Wisconsin Legislature: 25,2030

25,2016 Section 2016. 145.08 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

145.08 (1) (e) For temporary permit pending examination and issuance of license for master plumber, $400; for journeyman $150 and which shall also cover the examination fee prescribed and the license fee for the 2-year 4-year period in which issued.

25,2017 Section 2017. 145.08 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

145.08 (1) (g) For master plumber's license (restricted), $250 $500, and $250 $500 for each renewal of the 2-year 4-year license if application is made prior to the date of expiration; after that date an additional fee of $20.

25,2018 Section 2018. 145.08 (1) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:

145.08 (1) (i) For journeyman plumber's license (restricted), $90 $180, and $90 $180 for each renewal of the 2-year 4-year license if application is made prior to the date of expiration; after that date an additional fee of $10.

25,2019 Section 2019. 145.08 (1) (L) of the statutes is amended to read:

145.08 (1) (L) For an automatic fire sprinkler contractor's license, $1,000 $2,000, and $1,000 $2,000 for each renewal of the 2-year 4-year license if application is made prior to the date of expiration; after that date an additional fee of $25.

25,2020 Section 2020. 145.08 (1) (Lm) of the statutes is amended to read:

145.08 (1) (Lm) For an automatic fire sprinkler - maintenance only registration, $200 $400, and $200 $400 for each renewal of the 2-year 4-year registration if application is made prior to the date of expiration; after that date an additional fee of $25.

25,2021 Section 2021. 145.08 (1) (n) of the statutes is amended to read:

145.08 (1) (n) For a journeyman automatic fire sprinkler fitter's license, $90 $180, and $90 $180 for each renewal of the 2-year 4-year license if application is made prior to the date of expiration; after that date an additional fee of $10.

25,2022 Section 2022. 145.08 (1) (nm) of the statutes is amended to read:

145.08 (1) (nm) For an automatic fire sprinkler fitter - maintenance only registration certificate, $30 $60, and $30 $60 for each renewal of the 2-year 4-year registration if application is made prior to the date of expiration; after that date an additional fee of $10.

25,2023 Section 2023. 145.08 (1) (o) of the statutes is amended to read:

145.08 (1) (o) For utility contractor's license, $250, $500 and $250 $500 for each renewal of the 2-year 4-year license if application is made prior to the date of expiration; after that date an additional fee of $10.

25,2024 Section 2024. 145.08 (1) (p) of the statutes is amended to read:

145.08 (1) (p) For a plumbing supervisor employed by the department in accord with s. 145.02 (3) (a), no cost for the appropriate 2-year 4-year license for which the plumbing supervisor has previously qualified.

25,2025 Section 2025. 145.08 (1) (q) of the statutes is amended to read:

145.08 (1) (q) For a pipelayer's registration, $90 $180 at the time of registration and $90 $180 for each subsequent 2-year 4-year period of registration.

25,2026 Section 2026. 145.08 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

145.08 (2) No license or registration may be issued for longer than 2 4 years. Any license or registration may be renewed upon application made prior to the date of expiration. The department may renew licenses or registrations upon application made after the date of expiration if it is satisfied that the applicant has good cause for not applying for renewal prior to the date of expiration and upon payment of the renewal and additional fees prescribed.

25,2026r Section 2026r. 146.50 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

146.50 (9) Training. The department may arrange for or approve courses of or instructional programs in or outside this state to meet the education and training requirements of this section, including training required for license or certificate renewal. Courses required for a license or renewal of a license as an emergency medical technician - basic shall be free of charge to an individual who is employed by or affiliated with a public agency, volunteer fire company or nonprofit corporation and is the holder of a license or training permit as an emergency medical technician- basic or eligible to hold such a license or training permit. If the department determines that an area or community need exists, the courses shall be offered at technical colleges in the area or community. Initial priority shall be given to the training of emergency medical technicians – basic serving the rural areas of the state. If an emergency medical technician - basic completes a course approved by the department on treatment of anaphylactic shock, the emergency medical technician – basic acts within the scope of the license if he or she performs injections or other treatment for anaphylactic shock under the direction of a physician.

25,2028 Section 2028. 146.55 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 146.55 (5) (a) and amended to read:

146.55 (5) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (ch), the department shall annually distribute funds to entities, including technical college districts, whose courses or instructional programs are approved by the department under s. 146.50 (9), to assist the entities in providing ambulance service providers that are public agencies, volunteer fire departments, or nonprofit corporations to purchase the training required for licensure and renewal of licensure as an emergency medical technician - basic under s. 146.50 (6), and to fund each examination administered by the entity pay for administration of the examination required for licensure or renewal of licensure as an emergency medical technician - basic under s. 146.50 (6) (a) 3. and (b) 1.

25,2029 Section 2029. 146.55 (5) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

146.55 (5) (b) The department shall require as a condition of relicensure that an ambulance service provider submit to the department a financial report on the expenditure of funds received under par. (a).

25,2030 Section 2030. 146.58 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

146.58 (7) Advise, make recommendations to, and consult with the department concerning the funding under s. 146.55 (4) and (5), including recommending a formula for allocating funds among ambulance service providers under s. 146.55 (5).

25,2031m Section 2031m. 146.65 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

146.65 (1) (c) In each fiscal year, not more than $400,000, to a rural health clinic in Chippewa Falls to provide dental services to persons who are developmentally disabled or elderly or who have low income, in the area surrounding Chippewa Falls, including the counties of Chippewa, Dunn, Barron, Taylor, Clark, and Eau Claire.

25,2032 Section 2032. 146.70 (3m) (d) 1g. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

146.70 (3m) (d) 1g. If an application under par. (c) includes an estimate of costs identified in par. (c) 1. d. incurred during the reimbursement period or between January 1, 1999, and September 3, 2003, the commission may approve the application only if the commission determines that the local government's collection of land information, as defined in s. 16.967 (1) (b), and development of a land information system, as defined in s. 16.967 (1) (c), that is related to that purpose are consistent with the applicable county land records modernization plans developed under s. 59.72 (3) (b), conform to the standards on which such plans are based, and do not duplicate land information collection and other efforts funded through the land information program under s. 16.967 (7). The commission shall obtain the advice of the department of administration in making determinations under this subdivision.

25,2032m Section 2032m. Chapter 149 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

CHAPTER 149
Mandatory health insurance
risk-sharing plan

25,2033m Section 2033m. 149.10 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

149.10 (2) "Board" means the board of governors established directors under s. 149.15 149.11 (1).

25,2033r Section 2033r. 149.10 (2j) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

149.10 (2j) (a) 3. Part A or, part B, or part D of title XVIII of the federal Social Security Act.

25,2034c Section 2034c. 149.10 (2m) of the statutes is repealed.

25,2034m Section 2034m. 149.10 (2t) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

149.10 (2t) (c) The individual does not have creditable coverage and is not eligible for coverage under a group health plan, part A or, part B, or part D of title XVIII of the federal Social Security Act or a state plan under title XIX of the federal Social Security Act or any successor program.

25,2035c Section 2035c. 149.10 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

149.10 (3) "Eligible person" means a resident of this state who qualifies under s. 149.12 whether or not the person is legally responsible for the payment of medical expenses incurred on the person's behalf.

25,2035m Section 2035m. 149.10 (3e) of the statutes is amended to read:

149.10 (3e) "Fund" means the health insurance risk-sharing plan Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan fund under s. 149.11 (2).

25,2036c Section 2036c. 149.10 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

149.10 (7) "Medicare" means coverage under both part A and, part B, and part D of Title XVIII of the federal social security act, 42 USC 1395 et seq., as amended.

25,2036m Section 2036m. 149.10 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

149.10 (9) "Resident" means a person who has been legally domiciled in this state for a period of at least 30 days 6 months or, with respect to an eligible individual, an individual who resides in this state. For purposes of this chapter, legal domicile is established by living in this state and obtaining a Wisconsin motor vehicle operator's license, registering to vote in Wisconsin or filing a Wisconsin income tax return. A child is legally domiciled in this state if the child lives in this state and if at least one of the child's parents or the child's guardian is legally domiciled in this state. A person with a developmental disability or another disability which prevents the person from obtaining a Wisconsin motor vehicle operator's license, registering to vote in Wisconsin, or filing a Wisconsin income tax return, is legally domiciled in this state by living in this state.

25,2037c Section 2037c. 149.10 (10) of the statutes is repealed.

25,2037m Section 2037m. 149.11 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

149.11 Administration of plan. (1) Appointment of board of directors; formation of administering organization. (a) No later than September 1, 2005, the commissioner shall nominate 13 individuals to be appointed with the advice and consent of the senate to serve as the initial directors of the board of the organization to be formed under par. (b). The board shall consist of 4 representatives of participating insurers; 4 representatives of health care providers, including one representative of the Wisconsin Medical Society, one representative of the Wisconsin Hospital Association, Inc., one representative of the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin, and one representative of health care providers that provide services to persons with coverage under the plan; and 5 other members, at least one of whom represents small businesses that purchase private health insurance and at least one of whom is a person with coverage under the plan. In making the nominations to the board, the commissioner shall first consult with one or more trade or professional associations whose members include participating insurers, one or more trade or professional associations whose members include health care providers that provide services to persons with coverage under the plan, and one or more trade or professional associations whose members include small business owners.

(b) The individuals appointed as initial directors under par. (a) shall form a private, nonprofit organization under ch. 181 and shall take all actions necessary to exempt the organization from federal taxation under section 501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code. The articles of incorporation shall include all of the following:

1. The names and addresses of the 13 individuals as the initial directors.

2. That the purpose of the organization is to administer the plan.

3. That the directors, including the initial directors, shall serve staggered 3-year terms.

4. That the directors shall satisfy the criteria specified in par. (a) and shall be nominated by the commissioner, after consultation as specified in par. (a), and appointed with the advice and consent of the senate.

(c) As a condition for the release of funds under s. 20.145 (5) (g), the organization, through the board, shall administer the plan in conformity with this chapter and perform any other duties required of the organization or board under this chapter.

(2) Fund. (a) The board shall pay the operating and administrative expenses of the plan from the fund, which shall be outside the state treasury and which shall consist of all of the following:

3. The earnings resulting from investments under par. (b).

4. Any other moneys received by the organization or board from time to time.

(b) The board controls the assets of the fund and shall select regulated financial institutions in this state that receive deposits in which to establish and maintain accounts for assets needed on a current basis. If practicable, the accounts shall earn interest.

(3) Immunity. No cause of action of any nature may arise against and no liability may be imposed upon the organization, plan, or board; or any agent, employee, or director of any of them; or contributor insurers; or the commissioner; or any of the commissioner's agents, employees, or representatives, for any act or omission by any of them in the performance of their powers and duties under this chapter.

25,2038c Section 2038c. 149.115 of the statutes is amended to read:

149.115 Rules relating to creditable coverage. The commissioner, in consultation with the department, shall promulgate rules that specify how creditable coverage is to be aggregated for purposes of s. 149.10 (2t) (a) and that determine the creditable coverage to which s. 149.10 (2t) (b) and (d) applies. The rules shall comply with section 2701 (c) of P.L. 104-191.

25,2038m Section 2038m. 149.12 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

149.12 (1) (intro.) Except as provided in subs. (1m) and, (2), and (3), the board or plan administrator shall certify as eligible a person who is covered by medicare Medicare because he or she is disabled under 42 USC 423, a person who submits evidence that he or she has tested positive for the presence of HIV, antigen or nonantigenic products of HIV, or an antibody to HIV, a person who is an eligible individual, and any person who receives and submits any of the following based wholly or partially on medical underwriting considerations within 9 months prior to making application for coverage by the plan:

25,2039c Section 2039c. 149.12 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

149.12 (1) (a) A notice of rejection of coverage from one 2 or more insurers.

25,2039m Section 2039m. 149.12 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:

149.12 (1m) The board or plan administrator may not certify a person as eligible under circumstances requiring notice under sub. (1) (a) to (d) if the required notices were issued by an insurance intermediary who is not acting as an administrator, as defined in s. 633.01.

25,2040c Section 2040c. 149.12 (2) (g) of the statutes is created to read:

149.12 (2) (g) A person is not eligible for coverage under the plan if the person is eligible for any of the following:

1. Services under s. 46.27 (11), 46.275, 46.277, or 46.278.

2. Medical assistance provided as part of a family care benefit, as defined in s. 46.2805 (4).

3. Services provided under a waiver requested under 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, section 9123 (16rs), or 2003 Wisconsin Act 33, section 9124 (8c).

4. Services provided under the program of all-inclusive care for persons aged 55 or older authorized under 42 USC 1396u-4.

5. Services provided under the demonstration program under a federal waiver authorized under 42 USC 1315.

6. Health care coverage under the Badger Care health care program under s. 49.665.

25,2040m Section 2040m. 149.12 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

149.12 (3) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) to (c) and (bm), no person is eligible for coverage under the plan for whom a premium, deductible, or coinsurance amount is paid or reimbursed by a federal, state, county, or municipal government or agency as of the first day of any term for which a premium amount is paid or reimbursed and as of the day after the last day of any term during which a deductible or coinsurance amount is paid or reimbursed.

25,2041c Section 2041c. 149.12 (3) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

25,2041m Section 2041m. 149.12 (4) and (5) of the statutes are created to read:

149.12 (4) Subject to subs. (1m), (2), and (3), the board may establish criteria that would enable additional persons to be eligible for coverage under the plan. The board shall ensure that any expansion of eligibility is consistent with the purpose of the plan to provide health care coverage for those who are unable to obtain health insurance in the private market and does not endanger the solvency of the plan.

(5) The board shall establish policies for determining and verifying the continued eligibility of an eligible person.