Wisconsin Legislature: Insurance

Autism spectrum disorders, Asperger's syndrome, and pervasive developmental disorders not otherwise specified: insurance coverage required [Sec. 776, 777, 1875, 2680, 2737, 2923, 2924, 3660, 3688, 9325 (2), 9425 (1)] - SB40

Autism spectrum disorders, Asperger's syndrome, and pervasive developmental disorders not otherwise specified: insurance coverage required - SB178

Badger Care and certain MA program income limits: DHFS prohibited from adding depreciation re farm or self-employment income - AB24

Badger Care Plus: new program implemented; current family MA and Badger Care programs merged; health care for populations not currently covered provided; DHFS to request federal waiver [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 383-386, 388, 392-394, 788-790, 844, 858, 912-915, 922, 926, 930, 983, 1123, 1296, 1298, 1467-1471, 1513-1517, 1519-1527, 1539-1543, 1547-1550, 1552, 1554-1558, 1587, 1592-1595, 1605, 1608, 1630, 1631, 1633, 1634, 1635-1641, 1644, 1651, 1660, 1661, 1671, 1675, 1676, 1679, 1680, 1752, 1812, 1813, 1849, 1874, 2996, 3056, 3179, 3180, 3526, 3679, 3763, 3772, 9121(8k), 9421(4)] - SB40

Badger Care Plus program for health care created; DHFS to request federal waiver [Sec. 383, 386, 388, 392-394, 788-790, 844, 858, 912-915, 922, 926, 930, 983, 1123, 1296, 1298, 1467-1469, 1471, 1513, 1514, 1516, 1517, 1519-1524, 1526, 1527, 1539, 1541-1543, 1545, 1547, 1550, 1552, 1554-1556, 1558, 1587, 1592-1595, 1605, 1608, 1630, 1631, 1633-1638, 1644, 1651, 1660, 1661, 1671, 1675, 1676, 1679, 1680, 1752, 1812, 1813, 1849, 1874, 2996, 3056, 3179, 3180, 3526, 3679, 3763, 3772, 9421 (4)] - SB40

Badger Care Plus program revisions - SB518

Badger Care program enrollment and costs: DHFS report eliminated [Sec. 1643] - SB40

Badger Care program funding increased for fiscal year 2006-07 [Sec. 9221 (4)] - AB72

Badger Care program funding increased for fiscal year 2006-07 [Sec. 9221 (4)] - SB39

Badger Care recipients with access to employer's group health insurance coverage: DHFS to report annually on actual percentages of the insurance plan costs that are paid by employers - SB183

Catastrophic Care Authority created; report required - AB738

Catastrophic claims exceeding $10,000.00: insurer required to provide information upon request of a group health insurance policyholder and certain employers - AB855

Catastrophic claims exceeding $10,000.00: insurer required to provide information upon request of a group health insurance policyholder and certain employers - SB541

Foreign insurer may offer health care plans in this state: exemption from most insurance laws and requirements, exceptions specified; taxation and HIRSP provisions; domestic health insurer may request exemption from Wisconsin insurance law in certain cases - AB873

Group health benefit plan definition modified; OCI report required - AB807

Group health benefit plan definition modified; OCI report required - SB484

Group health insurance coverage of nervous and mental disorders, alcoholism, and AODA: specified minimum amounts of coverage removed; equal coverage to treatment of physical condition re deductibles, copayments, etc.; coverage of annual screening for mental health and substance abuse treatment and prepartum and postpartum depression required - AB922

Health care: confidentiality provisions of services reviews modified; provider reports or employee statements prohibited as evidence in a civil or criminal action, exception provided; criminal liability eliminated re negligent abuse or neglect of an individual at risk or a patient or resident; not guilty of negligent handling of a dangerous weapon, explosive, or fire if within scope of health care provider's practice - AB863

Health care plan or self-insured health plan required to disclose certain information re coverage and costs to insured or enrollee upon request; payments a health care provider may accept from uninsured or patient without public coverage restricted, disclosure of certain information required; DHFS duties and emergency rule provisions - AB872

Health care plans known as ``cafeteria plans" created by employers for their employees: income and franchise tax credits created; DOR and DFI duties - AB894

Health care providers required to provide consumers with certain charge or payment rate information upon request - SB337

Health care providers required to provide consumers with certain charge or payment rate information upon request; penalty provision - AB729

Health care quality fund created; funding from cigarette excise tax increase, money transfer from Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund, and other sources; to be another funding source for MA, Badger Care, prescription drugs for seniors, and tobacco use control [Sec. 384, 385, 389, 396-400, 407, 678, 697, 698, 918, 920, 923, 924, 931, 932, 988, 999, 1122, 1515, 1525, 1528, 1534-1537, 1540, 1548, 1557, 1606, 1607, 1609, 1639-1641, 1652, 1653, 1807, 2781-2783, 2785, 2827, 2838, 2840, 2849, 2875, 3068, 9225 (2), 9441 (6)] - SB40

Health care reform legislation: enactment by certain date and includes certain guarantees - AJR118

Health care services: people have a right to contract privately for and purchase private health care coverage; law requiring participation in a state-sponsored system or plan prohibited. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - AJR106

Health care tax credit (HCTC) program: current HIRSP Authority requirements repealed; provisions re Badger Care Plus as an HCTC qualifying plan [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 1605 (2m), 2895h] - SB40

Health insurance for full-time student on medically necessary leave of absence: insurer required to continue until certain events occur - AB280

Health insurance for full-time student on medically necessary leave of absence: insurer required to continue until certain events occur [A.Sub.Amdt.1 or A.Amdt.1; deleted by Conf.Sub.Amdt.1] - SB40

Health insurance for full-time student on medically necessary leave of absence: insurer required to continue until certain events occur - SB154

Health insurance: insurer disclosure re treatment restriction or termination [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 3677c, 3685f, 3686w, 9325 (1f)] - SB40

Health insurance mandates: insurer authorized to offer single or family coverage in individual policies that do not include, conditions specified - AB871

Health insurance procedural terminology codes re treatment restriction or termination; detailed explanation of clinical rationale required [Sec. 3677, 3680, 3681, 9325 (1)] - SB40

Health insurers, self-insured plans, service benefit plans, and pharmacy benefits managers (third parties): requirement re providing DHFS information to help identify persons eligible for certain MA services [Sec. 395, 1017, 1610-1625, 1642, 1650, 1655, 3067] - SB40

Health opportunity accounts under Badger Care: DHFS to request federal waiver [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 1559e] - SB40

Health savings account: nonrefundable individual income tax credit created - AB47

Health savings account: nonrefundable individual income tax credit created - SB18

Health savings account provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1 or A.Amdt.1; deleted by Conf.Sub.Amdt.1] - SB40

Healthy Wisconsin Authority and Plan created - SB562

Healthy Wisconsin Authority created; duties re implementation of reinsurance program; funding from health care quality fund and cigarette and tobacco products taxes; not a state agency, but some laws apply [for section numbers, see entry under ``Healthy Wisconsin Authority"] - SB40

Hearing aids or cochlear implants for children under age 18: Badger Care Plus to cover - AB912

Hearing aids or cochlear implants for infants and young children: health insurance policies and plans required to cover; exceptions provided - AB133

Hearing aids or cochlear implants for infants and young children: health insurance policies and plans required to cover; exceptions provided - SB88

HIRSP Authority changes [Sec. 213, 675, 679, 761, 2876-2880, 2885-2895; Enrolled SB-40: further revisions, deletes 2879, 2880, 2886-2891, 2894, 2895] - SB40

HIRSP Authority changes; Health Care Tax Credit Program requirement repealed - AB445

HIRSP Authority changes; Health Care Tax Credit Program requirement repealed [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, Health Care Tax Credit Program provision removed, OCI to approve exceptions for persons ineligible for HIRSP coverage, MA demonstration project provision added] - SB226

HIRSP required to offer certain persons coverage under a high deductible health plan in conjunction with a health savings account - AB394

HIRSP required to offer certain persons coverage under a high deductible health plan in conjunction with a health savings account - SB206

Hospital assessment revisions; MA, Badger Care, Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund, and HMO provisions; DHFS duties and report required - SB490

MA, Badger Care, Senior Care, and Family Care claims: time limits for paying [A.Sub.Amdt.1 or A.Amdt.1; deleted by Conf.Sub.Amdt.1] - SB40

MA or Badger Care eligibility extended for parents following death of a child; DHFS to request federal waiver [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 1554m] - SB40

Maternity coverage for surrogate mothers required - AB631

Medical care insurance costs paid by certain employees: individual income tax subtraction created [Sec. 1955-1958; Enrolled SB-40: subtraction changed to deduction, 1976s] - SB40

Medical care insurance policy that covers an individual, spouse, and dependent children and the employer pays a portion of the cost: income tax deduction created - SB87

Medical care insurance premiums for policy that covers claimant, claimant's spouse, and dependent children: individual income tax credit for certain amount created; employment provision - AB107

Mental health and AODA insurance coverage revisions; consumer price index made basis of change; DHFS report [Sec. 3682-3687, 9325 (3)] - SB40

Outpatient treatment of nervous and mental disorders and AODA problems: coverage by group health insurance policies and defined network plans of treatment by clinical social workers, marriage and family therapists, and professional counselors required; MA revisions re service providers and physician prescribed requirement - AB463

Physical health risk assessment and disease management re MA or Badger Care enrollees [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 1559g, h, 1641d, e, 9121 (7j)] - SB40

Physical health risk assessment required for everyone eligible for MA or Badger Care; DHFS to develop and implement disease management programs - SB147

Preexisting condition: group or individual health insurance provider may not deny coverage based on - AB419

Prescription drug assistance for the elderly: appropriation for payments to pharmacies and pharmacists decreased for fiscal year 2006-07 [Sec. 9221 (3)] - AB72

Prescription drug assistance for the elderly: appropriation for payments to pharmacies and pharmacists decreased for fiscal year 2006-07 [Sec. 9221 (3)] - SB39

Prescription drug assistance for the elderly: DHFS report requirement re compliance of certain pharmacies and pharmacists repealed [Sec. 1654] - SB40

Prescription drug assistance program for the elderly: DHFS to seek amendment to federal Medicaid waiver to allow property taxes be deducted from income when determining eligibility - AB137

Prescription drug assistance program for the elderly: DHFS to seek amendment to federal Medicaid waiver to allow property taxes be deducted from income when determining eligibility - SB76

Provider claims under MA, Badger Care, and the prescription drug assistance program for the elderly: DHFS requirements to issue payments codified, exceptions provided - AB385

Public safety officer annuitants, including chaplains: DETF authorized to make payments for health care coverage or long-term care coverage from retirement annuity or deferred compensation account [Conf.Sub.Amdt.1] - MR8 AB1

Publicly financed health plan for Wisconsin established; Department of Health Planning and Finance and Health Policy Board created; regional consumer health councils and LRB provisions - AB94

Publicly financed health plan for Wisconsin established; Department of Health Planning and Finance and Health Policy Board created; regional consumer health councils and LRB provisions - SB51

Rare disease or condition: health insurance policies and plans required to cover prescription drugs; OCI duty specified; definition provided - AB16

Senior Care (prescription drug assistance program for the elderly): calling for an advisory referendum on continuing the program as a permanent federal-state program - SJR57

Senior Care (prescription drug assistance program for the elderly): DHHS Secretary urged to extend the federal waiver that funds the program - AJR52

Senior Care (prescription drug assistance program for the elderly): U.S. President and DHHS Secretary called on to approve legislation to continue and extend federal waiver that funds the program - AJR50

Senior Care (prescription drug assistance program for the elderly): U.S. President and DHHS Secretary called on to extend the federal waiver that funds the program - AJR51

Senior Care (prescription drug assistance program for the elderly): U.S. President urged to reverse DHHS Secretary's decision not to extend federal waiver - SJR43

Special orders of business for March 5, 2008 established re AB-47, AB-67, AB-92, AB-151, AB-212, AB-281, AB-346, AB-424, AB-479, AB-486, AB-517, AB-543, AB-553, AB-569, AB-579, AB-603, AB-635, AB-645, AB-663, AB-672, AB-673, AB-676, AB-677, AB-692, AB-693, AB-717, AB-736, AB-753, AB-755, AB-771, AB-772, AB-793, AB-804, AB-805, AB-817, AB-819, AB-825, AB-835, AB-842, AB-853, AB-864, AB-869, AB-872, AB-901, SB-69, SB-176, SB-272, SB-289, SB-294, SB-324, SB-325, SB-326, SB-327, SB-328, SB-335, SB-368, SB-369, SB-370 - AR16

Special orders of business for March 11, 2008 established re AB-482, AB-668, AB-685, AB-688, AB-709, AB-735, AB-745, AB-765, AB-769, AB-798, AB-803, AB-807, AB-809, AB-828, AB-846, AB-849, AB-862, AB-863, AB-893, AB-898, SB-49, SB-72, SB-86, SB-142, SB-260, SB-288, SB-403, SB-430 - AR17

Special orders of business for March 12, 2008 established re AJR-106, AB-187, AB-422, AB-702, AB-737, AB-739, AB-778, AB-806, AB-857, AB-874, AB-878, AB-894, AB-896, AB-900, AB-905, AB-906, AB-908, AB-913, SB-20, SB-28, SB-48, SB-124, SB-128, SB-269, SB-351, SB-409, SB-483, SB-514, SB-517 - AR18

SSN requirement re MA, Badger Care, or elderly drug assistance program: exemption expanded re well-established religious objections [Sec. 1673, 1674, 9321 (8)] - SB40

State Children Health Insurance Program (SCHIP): Wisconsin delegation to U.S. Congress and the Governor urged to ensure a timely reauthorization - SR4

State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP): timely reauthorization by Congress and federal funding urged - SR6

State long-term care partnerships and MA eligibility: DHFS requirement re federal pilot project repealed [Sec. 1551, 1604, 2873, 2874; Enrolled SB-40: provisions re MA eligibility determinations, long-term care insurance requirements, 1551c, 1598r, 1634r, 3652m, 3664c, deletes 1551] - SB40

Student health benefit purchasing cooperative: organization authorized; OCI and report provisions - AB779

Value-based health care purchasing initiatives; Wisconsin Health Information Organization and centralized data repository provisions [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 543t, 2898h] - SB40

Veteran interim health care plan created - AB596

Wigs for cancer patients: health care plans required to cover - AB179

WRS annuities and deferred compensation account distributions: payment from for health or long-term care insurance coverage allowed - AB801