Wisconsin Statutes 49.029 – Block grants to tribal governing bodies; medical relief
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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 49.029
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Department: means the department of health services. See Wisconsin Statutes 49.01
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Health care services: means such emergency and nonemergency medical, surgical, dental, hospital, nursing and optometric services as are reasonable and necessary under the circumstances, as determined by the county or tribal governing body. See Wisconsin Statutes 49.01
- Promulgate: when used in connection with a rule, as defined under…. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Relief: means assistance that is provided to a dependent person and funded by a relief block grant. See Wisconsin Statutes 49.01
- Tribal governing body: means an elected tribal governing body of a federally recognized American Indian tribe. See Wisconsin Statutes 49.01
(1) Applicability. This section applies only to tribal governing bodies.
(2) Amount and distribution of relief block grant. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (kb), the department shall distribute a relief block grant to each eligible tribal governing body in an amount and in a manner determined in accordance with rules promulgated by the department. The department shall promulgate the rules after consulting with all tribal governing bodies eligible for a relief block grant. In promulgating rules under this section, the department shall consider each tribe’s economic circumstances and need for health care services.
(3) Use of relief block grant funds. A tribal governing body may use moneys received as a relief block grant only for the purpose of providing health care services to dependent persons. Notwithstanding s. 49.01 (2g), health care services may include treatment services for alcohol and other drug abuse and mental health services.