.452 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 49 - Public assistance and children and family services.|49.452 - Counting promissory notes as assets for certain Medical Assistance programs.

49.452  Counting promissory notes as assets for certain Medical Assistance programs. (1) In this section, “promissory note" means a written, unconditional agreement, given in return for goods, money loaned, or services rendered, under which one party promises to pay another party a specified sum of money at a specified time or on demand. (2) If an individual's assets are counted when determining or redetermining the individual's financial eligibility for Medical Assistance, the department shall include a promissory note as a countable asset if all of the following apply:(a) The individual applying for or receiving benefits under Medical Assistance or his or her spouse provided the goods, money loaned, or services rendered for the promissory note.(b) The promissory note was entered into or purchased on or after July 14, 2015.(c) The promissory note is negotiable, assignable, and enforceable and does not contain any terms making it unmarketable. (3) A promissory note is presumed to be negotiable and its asset value is the outstanding principal balance at the time the individual applies for Medical Assistance or at the time the individual's eligibility for Medical Assistance is redetermined, unless the individual shows by credible evidence from a knowledgeable source that the note is nonnegotiable or has a different current market value, which will then be considered the asset value.History:  2015 a. 55.
WI Stat § 49.465 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 49 - Public assistance and children and family services.|49.465 - Presumptive medical assistance eligibility.

49.465  Presumptive medical assistance eligibility. (1) In this section, “qualified provider" means a provider which satisfies the requirements under 42 USC 1396r-1 (b) (2), as determined by the department. (2) A pregnant woman is eligible for medical assistance benefits, as provided under sub. (3), during the period beginning on the day on which a qualified provider determines, on the basis of preliminary information, that the woman's family income does not exceed the highest level for eligibility for benefits under s. 49.46 (1) or 49.47 (4) (am) or (c) 1. and ending as follows:(a) If the woman applies for benefits under s. 49.46 or 49.47 within the time required under sub. (4), the day on which the department or the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 determines whether the woman is eligible for benefits under s. 49.46 or 49.47.(c) If the woman does not apply for benefits under s. 49.46 or 49.47 within the time required under sub. (4), the last day of the month following the month in which the provider makes the determination under this subsection. (3) The department shall audit and pay allowable charges to a provider certified under s. 49.45 (2) (a) 11. for medical assistance on behalf of a recipient under this section only for ambulatory prenatal care covered under s. 49.46 (2). (4) A woman who is determined to be eligible under this section shall apply for benefits under s. 49.46 or 49.47 on or before the last day of the month following the month in which the qualified provider makes that determination. (5) A qualified provider which determines that a woman is eligible under this section shall do all of the following:(a) Notify the department of that determination within 5 working days after the day the determination is made.(b) Notify the woman of the requirement under sub. (4). (6) The department shall provide qualified providers with application forms for medical assistance under ss. 49.46 and 49.47 and information on how to assist women in completing the forms.History:  1987 a. 27, 307, 413; 1989 a. 9; 1989 a. 31 ss. 1460p, 2909g, 2909i; 1991 a. 269; 1995 a. 289; 1997 a. 27; 2011 a. 10, 32.