Amendment AA2-ASA1-AB133

AB133-ASA1-AA2,500,4 " Section 3025w. 565.45 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,500,9 565.45 Report on expense limitation. Before January 1, 1992 2002, and every 2 years thereafter, the department shall submit a report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), on the effects on the operation of the lottery of the 10% expense limitation under s. 25.75 (3) (b).".

AB133-ASA1-AA2,500,10 989. Page 1402, line 19: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,500,12 " Section 3025m. 565.30 (5) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,501,13 565.30 (5) Withholding of delinquent state taxes, child support or debts owed the state. The administrator shall report the name, address and social security number of each winner of a lottery prize equal to or greater than $1,000 and the name, address and social security number of each person to whom a lottery prize equal to or greater than $1,000 has been assigned to the department of revenue to determine whether the payee or assignee of the prize is delinquent in the payment of state taxes under ch. 71, 72, 76, 77, 78 or 139 or in court-ordered payment of child support or has a debt owing to the state. Upon receipt of a report under this subsection, the department of revenue shall first ascertain based on certifications by the department of workforce development or its designee under s. 49.855 (1) whether any person named in the report is currently delinquent in court-ordered payment of child support and shall next certify to the administrator whether any person named in the report is delinquent in court-ordered payment of child support or payment of state taxes under ch. 71, 72, 76, 77, 78 or 139. Upon this certification by the department of revenue or upon court order the administrator shall withhold the certified amount and send it to the department of revenue for remittance to the appropriate agency or person. At the time of remittance, the department of revenue shall charge its administrative expenses to the state agency that has received the remittance. The administrative expenses received by the department of revenue shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.566 (1) (h). In instances in which the payee or assignee of the prize is delinquent both in payments for state taxes and in court-ordered payments of child support, or is delinquent in one or both of these payments and has a debt owing to the state, the amount remitted to the appropriate agency or person shall be in proportion to the prize amount as is the delinquency or debt owed by the payee or assignee.

AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 3025p Section 3025p. 565.30 (5m) of the statutes is renumbered 565.30 (5m) (a) and amended to read:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,502,4 565.30 (5m) (a) Withholding of child support, spousal support, maintenance or family support. The administrator shall report to the department of workforce development the name, address and social security number of each winner of a lottery prize that is payable in instalments and the name, address and social security number or federal income tax number of the person who has been assigned a lottery prize that is payable in instalments. Upon receipt of the report, the department of workforce development shall certify to the administrator whether any payee or assignee named in the report is obligated to provide child support, spousal support, maintenance or family support under s. 767.02 (1) (f) or (g), 767.10, 767.23, 767.25, 767.26, 767.261, 767.458 (3), 767.465 (2m), 767.477, 767.51 (3), 767.62 (4) (a) or 948.22 (7) or ch. 769 and the amount required to be withheld from the lottery prize under s. 767.265. The Subject to par. (b), the administrator shall withhold the certified amount from each payment made to the winner or assignee and remit the certified amount to the department of workforce development.

AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 3025pc Section 3025pc. 565.30 (5m) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,502,10 565.30 (5m) (b) The administrator may not withhold from any payment to an assignee of a lottery prize any child support, spousal support, maintenance or family support specified in par. (a) that is owed by a winner of a lottery prize, nor may the administrator withhold from any payment to a winner any child support, spousal support maintenance or family support that is owed by an assignee.

AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 3025pf Section 3025pf. 565.30 (5r) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,502,15 565.30 (5r) (a) Annually, the administrator shall provide each clerk of circuit court in the state with a list of the winners or assignees of a lottery prize that is payable in instalments. The list shall include each winner or assignee since the date of the previous list.

AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 3025pg Section 3025pg. 565.30 (5r) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,503,8 565.30 (5r) (b) If Subject to par. (c), if the administrator receives a notice under s. 973.05 (5) (a) or 778.30 (2) (a) of the assignment of lottery prizes under s. 973.05 (4) (c) or 778.30 (1) (c) and determines that the person subject to the assignment is a winner or assignee of a lottery prize that is payable in instalments, the administrator shall withhold the amount of the judgment that is the basis of the assignment from the next instalment payment. The administrator shall submit the withheld amount to the court that issued the assignment. At the time of the submittal, the administrator shall charge the administrative expenses related to that withholding and submittal to the winner or assignee of the lottery prize and withhold those expenses from the balance of the instalment payment. The administrator shall notify the winner or assignee of the reason that the amount is withheld from the instalment payment. If the initial instalment payment is insufficient to pay the judgment and administrative expenses, the administrator shall withhold and submit to the court an amount from any additional instalment payments until the judgment and administrative expenses are paid in full and the assignment is no longer in effect. The administrative expenses received by the department shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.566 (1) (h).

AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 3025ph Section 3025ph. 565.30 (5r) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,503,13 565.30 (5r) (c) The administrator may not withhold from any payment to an assignee of a lottery prize the amount specified in par. (b) that is owed by a winner of a lottery prize, nor may the administrator withhold from any payment to a winner the amount specified in par. (b) that is owed by an assignee.

AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 3025pj Section 3025pj. 565.30 (5t) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,503,17 565.30 (5t) Priority of withholding. (intro.) The administrator shall withhold payments under this section from a winner or assignee of a lottery prize in the following order:

AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 3025pL Section 3025pL. 565.30 (6) of the statutes is repealed.

AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 3025pm Section 3025pm. 565.30 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,503,22 565.30 (6m) Use of lottery prize as security for loan. (a) Definition. In this subsection, "prize winner" means a person who has won a lottery prize and any other person who is authorized by law to use a lottery prize as security for a loan.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,503,25 (b) Security for a loan. A prize winner may use a lottery prize or part of a lottery prize as security for a loan only pursuant to a court order issued under this subsection.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,504,7 (c) Judicial process for using lottery prizes as security for loans. Any prize winner who intends to use part or all of a lottery prize as security for a loan shall petition the circuit court of the county in which the prize winner resides or the circuit court of Dane County for a court order confirming the use of a lottery prize as security for a loan. The circuit court of the county in which the prize winner resides or the circuit court of Dane County shall issue an order confirming the use of a lottery prize as security for a loan only if all of the following occur:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,504,8 1. The prize winner is represented by independent legal counsel.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,504,10 2. A copy of the contract that provides for using any part of the lottery prize as security for the loan is attached to the petition.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,504,14 3. The contract is executed by the prize winner, is subject to the laws of this state and provides that the prize winner has the right to cancel the contract until midnight of the 3rd business day after the date on which the prize winner entered into the contract.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,504,18 4. The prize winner attests, by sworn affidavit, that he or she is of sound mind, is not acting under duress and acknowledges that the state will not make any of the lottery prize payments or parts of lottery prize payments to the prize winner that are being used as security for the loan in the event the prize winner defaults on the loan.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,504,21 5. The prize winner, by sworn affidavit, provides the court with an accounting of all claims to, or judgments, liens, security interests, garnishments, assignments or attachments against, all or any part of the lottery prize payments.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,504,24 6. The prize winner provides the court a certification from the administrator that lists the amounts of the lottery prize payments, if any, that the administrator is required to withhold for the prize winner under subs. (4), (5), (5m) and (5r).

AB133-ASA1-AA2,505,3 7. The part of the lottery prize that is being used as security for the loan does not include the amounts of any withholdings specified under subs. (4), (5), (5m) and (5r).

AB133-ASA1-AA2,505,9 8. The court determines that the interest rate on the loan does not exceed the weekly prime rate for the week prior to the date on which the court received a copy of the contract, as reported by the federal reserve board in federal reserve statistical release H. 15, plus 6%. In making the calculation under this subdivision, the court shall subtract from the compensation received by the individual or organization making the loan any required fees or other costs charged the prize winner.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,505,11 (d) Contents of court order. A court order issued under par. (c) shall include all of the following:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,505,12 1. The name of the prize winner.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,505,15 2. The prize winner's social security number if the prize winner is an individual, or federal income tax identification number if the prize winner is an organization.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,505,17 3. The name of the individual or organization that is making the loan to the prize winner.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,505,19 4. The social security number of the individual or the federal income tax identification number of the organization that is making the loan to the prize winner.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,505,22 5. If an individual is making the loan to the prize winner, the citizenship of the individual. If the individual is not a citizen of the United States of America, the order shall include the individual's resident alien number.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,506,5 (e) Administration. Upon receipt of a court order issued under par. (c), the individual or organization making the loan shall provide a certified copy of the court order to the administrator. The administrator shall acknowledge receipt of the court order in writing to the individual or organization making the loan and shall make all lottery prize payments according to the terms specified in the court order. The administrator may charge an initial processing fee, in an amount determined by rule, to cover any costs associated with processing the lottery prize payments in accordance with the terms specified in the court order.

AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 3025pp Section 3025pp. 565.30 (6r) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,506,9 565.30 (6r) Voluntary assignment of lottery prize. (a) Definition. In this subsection, "assignor" means a lottery prizewinner or a person who has the right to assign all or part of a lottery prize.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,506,12 (b) Voluntary assignment. An assignor may make a voluntary assignment of a lottery prize or part of a lottery prize only pursuant to a court order issued under this subsection.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,506,18 (c) Judicial process for assignment. Any assignor who intends to voluntarily assign part or all of a lottery prize to any individual or organization shall petition the circuit court of the county in which the assignor resides or the circuit court of Dane County for a court order confirming the assignment. The circuit court of the county in which the assignor resides or the circuit court of Dane County shall issue an order confirming the assignment only if all of the following occur:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,506,19 1. The assignor is represented by independent legal counsel.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,506,20 2. A copy of the assignment is attached to the petition.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,506,22 3. The assignment is in writing, is executed by the assignor and is subject to the laws of this state.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,506,25 3m. The contract for the assignment provides that the assignor has the right to cancel the contract until midnight of the 3rd business day after the date on which the assignor entered into the contract.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,507,4 3r. The contract for the assignment provides that the assignor, from the proceeds received from the individual or organization to whom part or all of the lottery prize is assigned, agrees to pay in full any delinquent payments that may be owed by the assignor under subs. (4), (5), (5m) and (5r).

AB133-ASA1-AA2,507,7 4. The assignor attests, by sworn affidavit, that he or she is of sound mind, is not acting under duress and acknowledges that the state will not make any of the assigned lottery prize payments or parts of lottery prize payments to the assignor.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,507,10 5. The assignor, by sworn affidavit, provides the court with an accounting of all claims to, or judgments, liens, security interests, garnishments, assignments or attachments against, all or any part of the lottery prize payments.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,507,12 6. The assignment does not include the amounts of any withholdings specified under sub. (4), (5), (5m) or (5r).

AB133-ASA1-AA2,507,15 7. The assignor provides the court a certification from the administrator that lists the amounts of the lottery prize payments, if any, that the administrator is required to withhold for the assignor under subs. (4), (5), (5m) and (5r).

AB133-ASA1-AA2,507,23 8. The payment that the assignor will receive as compensation for the assignment is at least equal to the present value of the assigned lottery prize payments, discounted at a rate no greater than the weekly prime rate for the week prior to the date on which the court received a copy of the assignment, as reported by the federal reserve board in federal reserve statistical release H. 15, plus 6%. In making the calculation under this subdivision, the court shall subtract from the compensation received by the assignor any required fees or other costs charged the assignor.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,508,2 9. The individual or organization to whom part or all of the lottery prize is assigned specifies in an affidavit that the individual or organization agrees to report and pay any state income or franchise tax that is owed on any income or gain realized from the purchase and subsequent sale or redemption of any lottery prize.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,508,4 (d) Contents of court order. A court order issued under par. (c) shall include all of the following:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,508,6 1. The name of the prizewinner or the name of the assignor, if different from the prizewinner.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,508,8 2. The assignor's social security number if the assignor is an individual, or federal income tax identification number if the assignor is an organization.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,508,10 3. The name of the individual or organization to whom part or all of the lottery prize is assigned.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,508,13 4. The social security number of the individual or the federal income tax identification number of the organization to whom part or all of the lottery prize is assigned.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,508,16 5. If part or all of the lottery prize is assigned to an individual, the citizenship of the individual. If the individual is not a citizen of the United States of America, the order shall include the individual's resident alien number.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,508,18 6. The number of assigned lottery prize payments and the dates on which the assigned lottery prize payments are to be paid.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,508,20 7. The gross amount of each of the lottery prize payments that are subject to withholding for tax purposes and that are assigned.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,509,4 (e) Administration of lottery prize assignment. Upon receipt of a court order issued under par. (c), the individual or organization to whom the lottery prize is assigned shall provide a certified copy of the court order to the administrator. The administrator shall acknowledge receipt of the court order in writing to the individual or organization to whom the lottery prize is assigned and shall make all lottery prize payments according to the terms specified in the court order. The administrator may charge an initial processing fee, in an amount determined by rule, to cover any costs associated with processing the lottery prize payments in accordance with the terms specified in the court order.".

AB133-ASA1-AA2,509,5 990. Page 1404, line 15: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,509,7 " Section 3035m. 610.70 (1) (e) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act 231, is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,509,16 610.70 (1) (e) "Medical care institution" means a facility, as defined in s. 647.01 (4), or any hospital, nursing home, community-based residential facility, county home, county infirmary, county hospital, county mental health center, tuberculosis sanatorium, adult family home, assisted living facility, rural medical center, hospice or other place licensed, certified or approved by the department of health and family services under s. 49.70, 49.71, 49.72, 50.02, 50.03, 50.032, 50.033, 50.034, 50.35, 50.52, 50.90, 51.04, 51.08, or 51.09 , 58.06, 252.073 or 252.076 or a facility under s. 45.365, 51.05, 51.06 or 252.10 or under ch. 233 or licensed or certified by a county department under s. 50.032 or 50.033.".

AB133-ASA1-AA2,509,17 991. Page 1404, line 15: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,509,18 " Section 3036f. 609.795 of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,509,21 609.795 Prohibiting denial of payment for certain procedures. Limited service health organizations, preferred provider plans and managed care plans are subject to s. 632.872.".

AB133-ASA1-AA2,509,22 992. Page 1405, line 24: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,509,23 " Section 3044b. 632.89 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,510,4 632.89 (2) (a) 2. Except as provided in pars. (b) to (e), coverage of conditions under subd. 1. by a policy may be subject to exclusions or limitations, including deductibles and copayments, that are generally applicable to other conditions covered under the policy.

AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 3044c Section 3044c. 632.89 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,510,12 632.89 (2) (b) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., if a group or blanket disability insurance policy issued by an insurer provides coverage of inpatient hospital treatment or outpatient treatment or both, the policy shall provide coverage in every policy year as provided in pars. (c) to (dm), as appropriate, except that the total coverage under the policy for a policy year need not exceed $7,000 or, if the coverage is provided by a health maintenance organization, as defined in s. 609.01 (2), the equivalent benefits measured in services rendered.

AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 3044e Section 3044e. 632.89 (2) (c) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,510,19 632.89 (2) (c) 2. b. Seven thousand dollars minus a copayment of up to 10% any applicable cost sharing at the level charged under the policy for inpatient hospital services or, if the coverage is provided by a health maintenance organization, as defined in s. 609.01 (2), $6,300 or the equivalent benefits measured in services rendered or, if the policy does not use cost sharing, $6,300 in equivalent benefits measured in services rendered.

AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 3044ht Section 3044ht. 632.89 (2) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,511,2 632.89 (2) (d) 2. Except as provided in par. (b), a policy under subd. 1. shall provide coverage in every policy year for not less than $2,000 minus a copayment of up to 10% any applicable cost sharing at the level charged under the policy for outpatient services or, if the coverage is provided by a health maintenance organization, as defined in s. 609.01 (2), $1,800 or the equivalent benefits measured in services rendered or, if the policy does not use cost sharing, $1,800 in equivalent benefits measured in services rendered.

AB133-ASA1-AA2, s. 3044i Section 3044i. 632.89 (2) (dm) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,511,10 632.89 (2) (dm) 2. Except as provided in par. (b), a policy under subd. 1. shall provide coverage in every policy year for not less than $3,000 minus a copayment of up to 10% any applicable cost sharing at the level charged under the policy for transitional treatment arrangements or, if the coverage is provided by a health maintenance organization, as defined in s. 609.01 (2), $2,700 or the equivalent benefits measured in services rendered or, if the policy does not use cost sharing, $2,700 in equivalent benefits measured in services rendered.".

AB133-ASA1-AA2,511,11 993. Page 1405, line 24: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,511,12 " Section 3044d. 632.872 of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,511,14 632.872 Prohibiting denial of payment for certain procedures. (1) In this section:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,511,15 (a) "Disability insurance policy" has the meaning given in s. 632.895 (1) (a).

AB133-ASA1-AA2,511,17 (b) "Medicare Part B" means the federal supplementary medical insurance program under 42 USC 1395j to 1395w-2.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,511,22 (2) An insurer may not deny payment under a disability insurance policy or group certificate for a medical or surgical service or procedure on the basis that the service or procedure is an integral component of a 2nd medical or surgical service or procedure unless, under medicare Part B, payment for the first service or procedure is included in the payment for the 2nd service or procedure.".

AB133-ASA1-AA2,511,23 994. Page 1406, line 3: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,511,24 " Section 3044r. 635.20 of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,512,5 635.20 Coverage of health insurance mandates. (1) Notwithstanding ss. 632.85, 632.87 (2), (3), (4) and (5), 632.89 and 632.895 (2), (3), (4), (5), (5m), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12) and (13), and subject to sub. (2), a small employer insurer may offer a small employer one or more group health benefit plans that do not include one or more of the following coverages:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,512,7 (a). Coverage related to treatment of an emergency medical condition, as required under s. 632.85.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,512,9 (b) Coverage of vision care provided by an optometrist, as required under s. 632.87 (2).