Amendment SA3-AB64

AB64-SA3,5,1 “ Section 739a. 45.40 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-SA3,5,6 45.40 (2) (a) The department may provide health care aid to a veteran for dental care, including dentures; vision care, including eyeglass frames and lenses; and hearing care, including hearing aids; and, to the extent funds are available in the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (vm), care related to mental illness or treatment for substance abuse.

AB64-SA3,739b Section 739b. 45.40 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-SA3,5,16 45.40 (2) (d) To the extent funds are available in the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (vm), the department shall provide a voucher for care related to mental illness or treatment for substance abuse within 48 hours after a request to the department or through a county veterans service office for such care, including private and emergency counseling, family and marriage counseling, and suicide prevention. A veteran or eligible family member is not required to be denied care at a U.S. department of veterans affairs hospital or clinic or be denied coverage under an insurance policy or by the U.S. department of veterans affairs or by state medical assistance before seeking and receiving a voucher under this paragraph.

AB64-SA3,739c Section 739c. 45.40 (6) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-SA3,5,19 45.40 (6) Expanded eligibility. The eligibility requirements under s. 45.02 (2) do not apply to a person applying for assistance under this section.

AB64-SA3,739d Section 739d. 45.40 (7) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-SA3,5,23 45.40 (7) Waiver of reporting requirements. The department may waive any income or other financial reporting requirements under this section at the determination of the county veterans service officer.”.

AB64-SA3,5,24 9. Page 521, line 19: after that line insert:

AB64-SA3,6,1 “ Section 926w. 49.45 (23) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-SA3,6,9 49.45 (23) (a) The department shall request a waiver from the secretary of the federal department of health and human services to permit the department to conduct a demonstration project to provide health care coverage to adults who are under the age of 65, who have family incomes not to exceed 100 133 percent of the poverty line before application of the 5 percent income disregard under 42 CFR 435.603 (d), except as provided in s. 49.471 (4g), and who are not otherwise eligible for medical assistance under this subchapter, the Badger Care health care program under s. 49.665, or Medicare under 42 USC 1395 et seq.”.

AB64-SA3,6,10 10. Page 531, line 15: after that line insert:

AB64-SA3,6,11 “ Section 933p. 49.471 (1) (cr) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-SA3,6,13 49.471 (1) (cr) “Enhanced federal medical assistance percentage" means a federal medical assistance percentage described under 42 USC 1396d (y) or (z).

AB64-SA3,933r Section 933r. 49.471 (4) (a) 4. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-SA3,6,17 49.471 (4) (a) 4. b. The Except as provided in sub. (4g), the individual's family income does not exceed 100 133 percent of the poverty line before application of the 5 percent income disregard under 42 CFR 435.603 (d).

AB64-SA3,933t Section 933t. 49.471 (4g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-SA3,7,3 49.471 (4g) Medicaid expansion; federal medical assistance percentage. (a) For services provided to individuals described under sub. (4) (a) 4. and s. 49.45 (23), the department shall comply with all federal requirements to qualify for the highest available enhanced federal medical assistance percentage. The department shall submit any amendment to the state medical assistance plan, request for a waiver of federal Medicaid law, or other approval request required by the federal government to provide services to the individuals described under sub. (4) (a) 4. and s. 49.45 (23) and qualify for the highest available enhanced federal medical assistance percentage.

AB64-SA3,7,15 (b) If the department does not qualify for an enhanced federal medical assistance percentage, or if the enhanced federal medical assistance percentage obtained by the department is lower than printed in federal law as of July 1, 2013, for individuals eligible under sub. (4) (a) 4. or s. 49.45 (23), the department shall submit to the joint committee on finance a fiscal analysis comparing the cost to maintain coverage for adults who are not pregnant and not elderly with family incomes up to 133 percent of the poverty line to the cost of limiting eligibility to those adults with family incomes up to 100 percent of the poverty line. The department may reduce income eligibility for adults who are not pregnant and not elderly from family incomes of up to 133 percent of the poverty line to family incomes of up to 100 percent of the poverty line only if this reduction in income eligibility levels is approved by the joint committee on finance.”.

AB64-SA3,7,16 11. Page 563, line 2: after that line insert:

AB64-SA3,7,18 “ Section 983a. 66.0137 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act 30, is amended to read:

AB64-SA3,8,2 66.0137 (4) Self-insured health plans. If a city, including a 1st class city, or a village provides health care benefits under its home rule power, or if a town provides health care benefits, to its officers and employees on a self-insured basis, the self-insured plan shall comply with ss. 49.493 (3) (d), 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 632.728, 632.746 (1), 632.746 (10) (a) 2. and (b) 2., 632.747 (3), 632.798, 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.867, 632.87 (4) to (6), 632.885, 632.89, 632.895 (9) to (17), 632.896, and 767.513 (4).”.

AB64-SA3,8,3 12. Page 587, line 14: after that line insert:

AB64-SA3,8,4 “ Section 985d. 66.0602 (3) (e) 10. of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-SA3,8,6 66.0602 (3) (e) 10. The amount that a municipality levies in that year for costs related to community oriented policing services.”.

AB64-SA3,8,7 13. Page 625, line 7: after that line insert:

AB64-SA3,8,8 “ Section 1047s. 71.07 (8m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-SA3,8,10 71.07 (8m) Additional household and dependent care expenses tax credit. (a) Definitions. In this subsection:

AB64-SA3,8,13 1. “Claimant" means an individual who is eligible for and claims the household and dependent care expenses tax credit for the taxable year to which the claim under this subsection relates.

AB64-SA3,8,15 2. “Household and dependent care expenses tax credit" means the tax credit under section 21 of the Internal Revenue Code.

AB64-SA3,8,21 (b) Filing claims. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.02, up to the amount of those taxes, an amount equal to the amount of the household and dependent care expenses tax credit that the taxpayer claimed on his or her federal income tax return for the taxable year to which the claim under this subsection relates.

AB64-SA3,8,23 (c) Limitations. 1. No credit may be allowed under this subsection unless it is claimed within the time period under s. 71.75 (2).

AB64-SA3,9,3 2. No credit may be allowed under this subsection for a taxable year covering a period of less than 12 months, except for a taxable year closed by reason of the death of the taxpayer.

AB64-SA3,9,5 3. The credit under this subsection may not be claimed by either a part-year resident or nonresident of this state.

AB64-SA3,9,7 (d) Administration. Subsection (9e) (d), to the extent that it applies to the credit under that subsection, applies to the credit under this subsection.”.

AB64-SA3,9,8 14. Page 628, line 10: after that line insert:

AB64-SA3,9,9 “ Section 1052q. 71.10 (4) (cs) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-SA3,9,11 71.10 (4) (cs) Additional household and dependent care expenses tax credit under s. 71.07 (8m).”.

AB64-SA3,9,12 15. Page 831, line 3: after that line insert:

AB64-SA3,9,14 “ Section 1624k. 120.13 (2) (g) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act 30, is amended to read:

AB64-SA3,9,18 120.13 (2) (g) Every self-insured plan under par. (b) shall comply with ss. 49.493 (3) (d), 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 632.728, 632.746 (1), 632.746 (10) (a) 2. and (b) 2., 632.747 (3), 632.798, 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.867, 632.87 (4) to (6), 632.885, 632.89, 632.895 (9) to (17), 632.896, and 767.513 (4).”.

AB64-SA3,9,19 16. Page 857, line 18: after that line insert:

AB64-SA3,9,21 “ Section 1691am. 185.983 (1) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act 30, is amended to read:

AB64-SA3,9,24 185.983 (1) (intro.) Every voluntary nonprofit health care plan operated by a cooperative association organized under s. 185.981 shall be exempt from chs. 600 to 646, with the exception of ss. 601.04, 601.13, 601.31, 601.41, 601.42, 601.43, 601.44, 601.45, 611.26, 611.67, 619.04, 623.11, 623.12, 628.34 (10), 631.17, 631.89, 631.93, 631.95, 632.72 (2), 632.728, 632.745 to 632.749, 632.775, 632.79, 632.795, 632.798, 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.867, 632.87 (2) to (6), 632.885, 632.89, 632.895 (5) and (8) to (17), 632.896, and 632.897 (10) and chs. 609, 620, 630, 635, 645, and 646, but the sponsoring association shall:”.

AB64-SA3,10,6 17. Page 859, line 13: after that line insert:

AB64-SA3,10,7 “ Section 1693m. 196.37 (6) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-SA3,10,16 196.37 (6) (a) It is not unjust, unreasonable, insufficient, unfairly discriminatory, or preferential or otherwise unreasonable or unlawful for a water public utility to provide financial assistance as specified in par. (b) to a customer solely for private infrastructure improvements with the purpose of replacing service lines containing lead if the city, town, or village in which the water public utility operates has enacted an ordinance that permits the water public utility to provide the financial assistance. If a water public utility provides financial assistance under this paragraph, the commission shall include in the determination of water rates the cost of providing that financial assistance.

AB64-SA3,10,20 (b) A water public utility may provide financial assistance under par. (a) to replace a service line only if the portion of the service line for which the utility is responsible and the water main that are connected to the customer's service line meet one of the following conditions:

AB64-SA3,10,21 1. Do not contain lead.

AB64-SA3,10,23 2. The lead-containing portion of the service line or water main is replaced at the same time as the private infrastructure improvements under par. (a) are made.”.

AB64-SA3,10,24 18. Page 863, line 12: after that line insert:

AB64-SA3,11,1 “ Section 1707m. 227.01 (13) (xm) of the statutes is repealed.”.

AB64-SA3,11,3 19. Page 869, line 22: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 871, line 2.

AB64-SA3,11,4 20. Page 883, line 9: after that line insert:

AB64-SA3,11,6 “ Section 1803d. 281.34 (1) (ek) of the statutes, as created by 2017 Wisconsin Act 10, is repealed.

AB64-SA3,1803h Section 1803h. 281.34 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act 10, is amended to read:

AB64-SA3,11,14 281.34 (2) Approval required for high capacity wells. Except as provided under sub. (2g), an An owner shall apply to the department for approval before construction of a high capacity well begins. Except as provided under sub. (2g), no No person may construct or withdraw water from a high capacity well without the approval of the department under this section or under s. 281.17 (1), 2001 stats. An owner applying for approval under this subsection shall pay a fee of $500.

AB64-SA3,1803p Section 1803p. 281.34 (2g) of the statutes, as created by 2017 Wisconsin Act 10, is repealed.

AB64-SA3,1803t Section 1803t. 281.34 (7m) of the statutes, as created by 2017 Wisconsin Act 10, is repealed.”.

AB64-SA3,11,19 21. Page 925, line 14: after that line insert:

AB64-SA3,11,20 “ Section 2218t. 609.847 of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-SA3,11,23 609.847 Preexisting condition discrimination prohibited. Limited service health organizations, preferred provider plans, and defined network plans are subject to s. 632.728.

AB64-SA3,2218w Section 2218w. 625.12 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-SA3,12,2 625.12 (1) (a) Past and prospective loss and expense experience within and outside of this state, except as provided in s. 632.728.

AB64-SA3,2218y Section 2218y. 625.12 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-SA3,12,5 625.12 (1) (e) Subject to s. ss. 632.365 and 632.728, all other relevant factors, including the judgment of technical personnel.

AB64-SA3,2219b Section 2219b. 625.12 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-SA3,12,15 625.12 (2) Classification. Risks Except as provided in s. 632.728, risks may be classified in any reasonable way for the establishment of rates and minimum premiums, except that no classifications may be based on race, color, creed or national origin, and classifications in automobile insurance may not be based on physical condition or developmental disability as defined in s. 51.01 (5). Subject to s. ss. 632.365 and 632.728, rates thus produced may be modified for individual risks in accordance with rating plans or schedules that establish reasonable standards for measuring probable variations in hazards, expenses, or both. Rates may also be modified for individual risks under s. 625.13 (2).

AB64-SA3,2219d Section 2219d. 625.15 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-SA3,12,24 625.15 (1) Rate making. An Except as provided in s. 632.728, an insurer may itself establish rates and supplementary rate information for one or more market segments based on the factors in s. 625.12 and, if the rates are for motor vehicle liability insurance, subject to s. 632.365, or the insurer may use rates and supplementary rate information prepared by a rate service organization, with average expense factors determined by the rate service organization or with such modification for its own expense and loss experience as the credibility of that experience allows.

AB64-SA3,2219f Section 2219f. 628.34 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-SA3,13,7 628.34 (3) (a) No insurer may unfairly discriminate among policyholders by charging different premiums or by offering different terms of coverage except on the basis of classifications related to the nature and the degree of the risk covered or the expenses involved, subject to ss. 632.365, 632.728, 632.746 and 632.748. Rates are not unfairly discriminatory if they are averaged broadly among persons insured under a group, blanket or franchise policy, and terms are not unfairly discriminatory merely because they are more favorable than in a similar individual policy.

AB64-SA3,2219h Section 2219h. 632.728 of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-SA3,13,10 632.728 Premiums and cost-sharing discrimination prohibited for preexisiting conditions. (1) Definition. In this section:

AB64-SA3,13,11 (a) “Disability insurance policy” has the meaning given in s. 632.895 (1) (a).

AB64-SA3,13,12 (b) “Self-insured health plan” has the meaning given in s. 632.85 (1) (c).

AB64-SA3,13,18 (2) Prohibition. For the purpose of setting rates or premiums for coverage under a group or individual disability insurance policy or a self-insured health plan and for the purpose of setting any deductibles, copayments, or coinsurance under a group or individual disability insurance policy or a self-insured health plan, the policy or plan may not consider whether an individual, including a dependent, who would be covered under the plan has a preexisting condition.

AB64-SA3,2219j Section 2219j. 632.746 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 632.746 (1) and amended to read:

AB64-SA3,14,2 632.746 (1) Subject to subs. (2) and (3), an An insurer that offers a group health benefit plan may, with respect to a participant or beneficiary under the plan, not impose a preexisting condition exclusion only if the exclusion relates to a condition, whether physical or mental, regardless of the cause of the condition, for which medical advice, diagnosis, care or treatment was recommended or received within the 6-month period ending on the participant's or beneficiary's enrollment date under the plan on a participant or beneficiary under the plan.

AB64-SA3,2219n Section 2219n. 632.746 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64-SA3,2219p Section 2219p. 632.746 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-SA3,14,7 632.746 (2) (a) An insurer offering a group health benefit plan may not treat genetic information as a preexisting condition under sub. (1) without a diagnosis of a condition related to the information.

AB64-SA3,2219r Section 2219r. 632.746 (2) (c), (d) and (e) of the statutes are repealed.

AB64-SA3,2219t Section 2219t. 632.746 (3) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64-SA3,2219v Section 2219v. 632.746 (3) (d) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 632.746 (3) (d).

AB64-SA3,2219x Section 2219x. 632.746 (3) (d) 2. and 3. of the statutes are repealed.

AB64-SA3,2219z Section 2219z. 632.746 (5) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64-SA3,2220b Section 2220b. 632.746 (8) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-SA3,14,17 632.746 (8) (a) (intro.) A health maintenance organization that offers a group health benefit plan and that does not impose any preexisting condition exclusion under sub. (1) with respect to a particular coverage option may impose an affiliation period for that coverage option, but only if all of the following apply: