Current law requires health insurance policies, called disability insurance
policies in the statutes, and self-insured health plans of the state and municipalities
to provide coverage of various health care services and medical procedures, including
mammograms, breast reconstruction incident to mastectomy, lead poisoning
screening for children and treatment for the correction of temporomandibular
disorders. This bill requires health insurance policies and self-insured health plans
of the state and of counties, cities, villages and school districts to provide coverage
of health care costs incurred in connection with clinical trial programs for the
treatment of children's cancer. Coverage is required for a person enrolled in such a
clinical trial program if the clinical trial program is approved by the federal food and
drug administration, the person has coverage under the plan, the person was
diagnosed with a childhood cancer before the age of 19 years and the person is not
eligible for any other benefits that would pay the costs of the program. With some
exceptions, the coverage requirement applies to all types of health care policies and
plans, including managed care plans and plans of cooperative sickness care

associations, and to both individual and group policies and plans. The requirement
specifically does not apply to policies that cover only certain specified diseases other
than cancer, to limited service health organizations, to long-term care insurance
policies or to medicare replacement or supplement policies. The coverage may be
subject to any limitations, exclusions or cost-sharing provisions that apply generally
under the policy or plan.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB672, s. 1 1Section 1. 40.51 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB672,2,52 40.51 (8) Every health care coverage plan offered by the state under sub. (6)
3shall comply with ss. 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 632.72 (2), 632.746 (1) to (8) and (10),
4632.747, 632.748, 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.87 (3) to (5), 632.895 (5m) and (8) to
5(13) (14) and 632.896.
AB672, s. 2 6Section 2. 40.51 (8m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB672,2,97 40.51 (8m) Every health care coverage plan offered by the group insurance
8board under sub. (7) shall comply with ss. 632.746 (1) to (8) and (10), 632.747,
9632.748, 632.85, 632.853, 632.855 and 632.895 (11) to (13) (14).
AB672, s. 3 10Section 3. 60.23 (25) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB672,2,1411 60.23 (25) Self-insured health plans. Provide health care benefits to its
12officers and employes on a self-insured basis if the self-insured plan complies with
13ss. 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 632.746 (10) (a) 2. and (b) 2., 632.747 (3), 632.85,
14632.853, 632.855, 632.87 (4) and (5), 632.895 (9) and (11) to (13) (14) and 632.896.
AB672, s. 4 15Section 4. 66.184 of the statutes, as affected by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, is
16amended to read:
AB672,3,4 1766.184 Self-insured health plans. If a city, including a 1st class city, or a
18village provides health care benefits under its home rule power, or if a town provides

1health care benefits, to its officers and employes on a self-insured basis, the
2self-insured plan shall comply with ss. 49.493 (3) (d), 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2),
3632.746 (10) (a) 2. and (b) 2., 632.747 (3), 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.87 (4) and (5),
4632.895 (9) to (13) (14), 632.896 and 767.25 (4m) (d).
AB672, s. 5 5Section 5. 111.91 (2) (n) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB672,3,76 111.91 (2) (n) The provision to employes of the health insurance coverage
7required under s. 632.895 (11) to (13) (14).
AB672, s. 6 8Section 6. 120.13 (2) (g) of the statutes, as affected by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9,
9is amended to read:
AB672,3,1310 120.13 (2) (g) Every self-insured plan under par. (b) shall comply with ss.
1149.493 (3) (d), 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 632.746 (10) (a) 2. and (b) 2., 632.747 (3),
12632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.87 (4) and (5), 632.895 (9) to (13) (14), 632.896 and
13767.25 (4m) (d).
AB672, s. 7 14Section 7. 185.981 (4t) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB672,3,1815 185.981 (4t) A sickness care plan operated by a cooperative association is
16subject to ss. 252.14, 631.89, 632.72 (2), 632.745 to 632.749, 632.85, 632.853, 632.855,
17632.87 (2m), (3), (4) and (5), 632.895 (10) to (13) (14) and 632.897 (10) and chs. 149
18and 155.
AB672, s. 8 19Section 8. 185.983 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB672,3,2520 185.983 (1) (intro.) Every such voluntary nonprofit sickness care plan shall be
21exempt from chs. 600 to 646, with the exception of ss. 601.04, 601.13, 601.31, 601.41,
22601.42, 601.43, 601.44, 601.45, 611.67, 619.04, 628.34 (10), 631.89, 631.93, 632.72
23(2), 632.745 to 632.749, 632.775, 632.79, 632.795, 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.87
24(2m), (3), (4) and (5), 632.895 (5) and (9) to (13) (14), 632.896 and 632.897 (10) and
25chs. 609, 630, 635, 645 and 646, but the sponsoring association shall:
AB672, s. 9
1Section 9. 609.86 of the statutes is created to read:
AB672,4,3 2609.86 Coverage of children's cancer clinical trials. Managed care plans
3are subject to s. 632.895 (14).
AB672, s. 10 4Section 10. 632.895 (14) of the statutes is created to read:
AB672,4,95 632.895 (14) Children's cancer clinical trials. (a) Except as provided in par.
6(c), every disability insurance policy, and every self-insured health plan of the state
7or a county, city, village, town or school district, shall provide coverage of health care
8costs, including the cost of drugs, that are incurred in connection with a clinical trial
9program for the treatment of children's cancer if all of the following apply:
AB672,4,1110 1. The clinical trial program is approved by the federal food and drug
11administration.
AB672,4,1212 2. The person enrolled in the clinical trial program satisfies all of the following:
AB672,4,1413 a. Has coverage under the disability insurance policy or self-insured health
14plan.
AB672,4,1515 b. Was diagnosed with a childhood cancer before the age of 19 years.
AB672,4,1716 c. Is not eligible for any other benefits, payments or reimbursements that would
17pay the costs of the program.
AB672,4,2118 (b) The coverage required under par. (a) may be subject to any exclusions,
19limitations or cost-share provisions that are generally applicable to other conditions
20covered or other benefits provided under the disability insurance policy or
21self-insured health plan.
AB672,4,2322 (c) The coverage requirement under par. (a) does not apply to any of the
23following:
AB672,4,2524 1. A disability insurance policy that covers only certain specified diseases other
25than cancer.
AB672,5,2
12. A preferred provider plan, as defined in s. 609.01 (4), that is not a managed
2care plan, as defined in s. 609.01 (3c).
AB672,5,33 3. A limited service health organization, as defined in s. 609.01 (3).
AB672,5,54 4. A long-term care insurance policy, a medicare replacement policy or a
5medicare supplement policy.
AB672, s. 11 6Section 11. Initial applicability.
AB672,5,77 (1) This act first applies to all of the following:
AB672,5,108 (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c ), disability insurance policies
9that are issued or renewed, and self-insured health plans that are established,
10extended, modified or renewed, on the effective date of this paragraph.
AB672,5,1311 (b) Disability insurance policies covering employes who are affected by a
12collective bargaining agreement containing provisions inconsistent with this act
13that are issued or renewed on the earlier of the following:
AB672,5,14 141. The day on which the collective bargaining agreement expires.
AB672,5,16 152. The day on which the collective bargaining agreement is extended, modified
16or renewed.
AB672,5,1917 (c) Self-insured health plans covering employes who are affected by a collective
18bargaining agreement containing provisions inconsistent with this act that are
19established, extended, modified or renewed on the earlier of the following:
AB672,5,20 201. The day on which the collective bargaining agreement expires.
AB672,5,22 212. The day on which the collective bargaining agreement is extended, modified
22or renewed.
AB672, s. 12 23Section 12. Effective date.
AB672,6,2
1(1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 6th month beginning after
2publication.
AB672,6,33 (End)
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