AB1-SSA1-SA2,432,3 2609.73 Coverage of contraceptive articles and services. Managed care
3plans are subject to s. 632.895 (15).
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 509bw 4Section 509bw. 609.86 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,432,6 5609.86 Coverage of alcoholism and other diseases. Managed care plans
6are subject to s. 632.89.".
AB1-SSA1-SA2,432,7 7462. Page 221, line 23: delete lines 23 to 25.
AB1-SSA1-SA2,432,8 8463. Page 221, line 25: after that line insert:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,432,9 9" Section 509pc. 632.89 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,432,11 10632.89 (title) Required coverage of Coverage of mental disorders,
11alcoholism, and other diseases.
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 509pd 12Section 509pd. 632.89 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,432,1313 632.89 (1) (b) "Health benefit plan" has the meaning given in s. 632.745 (11).
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 509pe 14Section 509pe. 632.89 (1) (em) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 509pf 15Section 509pf. 632.89 (1) (er) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,432,1716 632.89 (1) (er) "Self-insured health plan" has the meaning given in s. 632.745
17(24).
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 509pg 18Section 509pg. 632.89 (2) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,432,1919 632.89 (2) (title) Required coverage for group plans.
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 509ph 20Section 509ph. 632.89 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 632.89 (2) (a)
21and amended to read:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,433,222 632.89 (2) (a) Conditions covered. A group or blanket disability insurance
23policy issued by an insurer
health benefit plan and a self-insured health plan shall
24provide coverage of nervous and mental disorders and alcoholism and other drug

1abuse problems if required by pars. (c) to (dm) and as provided in pars. (b) (c) to (e)
2(dm) and sub. (3).
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 509pi 3Section 509pi. 632.89 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 509pj 4Section 509pj. 632.89 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 509pk 5Section 509pk. 632.89 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 632.89 (2) (c) and
6amended to read:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,433,117 632.89 (2) (c) Minimum coverage Coverage of inpatient hospital services. If a
8group or blanket disability insurance policy issued by an insurer health benefit plan
9or a self-insured health plan
provides coverage of any inpatient hospital treatment,
10the policy plan shall provide coverage for inpatient hospital services for the
11treatment of conditions under par. (a) 1. as provided in subd. 2.
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 509pL 12Section 509pL. 632.89 (2) (c) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 509pm 13Section 509pm. 632.89 (2) (d) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 632.89 (2) (d)
14and amended to read:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,433,1915 632.89 (2) (d) Minimum coverage Coverage of outpatient services. If a group or
16blanket disability insurance policy issued by an insurer
health benefit plan or a
17self-insured health plan
provides coverage of any outpatient treatment, the policy
18plan shall provide coverage for outpatient services for the treatment of conditions
19under par. (a) 1. as provided in subd. 2.
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 509pn 20Section 509pn. 632.89 (2) (d) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 509po 21Section 509po. 632.89 (2) (dm) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 632.89 (2) (dm)
22and amended to read:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,434,323 632.89 (2) (dm) Minimum coverage Coverage of transitional treatment
24arrangements.
If a group or blanket disability insurance policy issued by an insurer
25health benefit plan or a self-insured health plan provides coverage of any inpatient

1hospital treatment or any outpatient treatment, the policy plan shall provide
2coverage for transitional treatment arrangements for the treatment of conditions
3under par. (a) 1. as provided in subd. 2.
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 509pp 4Section 509pp. 632.89 (2) (dm) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 509pq 5Section 509pq. 632.89 (2) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 632.89 (5) (b) and
6amended to read:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,434,107 632.89 (5) (b) Exclusion Certain health care plans. This subsection section does
8not apply to a health care plan offered by a limited service health organization, as
9defined in s. 609.01 (3), or by a preferred provider plan, as defined in s. 609.01 (4),
10that is not a managed care plan, as defined in s. 609.01 (3c)
.
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 509pr 11Section 509pr. 632.89 (2m) of the statutes is renumbered 632.89 (4m).
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 509ps 12Section 509ps. 632.89 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,434,1713 632.89 (3) Equal coverage requirement. (a) Group plans. A group health
14benefit plan or a self-insured health plan that provides coverage for the treatment
15of nervous and mental disorders and alcoholism and other drug abuse problems shall
16provide the same coverage for that treatment that it provides for the treatment of
17physical conditions.
AB1-SSA1-SA2,434,2118 (b) Individual plans. If an individual health benefit plan provides coverage for
19the treatment of nervous or mental disorders or alcoholism or other drug abuse
20problems, the individual health benefit plan shall provide the same coverage for that
21treatment that it provides for the treatment of physical conditions.
AB1-SSA1-SA2,435,222 (c) All coverage components. The requirements under this subsection apply to
23all coverage-related components, including rates; exclusions and limitations;
24deductibles; copayments; coinsurance; annual and lifetime payment limits;

1out-of-pocket limits; out-of-network charges; day, visit, or appointment limits;
2duration or frequency of coverage; and medical necessity definitions.
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 509pt 3Section 509pt. 632.89 (3m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 509pu 4Section 509pu. 632.89 (5) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,435,55 632.89 (5) (title) Medicare exclusion Exclusions.
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 509pv 6Section 509pv. 632.89 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 632.89 (5) (a).
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 509pw 7Section 509pw. 632.89 (5) (a) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,435,88 632.89 (5) (a) (title) Medicare.
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 509sf 9Section 509sf. 632.895 (15) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,435,1010 632.895 (15) Contraceptive articles and services. (a) In this subsection:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,435,1111 1. "Contraceptive article" means any of the following:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,435,1912 a. A drug, medicine, mixture, preparation, instrument, article, or device of any
13nature that is approved by the federal food and drug administration for use to
14prevent a pregnancy, that is prescribed by a licensed health care provider for use to
15prevent a pregnancy, and that may not be obtained without a prescription from a
16licensed health care provider. "Contraceptive article" does not include any drug,
17medicine, mixture, preparation, instrument, article, or device of any nature
18prescribed for use in terminating the pregnancy of a woman who is known by the
19prescribing licensed health care provider to be pregnant.
AB1-SSA1-SA2,435,2120 b. A hormonal compound that is taken orally and that is approved by the federal
21food and drug administration for use to prevent a pregnancy.
AB1-SSA1-SA2,435,2322 2. "Religious employer" means an entity that satisfies all of the following
23criteria:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,435,2424 a. The inculcation of religious values is the purpose of the entity.
AB1-SSA1-SA2,436,2
1b. The entity employs primarily persons who share the religious tenets of the
2entity.
AB1-SSA1-SA2,436,43 c. The entity serves primarily persons who share the religious tenets of the
4entity.
AB1-SSA1-SA2,436,65 d. The entity is exempt from filing a federal annual information return under
6section 6033 (a) (2) (A) (i) and (iii) and (C) (i) of the Internal Revenue Code.
AB1-SSA1-SA2,436,107 (b) Every disability insurance policy, and every self-insured health plan of a
8county, city, village, or school district, that provides coverage of outpatient health
9care services, preventive treatments and services, or prescription drugs and devices
10shall provide coverage for all of the following:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,436,1111 1. Contraceptive articles.
AB1-SSA1-SA2,436,1312 2. Medical services, including counseling and physical examinations, for the
13prescription or use of a contraceptive article or of a procedure to prevent a pregnancy.
AB1-SSA1-SA2,436,1414 3. Medical procedures performed to prevent a pregnancy.
AB1-SSA1-SA2,436,1715 (c) Coverage under this subsection may be subject to exclusions or limitations,
16including copayments and deductibles, that apply generally to the benefits that are
17provided under the policy or self-insured health plan.
AB1-SSA1-SA2,436,1818 (d) This subsection does not apply to any of the following:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,436,1919 1. A disability insurance policy that covers only certain specified diseases.
AB1-SSA1-SA2,436,2220 2. A health care plan offered by a limited service health organization, as defined
21in s. 609.01 (3), or by a preferred provider plan, as defined in s. 609.01 (4), that is not
22a managed care plan, as defined in s. 609.01 (3c).
AB1-SSA1-SA2,436,2423 3. A medicare replacement policy, a medicare supplement policy, or a long-term
24care insurance policy.
AB1-SSA1-SA2,437,8
14. A disability insurance policy that is issued to a religious employer, if the
2religious employer requests that the insurer issuing the policy not provide the
3coverage specified in par. (b) 1. to 3. on the basis that the articles and services covered
4are contrary to the religious employer's religious tenets. A religious employer that
5makes a request under this subdivision shall provide written notice to a prospective
6insured under the policy, prior to that person's coverage under the policy, that
7specifies the articles and services under par. (b) 1. to 3. that will not be covered on
8the basis of the employer's request.".
AB1-SSA1-SA2,437,9 9464. Page 221, line 25: after that line insert:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,437,10 10" Section 509r. 635.05 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,437,1511 635.05 (1) Establishing restrictions on premium rates that a small employer
12insurer may charge a small employer such that the premium rates charged to small
13employers with similar case characteristics for the same or similar benefit design
14characteristics do not vary from the midpoint rate for those small employers by more
15than 35% 10% of that midpoint rate.".
AB1-SSA1-SA2,437,16 16465. Page 221, line 25: after that line insert:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,437,17 17" Section 509m. 641.12 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,438,1018 641.12 (1) The expenses of every examination of the affairs of any employee
19welfare fund required to register under this chapter, including any appraisal of real
20property, shall be borne and paid by the employee welfare fund so examined but the
21commissioner may in his or her discretion remit in whole or in part such charges upon
22showing of extreme financial hardship. For any such examination by the
23commissioner or a deputy commissioner personally, the charge made shall be only
24for necessary traveling expenses and other actual expenses. In all other cases the

1expenses of examination shall also include reimbursement for the compensation
2paid for the services of persons employed by the commissioner or by the
3commissioner's authority to make the examination or appraisal. All charges
4incurred by or on behalf of the commissioner, including necessary traveling and other
5actual expenses, as duly audited and paid to the person or persons making the
6examination or appraisal, shall be presented to the trustees of the employee welfare
7fund so examined in the form of a copy of the itemized bill therefor as certified and
8approved by the commissioner or a deputy commissioner. Upon receiving the
9certified copy the trustees shall pay the amount thereof to the commissioner to be
10paid by the commissioner into the state treasury.".
AB1-SSA1-SA2,438,11 11466. Page 222, line 15: after that line insert:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,438,12 12" Section 511bg. 704.90 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,438,1513 704.90 (9) Rules. The department of agriculture, trade and consumer
14protection
justice may promulgate rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this
15section.
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 511br 16Section 511br. 704.90 (11) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,438,1817 704.90 (11) (title) Duties of the department of agriculture, trade and
18consumer protection
justice.
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 511bz 19Section 511bz. 704.90 (11) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,438,2420 704.90 (11) (a) Except as provided in par. (c), the department of agriculture,
21trade and consumer protection
justice shall investigate alleged violations of this
22section and rules promulgated under sub. (9). To facilitate its investigations, the
23department may subpoena persons and records and may enforce compliance with the
24subpoenas as provided in s. 885.12.
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 511h
1Section 511h. 707.49 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,439,102 707.49 (4) Surety bond and other options. Instead of placing deposits in an
3escrow account, a developer may obtain a surety bond issued by a company
4authorized to do business in this state, an irrevocable letter of credit or a similar
5arrangement, in an amount which at all times is not less than the amount of the
6deposits otherwise subject to the escrow requirements of this section. The bond,
7letter of credit or similar arrangement shall be filed with the department of
8agriculture, trade and consumer protection justice and made payable to the
9department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection justice for the benefit of
10aggrieved parties.
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 511k 11Section 511k. 707.57 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,439,2012 707.57 (2) Department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection
13justice authority. (a) The department of agriculture, trade and consumer
14protection
justice, or any district attorney upon informing the department of
15agriculture, trade and consumer protection justice, may commence an action in
16circuit court in the name of the state to restrain by temporary or permanent
17injunction any violation of this chapter. Before entry of final judgment, the court may
18make such orders or judgments as may be necessary to restore to any person any
19pecuniary loss suffered because of the acts or practices involved in the action if proof
20of these acts or practices is submitted to the satisfaction of the court.
AB1-SSA1-SA2,439,2321 (b) The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection justice may
22conduct hearings, administer oaths, issue subpoenas and take testimony to aid in its
23investigation of violations of this chapter.
AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 511p 24Section 511p. 707.57 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,440,5
1707.57 (3) Penalty. Any person who violates this chapter shall be required to
2forfeit not more than $5,000 for each offense. Forfeitures under this subsection shall
3be enforced by action on behalf of the state by the department of agriculture, trade
4and consumer protection
justice or by the district attorney of the county where the
5violation occurs.".
AB1-SSA1-SA2,440,6 6467. Page 222, line 23: after that line insert:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,440,8 7" Section 512n. 757.05 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act
816
, section 3774, is amended to read:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,440,189 757.05 (1) (a) Whenever a court imposes a fine or forfeiture for a violation of
10state law or for a violation of a municipal or county ordinance except for a violation
11of s. 101.123 (2) (a), (am) 1., (ar), or (bm) or (5) or state laws or municipal or county
12ordinances involving nonmoving traffic violations, headlamp violations under s.
13347.065 (1),
or safety belt use violations under s. 347.48 (2m), there shall be imposed
14in addition a penalty assessment in an amount of 24% of the fine or forfeiture
15imposed. If multiple offenses are involved, the penalty assessment shall be based
16upon the total fine or forfeiture for all offenses. When a fine or forfeiture is suspended
17in whole or in part, the penalty assessment shall be reduced in proportion to the
18suspension.".
AB1-SSA1-SA2,440,19 19468. Page 222, line 23: after that line insert:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,440,20 20" Section 512f. 755.01 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,441,1421 755.01 (4) Two or more cities, towns or villages of this state may enter into an
22agreement under s. 66.0301 for the joint exercise of the power granted under sub. (1),
23except that for purposes of this subsection, any agreement under s. 66.0301 shall be
24effected by the enactment of identical ordinances by each affected city, town or

1village. Electors of each municipality entering into the agreement shall be eligible
2to vote for the judge of the municipal court so established. If a municipality enters
3into an agreement with a municipality that already has a municipal court, the
4municipalities may provide by ordinance or resolution that the judge for the existing
5municipal court shall serve as the judge for the joint court until the end of the term
6or until a special election is held under s. 8.50 (4) (fm). Each municipality shall adopt
7an ordinance or bylaw under sub. (1) prior to entering into the agreement. The
8contracting municipalities need not be contiguous and need not all be in the same
9county. The Upon entering into or discontinuing such an agreement, the contracting
10municipalities shall notify each transmit a certified copy of the ordinance or bylaw
11effecting or discontinuing the agreement to
the appropriate filing officer under s.
1211.02 (3e) when the joint court is created. When a municipal judge is elected under
13this subsection, candidates shall be nominated by filing nomination papers under s.
148.10 (6) (bm), and shall register with the filing officer specified in s. 11.02 (3e).".
AB1-SSA1-SA2,441,15 15469. Page 222, line 23: after that line insert:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,441,17 16" Section 512m. 758.19 (7) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act
1716
, is amended to read:
AB1-SSA1-SA2,442,518 758.19 (7) The director of state courts shall adopt, revise biennially and submit
19to the cochairpersons of the joint committee on information policy and technology, the
20governor and the department of electronic government secretary of administration,
21no later than September 15 of each even-numbered year, a strategic plan for the
22utilization of information technology to carry out the functions of the courts and
23judicial branch agencies, as defined in s. 16.70 (5). The plan shall address the
24business needs of the courts and judicial branch agencies and shall identify all

1resources relating to information technology which the courts and judicial branch
2agencies desire to acquire, contingent upon funding availability, the priority for such
3acquisitions and the justification for such acquisitions. The plan shall also identify
4any changes in the functioning of the courts and judicial branch agencies under the
5plan.".
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