Wisconsin Legislature: Insurance — Commissioner, Office of

Development zone program: application process revised - Act 103

Development zones area when entire county is designated [Sec. 4507, 9310 (10)] - Act 27

Hazardous substance discharge: nonprofit economic development corporation exemption from restoration and minimization requirements [Sec. 3657, 3658] - Act 27

Income and franchise tax: corporate income apportionment formula revised; credits for sales tax on fuel and electricity used in manufacturing limited; report required - Act 299

International and export development, Division of: fees for services authorized [Sec. 4380] - Act 27

Manufacturing assessment grants renamed ``manufacturing assistance grants"; supplier training and technology transfer program grants [Sec. 566b-bh] - Act 237

Minority business development program revised; grants for economic development, education and training and employment opportunities [Sec. 199n, 4532b-4547m] [4532g, m — vetoed] - Act 27

Minority nonprofit organization grant re business incubator created; fees for certain Comm.Dept services permitted [Sec. 194, 195, 4339, 4339c, 4341c-4343m, 4459, 4474, 4483, 4494, 4497] - Act 27

Premier resort area creation and tax [Sec. 700mm, 719c, 2213m, 2392m, 2410m] [700mm, 719c, 2410m — partial veto] - Act 27

Recycling market development board financing, staffing, sunset and other revisions; provisions re reuse, materials exchange, marketing and recycling [Sec. 44d, 59d, 119d, 200, 200d, 204, 204d, 205, 205d, 750, 1167d, 3620m-3632, 4338c-i, 4349d, 4497d, 9153 (3g), 9410 (5g)] - Act 27

Rural economic development program changes; grants for dairy farm or other agricultural business [Sec. 4382-4401, 4403, 4404, 9310 (3)] [4393 — partial veto; 4383n — vetoed] - Act 27

Rural economic development program: grants for specified purposes and GPR amounts increased [Sec. 556, 9210 (2)] - Act 237

Technology development grants and loan program revised [Sec. 4479, 4493] - Act 27

Wisconsin development fund grant and loan programs revised; research and grant program eliminated; origination fee authorized; job guarantee provision; manufacturing assessment grants [Sec. 196, 4480-4482, 4483m-4488, 4490, 4492c, 4495, 4496, 4498, 4499] - Act 27

Wisconsin development fund use for assistance in urban areas authorized; memorandum of understanding required [Sec. 187, 4346] [187 — partial veto] - Act 27

industry, labor and job development, department ofIndustry, labor and job development, Department of, see also Workforce development, Department of

DILJD renamed Department of workforce development - Act 3

inflationInflation

Individual income tax rates reduced; indexing implemented [Sec. 2261ds-o, fm, fn, 2302m, no, 9443 (3t)] - Act 27

information policy, joint committee onInformation policy, Joint committee on, see Legislature — Information policy, Joint committee on

information system or technologyInformation system or technology, see Data processing

injunctionInjunction, see Court — Procedure

inland lake managementInland lake management, see Lakes

insuranceInsurance, see also Unemployment insurance; Worker's compensation

Insurance regulation exemption for certain non-profit, charitable and religious organizations [Sec. 4794c] - Act 27

Minority business development program revised; grants for economic development, education and training and employment opportunities [Sec. 199n, 4532b-4547m] [4532g, m — vetoed] - Act 27

Nonstock corporation law revised; DFI duties modified - Act 79

insurance _ agentInsurance — Agent

Nonpayment of support: Banking division denial, revocation, suspension or restriction re certain licenses; SSN, memorandum of understanding and subpoena or warrant provisions - Act 191

insurance _ commissioner, office ofInsurance — Commissioner, Office of

Delinquent taxes: DORL license denial, suspension, revocation or nonrenewal for; licensing departments to enter into memorandum of understanding with DOR; SSN and federal employer ID provisions [for section numbers, see entry under ``Income tax — Delinquent"] - Act 237

Delinquent taxes: OCI denial, suspension or nonissuance of license for; SSN and federal employer ID number provision [Sec. 571b-575b, 576b-592, 597-602, 9326 (1), (2)] - Act 237

Health care coverage loss by employes: OCI required to provide information and technical assistance; notification to OCI of business closing or mass layoff - Act 51

Health care liability insurance: occurence or claims-made coverage authorized; minimum limits increased; OCI duty set - Act 11

Health insurance portability and accountability act of 1996: state insurance law modified; medical savings account study revision [Sec. 92v, w, 1324c, 1325c, 2178c, p, 2210c, m, 2692tc, tm, tp, 2860c, 3133c-3134m, 4794m, 4830ec, em, 4910c-m, 4915m-4925m, 4929w, 4931m, 4932bm-4937m, 5510j, n] - Act 27

HIRSP administration transferred from OCI to DHFS; report required re plan operation [Sec. 210-214, 591c, 592h, 2300, 3013-3031m, 4796, 4797, 4801-4804, 4808-4902, 4912, 4930, 9123 (4), 9127 (2), (3m), 9327 (3m), 9427 (1m)] [3026f — partial veto] - Act 27

Hospitals for sale or lease: regulations established in certain cases; application requirements created; AG, DHFS and OCI duties specified - Act 93

Managed care plans: requirements created; provisions re coverage of drugs, devices and certain experimental treatment [Sec. 90b-bq, 268f, 276bm, o, 357d, e, 368n, 393ug, ur, 566ccc-chp, chr-cnf, 594c, d, 602c-i, 9226 (1m), 9326 (3d), (3m), 9426 (1k), (1m)] [566cdf, cfk — partial veto] - Act 237

Mutual insurance holding companies: formation authorized - Act 227

Nonpayment of support: DWD to establish system to suspend operator's licenses, professional certificates and recreational licenses for failure to pay; SSN required on professional license applications, written judgments in actions affecting the family and marriage documents; driver's license number required on recreation licenses; memorandum of understanding and subpoena or warrant provisions - Act 191

OHCI transferred from OCI to DHFS [Sec. 32, 34, 54, 93, 94, 98, 208, 215-220, 1317, 3041-3087, 3306, 4795, 4798, 9127 (1)] - Act 27

PR-S appropriation for administrative and support services [Sec. 209] - Act 27

insurance _ groupInsurance — Group, see Insurance — Health; Medical practice, Group; Public employe — Group insurance

insurance _ healthInsurance — Health, see also Medical malpractice; Public employe — Group insurance

AODA and nervous and mental disorder insurance coverage: deductibles allowed [Sec. 4930d-rm, 9327 (3g), 9427 (4g)] - Act 27

Badger care health plan created; DHFS to request federal waiver; report required; JCF duties [Sec. 529m, 567b, 591cm, 594gm, mm, 1797-1798m, 1819b, 1833c, 1866v, x, 1878p, 1891, 1892, 1949, 1950b, 1952-1966b, 1969b-1973b, 1980p, 5036m, n, 5189p, 9132 (7c)] [1980p — partial veto] - Act 27

Badger care program: family definition revised [Sec. 206b] - Act 237

Breast reconstruction re mastectomy: insurance coverage required [Sec. 1324m, 1325m, 2860f, 4804b, 4930v, 9427 (4rcg)] - Act 27

Certified capital companies program created: tax credit for certain insurers; certification and report requirements; fee and distribution provisions; Comm.Dept duties specified, FTE positions increased, report required - Act 215

Dental services under MA: DHFS to request federal waiver re pilot managed care program [Sec. 1942m] [partial veto] - Act 27

Early intervention services for children with developmental disabilities: insurance coverage specified [Sec. 4929m-t] - Act 27

Family coverage under mandatory HIRSP plan: DHFS to study [Sec. 9123 (11mp)] [vetoed] - AB-100

Genetic test information from health care providers: insurers prohibited from requesting - Act 74

Guaranteed renewability of individual health benefit plans: provisions of current law reconciled [Sec. 575m, 595] - Act 237

Health care benefits no longer provided by employer: notification requirements created [Sec. 354n, q, u-z, 677m, 9355 (1c)] - Act 237

Health care coverage for child: notice to new employer of parent's obligation - Act 191

Health care coverage loss by employes: OCI required to provide information and technical assistance; notification to OCI of business closing or mass layoff - Act 51

Health care information: revisions re collection, analysis and dissemination by DHFS and confidentiality; provisions created re storage and disposal of certain documents and disclosure to or by insurer; Board on health care membership expanded; Bureau of health care information created; reports required [partial veto] - Act 231

Health care plan: coverage of treatment for emergency medical condition required; prior authorization provision prohibited - Act 155

Health insurance premium subsidies: eligibility expanded [Sec. 3409-3425, 3427-3431] - Act 27

HIRSP board study on plan efficiency [Sec. 9127 (4m)] - Act 27

HIRSP eligibility without preexisting condition exclusion [Sec. 393rb-rm] - Act 237

Medical savings account withdrawals: penalty for federal income tax purposes [Sec. 2332t] - Act 27

Paternity statutes revised re probable cause, temporary orders for child support and health care and evidence admissibility - Act 191

Short-term insurance policies: exemption from renewability requirements created [Sec. 593, 594] - Act 237

Temporomandibular disorders and other dental services: insurance coverage required [Sec. 2693p, 4804c, e, 4930t, u, 9327 (3p), (3rcg), 9427 (4rcg)] [4930t — partial veto] - Act 27

Temporomandibular disorders: insurance coverage re 1997 Wis Act 27 modified [Sec. 594m-s, 9326 (4c)] [594p — partial veto] - Act 237

Women's health grant program and screening for low-income women; report re health insurance program for uninsured children and families [Sec. 592, 1944, 3482, 9123 (5), (6)] [9123 (5) — vetoed] - Act 27

insurance _ life and accidentInsurance — Life and accident

insurance _ miscellaneousInsurance — Miscellaneous

insurance _ motor vehicleInsurance — Motor vehicle

Leased vehicle registration and financial responsibility revisions [for section numbers and vetoes, see entry under ``Lease"] - Act 27

Motor vehicle leases: revisions re disclosure requirements, financial responsibility and motor vehicle dealer definition to conform to federal regulations - Act 48

Motor vehicle operating privileges: laws revised re operating while suspended or after revocation and proof of financial responsibility or deposit of security after an accident - Act 84

Nonresident's revoked operating privilege: reinstatement re proof of financial responsibility revised [Sec. 4099, 4100] - Act 27

Vehicle insurance certification or recertification: transaction fee levied on insurer re filing not transmitted electronically [Sec. 4129, 9349 (11), 9449 (7)] - Act 27

insurance _ mutualInsurance — Mutual

Mutual insurance holding companies: formation authorized - Act 227

insurance _ policyInsurance — Policy

Guaranteed renewability of individual health benefit plans: provisions of current law reconciled [Sec. 575m, 595] - Act 237

Short-term insurance policies: exemption from renewability requirements created [Sec. 593, 594] - Act 237

insurance _ stateInsurance — State

Genetic test information from health care providers: insurers prohibited from requesting - Act 74

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