Amendment SSA1-AB133

AB133-SSA1,1156,22 (h) "Triage" means assign priority order on the basis of where resources can best be used or are most needed.

AB133-SSA1, s. 2251f Section 2251f. 146.57 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-SSA1,1157,8 146.57 (3) (a) The department shall implement a statewide poison control program system, which shall provide poison control services that are available statewide, on a 24-hour per day and 365-day per year basis and shall provide poison information and education to health care professionals and the public. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (ds), the department shall, if the requirement under par. (b) is met, distribute total funding of not more than $375,000 in each fiscal year to supplement the operation of the program system and to provide for the statewide collection and reporting of poison control data. The department may, but need not, distribute all of the funds in each fiscal year to a single poison control center.

AB133-SSA1, s. 2251g Section 2251g. 146.57 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-SSA1,1157,13 146.57 (3m) Requirements of poison control centers. (a) A poison control center shall maintain telephone services capable of providing rapid, accurate and complete poison information that is accessible throughout the state and that is free to users through a statewide toll-free hotline.

AB133-SSA1,1157,15 (b) An on-line staff member who interprets poison exposure data and provides poison intervention and management information shall be one of the following:

AB133-SSA1,1157,16 1. A registered nurse.

AB133-SSA1,1157,17 2. A pharmacist.

AB133-SSA1,1157,18 3. A physician.

AB133-SSA1,1157,20 4. A person who is certified by or eligible for certification by the American Association of Poison Control Centers as a specialist in poison information.

AB133-SSA1,1157,21 5. A school of pharmacy graduate who is in residency training.

AB133-SSA1,1157,23 6. A school of pharmacy enrollee who has completed the 2nd professional practice year.

AB133-SSA1,1158,3 7. A person who was employed as an on-line staff member on May 1, 1994, who has worked in that capacity at the poison control center for at least 3 years and who annually receives at least 16 documented hours of continuing education in interpreting poison exposure data and providing poison intervention and management information.

AB133-SSA1,1158,7 (c) An on-line staff member who is designated as a poison information provider may, if he or she annually receives at least 16 documented hours of job-relevant continuing education and has an appropriate health-oriented background, provide poison information to manage nontoxic exposures and routine follow-up.

AB133-SSA1,1158,11 (d) An on-line staff member who is designated as a poison information provider shall triage incoming telephone calls concerning toxic exposures and, for health care professionals, concerning drug interaction interpretations, and refer such calls to an on-duty staff member under par. (b).

AB133-SSA1, s. 2254 Section 2254. 146.93 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-SSA1,1158,16 146.93 (1) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (4) (gp), the department shall maintain a program for the provision of primary health care services based on the primary health care program in existence on June 30, 1987. The department may promulgate rules necessary to implement the program.

AB133-SSA1, s. 2255 Section 2255. 146.99 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-SSA1,1158,25 146.99 Assessments. The department shall, within 90 days after the commencement of each fiscal year, estimate the total amount of expenditures and the department shall assess the estimated total amount under s. 20.435 (1) (4) (gp) to hospitals, as defined in s. 50.33 (2), in proportion to each hospital's respective gross private-pay patient revenues during the hospital's most recently concluded entire fiscal year. Each hospital shall pay its assessment on or before December 1 for the fiscal year. All payments of assessments shall be deposited in the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (4) (gp).

AB133-SSA1, s. 2255m Section 2255m. 149.10 (3e) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-SSA1,1159,2 149.10 (3e) "Fund" means the health insurance risk-sharing plan fund.

AB133-SSA1, s. 2256 Section 2256. 149.12 (2) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 149.12 (2) (d) 1. and amended to read:

AB133-SSA1,1159,7 149.12 (2) (d) 1. Except for a person who is an eligible individual as provided in subd. 2., no person who is 65 years of age or older is eligible for coverage under the plan.

AB133-SSA1, s. 2257 Section 2257. 149.12 (2) (d) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-SSA1,1159,9 149.12 (2) (d) 2. Subdivision 1. does not apply to any of the following:

AB133-SSA1,1159,10 a. A person who is an eligible individual.

AB133-SSA1,1159,12 b. A person who has coverage under the plan on the date on which he or she attains the age of 65 years.

AB133-SSA1, s. 2258 Section 2258. 149.12 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-SSA1,1159,19 149.12 (3) (b) Persons for whom deductible or coinsurance amounts are paid or reimbursed under ch. 47 for vocational rehabilitation, under s. 49.68 for renal disease, under s. 49.685 (8) for hemophilia, under s. 49.683 for cystic fibrosis or, under s. 253.05 for maternal and child health services or under s. 49.686 for the cost of drugs for the treatment of HIV infection or AIDS are not ineligible for coverage under the plan by reason of such payments or reimbursements.

AB133-SSA1, s. 2258d Section 2258d. 149.125 of the statutes is repealed.

AB133-SSA1, s. 2258f Section 2258f. 149.14 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-SSA1,1160,3 149.14 (2) (a) The plan shall provide every eligible person who is not eligible for medicare with major medical expense coverage. Major medical expense coverage offered under the plan under this section shall pay an eligible person's covered expenses, subject to sub. (3) and deductible, copayment and coinsurance payments authorized under sub. (5), up to a lifetime limit of $1,000,000 per covered individual. The maximum limit under this paragraph shall not be altered by the board, and no actuarially equivalent benefit may be substituted by the board.

AB133-SSA1, s. 2259 Section 2259. 149.14 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-SSA1,1160,19 149.14 (3) Covered expenses. (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (4), except as restricted by cost containment provisions under s. 149.17 (4) and except as reduced by the board under s. 149.15 (3) (e) or by the department under s. ss. 149.143 or and 149.144, covered expenses for the coverage under this section shall be the usual and customary charges payment rates established by the department under s. 149.142 for the services provided by persons licensed under ch. 446 and certified under s. 49.45 (2) (a) 11. Except as provided in sub. (4), except as restricted by cost containment provisions under s. 149.17 (4) and except as reduced by the board under s. 149.15 (3) (e) or by the department under s. ss. 149.143 or and 149.144, covered expenses for the coverage under this section shall also be the usual and customary charges payment rates established by the department under s. 149.142 for the following services and articles if the service or article is prescribed by a physician who is licensed under ch. 448 or in another state and who is certified under s. 49.45 (2) (a) 11. and if the service or article is provided by a provider certified under s. 49.45 (2) (a) 11.:

AB133-SSA1, s. 2259f Section 2259f. 149.14 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-SSA1,1160,21 149.14 (3) (d) Drugs requiring a physician's prescription, subject to sub. (4c).

AB133-SSA1, s. 2259r Section 2259r. 149.14 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-SSA1,1161,2 149.14 (4) (d) That part of any charge for services or articles rendered or prescribed by a physician, dentist or other health care personnel which that exceeds the prevailing charge in the locality where the service is provided payment rate established by the department under s. 149.142 and reduced under ss. 149.143 and 149.144 or any charge not medically necessary.

AB133-SSA1, s. 2260 Section 2260. 149.14 (4) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-SSA1,1161,4 149.14 (4) (g) Dental care except as provided in sub. (3) (m) and (q).

AB133-SSA1, s. 2260c Section 2260c. 149.14 (4) (n) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-SSA1,1161,7 149.14 (4) (n) Services or drugs for the treatment of infertility, impotence or sterility.

AB133-SSA1, s. 2260d Section 2260d. 149.14 (4c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-SSA1,1161,11 149.14 (4c) Coverage of prescription drugs. (a) The department may require a pharmacist or pharmacy that provides a prescription drug to an eligible person to submit a payment claim directly to the plan administrator.

AB133-SSA1,1161,14 (b) The department may limit coverage of prescription drugs under sub. (3) (d) to those prescription drugs for which payment claims are submitted by pharmacists or pharmacies directly to the plan administrator.

AB133-SSA1, s. 2260h Section 2260h. 149.14 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-SSA1,1161,22 149.14 (4m) Payment is payment in full. Except for copayments, coinsurance or deductibles required or authorized under the plan, a provider of a covered service or article shall accept as payment in full for the covered service or article the payment rate determined under ss. 149.142, 149.143, and 149.144 and 149.15 (3) (e) and may not bill an eligible person who receives the service or article for any amount by which the charge for the service or article is reduced under s. 149.142, 149.143, or 149.144 or 149.15 (3) (e).

AB133-SSA1, s. 2260m Section 2260m. 149.14 (5) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-SSA1,1161,24 149.14 (5) (title) Deductibles, copayments and coinsurance.

AB133-SSA1, s. 2260p Section 2260p. 149.14 (5) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-SSA1,1162,5 149.14 (5) (e) Subject to sub. (8) (b), the department may, by rule under s. 149.17 (4), establish copayments for prescription drug coverage under sub. (3) (d). Any copayment amounts or rates established are subject to the approval of the board. Copayments paid by an eligible person under this paragraph shall count toward the deductible and covered costs not paid by the plan under pars. (a) to (c).

AB133-SSA1, s. 2261 Section 2261. 149.14 (6) (title) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-SSA1,1162,7 149.14 (6) (title) Preexisting conditions.

AB133-SSA1, s. 2261f Section 2261f. 149.14 (8) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-SSA1,1162,12 149.14 (8) Applicability of medical assistance provisions. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), the department may, by rule under s. 149.17 (4), apply to the plan the same utilization and cost control procedures that apply under rules promulgated by the department to medical assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49.

AB133-SSA1,1162,15 (b) The department may not apply to eligible persons for covered services or articles the same copayments that apply to recipients of medical assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49 for services or articles covered under that program.

AB133-SSA1, s. 2261j Section 2261j. 149.142 of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-SSA1,1162,25 149.142 Provider payment rates. (1) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), the department shall establish payment rates for covered expenses that consist of the allowable charges paid under s. 49.46 (2) for the services and articles provided plus an enhancement determined by the department. The rates shall be based on the allowable charges paid under s. 49.46 (2), projected plan costs and trend factors. Using the same methodology that applies to medical assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49, the department shall establish hospital outpatient per visit reimbursement rates and hospital inpatient reimbursement rates that are specific to diagnostically related groups of eligible persons.

AB133-SSA1,1163,2 (b) The payment rate for a prescription drug shall be the allowable charge paid under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 6. h. for the prescription drug.

AB133-SSA1,1163,4 (2) The rates established under this section are subject to adjustment under ss. 149.143 and 149.144.

AB133-SSA1, s. 2261m Section 2261m. 149.143 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-SSA1,1163,11 149.143 (1) (intro.) The department shall pay or recover the operating costs of the plan from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (v) and administrative costs of the plan from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (u). For purposes of determining premiums, insurer assessments and provider payment rate adjustments, the department shall apportion and prioritize responsibility for payment or recovery of plan costs from among the moneys constituting the fund as follows:

AB133-SSA1, s. 2262b Section 2262b. 149.143 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-SSA1,1163,14 149.143 (1) (a) First from the moneys transferred to the fund from the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (5) (4) (af).

AB133-SSA1, s. 2263b Section 2263b. 149.143 (1) (b) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-SSA1,1163,23 149.143 (1) (b) 1. a. First, from premiums from eligible persons with coverage under s. 149.14 set at 150% of the rate that a standard risk would be charged under an individual policy providing substantially the same coverage and deductibles as are provided under the plan, including amounts received for premium and deductible subsidies under s. 149.144 and under the transfer to the fund from the appropriation account under ss. s. 20.435 (5) (4) (ah) and 149.144, and from premiums collected from eligible persons with coverage under s. 149.146 set in accordance with s. 149.146 (2) (b).

AB133-SSA1, s. 2263bm Section 2263bm. 149.143 (1) (b) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-SSA1,1164,3 149.143 (1) (b) 1. b. Second, from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (gh) moneys specified under sub. (2m), to the extent that the amounts under subd. 1. a. are insufficient to pay 60% of plan costs.

AB133-SSA1, s. 2263bn Section 2263bn. 149.143 (1) (b) 1. c. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-SSA1,1164,13 149.143 (1) (b) 1. c. Third, by increasing premiums from eligible persons with coverage under s. 149.14 to more than 150% but not more than 200% of the rate that a standard risk would be charged under an individual policy providing substantially the same coverage and deductibles as are provided under the plan, including amounts received for premium and deductible subsidies under s. 149.144 and under the transfer to the fund from the appropriation account under ss. s. 20.435 (5) (4) (ah) and 149.144, and by increasing premiums from eligible persons with coverage under s. 149.146 in accordance with s. 149.146 (2) (b), to the extent that the amounts under subd. 1. a. and b. are insufficient to pay 60% of plan costs.

AB133-SSA1, s. 2263bp Section 2263bp. 149.143 (1) (b) 1. d. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-SSA1,1164,19 149.143 (1) (b) 1. d. Fourth, notwithstanding subd. 2., by increasing insurer assessments, excluding assessments under s. 149.144, and adjusting provider payment rates, excluding adjustments to those rates under ss. s. 149.144 and 149.15 (3) (e), in equal proportions and to the extent that the amounts under subd. 1. a. to c. are insufficient to pay 60% of plan costs.

AB133-SSA1, s. 2264e Section 2264e. 149.143 (1) (b) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-SSA1,1164,22 149.143 (1) (b) 2. b. Fifty percent from adjustments to provider payment rates, excluding adjustments to those rates under ss. s. 149.144 and 149.15 (3) (e).

AB133-SSA1, s. 2265b Section 2265b. 149.143 (2) (a) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-SSA1,1165,7 149.143 (2) (a) 1. a. Estimate the amount of enrollee premiums that would be received in the new plan year if the enrollee premiums were set at a level sufficient, when including amounts received for premium and deductible subsidies under s. 149.144 and under the transfer to the fund from the appropriation account under ss. s. 20.435 (5) (4) (ah) and 149.144 and from premiums collected from eligible persons with coverage under s. 149.146 set in accordance with s. 149.146 (2) (b), to cover 60% of the estimated plan costs for the new plan year, after deducting from the estimated plan costs the amount available in for transfer to the fund from the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (5) (4) (af) for that plan year.

AB133-SSA1, s. 2265bm Section 2265bm. 149.143 (2) (a) 1. c. of the statutes is repealed.

AB133-SSA1, s. 2266g Section 2266g. 149.143 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-SSA1,1165,11 149.143 (2m) (a) The department shall keep a separate accounting of the difference between the following:

AB133-SSA1,1165,13 1. The amount of premiums received in a plan year from all eligible persons, including amounts received for premium and deductible subsidies.

AB133-SSA1,1165,17 2. The amount of premiums, including amounts received for premium and deductible subsidies, necessary to cover 60% of the plan costs for the plan year, after deducting the amount transferred to the fund from the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (4) (af).

AB133-SSA1,1165,19 (b) Any amount by which the amount under par. (a) 1. exceeds the amount under par. (a) 2. may be used only as follows:

AB133-SSA1,1165,24 1. To reduce premiums in succeeding plan years as provided in sub. (1) (b) 1. b. For eligible persons with coverage under s. 149.14, premiums may not be reduced below 150% of the rate that a standard risk would be charged under an individual policy providing substantially the same coverage and deductibles as are provided under the plan.

AB133-SSA1,1165,25 2. For other needs of eligible persons, with the approval of the board.

AB133-SSA1, s. 2267j Section 2267j. 149.143 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-SSA1,1166,8 149.143 (3) (b) If, after increasing the department increases premium rates and insurer assessments and adjusting adjusts the provider payment rate under par. (a), the department and determines that there will still be a deficit and that premium rates have been increased to the maximum extent allowable under par. (a), the department shall may further adjust, in equal proportions, assessments set under sub. (2) (a) 3. and the provider payment rate set under sub. (2) (a) 4., without regard to sub. (1) (b) 2.

AB133-SSA1, s. 2267m Section 2267m. 149.143 (5) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-SSA1,1166,16 149.143 (5) (a) Annually, no later than April 30, the department shall perform a reconciliation with respect to plan costs, premiums, insurer assessments and provider payment rate adjustments based on data from the previous calendar year. On the basis of the reconciliation, the department shall make any necessary adjustments in premiums, insurer assessments or provider payment rates for the fiscal year beginning on the first July 1 after the reconciliation, as provided in sub. (2) (b).

AB133-SSA1,1166,21 (b) Except as provided in sub. (3) and s. 149.144, the department shall adjust the provider payment rates to meet the providers' specified portion of the plan costs no more than once annually. The department may not determine the adjustment on an individual provider basis or on the basis of provider type, but shall determine the adjustment for all providers in the aggregate.