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137. Vision and hearing screening and assessment for minors including
2newborns.
SB70,1620,43 38. Sexually transmitted infection and human immunodeficiency virus
4counseling for sexually active minors.
SB70,1620,75 39. Risk assessment for sexually transmitted infection for minors who are 10
6years of age or older and screening for sexually transmitted infection for minors who
7are 16 years of age or older.
SB70,1620,88 40. Alcohol misuse screening and counseling for minors 11 years of age or older.
SB70,1620,109 41. Autism screening for minors who have attained the age of 18 months but
10have not attained the age of 25 months.
SB70,1620,1111 42. Developmental screening and surveillance for minors including newborns.
SB70,1620,1212 43. Psychosocial and behavioral assessment for minors including newborns.
SB70,1620,1413 44. Alcohol misuse screening and counseling for pregnant adults and a risk
14assessment for all adults.
SB70,1620,1615 45. Fall prevention and counseling and preventive medication for fall
16prevention for community-dwelling adults 65 years of age or older.
SB70,1620,1717 46. Screening and counseling for intimate partner violence for adult women.
SB70,1620,2018 47. Well-woman visits for women who have attained the age of 18 years but
19have not attained the age of 65 years and well-woman visits for recommended
20preventive services, preconception care, and prenatal care.
SB70,1620,2221 48. Counseling on, consultations with a trained provider on, and equipment
22rental for breastfeeding for pregnant and lactating women.
SB70,1620,2323 49. Folic acid supplement for adult women with reproductive capacity.
SB70,1620,2424 50. Iron deficiency anemia screening for pregnant and lactating women.
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151. Preeclampsia preventive medicine for pregnant adult women at high risk
2for preeclampsia.
SB70,1621,43 52. Low-dose aspirin after 12 weeks of gestation for pregnant women at high
4risk for miscarriage, preeclampsia, or clotting disorders.
SB70,1621,55 53. Screenings for hepatitis B and bacteriuria for pregnant women.
SB70,1621,76 54. Screening for gonorrhea for pregnant and sexually active females 24 years
7of age or younger and females older than 24 years of age who are at risk for infection.
SB70,1621,108 55. Screening for chlamydia for pregnant and sexually active females 24 years
9of age and younger and females older than 24 years of age who are at risk for
10infection.
SB70,1621,1211 56. Screening for syphilis for pregnant women and adults who are at high risk
12for infection.
SB70,1621,1513 57. Human immunodeficiency virus screening for adults who have attained the
14age of 15 years but have not attained the age of 66 years and individuals at high risk
15of infection who are younger than 15 years of age or older than 65 years of age.
SB70,1621,1616 58. All contraceptives and services in accordance with sub. (17).
SB70,1621,1817 59. Any services not already specified under this paragraph having an A or B
18rating in current recommendations from the U.S. preventive services task force.
SB70,1621,2119 60. Any preventive services not already specified under this paragraph that are
20recommended by the federal health resources and services administration's Bright
21Futures project.
SB70,1621,2422 61. Any immunizations, not already specified under sub. (14), that are
23recommended and determined to be for routine use by the federal advisory
24committee on immunization practices.
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1(c) Subject to par. (d), no disability insurance policy and no self-insured health
2plan may subject the coverage of any of the preventive services under par. (b) to any
3deductibles, copayments, or coinsurance under the policy or plan.
SB70,1622,74 (d) 1. If an office visit and a preventive service specified under par. (b) are billed
5separately by the health care provider, the disability insurance policy or self-insured
6health plan may apply deductibles to and impose copayments or coinsurance on the
7office visit but not on the preventive service.
SB70,1622,108 2. If the primary reason for an office visit is not to obtain a preventive service,
9the disability insurance policy or self-insured health plan may apply deductibles to
10and impose copayments or coinsurance on the office visit.
SB70,1622,2011 3. Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, if a preventive service
12specified under par. (b) is provided by a health care provider that is outside the
13disability insurance policy's or self-insured health plan's network of providers, the
14policy or plan may apply deductibles to and impose copayments or coinsurance on the
15office visit and the preventive service. If a preventive service specified under par. (b)
16is provided by a health care provider that is outside the disability insurance policy's
17or self-insured health plan's network of providers because there is no available
18health care provider in the policy's or plan's network of providers that provides the
19preventive service, the policy or plan may not apply deductibles to or impose
20copayments or coinsurance on the preventive service.
SB70,1622,2521 4. If multiple well-woman visits described under par. (b) 47. are required to
22fulfill all necessary preventive services and are in accordance with clinical
23recommendations, the disability insurance policy or self-insured health plan may
24not apply a deductible to or impose a copayment or coinsurance on any of those
25well-woman visits.
SB70,3101
1Section 3101. 632.895 (14) (a) 1. i. and j. of the statutes are amended to read:
SB70,1623,22 632.895 (14) (a) 1. i. Hepatitis A and B.
SB70,1623,33 j. Varicella and herpes zoster.
SB70,3102 4Section 3102 . 632.895 (14) (a) 1. k. to o. of the statutes are created to read:
SB70,1623,55 632.895 (14) (a) 1. k. Human papillomavirus.
SB70,1623,66 L. Meningococcal meningitis.
SB70,1623,77 m. Pneumococcal pneumonia.
SB70,1623,88 n. Influenza.
SB70,1623,99 o. Rotavirus.
SB70,3103 10Section 3103 . 632.895 (14) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,1623,1611 632.895 (14) (b) Except as provided in par. (d), every disability insurance policy,
12and every self-insured health plan of the state or a county, city, town, village, or
13school district, that provides coverage for a dependent of the insured shall provide
14coverage of appropriate and necessary immunizations, from birth to the age of 6
15years,
for an insured or plan participant, including a dependent who is a child of the
16insured or plan participant.
SB70,3104 17Section 3104 . 632.895 (14) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,1623,2218 632.895 (14) (c) The coverage required under par. (b) may not be subject to any
19deductibles, copayments, or coinsurance under the policy or plan. This paragraph
20applies to a defined network plan, as defined in s. 609.01 (1b), only with respect to
21appropriate and necessary immunizations provided by providers participating, as
22defined in s. 609.01 (3m), in the plan.
SB70,3105 23Section 3105 . 632.895 (14) (d) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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1632.895 (14) (d) 3. A health care plan offered by a limited service health
2organization, as defined in s. 609.01 (3), or by a preferred provider plan, as defined
3in s. 609.01 (4), that is not a defined network plan, as defined in s. 609.01 (1b)
.
SB70,3106 4Section 3106 . 632.895 (14m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70,1624,65 632.895 (14m) Essential health benefits. (a) In this subsection,
6“self-insured health plan” has the meaning given in s. 632.85 (1) (c).
SB70,1624,107 (b) On a date specified by the commissioner, by rule, every disability insurance
8policy, except as provided in par. (g), and every self-insured health plan shall provide
9coverage for essential health benefits as determined by the commissioner, by rule,
10subject to par. (c).
SB70,1624,1211 (c) In determining the essential health benefits for which coverage is required
12under par. (b), the commissioner shall do all of the following:
SB70,1624,1413 1. Include benefits, items, and services in, at least, all of the following
14categories:
SB70,1624,1515 a. Ambulatory patient services.
SB70,1624,1616 b. Emergency services.
SB70,1624,1717 c. Hospitalization.
SB70,1624,1818 d. Maternity and newborn care.
SB70,1624,2019 e. Mental health and substance use disorder services, including behavioral
20health treatment.
SB70,1624,2121 f. Prescription drugs.
SB70,1624,2222 g. Rehabilitative and habilitative services and devices.
SB70,1624,2323 h. Laboratory services.
SB70,1624,2424 i. Preventive and wellness services and chronic disease management.
SB70,1624,2525 j. Pediatric services, including oral and vision care.
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12. Conduct a survey of employer-sponsored coverage to determine benefits
2typically covered by employers and ensure that the scope of essential health benefits
3for which coverage is required under this subsection is equal to the scope of benefits
4covered under a typical disability insurance policy offered by an employer to its
5employees.
SB70,1625,76 3. Ensure that essential health benefits reflect a balance among the categories
7described in subd. 1. such that benefits are not unduly weighted toward one category.
SB70,1625,98 4. Ensure that essential health benefit coverage is provided with no or limited
9cost-sharing requirements.
SB70,1625,1310 5. Require that disability insurance policies and self-insured health plans do
11not make coverage decisions, determine reimbursement rates, establish incentive
12programs, or design benefits in ways that discriminate against individuals because
13of their age, disability, or expected length of life.
SB70,1625,1614 6. Establish essential health benefits in a way that takes into account the
15health care needs of diverse segments of the population, including women, children,
16persons with disabilities, and other groups.
SB70,1625,2017 7. Ensure that essential health benefits established under this subsection are
18not subject to a coverage denial based on an insured's or plan participant's age,
19expected length of life, present or predicted disability, degree of dependency on
20medical care, or quality of life.
SB70,1626,221 8. Require that disability insurance policies and self-insured health plans
22cover emergency department services that are essential health benefits without
23imposing any requirement to obtain prior authorization for those services and
24without limiting coverage for services provided by an emergency services provider
25that is not in the provider network of a policy or plan in a way that is more restrictive

1than requirements or limitations that apply to emergency services provided by a
2provider that is in the provider network of the policy or plan.
SB70,1626,73 9. Require a disability insurance policy or self-insured health plan to apply to
4emergency department services that are essential health benefits provided by an
5emergency department provider that is not in the provider network of the policy or
6plan the same copayment amount or coinsurance rate that applies if those services
7are provided by a provider that is in the provider network of the policy or plan.
SB70,1626,98 (d) The commissioner shall periodically update, by rule, the essential health
9benefits under this subsection to address any gaps in access to coverage.
SB70,1626,1410 (e) If an essential health benefit is also subject to mandated coverage elsewhere
11under this section and the coverage requirements are not identical, the disability
12insurance policy or self-insured health plan shall provide coverage under whichever
13subsection provides the insured or plan participant with more comprehensive
14coverage of the medical condition, item, or service.
SB70,1626,1815 (f) Nothing in this subsection or rules promulgated under this subsection
16prohibits a disability insurance policy or a self-insured health plan from providing
17benefits in excess of the essential health benefit coverage required under this
18subsection.
SB70,1626,2019 (g) This subsection does not apply to any disability insurance policy that is
20described in s. 632.745 (11) (b) 1. to 12.
SB70,3107 21Section 3107 . 632.895 (15m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70,1626,2222 632.895 (15m) Coverage of infertility services. (a) In this subsection:
SB70,1627,323 1. “Diagnosis of and treatment for infertility” means any recommended
24procedure or medication to treat infertility at the direction of a physician that is
25consistent with established, published, or approved medical practices or professional

1guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, or its
2successor organization, or the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, or its
3successor organization.
SB70,1627,54 2. “Infertility” means a disease, condition, or status characterized by any of the
5following:
SB70,1627,106 a. The failure to establish a pregnancy or carry a pregnancy to a live birth after
7regular, unprotected sexual intercourse for, if the woman is under the age of 35, no
8longer than 12 months or, if the woman is 35 years of age or older, no longer than 6
9months, including any time during those 12 months or 6 months that the woman has
10a pregnancy that results in a miscarriage.
SB70,1627,1211 b. An individual's inability to reproduce either as a single individual or with
12a partner without medical intervention.
SB70,1627,1413 c. A physician's findings based on a patient's medical, sexual, and reproductive
14history, age, physical findings, or diagnostic testing.
SB70,1627,1615 3. “Self-insured health plan" means a self-insured health plan of the state or
16a county, city, village, town, or school district.
SB70,1627,2317 4. “Standard fertility preservation service” means a procedure that is
18consistent with established medical practices or professional guidelines published
19by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine or its successor organization, or
20the American Society of Clinical Oncology or its successor organization, for a person
21who has a medical condition or is expected to undergo medication therapy, surgery,
22radiation, chemotherapy, or other medical treatment that is recognized by medical
23professionals to cause a risk of impairment to fertility.
SB70,1628,524 (b) Subject to pars. (c) to (e), every disability insurance policy and self-insured
25health plan that provides coverage for medical or hospital expenses shall cover

1diagnosis of and treatment for infertility and standard fertility preservation
2services. Coverage required under this paragraph includes at least 4 completed
3oocyte retrievals with unlimited embryo transfers, in accordance with the guidelines
4of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine or its successor organization, and
5single embryo transfer may be used when recommended and medically appropriate.
SB70,1628,76 (c) 1. A disability insurance policy or self-insured health plan may not do any
7of the following:
SB70,1628,108 a. Impose any exclusions, limitations, or other restrictions on coverage
9required under par. (b) based on a covered individual's participation in fertility
10services provided by or to a 3rd party.
SB70,1628,1411 b. Impose any exclusion, limitation, or other restriction on coverage of
12medications that are required to be covered under par. (b) that are different from
13those imposed on any other prescription medications covered under the policy or
14plan.
SB70,1628,2115 c. Impose any exclusion, limitation, cost-sharing requirement, benefit
16maximum, waiting period, or other restriction on coverage that is required under
17par. (b) of diagnosis of and treatment for infertility and standard fertility
18preservation services that is different from an exclusion, limitation, cost-sharing
19requirement, benefit maximum, waiting period or other restriction imposed on
20benefits for services that are covered by the policy or plan and that are not related
21to infertility.
SB70,1628,2522 2. A disability insurance policy or self-insured health plan shall provide
23coverage required under par. (b) to any covered individual under the policy or plan,
24including any covered spouse or nonspouse dependent, to the same extent as other
25pregnancy-related benefits covered under the policy or plan.
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1(d) The commissioner, after consulting with the department of health services
2on appropriate treatment for infertility, shall promulgate any rules necessary to
3implement this subsection. Before the promulgation of rules, disability insurance
4policies and self-insured health plans are considered to comply with the coverage
5requirements of par. (b) if the coverage conforms to the standards of the American
6Society for Reproductive Medicine.
SB70,1629,87 (e) This subsection does not apply to a disability insurance policy that is a
8health benefit plan described under s. 632.745 (11) (b).
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