AB608: Bill Text

LRB-3061/1

TJD:jld:jf

2013 - 2014 LEGISLATURE

2013 Assembly BILL 608

January 7, 2014 - Introduced by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Jacque, Schraa and T. Larson, cosponsored by Senator Schultz. Referred to Committee on Health.

AB608,1,2 An Act to create 146.77, 609.21 and 632.7465 of the statutes; relating to: network status or affiliation based on influenza vaccination status.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill prohibits certain actions based on the influenza vaccination status of a health care provider. The bill prohibits a health care provider or health care system from refusing to affiliate with another health care provider or from denying to a health care provider the ability to join a provider network or health care system based on the influenza vaccination status of an individual health care provider or based on the percentage of employees of a health care provider who are vaccinated against influenza. Under the bill, a defined network plan, preferred provider plan, or limited services health organization may not exclude a provider from being a participating provider with that plan or organization and an insurer, in offering a network plan, may not refuse to contract to be part of the provider network with a provider based on the influenza vaccination status of an individual provider or based on the percentage of employees of a provider who are vaccinated against influenza.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB608,1 Section 1. 146.77 of the statutes is created to read:

AB608,1,5 146.77 Affiliation and influenza vaccination. (1) In this section, "health care provider" has the meaning given in s. 146.81 (1) (a) to (q).

AB608,2,5 (2) No health care provider or health care system may refuse to affiliate with another health care provider or deny to another health care provider the ability to join a provider network or health care system based on the influenza vaccination status of an individual health care provider or based on the percentage of employees of a health care provider who are vaccinated against influenza.

AB608,2 Section 2. 609.21 of the statutes is created to read:

AB608,2,11 609.21 Participation and influenza vaccination. A defined network plan, preferred provider plan, or limited services health organization may not exclude a provider from being a participating provider with that plan or organization based on the influenza vaccination status of an individual provider or based on the percentage of employees of a provider who are vaccinated against influenza.

AB608,3 Section 3. 632.7465 of the statutes is created to read:

AB608,2,17 632.7465 Network participation and influenza vaccination. An insurer in offering a network plan may not refuse to contract with a provider, as defined in s. 609.01 (5m), to be part of the provider network based on the influenza vaccination status of an individual provider or based on the percentage of employees of a provider who are vaccinated against influenza.

AB608,2,18 (End)