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6562.01 Definitions. (intro.)
In Except as provided in s. 562.124, in this
7chapter:".
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10"
Section 4663e. 562.124 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 562.124 (1m) and
11amended to read:
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562.124
(1m) The
board department may authorize on-track pari-mutuel
13wagering on snowmobile racing at times and places, as determined by the
board 14department, that do not conflict with
other animal racing authorized by this chapter.
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562.124
(1g) In this section, "pari-mutuel" means a wagering system in which
17all persons who wager on any snowmobile that finishes in any position for which
18wagers are taken in a race share the total amount wagered on the race minus any
19deductions from the wagers on that race required under rules promulgated under
20sub. (2).
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562.124
(2) If the
board department authorizes on-track pari-mutuel
23wagering on snowmobile racing under sub.
(1) (1m), the
board department shall
24regulate the pari-mutuel wagering and shall promulgate all rules necessary to
1administer this section
. The department may promulgate rules that require persons
2who conduct snowmobile racing to be licensed by the department and the
3department may charge a fee to any person licensed under this subsection to cover
4the costs of the department in regulating on-track pari-mutuel wagering on
5snowmobile racing. Through its rules, the
board
department shall do everything
6necessary to ensure the public interest and protect the integrity of the sport of
7snowmobile racing.
If the department charges a fee to a person licensed under this
8subsection, the department shall deposit the moneys received in the appropriation
9account under s. 20.505 (8) (g).".
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563.055
(2) (b) Pays the charge for an unpaid draft established by the
15depository selection board state treasurer under s. 20.905 (2).".
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600.01
(2) (b) Group or blanket insurance described in sub. (1) (b) 3. and 4. is
20not exempt from
s. ss. 632.745
, 632.747 or to 632.749 or ch. 633 or 635.".
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600.01
(1) (b) 9. The publication and clearinghouse activities described in subd.
249. c., the association undertaking those activities, with respect to those activities, and
1the association's periodic publication resulting from and furthering those activities
2if all of the following apply:
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a. The publication and clearinghouse activities are undertaken by an
4association that is organized not for profit for religious and charitable purposes.
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b. The publication activities of the association are limited to subscribers who
6are members of the same church or religious denomination.
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c. The publication activities of the association function as an organizational
8clearinghouse that matches subscribers to the publications of the association who
9have financial, physical or medical needs and subscribers to the publications of the
10association who desire to financially assist with those needs and who have a present
11ability to pay.
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d. Although the association, through its publications, may suggest voluntary
13payment levels between subscribers described in subd. 9. c., the association and the
14subscribers do not assume any risk or make any promise of payment by the
15association or any subscribers.
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e. The association provides to each subscriber a written monthly statement
17that lists the total dollar amount of qualified needs submitted for publication in the
18previous month and the total dollar amount of qualified needs submitted that were
19actually published and assigned for payment.
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f. On or accompanying all written materials distributed by or on behalf of the
21association, including applications, guidelines, promotional or informational
22materials and periodic publications, the association provides the following written
23disclaimer:
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1This publication is not issued by an insurance company, nor is it offered through
2an insurance company. This publication does not guarantee or promise that your
3medical bills will be published or assigned to others for payment. Whether anyone
4chooses to pay your medical bills is entirely voluntary. This publication should never
5be considered a substitute for an insurance policy. Whether or not you receive any
6payments for medical expenses, and whether or not this publication continues to
7operate, you are responsible for the payment of your own medical bills.
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g. No payments between subscribers described in subd. 9. c. are made through
9the association.".
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14609.77 Coverage of breast reconstruction. Health maintenance
15organizations, limited service health organizations and preferred provider plans are
16subject to s. 632.895 (13).".
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18"
609.78 Coverage of treatment for the correction of
19temporomandibular disorders. Health maintenance organizations,".
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23"
Section 4830ec. 619.12 (2) (e) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin
24Act .... (this act), is renumbered 149.12 (2) (e) and amended to read:
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1149.12
(2) (e) No person who is eligible for
health care benefits creditable
2coverage, other than those benefits specified in s. 632.745 (11) (b) 1. to 12., that
are
3is provided by an employer on a self-insured basis or through health insurance is
4eligible for coverage under the plan.
AB100-ASA1-AA8, s. 4830em
5Section 4830em. 619.12 (2) (e) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 619.12 (2) (e)
6and amended to read:
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619.12
(2) (e)
Except as provided in subd. 2., no No person who is eligible for
8health care benefits
, other than those benefits specified in s. 632.745 (11) (b) 1. to 12.,
9that are provided by an employer on a self-insured basis or through health insurance
10is eligible for coverage under the plan.".
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13"
149.144 (title)
Insurer
Adjustments to insurer assessments and
14provider payment rates for".
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61364. Page 1813, line 25: after "state" insert "
and who is certified under s.
749.45 (2) (a) 11. and if the service or article is provided by a provider certified under
8s. 49.45 (2) (a) 11.".
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11"(a) Any charge for treatment for cosmetic purposes other than surgery for the
12repair or treatment of an injury or a congenital bodily defect.
Breast reconstruction
13incident to a mastectomy shall not be considered treatment for cosmetic purposes.".
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18"
Section 4869m. 619.15 (3) (f) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin
19Act .... (this act), is repealed.".
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21"
Section 4891c. 619.165 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 619.165 (1) (d)
221. and amended to read:
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1619.165
(1) (d) 1.
The Subject to subd. 2., the board shall establish and
2implement the method for determining the household income of an eligible person
3under par. (b).
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4Section 4891r. 619.165 (1) (d) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin
5Act .... (this act), is renumbered 149.165 (3), and 149.165 (3) (a) and (b) (intro.), as
6renumbered, are amended to read:
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149.165
(3) (a) Subject to
subd. 2., the board par. (b), the department shall
8establish and implement the method for determining the household income of an
9eligible person under
par. (b) sub. (2).
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(b) (intro.) In determining household income under
par. (b), the board sub. (2),
11the department shall consider information submitted by an eligible person on a
12completed federal profit or loss from farming form, schedule F, if all of the following
13apply:
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619.165
(1) (d) 2. In determining household income under par. (b), the board
16shall consider information submitted by an eligible person on a completed federal
17profit or loss from farming form, schedule F, if all of the following apply:
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a. The person is a farmer, as defined in s. 102.04 (3).
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b. The person was not eligible to claim the homestead credit under subch. VIII
20of ch. 71 in the preceding taxable year.".
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1628.34
(3) (a) No insurer may unfairly discriminate among policyholders by
2charging different premiums or by offering different terms of coverage except on the
3basis of classifications related to the nature and the degree of the risk covered or the
4expenses involved, subject to ss. 632.365
and, 632.745
and 632.748. Rates are not
5unfairly discriminatory if they are averaged broadly among persons insured under
6a group, blanket or franchise policy, and terms are not unfairly discriminatory
7merely because they are more favorable than in a similar individual policy.
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628.34
(3) (b) No insurer may refuse to insure or refuse to continue to insure,
11or limit the amount, extent or kind of coverage available to an individual, or charge
12an individual a different rate for the same coverage because of a mental or physical
13disability except when the refusal, limitation or rate differential is based on either
14sound actuarial principles supported by reliable data or actual or reasonably
15anticipated experience, subject to ss.
632.745, 632.747, 632.749, 635.09 and 635.26 16632.746 to 632.7495.
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628.36
(2) (b) 1. Except for health maintenance organizations, preferred
19provider plans
, and limited service health organizations
and the small employer
20health insurance plan under subch. II of ch. 635, no health care plan may prevent
21any person covered under the plan from choosing freely among providers who have
22agreed to participate in the plan and abide by its terms, except by requiring the
23person covered to select primary providers to be used when reasonably possible.
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1628.36
(2) (b) 3. Except as provided in subd. 4., no provider may be denied the
2opportunity to participate in a health care plan, other than a health maintenance
3organization, a limited service health organization
,
or a preferred provider plan
or
4the small employer health insurance plan under subch. II of ch. 635, under the terms
5of the plan.
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628.36
(2) (b) 5.
Except for the small employer health insurance plan under
8subch. II of ch. 635 to the extent determined by the small employer insurance board
9under s. 635.23 (1) (b), all All health care plans, including health maintenance
10organizations, limited service health organizations and preferred provider plans are
11subject to s. 632.87 (3).
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631.01
(4) Annuities and group policies for eleemosynary institutions. This
14chapter
, and ch. 632
and the health insurance mandates under ch. 632 that apply to
15the plan under subch. II of ch. 635 do not apply to annuities or group policies that
16are provided on a basis as uniform nationally as state statutes permit to educational,
17scientific research, religious or charitable institutions organized without profit to
18any person, for the benefit of employes of such institutions. The commissioner may
19by order subject such contracts issued by a particular insurer to this chapter
, or ch.
20632
or the health insurance mandates under ch. 632 that apply to the plan under
21subch. II of ch. 635 or any portion of those provisions upon a finding, after a hearing,
22that the interests of Wisconsin insureds or creditors or the public of this state so
23require.".
