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Wisconsin Bill Regarding Certification of Abortion Providers in the Medical Assistance Program (SB 199)
This law was last updated on Aug 23, 2019
This law is Anti–Choice
Number
SB 199
Status
Proposed
Proposed
May 8, 2019
Sponsors
Primary Sponsors: 6
Co-sponsors: 23
Total Sponsors: 29
Full Bill Text
SB 199 would prohibit abortion providers and their affiliates from participating in the state’s Medicaid program.
The bill would prohibit the state Department of Health Services from certifying—and requires DHS to decertify—a provider for the state’s Medical Assistance Program a person that provides abortion services or is an affiliate of a person that provides abortion services and that is a nonprofit private entity that has received at any time or has applied for a grant or contract for a family planning project under federal law.
Related Legislation
Companion bill to AB 181.
Similar to AB 183.
Latest Action
5/8/19 – Introduced; referred to Senate Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection Committee.
People
Primary Sponsor
Co-sponsor
- Rick Gundrum
- Gae Magnafici
- Timothy Ramthun
- Shae Sortwell
- Barbara Dittrich
- Scott Krug
- Ron Tusler
- Cindi Duchow
- Amy Loudenbeck
- Chuck Wichgers
- Janel Brandtjen
- Scott Allen
- James Edming
- Cody Horlacher
- Mike Kuglitsch
- Robert Kulp
- Romaine Quinn
- Paul Tittl
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt
- Michael Schraa
- Joe Sanfelippo
- David Murphy
- Edward Brooks
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