2003 Wisconsin Act 198

Date of enactment: April 8, 2004
2003 Senate Bill 435 Date of publication*: April 22, 2004

* Section 991.11, Wisconsin Statutes 2001-02 : Effective date of acts. "Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor's partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication as designated" by the secretary of state [the date of publication may not be more than 10 working days after the date of enactment].

2003 WISCONSIN ACT 198

An Act to amend 49.685 (6) (b) and 49.687 (1m) (b) of the statutes; relating to: waiver of a requirement under hemophilia treatment program to apply for other coverage.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

198,1 Section 1. 49.685 (6) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act 33, is amended to read:

49.685 (6) (b) Reimbursement shall not be made under this section for any blood products or supplies that are not purchased from or provided by a comprehensive hemophilia treatment center, or a source approved by the treatment center. Reimbursement shall not be made under this section for any portion of the costs of blood products or supplies that are payable under any other state, federal, or other health care coverage program under which the person is covered, including a health care coverage program specified by rule under s. 49.687 (1m), or under any grant, contract, or other contractual arrangement.

198,2 Section 2. 49.687 (1m) (b) of the statutes, as created by 2003 Wisconsin Act 33, is amended to read:

49.687 (1m) (b) The department shall promulgate rules that specify other health care coverage programs for which a person must apply before applying for benefits under s. 49.685. The department may waive the requirement under this paragraph for an applicant who requests a waiver for religious reasons.