AB768-ASA1,422,1613 562.05 (8m) 1. If the applicant for any license is an individual, the department
14shall disclose his or her social security number to the department of workforce
15development for the purpose of administering s. 49.22 and to the department of
16revenue for the purpose of requesting certifications under s. 73.0301.
AB768-ASA1,422,1917 2. If the applicant for any license is not an individual, the department shall
18disclose the person's federal employer identification number to the department of
19revenue for the purpose of requesting certifications under s. 73.0301.
AB768-ASA1, s. 566bn 20Section 566bn. 563.285 of the statutes is created to read:
AB768-ASA1,423,3 21563.285 Supplier's license and delinquent taxes. (1) The department
22shall deny an application for the issuance or renewal of a license, or revoke a license
23already issued, if the department of revenue certifies under s. 73.0301 that the
24applicant or licensee is liable for delinquent taxes. An applicant for whom a license
25is not issued or renewed, or a licensee whose license is revoked, under this section

1for delinquent taxes is entitled to a notice under s. 73.0301 (2) (b) 1. b. and a hearing
2under s. 73.0301 (5) (a) but is not entitled to any other notice or hearing under this
3section.
AB768-ASA1,423,6 4(2) (a) If a licensee or an applicant for any license is an individual, the
5department shall disclose his or her social security number to the department of
6revenue for the purpose of requesting certifications under s. 73.0301.
AB768-ASA1,423,97 (b) If a licensee or an applicant for any license is not an individual, the
8department shall disclose the person's federal employer identification number to the
9department of revenue for the purpose of requesting certifications under s. 73.0301.
AB768-ASA1, s. 566bp 10Section 566bp. 563.80 of the statutes is renumbered 563.80 (intro.) and
11amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,423,14 12563.80 Gross receipts tax. (intro.) An occupational tax is imposed on those
13gross receipts of any licensed organization which are derived from the conduct of
14bingo, in the amount of 2% of such gross receipts following amounts:
AB768-ASA1,423,16 15(1) One percent of the first $30,000 in gross receipts received by a licensed
16organization during a year
.
AB768-ASA1, s. 566bq 17Section 566bq. 563.80 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768-ASA1,423,1918 563.80 (2) Two percent of the gross receipts received by a licensed organization
19during a year that exceed $30,000.
AB768-ASA1, s. 566br 20Section 566br. 565.05 (1) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin
21Act 27
, is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,423,2422 565.05 (1) (intro.)  No employe of in the lottery division of the department who
23performs any duty related to the state lottery
or the executive assistant or the
24secretary or deputy secretary of revenue may do any of the following:
AB768-ASA1, s. 566bs
1Section 566bs. 565.05 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act
227
, is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,424,73 565.05 (1) (a) Have a direct or indirect interest in, or be employed by, any
4vendor while serving as an employe in the lottery division of the department and
5performing any duty related to the state lottery
or as the executive assistant or as
6secretary or deputy secretary of revenue or for 2 years following the person's
7termination of service.
AB768-ASA1, s. 566bt 8Section 566bt. 565.17 (5) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act
927
, is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,424,1410 565.17 (5) (a) No employe of in the lottery division of the department who
11performs any duty related to the state lottery
or the executive assistant or the
12secretary or deputy secretary of revenue and no member of such a person's
13immediate family, as defined in s. 19.42 (7), may purchase a lottery ticket or lottery
14share.
AB768-ASA1, s. 566ccc 15Section 566ccc. 601.42 (1g) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,424,2116 601.42 (1g) (d) Statements, reports, answers to questionnaires or other
17information, or reports, audits or certification from a certified public accountant or
18an actuary approved by the commissioner, relating to the extent liabilities of a health
19maintenance organization insurer are or will be covered liabilities, as defined in s.
20609.01 (1)
liabilities for health care costs for which an enrollee or policyholder of the
21health maintenance organization is not liable to any person under s. 609.91
.
AB768-ASA1, s. 566cce 22Section 566cce. Chapter 609 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated
23to read:
AB768-ASA1,424,2524 Chapter 609
25 managed care plans
AB768-ASA1, s. 566ccf
1Section 566ccf. 609.01 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
AB768-ASA1, s. 566cch 2Section 566cch. 609.01 (1c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768-ASA1,425,43 609.01 (1c) "Emergency medical condition" has the meaning given in s. 632.85
4(1) (a).
AB768-ASA1, s. 566ccj 5Section 566ccj. 609.01 (1d) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB768-ASA1,425,86 609.01 (1d) "Enrollee" means, with respect to a managed care plan, preferred
7provider plan or limited service health organization, a person who is entitled to
8receive health care services under the plan.
AB768-ASA1, s. 566ccL 9Section 566ccL. 609.01 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768-ASA1,425,1110 609.01 (1g) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), "health benefit plan" means any
11hospital or medical policy or certificate.
AB768-ASA1,425,1212 (b) "Health benefit plan" does not include any of the following:
AB768-ASA1,425,1413 1. Coverage that is only accident or disability income insurance, or any
14combination of the 2 types.
AB768-ASA1,425,1515 2. Coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance.
AB768-ASA1,425,1716 3. Liability insurance, including general liability insurance and automobile
17liability insurance.
AB768-ASA1,425,1818 4. Worker's compensation or similar insurance.
AB768-ASA1,425,1919 5. Automobile medical payment insurance.
AB768-ASA1,425,2020 6. Credit-only insurance.
AB768-ASA1,425,2121 7. Coverage for on-site medical clinics.
AB768-ASA1,425,2422 8. Other similar insurance coverage, as specified in regulations issued by the
23federal department of health and human services, under which benefits for medical
24care are secondary or incidental to other insurance benefits.
AB768-ASA1,426,6
19. If provided under a separate policy, certificate or contract of insurance, or if
2otherwise not an integral part of the policy, certificate or contract of insurance:
3limited-scope dental or vision benefits; benefits for long-term care, nursing home
4care, home health care, community-based care, or any combination of those benefits;
5and such other similar, limited benefits as are specified in regulations issued by the
6federal department of health and human services under section 2791 of P.L. 104-191.
AB768-ASA1,426,87 10. Hospital indemnity or other fixed indemnity insurance or coverage only for
8a specified disease or illness, if all of the following apply:
AB768-ASA1,426,109 a. The benefits are provided under a separate policy, certificate or contract of
10insurance.
AB768-ASA1,426,1311 b. There is no coordination between the provision of such benefits and any
12exclusion of benefits under any group health plan maintained by the same plan
13sponsor.
AB768-ASA1,426,1614 c. Such benefits are paid with respect to an event without regard to whether
15benefits are provided with respect to such an event under any group health plan
16maintained by the same plan sponsor.
AB768-ASA1,426,1717 11. Other insurance exempted by rule of the commissioner.
AB768-ASA1, s. 566ccn 18Section 566ccn. 609.01 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,426,2419 609.01 (2) "Health maintenance organization" means a health care plan
20offered by an organization established under ch. 185, 611, 613 or 614 or issued a
21certificate of authority under ch. 618 that makes available to its enrolled
22participants
enrollees, in consideration for predetermined periodic fixed payments,
23comprehensive health care services performed by providers selected by the
24organization
participating in the plan.
AB768-ASA1, s. 566ccp 25Section 566ccp. 609.01 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,427,6
1609.01 (3) "Limited service health organization" means a health care plan
2offered by an organization established under ch. 185, 611, 613 or 614 or issued a
3certificate of authority under ch. 618 that makes available to its enrolled
4participants
enrollees, in consideration for predetermined periodic fixed payments,
5a limited range of health care services performed by providers selected by the
6organization
participating in the plan.
AB768-ASA1, s. 566ccr 7Section 566ccr. 609.01 (3c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768-ASA1,427,128 609.01 (3c) "Managed care plan" means a health benefit plan that requires an
9enrollee of the health benefit plan, or creates incentives, including financial
10incentives, for an enrollee of the health benefit plan, to use providers that are
11managed, owned, under contract with or employed by the insurer offering the health
12benefit plan.
AB768-ASA1, s. 566cct 13Section 566cct. 609.01 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768-ASA1,427,1814 609.01 (3m) "Participating" means, with respect to a physician or other
15provider, under contract with a managed care plan, preferred provider plan or
16limited service health organization to provide health care services, items or supplies
17to enrollees of the managed care plan, preferred provider plan or limited service
18health organization.
AB768-ASA1, s. 566ccv 19Section 566ccv. 609.01 (3r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768-ASA1,427,2020 609.01 (3r) "Physician" has the meaning given in s. 448.01 (5).
AB768-ASA1, s. 566ccx 21Section 566ccx. 609.01 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,428,222 609.01 (4) "Preferred provider plan" means a health care plan offered by an
23organization established under ch. 185, 611, 613 or 614 or issued a certificate of
24authority under ch. 618 that makes available to its enrolled participants enrollees,
25for consideration other than predetermined periodic fixed payments, either

1comprehensive health care services or a limited range of health care services
2performed by providers selected by the organization participating in the plan.
AB768-ASA1, s. 566ccz 3Section 566ccz. 609.01 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768-ASA1,428,54 609.01 (4m) "Primary care physician" means a physician specializing in family
5medical practice, general internal medicine or pediatrics.
AB768-ASA1, s. 566cdd 6Section 566cdd. 609.01 (5) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB768-ASA1,428,107 609.01 (5) "Primary provider" means a participating primary care physician,
8or other participating provider authorized by the managed care plan, preferred
9provider plan or limited service health organization to serve as a primary provider,
10who coordinates and may provide ongoing care to an enrollee.
AB768-ASA1, s. 566cdf 11Section 566cdf. 609.01 (6) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB768-ASA1,428,1312 609.01 (6) "Specialist physician" means a physician who is not a primary care
13physician.
AB768-ASA1, s. 566cdg 14Section 566cdg. 609.05 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,428,1815 609.05 (1) Except as provided in subs. (2) and (3), a health maintenance
16organization,
limited service health organization or , preferred provider plan or
17managed care plan shall permit its enrolled participants enrollees to choose freely
18among selected participating providers.
AB768-ASA1, s. 566cdi 19Section 566cdi. 609.05 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,428,2320 609.05 (2) A health care plan under sub. (1) Subject to s. 609.22 (4), a limited
21service health organization, preferred provider plan or managed care plan
may
22require an enrolled participant enrollee to designate a primary provider and to
23obtain health care services from the primary provider when reasonably possible.
AB768-ASA1, s. 566cdk 24Section 566cdk. 609.05 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,429,6
1609.05 (3) Except as provided in ss. 609.65 and 609.655, a health care plan
2under sub. (1)
limited service health organization, preferred provider plan or
3managed care plan
may require an enrolled participant enrollee to obtain a referral
4from the primary provider designated under sub. (2) to another selected
5participating provider prior to obtaining health care services from the other selected
6that participating provider.
AB768-ASA1, s. 566cdm 7Section 566cdm. 609.10 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,429,138 609.10 (1) (a) Except as provided in subs. (2) to (4), an employer that offers any
9of its employes a health maintenance organization or a preferred provider plan that
10provides comprehensive health care services shall also offer the employes a standard
11plan, as provided in pars. (b) and (c), that provides at least substantially equivalent
12coverage of health care expenses and that is not a health maintenance organization
13or a preferred provider plan
.
AB768-ASA1, s. 566cdo 14Section 566cdo. 609.15 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,429,1715 609.15 (1) (intro.) Each health maintenance organization, limited service
16health organization and, preferred provider plan and managed care plan shall do all
17of the following:
AB768-ASA1, s. 566cdq 18Section 566cdq. 609.15 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,429,2219 609.15 (1) (a) Establish and use an internal grievance procedure that is
20approved by the commissioner and that complies with sub. (2) for the resolution of
21enrolled participants' enrollees' grievances with the health care limited service
22health organization, preferred provider plan or managed care
plan.
AB768-ASA1, s. 566cds 23Section 566cds. 609.15 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,430,3
1609.15 (1) (b) Provide enrolled participants enrollees with complete and
2understandable information describing the internal grievance procedure under par.
3(a).
AB768-ASA1, s. 566cdu 4Section 566cdu. 609.15 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,430,65 609.15 (2) (a) The opportunity for an enrolled participant enrollee to submit
6a written grievance in any form.
AB768-ASA1, s. 566cdw 7Section 566cdw. 609.15 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,430,128 609.15 (2) (b) Establishment of a grievance panel for the investigation of each
9grievance submitted under par. (a), consisting of at least one individual authorized
10to take corrective action on the grievance and at least one enrolled participant
11enrollee other than the grievant, if an enrolled participant enrollee is available to
12serve on the grievance panel.
AB768-ASA1, s. 566cdy 13Section 566cdy. 609.17 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,430,19 14609.17 Reports of disciplinary action. Every health maintenance
15organization,
limited service health organization and , preferred provider plan and
16managed care plan
shall notify the medical examining board or appropriate
17affiliated credentialing board attached to the medical examining board of any
18disciplinary action taken against a selected participating provider who holds a
19license or certificate granted by the board or affiliated credentialing board.
AB768-ASA1, s. 566cfc 20Section 566cfc. 609.20 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,430,23 21609.20 (title) Rules for preferred provider and managed care plans.
22(intro.) The commissioner shall promulgate rules applicable relating to preferred
23provider plans and managed care plans for all of the following purposes:
AB768-ASA1, s. 566cfe 24Section 566cfe. 609.20 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,431,2
1609.20 (1) To ensure that enrolled participants enrollees are not forced to travel
2excessive distances to receive health care services.
AB768-ASA1, s. 566cfg 3Section 566cfg. 609.20 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,431,54 609.20 (2) To ensure that the continuity of patient care for enrolled participants
5is not disrupted enrollees meets the requirements under s. 609.24.
AB768-ASA1, s. 566cfi 6Section 566cfi. 609.20 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,431,147 609.20 (4) To ensure that employes offered a health maintenance organization
8or a
preferred provider plan that provides comprehensive services under s. 609.10
9(1) (a) are given adequate notice of the opportunity to enroll and, as well as complete
10and understandable information under s. 609.10 (1) (c) concerning the differences
11between the health maintenance organization or preferred provider plan and the
12standard plan, including differences between providers available and differences
13resulting from special limitations or requirements imposed by an institutional
14provider because of its affiliation with a religious organization.
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