Amendment SSA2-SB369

SB369-SSA2,5,7 153.07 (3) The board shall work to accomplish all of the following:

SB369-SSA2,5,8 (a) Increased accessibility to and usefulness of health insurance plan data.

SB369-SSA2,5,12 (b) Development of a detailed plan of procedure for the release of health insurance plan data that distinguishes health insurance plan data intended to be available for public use from health insurance plan data intended to be restricted for research and other nonpublic use.

SB369-SSA2,5,15 (c) Consideration of the feasibility of developing a health insurance plan institute for public and private use or instituting a publicly sponsored program for private health insurance plan data collection.

SB369-SSA2,5,17 (4) The board shall seek advice from the committees specified under 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 12 (2), on all of the following:

SB369-SSA2,5,19 (a) The identification of health insurance plan data policy issues that require extensive research.

SB369-SSA2,5,21 (b) Recommended health insurance plan data collection, analysis and dissemination techniques for meeting the needs of policy makers and the public.

SB369-SSA2,5,23 (c) Any recommended adjustments to the health insurance plan data collection and dissemination systems improvement plan under sub. (5).

SB369-SSA2,5,25 (5) Beginning on January 1, 1996, the health insurance plan data oversight board shall do all of the following:

SB369-SSA2,6,2 (a) Develop recommendations on the use of health insurance plan performance measures, including recommendations on standardizing measures.

SB369-SSA2,6,4 (b) Develop a health insurance plan data collection and dissemination systems improvement plan for this state that addresses the following areas:

SB369-SSA2,6,6 1. Identification of health insurance plan data collection needs of the state, with priority given to data collection necessary to support public policy decisions.

SB369-SSA2,6,8 2. Identification of existing data that can be obtained from the public or the private sector and the cost of obtaining the data.

SB369-SSA2,6,10 3. An analysis of the costs and benefits of linking data from existing public and private data systems to obtain needed health insurance plan data.

SB369-SSA2,6,13 4. Identification of data in addition to that under subds. 2. and 3., that should be collected on an ongoing basis and data that should be collected on a one-time or periodic basis and the costs of collecting the data.

SB369-SSA2,6,14 5. Recommendations on the collection and dissemination of all of the following:

SB369-SSA2,6,15 a. Comparisons of costs, including costs of health insurance plan premiums.

SB369-SSA2,6,17 b. Information on costs of various health care services that is available through existing data collection mechanisms.

SB369-SSA2,6,19 c. Information not currently available that addresses overall costs and charges for care for selected high-cost or high-volume conditions and episodes of care.

SB369-SSA2,6,24 (c) In developing the plan under par. (b), the board shall give consideration to the administrative costs imposed on health care providers and insurers as a result of state data collection requirements and shall seek to minimize those costs, consistent with providing necessary information about the performance of health insurance plans.

SB369-SSA2,7,2 (d) 1. Review existing health insurance plan data collection undertaken by state agencies, and where appropriate, recommend any of the following:

SB369-SSA2,7,3 a. Elimination of unnecessary data collection.

SB369-SSA2,7,5 b. Modifications to existing data collection that will improve the utility of the data or reduce the administrative costs to the public and private sectors.

SB369-SSA2,7,7 c. Steps that would improve linkages between data systems if the linkages would assist policymakers in evaluating policy issues and alternatives.

SB369-SSA2,7,10 2. As part of the review and recommendations under subd. 1., study issues associated with consolidating all health insurance plan data collection and dissemination that is performed by state agencies into a single state agency.

SB369-SSA2,7,15 (6) (a) Beginning on January 1, 1997, the board shall direct the office, except as provided under par. (b), to apply the health insurance plan data collection and dissemination systems improvement plan under sub. (5) to the collection and dissemination of health insurance plan performance measures from all of the following:

SB369-SSA2,7,16 1. Health care providers under s. 153.05 (8).

SB369-SSA2,7,18 2. An insurer, as defined in s. 600.03 (27), that provides health insurance to a resident of this state.

SB369-SSA2,7,20 3. The data bases of programs of state agencies under which health and mental health services are provided.

SB369-SSA2,7,21 4. Other sources identified in sub. (5) (b) 2.

SB369-SSA2,7,25 (b) The board may select private contractors or a partnership of public and private entities to perform the duty assigned to the office under par. (a). The board shall first promulgate rules that specify the selection criteria and the manner in which the health insurance plan performance measures shall be disseminated.

SB369-SSA2,8,4 (c) By June 30, 1997, and biennially thereafter, the board shall submit a report to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3), to the commissioner and to the governor, concerning the recommendations made under sub. (5) and progress made toward the implementation of those recommendations.

SB369-SSA2,8,9 (d) By January 1, 1998, the board shall submit a report to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3), to the commissioner and to the governor, concerning the application of the health insurance plan data collection and dissemination systems improvement plan to health insurance plan performance measures under par. (a) or (b).

SB369-SSA2,8,14 (7) State agencies that receive requests for information and assistance from the board under this section shall assist the board and provide access to information that is not patient-identifiable to enable the board to complete its tasks. The office of the commissioner of insurance shall reimburse state agencies for these services from the appropriation under s. 20.145 (1) (g).

SB369-SSA2, s. 12 Section 12 . Nonstatutory provisions.

SB369-SSA2,8,19 (1) Initial appointments of members of the health insurance plan oversight board. Notwithstanding the length of terms specified in section 15.735 (3) of the statues, as created by this act, the initial members of the health insurance plan oversight board shall be appointed for the following terms:

SB369-SSA2,8,21 (a) The members specified in section 15.735 (3) (a) and (c) of the statutes, as created by this act, for terms expiring on May 1, 1999.

SB369-SSA2,8,23 (b) The members specified in section 15.735 (3) (b), (d) and (e) of the statutes, as created by this act, for terms expiring on May 1, 2001.

SB369-SSA2,9,8 (2)  Committees of health insurance plan oversight board. After first consulting with the office of health care information and soliciting names of appropriate persons from other sources, the health insurance plan oversight board shall provide the commissioner of insurance with recommendations of persons as members of an ethics and confidentiality committee, a technical systems administration committee and a performance and measurement committee of the health insurance plan oversight board. Each committee shall have as a member at least one licensed physician. By the first day of the 7th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection, the commissioner of insurance shall appoint the recommended persons as members of the committees.

SB369-SSA2,9,13 (3) Report on state agency consolidation. By July 1, 1996, the health insurance plan oversight board, as created by this act, shall submit a report to the legislature in the manner provided under section 13.172 (3) of the statutes, concerning the board's recommendations as to consolidation of health insurance plan collection and dissemination by state agencies into a single state agency.

SB369-SSA2,9,19 (4) Report on health insurance plan. By January 1, 1997, the health insurance plan oversight board, as created by this act, shall submit a report to the legislature in the manner provided under section 13.172 (3) of the statutes, to the commissioner of insurance and to the governor, concerning the development of the health insurance plan data collection and dissemination systems improvement plan under section 153.07 (5) (b) of the statutes, as created by this act.

SB369-SSA2,9,24 (5) Report on recommended statutory or rules changes. By January 1, 1997, the health insurance plan oversight board, as created by this act, shall submit a report to the legislature in the manner provided under section 13.172 (3) of the statutes, to the commissioner of insurance and to the governor, concerning the board's recommendations for changes in state statutes or administrative rules needed to implement policies for the release of health insurance plan data under section 153.07 (3) (b) of the statutes, as created by this act.

SB369-SSA2,10,9 (6) Report on health institute or publicly sponsored program. By June 30, 1997, the health insurance plan oversight board, as created by this act, shall submit a report to the legislature in the manner provided under section 13.172 (3) of the statutes, to the commissioner of insurance and to the governor, concerning the board's findings regarding the feasibility of developing a health institute or instituting a publicly sponsored program for private health insurance plan data collection under section 153.07 (3) (c) of the statutes, as created by this act.

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