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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
November 12, 2021 - Introduced by Representatives Stubbs, Neubauer, Cabrera,
Hong, Baldeh, Anderson, Andraca, Bowen, Brostoff, Conley, Considine,
Emerson, Haywood, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, B. Meyers, Ohnstad, Pope,
Shankland, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spreitzer, Subeck, Vining and Vruwink,
cosponsored by Senators Johnson, Agard, Roys, Bewley, Erpenbach, Larson,
Smith, Wirch and Carpenter. Referred to Committee on Health.
AB698,1,2 1An Act to create 253.087, 609.795 and 632.895 (15k) of the statutes; relating
2to:
postpartum home visits.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires hospitals to provide a postpartum home visit to a woman and
infant within the first seven days following discharge of the patient. The cost-free
postpartum home visit is to ensure proper recovery from childbirth and to provide
other postpartum services. The bill requires that the postpartum home visit be
provided if a patient requests it. The bill prohibits hospitals from seeking payment
from the patient for services provided pursuant to the postpartum home visit. The
bill also requires health insurance policies and self-insured governmental health
plans to provide coverage for a postpartum home visit for each birth as described in
the bill. Health insurance policies are known as disability insurance policies in the
bill.
This proposal may contain a health insurance mandate requiring a social and
financial impact report under s. 601.423, stats.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB698,1 3Section 1. 253.087 of the statutes is created to read:
AB698,2,3 4253.087 Postpartum home visits. (1) In this section, “ postpartum home
5visit” means a home visit to a woman and infant following discharge by a licensed

1health care provider to ensure proper recovery from childbirth and provide other
2postpartum services, including breastfeeding support and an assessment of the
3emotional wellness of the woman.
AB698,2,6 4(2) Each hospital shall, upon request by the patient, provide for each pregnant
5patient who gives birth at the hospital following the birth of the patient's infant all
6of the following services prior to the patient's discharge from the hospital or facility:
AB698,2,87 (a) Schedule a postpartum home visit for a date that is within 7 days of the
8patient's discharge.
AB698,2,119 (b) Provide one postpartum home visit. The postpartum home visit may be
10provided by a doula who has received certification from a doula certifying
11organization recognized by the department.
AB698,2,13 12(3) Each hospital that provides a postpartum home visit may not seek payment
13directly from a patient for services provided pursuant to sub. (2) (b).
AB698,2 14Section 2. 609.795 of the statutes is created to read:
AB698,2,17 15609.795 Postpartum home visit coverage. Defined network plans,
16preferred provider plans, and limited service health organizations are subject to s.
17632.895 (15k).
AB698,3 18Section 3. 632.895 (15k) of the statutes is created to read:
AB698,2,2219 632.895 (15k) Postpartum home visit. Every disability insurance policy and
20self-insured health plan of the state or a county, city, village, town, or school district
21that provides maternity coverage shall provide coverage for a postpartum home visit
22for each birth as described in s. 253.087.
AB698,4 23Section 4 . Initial applicability.
AB698,3,3
1(1) For policies and plans containing provisions inconsistent with s. 632.895
2(15k), the treatment of s. 632.895 (15k) first applies to policy or plan years beginning
3on the effective date of this subsection, except as provided in sub. (2).
AB698,3,84 (2) For policies and plans that are affected by a collective bargaining agreement
5containing provisions inconsistent with s. 632.895 (15k), the treatment of s. 632.895
6(15k) first applies to policy or plan years beginning on the effective date of this
7subsection or on the day on which the collective bargaining agreement is newly
8established, extended, modified, or renewed, whichever is later.
AB698,3,99 (End)
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