Relating to: authorizing youth behavioral health program under the Medical Assistance program and granting rule-making authority.
AB 115 creates a new youth behavioral health program under Wisconsin's Medical Assistance program to coordinate care for individuals under 21 with complex behavioral health needs. The bill requires collaboration between the Department of Health Services, Children's Services, Education, and county agencies to provide specific services like mobile crisis response, home-based treatment, inpatient care, and substance use services. It mandates regional care coordination through community organizations or counties and grants the Department rule-making authority to set standards for providers. The program aims to keep families supported in communities while reducing reliance on institutional care, with funding tied to Medical Assistance reimbursement.
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Mar 2025
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Introduced Mar 11, 2025
Last action Mar 23, 2026
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