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2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE
November 13, 2003 - Introduced by Representatives Wasserman, Vukmir, F. Lasee,
Taylor and Hahn, cosponsored by Senator M. Meyer. Referred to Committee
on Health.
AB671,1,3
1An Act to amend 153.01 (4t) of the statutes;
relating to: exempting certain
2ambulatory surgery centers and other medical clinics from health care
3information data requirements and annual assessments.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, as affected by
2003 Wisconsin Act 33 (the biennial budget
act), the Department of Health and Facility Services (DHFS) collects health care
information from health care providers, and analyzes and disseminates the
information to interested parties, except that, by September 2003, the Department
of Administration must contract with an entity to collect the health care information
from hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers, beginning within 18 months after
the date of the contract.
Also under current law, as affected by the biennial budget act, DHFS must
annually assess health care providers (except, beginning July 1, 2004, hospitals and
ambulatory surgery centers) for, among other things, the DHFS costs for health care
data collection, database development and maintenance, and generation of data files
and standard reports. DHFS must estimate these costs and determine the amounts
of the assessments by subtracting, from the cost estimate, the estimated revenue
DHFS will obtain from charging user fees for health care data reports generated by
DHFS. A health care provider that is not a facility may not be assessed more than
$75 each fiscal year.
This bill exempts those ambulatory surgery centers and other medical clinics
that employ 20 or fewer physicians from the collection of health care information and
assessments by DHFS, beginning on July 1, 2004.
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:
AB671, s. 1
1Section
1. 153.01 (4t) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB671,2,52
153.01
(4t) "Health care provider" has the meaning given in s. 146.81 (1) and
3includes an ambulatory surgery center
, other than an ambulatory surgery center
4that employs 20 or fewer physicians. "Health care provider" does not include any
5other medical clinic that employs 20 or fewer physicians.
AB671,2,87
(1) This act first applies to assessments under section 153.60 (1) of the statutes
8for fiscal year 2004-05.
AB671,2,1010
(1)
This act takes effect on July 1, 2004.
