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WI AB176
Bill
Status
4/15/2025
Primary Sponsor
Dean Kaufert
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AI Summary
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Repeals the $48,000 annual household income limit for eligibility in Wisconsin's Alzheimer's Family and Caregiver Support Program
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Eliminates financial eligibility requirements that currently apply to both household-based assistance and residential facility-based services for persons with Alzheimer's disease or irreversible dementia
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Department of Health Services allocates funds through local agencies to provide goods and services related to dementia care
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Maintains existing requirement that program participants must be ineligible for the Family Care benefit in counties where care management organizations operate
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Introduced April 15, 2025 with bipartisan support from 18 Assembly representatives and 9 Senate cosponsors; referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care
Legislative Description
Financial eligibility for the Alzheimer’s family and caregiver support program. (FE)
Last Action
Laid on the table
6/24/2025