AB100-ASA1,796,85
145.08
(1) (e) For temporary permit pending examination and issuance of
6license for master plumber, $400; for journeyman $150 and which shall also cover the
7examination fee prescribed and the license fee for the
2-year 4-year period in which
8issued.
AB100-ASA1,796,1210
145.08
(1) (g) For master plumber's license (restricted),
$250 $500, and
$250 11$500 for each renewal of the
2-year
4-year license if application is made prior to the
12date of expiration; after that date an additional fee of $20.
AB100-ASA1,796,1614
145.08
(1) (i) For journeyman plumber's license (restricted),
$90 $180, and
$90 15$180 for each renewal of the
2-year
4-year license if application is made prior to the
16date of expiration; after that date an additional fee of $10.
AB100-ASA1,796,2018
145.08
(1) (L) For an automatic fire sprinkler contractor's license,
$1,000 19$2,000, and
$1,000 $2,000 for each renewal of the
2-year 4-year license if application
20is made prior to the date of expiration; after that date an additional fee of $25.
AB100-ASA1,796,2522
145.08
(1) (Lm) For an automatic fire sprinkler - maintenance only
23registration,
$200 $400, and
$200 $400 for each renewal of the
2-year 4-year 24registration if application is made prior to the date of expiration; after that date an
25additional fee of $25.
AB100-ASA1,797,42
145.08
(1) (n) For a journeyman automatic fire sprinkler fitter's license,
$90 3$180, and
$90 $180 for each renewal of the
2-year 4-year license if application is
4made prior to the date of expiration; after that date an additional fee of $10.
AB100-ASA1,797,96
145.08
(1) (nm) For an automatic fire sprinkler fitter - maintenance only
7registration certificate,
$30 $60, and
$30 $60 for each renewal of the
2-year 4-year 8registration if application is made prior to the date of expiration; after that date an
9additional fee of $10.
AB100-ASA1,797,1311
145.08
(1) (o) For utility contractor's license,
$250, $500 and
$250 $500 for each
12renewal of the
2-year 4-year license if application is made prior to the date of
13expiration; after that date an additional fee of $10.
AB100-ASA1,797,1715
145.08
(1) (p) For a plumbing supervisor employed by the department in accord
16with s. 145.02 (3) (a), no cost for the appropriate
2-year 4-year license for which the
17plumbing supervisor has previously qualified.
AB100-ASA1,797,2019
145.08
(1) (q) For a pipelayer's registration,
$90 $180 at the time of registration
20and
$90 $180 for each subsequent
2-year 4-year period of registration.
AB100-ASA1,798,222
145.08
(2) No license or registration may be issued for longer than
2 4 years.
23Any license or registration may be renewed upon application made prior to the date
24of expiration. The department may renew licenses or registrations upon application
25made after the date of expiration if it is satisfied that the applicant has good cause
1for not applying for renewal prior to the date of expiration and upon payment of the
2renewal and additional fees prescribed.
AB100-ASA1,798,184
146.50
(9) Training. The department may arrange for or approve courses of or
5instructional programs in or outside this state to meet the education and training
6requirements of this section, including training required for license or certificate
7renewal.
Courses required for a license or renewal of a license as an emergency
8medical technician - basic shall be free of charge to an individual who is employed
9by or affiliated with a public agency, volunteer fire company or nonprofit corporation
10and is the holder of a license or training permit as an emergency medical technician-
11basic or eligible to hold such a license or training permit. If the department
12determines that an area or community need exists, the courses shall be offered at
13technical colleges in the area or community. Initial priority shall be given to the
14training of emergency medical technicians – basic serving the rural areas of the
15state. If an emergency medical technician - basic completes a course approved by
16the department on treatment of anaphylactic shock, the emergency medical
17technician – basic acts within the scope of the license if he or she performs injections
18or other treatment for anaphylactic shock under the direction of a physician.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2028
19Section
2028. 146.55 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 146.55 (5) (a) and
20amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,799,521
146.55
(5) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (ch), the department
22shall annually distribute funds to
entities, including technical college districts,
23whose courses or instructional programs are approved by the department under s.
24146.50 (9), to assist the entities in providing ambulance service providers that are
25public agencies, volunteer fire departments, or nonprofit corporations to purchase
1the training required for licensure and renewal of licensure as an emergency medical
2technician - basic under s. 146.50 (6), and to
fund each examination administered
3by the entity pay for administration of the examination required for licensure or
4renewal of licensure as an emergency medical technician - basic under s. 146.50 (6)
5(a) 3. and (b) 1.
AB100-ASA1,799,97
146.55
(5) (b) The department shall require as a condition of relicensure that
8an ambulance service provider submit to the department a financial report on the
9expenditure of funds received under par. (a).
AB100-ASA1,799,1311
146.58
(7) Advise, make recommendations to
, and consult with the department
12concerning the funding under s. 146.55 (4) and (5)
, including recommending a
13formula for allocating funds among ambulance service providers under s. 146.55 (5).
AB100-ASA1,799,1815
146.65
(1) (c) In each fiscal year, not more than $400,000, to a rural health clinic
16in Chippewa Falls to provide dental services to persons who are developmentally
17disabled or elderly or who have low income, in the area surrounding Chippewa Falls,
18including the counties of Chippewa, Dunn, Barron, Taylor, Clark, and Eau Claire.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2032
19Section
2032. 146.70 (3m) (d) 1g. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to
20read:
AB100-ASA1,800,721
146.70
(3m) (d) 1g. If an application under par. (c) includes an estimate of costs
22identified in par. (c) 1. d. incurred during the reimbursement period or between
23January 1, 1999, and September 3, 2003, the commission may approve the
24application only if the commission determines that the local government's collection
25of land information, as defined in s. 16.967 (1) (b), and development of a land
1information system, as defined in s. 16.967 (1) (c), that is related to that purpose are
2consistent with the applicable county land records modernization plans developed
3under s. 59.72 (3) (b), conform to the standards on which such plans are based, and
4do not duplicate land information collection and other efforts funded through the
5land information program under s. 16.967 (7). The commission shall obtain the
6advice of the department of administration in making determinations under this
7subdivision.
AB100-ASA1,800,119
CHAPTER 149
10Mandatory health insurance
11
risk-sharing plan
AB100-ASA1,800,1413
149.10
(2) "Board" means the board of
governors established directors under
14s.
149.15 149.11 (1).
AB100-ASA1,800,1716
149.10
(2j) (a) 3. Part A
or, part B
, or part D of title XVIII of the federal Social
17Security Act.
AB100-ASA1,800,2320
149.10
(2t) (c) The individual does not have creditable coverage and is not
21eligible for coverage under a group health plan, part A
or
, part B
, or part D of title
22XVIII of the federal Social Security Act or a state plan under title XIX of the federal
23Social Security Act or any successor program.
AB100-ASA1,801,3
1149.10
(3) "Eligible person" means a resident
of this state who qualifies under
2s. 149.12 whether or not the person is legally responsible for the payment of medical
3expenses incurred on the person's behalf.
AB100-ASA1,801,65
149.10
(3e) "Fund" means the
health insurance risk-sharing plan Health
6Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan fund
under s. 149.11 (2).
AB100-ASA1,801,98
149.10
(7) "Medicare" means coverage under
both part A
and, part B
, and part
9D of Title XVIII of the federal social security act,
42 USC 1395 et seq., as amended.
AB100-ASA1,801,2111
149.10
(9) "Resident" means a person who has been legally domiciled in this
12state for a period of at least
30 days 6 months or, with respect to an eligible individual,
13an individual who resides in this state. For purposes of this chapter, legal domicile
14is established by living in this state and obtaining a Wisconsin motor vehicle
15operator's license, registering to vote in Wisconsin or filing a Wisconsin income tax
16return. A child is legally domiciled in this state if the child lives in this state and if
17at least one of the child's parents or the child's guardian is legally domiciled in this
18state. A person with a developmental disability or another disability which prevents
19the person from obtaining a Wisconsin motor vehicle operator's license, registering
20to vote in Wisconsin, or filing a Wisconsin income tax return, is legally domiciled in
21this state by living in this state.
AB100-ASA1,802,15
24149.11 Administration of plan. (1) Appointment of board of directors;
25formation of administering organization. (a) No later than September 1, 2005, the
1commissioner shall nominate 13 individuals to be appointed with the advice and
2consent of the senate to serve as the initial directors of the board of the organization
3to be formed under par. (b). The board shall consist of 4 representatives of
4participating insurers; 4 representatives of health care providers, including one
5representative of the Wisconsin Medical Society, one representative of the Wisconsin
6Hospital Association, Inc., one representative of the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin,
7and one representative of health care providers that provide services to persons with
8coverage under the plan; and 5 other members, at least one of whom represents small
9businesses that purchase private health insurance and at least one of whom is a
10person with coverage under the plan. In making the nominations to the board, the
11commissioner shall first consult with one or more trade or professional associations
12whose members include participating insurers, one or more trade or professional
13associations whose members include health care providers that provide services to
14persons with coverage under the plan, and one or more trade or professional
15associations whose members include small business owners.
AB100-ASA1,802,1916
(b) The individuals appointed as initial directors under par. (a) shall form a
17private, nonprofit organization under ch. 181 and shall take all actions necessary to
18exempt the organization from federal taxation under section
501 (a) of the Internal
19Revenue Code. The articles of incorporation shall include all of the following:
AB100-ASA1,802,2020
1. The names and addresses of the 13 individuals as the initial directors.
AB100-ASA1,802,2121
2. That the purpose of the organization is to administer the plan.
AB100-ASA1,802,2322
3. That the directors, including the initial directors, shall serve staggered
233-year terms.
AB100-ASA1,803,3
14. That the directors shall satisfy the criteria specified in par. (a) and shall be
2nominated by the commissioner, after consultation as specified in par. (a), and
3appointed with the advice and consent of the senate.
AB100-ASA1,803,74
(c) As a condition for the release of funds under s. 20.145 (5) (g), the
5organization, through the board, shall administer the plan in conformity with this
6chapter and perform any other duties required of the organization or board under
7this chapter.
AB100-ASA1,803,10
8(2) Fund. (a) The board shall pay the operating and administrative expenses
9of the plan from the fund, which shall be outside the state treasury and which shall
10consist of all of the following:
AB100-ASA1,803,1111
3. The earnings resulting from investments under par. (b).
AB100-ASA1,803,1212
4. Any other moneys received by the organization or board from time to time.
AB100-ASA1,803,1613
(b) The board controls the assets of the fund and shall select regulated financial
14institutions in this state that receive deposits in which to establish and maintain
15accounts for assets needed on a current basis. If practicable, the accounts shall earn
16interest.
AB100-ASA1,803,1817
(c) Moneys in the fund may be expended only for the purposes specified in par.
18(a).
AB100-ASA1,803,24
19(3) Immunity. No cause of action of any nature may arise against and no
20liability may be imposed upon the organization, plan, or board; or any agent,
21employee, or director of any of them; or contributor insurers; or the commissioner;
22or any of the commissioner's agents, employees, or representatives, for any act or
23omission by any of them in the performance of their powers and duties under this
24chapter.
AB100-ASA1,804,5
1149.115 Rules relating to creditable coverage. The commissioner
, in
2consultation with the department, shall promulgate rules that specify how
3creditable coverage is to be aggregated for purposes of s. 149.10 (2t) (a) and that
4determine the creditable coverage to which s. 149.10 (2t) (b) and (d) applies. The
5rules shall comply with section 2701 (c) of P.L.
104-191.
AB100-ASA1,804,147
149.12
(1) (intro.) Except as provided in subs. (1m)
and, (2)
, and (3), the board
8or plan administrator shall certify as eligible a person who is covered by
medicare 9Medicare because he or she is disabled under
42 USC 423, a person who submits
10evidence that he or she has tested positive for the presence of HIV, antigen or
11nonantigenic products of HIV
, or an antibody to HIV, a person who is an eligible
12individual, and any person who receives and submits any of the following based
13wholly or partially on medical underwriting considerations within 9 months prior to
14making application for coverage by the plan:
AB100-ASA1,804,1616
149.12
(1) (a) A notice of rejection of coverage from
one 2 or more insurers.
AB100-ASA1,804,2118
149.12
(1m) The board
or plan administrator may not certify a person as
19eligible under circumstances requiring notice under sub. (1) (a) to (d) if the required
20notices were issued by an insurance intermediary who is not acting as an
21administrator, as defined in s. 633.01.
AB100-ASA1,804,2423
149.12
(2) (g) A person is not eligible for coverage under the plan if the person
24is eligible for any of the following:
AB100-ASA1,804,2525
1. Services under s. 46.27 (11), 46.275, 46.277, or 46.278.
AB100-ASA1,805,2
12. Medical assistance provided as part of a family care benefit, as defined in s.
246.2805 (4).
AB100-ASA1,805,433. Services provided under a waiver requested under
2001 Wisconsin Act 16,
4section
9123 (16rs), or
2003 Wisconsin Act 33, section
9124 (8c).
AB100-ASA1,805,65
4. Services provided under the program of all-inclusive care for persons aged
655 or older authorized under
42 USC 1396u-4.
AB100-ASA1,805,87
5. Services provided under the demonstration program under a federal waiver
8authorized under
42 USC 1315.
AB100-ASA1,805,109
6. Health care coverage under the Badger Care health care program under s.
1049.665.
AB100-ASA1,805,1712
149.12
(3) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b)
to (c) and (bm), no person is eligible
13for coverage under the plan for whom a premium, deductible
, or coinsurance amount
14is paid or reimbursed by a federal, state, county
, or municipal government or agency
15as of the first day of any term for which a premium amount is paid or reimbursed and
16as of the day after the last day of any term during which a deductible or coinsurance
17amount is paid or reimbursed.
AB100-ASA1,805,2420
149.12
(4) Subject to subs. (1m), (2), and (3), the board may establish criteria
21that would enable additional persons to be eligible for coverage under the plan. The
22board shall ensure that any expansion of eligibility is consistent with the purpose of
23the plan to provide health care coverage for those who are unable to obtain health
24insurance in the private market and does not endanger the solvency of the plan.
AB100-ASA1,806,2
1(5) The board shall establish policies for determining and verifying the
2continued eligibility of an eligible person.
