SB315-SSA2, s. 37 8Section 37. 153.25 of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is
9repealed.
SB315-SSA2, s. 38 10Section 38. 153.30 of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is
11repealed.
SB315-SSA2, s. 39 12Section 39. 153.35 of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is
13repealed.
SB315-SSA2, s. 40 14Section 40. 153.40 of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is
15repealed.
SB315-SSA2, s. 41 16Section 41. 153.45 (1) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin
17Act 27
, is amended to read:
SB315-SSA2,11,2018 153.45 (1) (intro.) After completion of data verification and review procedures
19under s. 153.40 specified by the department by rule, the department shall release
20data in the following forms:
SB315-SSA2, s. 42 21Section 42. 153.45 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB315-SSA2,11,2222 153.45 (1) (a) Standard reports in accordance with ss. 153.10 to 153.35.
SB315-SSA2, s. 43 23Section 43. 153.45 (1) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
24is amended to read:
SB315-SSA2,12,5
1153.45 (1) (b) Public use tapes data files which do not permit the identification
2of specific patients, physicians, employers or other health care providers, as defined
3by rules promulgated by the department
. The identification of these groups shall be
4protected by all necessary means, including the deletion of patient identifiers and the
5use of calculated variables and aggregated variables.
SB315-SSA2, s. 44 6Section 44. 153.45 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB315-SSA2,12,97 153.45 (1) (c) Custom-designed subfile tapes, other electronic media, special
8data compilations or reports containing portions of the public use tape data under
9par. (b).
SB315-SSA2, s. 45 10Section 45. 153.45 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
11is amended to read:
SB315-SSA2,12,1512 153.45 (3) The department shall release physician-specific health care
13provider-specific
and employer-specific data, except in public use tapes data files as
14specified under sub. (1) (b), in a manner that is specified in rules promulgated by the
15department.
SB315-SSA2, s. 46 16Section 46. 153.45 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
SB315-SSA2,12,1817 153.45 (4) The department shall prohibit purchasers of data from rereleasing
18individual data elements of health care data files.
SB315-SSA2, s. 47 19Section 47. 153.45 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
SB315-SSA2,12,2420 153.45 (5) The department may not release any health care information that
21is subject to rules promulgated under s. 153.75 (1) (b) until the verification and
22review procedures required under those rules have been complied with. Nothing in
23this subsection prohibits release of health care provider-specific information to the
24health care provider to whom the information relates.
SB315-SSA2, s. 48
1Section 48. 153.50 of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is
2amended to read:
SB315-SSA2,13,10 3153.50 Protection of patient confidentiality. Patient-identifiable data
4obtained under this chapter and contained in the discharge data base of the
5department
is not subject to inspection, copying or receipt under s. 19.35 (1) and may
6not be released by the department, except to the patient or to a person granted
7permission for release by the patient and except that a hospital, a physician health
8care provider
or the agent of a hospital or physician health care provider may have
9access to patient-identifiable data to ensure the accuracy of the information in the
10discharge data base.
SB315-SSA2, s. 49 11Section 49. 153.60 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
12is amended to read:
SB315-SSA2,14,513 153.60 (1) The department shall, by the first October 1 after the
14commencement of each fiscal year, estimate the total amount of expenditures under
15this chapter for the department and the board for that fiscal year for data collection,
16data base development and maintenance, generation of data files and standard
17reports, orientation and training provided under s. 153.05 (9) and maintaining the
18board
. The department shall assess the estimated total amount for that fiscal year
19less the estimated total amount to be received for purposes of administration of this
20chapter
under s. 20.435 (1) (hi) during the fiscal year and the unencumbered balance
21of the amount received for purposes of administration of this chapter under s. 20.435
22(1) (hi) from the prior fiscal year, to hospitals in proportion to each hospital's
23respective gross private-pay patient revenues during the hospital's most recently
24concluded entire fiscal year
health care providers who are in a class of health care
25providers from whom the department collects data under this chapter in a manner

1specified by the department by rule. No health care provider that is not a facility may
2be assessed under this subsection an amount that exceeds $75 per fiscal year
. Each
3hospital health care provider shall pay the assessment on or before December 1. All
4payments of assessments shall be deposited in the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1)
5(hg).
SB315-SSA2, s. 50 6Section 50. 153.60 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
7is repealed.
SB315-SSA2, s. 51 8Section 51. 153.60 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
SB315-SSA2,14,199 153.60 (3) The department shall, by the first October 1 after the
10commencement of each fiscal year, estimate the total amount of expenditures
11required for the collection, database development and maintenance and generation
12of public data files and standard reports for health care plans that voluntarily agree
13to supply health care data under s. 153.05 (6r). The department shall assess the
14estimated total amount for that fiscal year to health care plans in a manner specified
15by the department by rule and may enter into an agreement with the office of the
16commissioner of insurance for collection of the assessments. Each health plan that
17voluntarily agrees to supply this information shall pay the assessments on or before
18December 1. All payments of assessments shall be deposited in the appropriation
19under s. 20.435 (1) (hg) and may be used solely for the purposes of s. 153.05 (6r).
SB315-SSA2, s. 52 20Section 52. 153.65 of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is
21amended to read:
SB315-SSA2,15,3 22153.65 Provision of special information; user fees. The department may
23provide, upon request from a person, a data compilation or a special report based on
24the information collected by the department under s. 153.05 (1), (3), (4) (b), (5), (7)
25or (8) or 153.08
. The department shall establish user fees for the provision of these

1compilations or reports, payable by the requester, which shall be sufficient to fund
2the actual necessary and direct cost of the compilation or report. All moneys collected
3under this section shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (hi).
SB315-SSA2, s. 53 4Section 53. 153.75 (1) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
5is amended to read:
SB315-SSA2,15,86 153.75 (1) (b) Establishing procedures under which hospitals and health care
7providers are permitted to review and verify patient-related information prior to its
8submission to the department
.
SB315-SSA2, s. 54 9Section 54. 153.75 (1) (c), (d), (e), (i) and (j) of the statutes are repealed.
SB315-SSA2, s. 55 10Section 55. 153.75 (1) (f), (k) and (L) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB315-SSA2,15,1211 153.75 (1) (f) Governing the release of physician-specific health care
12provider-specific
and employer-specific data under s. 153.45 (3).
SB315-SSA2,15,1413 (k) Establishing methods and criteria for assessing hospitals and ambulatory
14surgery centers
health care providers under s. 153.60 (1).
SB315-SSA2,15,1615 (L) Defining the term "uncompensated health care services" for the purposes
16of ss. 153.05 (1) (d) and s. 153.20.
SB315-SSA2, s. 56 17Section 56. 153.75 (1) (m), (n), (o), (p), (q), (r), (s) and (t) of the statutes are
18created to read:
SB315-SSA2,15,2019 153.75 (1) (m) Specifying the classes of health care providers from whom claims
20data and other health care information will be collected.
SB315-SSA2,15,2121 (n) Specifying the uniform data set of health care information to be collected.
SB315-SSA2,15,2322 (o) Specifying the means by which the information in par. (b) will be collected,
23including the procedures for submission of data by electronic means.
SB315-SSA2,16,224 (p) Specifying the methods for using and disseminating health care data in
25order for health care providers to provide health care that is effective and

1economically efficient and for consumers and purchasers to make informed decisions
2in selecting health care plans and health care providers.
SB315-SSA2,16,43 (q) Specifying the information to be provided in the consumer guide under s.
4153.21.
SB315-SSA2,16,65 (r) Specifying the standard reports that will be issued by the department in
6addition to those required in ss. 153.20 and 153.21.
SB315-SSA2,16,77 (s) Defining "individual data elements" for purposes of s. 153.45 (4).
SB315-SSA2,16,98 (t) Establishing standards for determining under s. 153.05 (13) if a
9requirement under s. 153.05 (1), (5) or (8) is burdensome for a health care provider.
SB315-SSA2, s. 57 10Section 57. 153.75 (2) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin
11Act 27
, is amended to read:
SB315-SSA2,16,1312 153.75 (2) (intro.) With the Following approval of by the board, the department
13may promulgate all of the following rules:
SB315-SSA2, s. 58 14Section 58. 153.75 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB315-SSA2, s. 59 15Section 59. 153.75 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB315-SSA2,16,1816 153.75 (2) (d) Specifying the information collected under any voluntary system
17of health care plan reporting under s. 153.05 (6r) and the methods and criteria for
18assessing health care plans that submit data under that subsection.
SB315-SSA2, s. 60 19Section 60. 153.90 (1) and (2) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB315-SSA2,16,2220 153.90 (1) Whoever intentionally violates s. 153.45 (5) or 153.50 or rules
21promulgated under s. 153.75 (1) (a) may be fined not more than $10,000 or
22imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both.
SB315-SSA2,17,4 23(2) Any person who violates this chapter or any rule promulgated under the
24authority of this chapter, except ss. 153.45 (5), 153.50 and 153.75 (1) (a), as provided
25in s. 153.85 and sub. (1), shall forfeit not more than $100 for each violation. Each day

1of violation constitutes a separate offense, except that no day in the period between
2the date on which a request for a hearing is filed under s. 227.44 and the date of the
3conclusion of all administrative and judicial proceedings arising out of a decision
4under this section constitutes a violation.
SB315-SSA2, s. 61 5Section 61. 610.70 of the statutes is created to read:
SB315-SSA2,17,7 6610.70 Disclosure of personal medical information. (1) Definitions. In
7this section:
SB315-SSA2,17,118 (a) "Health care provider" means any person licensed, registered, permitted or
9certified by the department of health and family services or the department of
10regulation and licensing to provide health care services, items or supplies in this
11state.
SB315-SSA2,17,1512 (b) "Individual" means a natural person who is a resident of this state. For
13purposes of this paragraph, a person is a state resident if his or her last-known
14mailing address, according to the records of an insurer or insurance support
15organization, was in this state.
SB315-SSA2,17,2316 (c) 1. "Insurance support organization" means any person that regularly
17engages in assembling or collecting personal medical information about natural
18persons for the primary purpose of providing the personal medical information to
19insurers for insurance transactions, including the collection of personal medical
20information from insurers and other insurance support organizations for the
21purpose of detecting or preventing fraud, material misrepresentation or material
22nondisclosure in connection with insurance underwriting or insurance claim
23activity.
SB315-SSA2,17,2524 2. Notwithstanding subd. 1., "insurance support organization" does not include
25insurance agents, government institutions, insurers or health care providers.
SB315-SSA2,18,2
1(d) "Insurance transaction" means any of the following involving insurance
2that is primarily for personal, family or household needs:
SB315-SSA2,18,43 1. The determination of an individual's eligibility for an insurance coverage,
4benefit or payment.
SB315-SSA2,18,55 2. The servicing of an insurance application, policy, contract or certificate.
SB315-SSA2,18,146 (e) "Medical care institution" means a facility, as defined in s. 647.01 (4), or any
7hospital, nursing home, community-based residential facility, county home, county
8infirmary, county hospital, county mental health center, tuberculosis sanatorium,
9adult family home, assisted living facility, rural medical center, hospice or other place
10licensed, certified or approved by the department of health and family services under
11s. 49.70, 49.71, 49.72, 50.02, 50.03, 50.032, 50.033, 50.034, 50.35, 50.52, 50.90, 51.04,
1251.08, 51.09, 58.06, 252.073 or 252.076 or a facility under s. 45.365, 51.05, 51.06 or
13252.10 or under ch. 233 or licensed or certified by a county department under s.
1450.032 or 50.033.
SB315-SSA2,18,1615 (f) 1. "Personal medical information" means information concerning an
16individual that satisfies all of the following:
SB315-SSA2,18,1817 a. Relates to the individual's physical or mental health, medical history or
18medical treatment.
SB315-SSA2,18,2019 b. Is obtained from a health care provider, a medical care institution, the
20individual or the individual's spouse, parent or legal guardian.
SB315-SSA2,18,2421 2. "Personal medical information" does not include information that is obtained
22from the public records of a governmental authority and that is maintained by an
23insurer or its representatives for the purpose of insuring title to real property located
24in this state.
SB315-SSA2,19,3
1(2) Disclosure authorization. (a) Any form that is used in connection with
2an insurance transaction and that authorizes the disclosure of personal medical
3information about an individual to an insurer shall comply with all of the following:
SB315-SSA2,19,54 1. All instructions and other information contained in the form are presented
5in plain language.
SB315-SSA2,19,66 2. The form is dated.
SB315-SSA2,19,87 3. The form specifies the types of persons that are authorized to disclose
8information about the individual.
SB315-SSA2,19,109 4. The form specifies the nature of the information that is authorized to be
10disclosed.
SB315-SSA2,19,1211 5. The form names the insurer, and identifies by generic reference
12representatives of the insurer, to whom the information is authorized to be disclosed.
SB315-SSA2,19,1313 6. The form specifies the purposes for which the information is being obtained.
SB315-SSA2,19,1514 7. Subject to par. (b), the form specifies the length of time for which the
15authorization remains valid.
SB315-SSA2,19,1716 8. The form advises that the individual, or an authorized representative of the
17individual, is entitled to receive a copy of the completed authorization form.
SB315-SSA2,19,2218 (b) 1. For an authorization under this subsection that will be used for the
19purpose of obtaining information in connection with an insurance policy application,
20an insurance policy reinstatement or a request for a change in policy benefits, the
21length of time specified in par. (a) 7. may not exceed 30 months from the date on which
22the authorization is signed.
SB315-SSA2,20,223 2. For an authorization under this subsection that will be used for the purpose
24of obtaining information in connection with a claim for benefits under an insurance

1policy, the length of time specified in par. (a) 7. may not exceed the policy term or the
2pendency of a claim for benefits under the policy, whichever is longer.
SB315-SSA2,20,8 3(3) Access to recorded personal medical information. (a) If, after proper
4identification, an individual or an authorized representative of an individual
5submits a written request to an insurer for access to recorded personal medical
6information that concerns the individual and that is in the insurer's possession,
7within 30 business days after receiving the request the insurer shall do all of the
8following:
SB315-SSA2,20,119 1. Inform the individual or authorized representative of the nature and
10substance of the recorded personal medical information in writing, by telephone or
11by any other means of communication at the discretion of the insurer.
SB315-SSA2,20,1812 2. At the option of the individual or authorized representative, permit the
13individual or authorized representative to inspect and copy the recorded personal
14medical information, in person and during the insurer's normal business hours, or
15provide by mail to the individual or authorized representative a copy of the recorded
16personal medical information. If the recorded personal medical information is in
17coded form, the insurer shall provide to the individual or authorized representative
18an accurate written translation in plain language.
SB315-SSA2,20,2419 3. Disclose to the individual or authorized representative the identities, if
20recorded, of any persons to whom the insurer has disclosed the recorded personal
21medical information within 2 years prior to the request. If the identities are not
22recorded, the insurer shall disclose to the individual or authorized representative the
23names of any insurance agents, insurance support organizations or other entities to
24whom such information is normally disclosed.
SB315-SSA2,21,4
14. Provide to the individual or authorized representative a summary of the
2procedures by which the individual or authorized representative may request the
3correction, amendment or deletion of any recorded personal medical information in
4the possession of the insurer.
SB315-SSA2,21,135 (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), an insurer may, in the insurer's discretion,
6provide a copy of any recorded personal medical information requested by an
7individual or authorized representative under par. (a) to a health care provider who
8is designated by the individual or authorized representative and who is licensed,
9registered, permitted or certified to provide health care services with respect to the
10condition to which the information relates. If the insurer chooses to provide the
11information to the designated health care provider under this paragraph, the insurer
12shall notify the individual or authorized representative, at the time of disclosure,
13that the information has been provided to the health care provider.
SB315-SSA2,21,1714 (c) An insurer is required to comply with par. (a) or (b) only if the individual or
15authorized representative provides a reasonable description of the information that
16is the subject of the request and if the information is reasonably easy to locate and
17retrieve by the insurer.
SB315-SSA2,21,2318 (d) If an insurer receives personal medical information from a health care
19provider or a medical care institution with instructions restricting disclosure of the
20information under s. 51.30 (4) (d) 1. to the individual to whom the information
21relates, the insurer may not disclose the personal medical information to the
22individual under this subsection, but shall disclose to the individual the identity of
23the health care provider or a medical care institution that provided the information.
SB315-SSA2,22,3
1(e) Any copy of recorded personal medical information provided under par. (a)
2or (b) shall include the identity of the source of the information if the source is a
3health care provider or a medical care institution.
SB315-SSA2,22,64 (f) An insurer may charge the individual a reasonable fee to cover the costs
5incurred in providing a copy of recorded personal medical information under par. (a)
6or (b).
SB315-SSA2,22,97 (g) The requirements for an insurer under this subsection may be satisfied by
8another insurer, an insurance agent, an insurance support organization or any other
9entity authorized by the insurer to act on its behalf.
SB315-SSA2,22,1310 (h) The requirements under this subsection do not apply to information
11concerning an individual that relates to, and that is collected in connection with or
12in reasonable anticipation of, a claim or civil or criminal proceeding involving the
13individual.
SB315-SSA2,22,17 14(4) Correction, amendment or deletion of recorded personal medical
15information.
(a) Within 30 business days after receiving a written request from an
16individual to correct, amend or delete any recorded personal medical information
17that is in the insurer's possession, an insurer shall do either of the following:
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