SB550,33,1512 2. Make any payments from the fund established under sub. (8) for the liability
13under this chapter of an employer that elects under sub. (2) (bm) to self-insure its
14liability for the payment of compensation under this chapter, whether currently or
15formerly exempt from the duty to insure under sub. (2) (a).
SB550,45 16Section 45. 102.29 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB550,33,2417 102.29 (1) (b) 2. Out of the balance remaining after the deduction and payment
18specified in subd. 1., the employer, the insurance carrier, or, if applicable, the
19uninsured employers fund or the work injury supplemental benefit fund shall be
20reimbursed for all payments made by the employer, insurance carrier, or
21department, or which the employer, insurance carrier, or department may be
22obligated to make in the future, under this chapter, except that the employer,
23insurance carrier, or department shall not be reimbursed for any payments made or
24to be made under s. 102.18 (1) (b) 3. or (bp), 102.22, 102.35 (3), 102.57, or 102.60.
SB550,46 25Section 46. 102.29 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB550,34,7
1102.29 (8) No student of a public school, as described in s. 115.01 (1), or a private
2school, as defined in s. 115.001 (3r), or an institution of higher education who is
3named under s. 102.077 as an employee of the school district or, private school, or
4institution of higher education
for purposes of this chapter and who makes a claim
5for compensation under this chapter may make a claim or maintain an action in tort
6against the employer that provided the work training or work experience from which
7the claim arose.
SB550,47 8Section 47. 102.31 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB550,34,149 102.31 (2) (b) 2. Regardless of whether the notices required under par. (a) have
10been given, a cancellation or termination is effective upon the effective date of
11replacement insurance coverage obtained by the employer or , of an order under s.
12102.28 (2) (b)
exempting the employer from carrying the duty to carry insurance
13under s. 102.28 (2) (a), or of an election by an employer under s. 102.28 (2) (bm) to
14self-insure its liability for the payment of compensation under this chapter
.
SB550,48 15Section 48. 102.315 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB550,34,2316 102.315 (2) Employee leasing company liable. An employee leasing company
17is liable under s. 102.03 for all compensation payable under this chapter to a leased
18employee, including any payments required under s. 102.16 (3), 102.18 (1) (b) 3. or
19(bp), 102.22 (1), 102.35 (3), 102.57, or 102.60. Except as permitted under s. 102.29,
20an employee leasing company may not seek or receive reimbursement from another
21employer for any payments made as a result of that liability. An employee leasing
22company is not liable under s. 102.03 for any compensation payable under this
23chapter to an employee of a client who is not a leased employee.
SB550,49 24Section 49 . 102.423 of the statutes is created to read:
SB550,35,10
1102.423 Health service fee schedule. (1) Establishment of schedule. (a)
2By July 1, 2015, the department shall establish a schedule of the maximum fees that
3a health care provider may charge an employer or insurer for health services
4provided to an injured employee who claims benefits under this chapter. When that
5schedule is established, the department shall notify the legislative reference bureau
6and the legislative reference bureau shall publish that notice in the Wisconsin
7Administrative Register. In determining those maximum fees, the department shall
8divide the state into 5 regions based on geographical and economical similarity,
9including similarity in the cost of health services, and, for each region, shall do all
10of the following:
SB550,35,1911 1. Determine the average payment made by group health benefit plans, as
12defined in s. 632.745 (9), group health plans, as defined in s. 632.745 (10), and
13self-insured health plans, as defined in s. 632.745 (24), and the average copayment,
14coinsurance, and deductible payment made by persons covered under those plans,
15for each health service included in the schedule based on health service payment
16data obtained from the Wisconsin Health Information Organization, the Workers
17Compensation Research Institute, health insurers and health plan sponsors, the
18group health insurance plan under subch. IV of ch. 40, and other sources determined
19by the department to be credible.
SB550,35,2320 2. Set the maximum fee for each health service included in the schedule at 110
21percent of the sum of the average payment for that service and the average
22copayment, coinsurance, and deductible payment for that service, as determined
23under subd. 1.
SB550,36,224 (b) 1. In this paragraph, "consumer price index" means the average of the
25consumer price index for medical care services over each 12-month period for all

1urban consumers, U.S. city average, as determined by the bureau of labor statistics
2of the federal department of labor.
SB550,36,73 2. On each July 1, beginning on July 1, 2016, the department shall adjust the
4maximum fees established under par. (a) by the percentage difference between the
5consumer price index for the 12-month period ending on December 31 of the
6preceding year and the consumer price index for the 12-month period ending on
7December 31 of the year before the preceding year.
SB550,36,118 (c) No less often than every 2 years, the department shall obtain health service
9payment data from the sources specified in par. (a) 1., redetermine the average
10payments specified in par. (a) 1., and revise the maximum fees established under par.
11(a) 2. based on that redetermined average.
SB550,36,1412 (d) The department may not implement the fee schedule established under par.
13(a) or revise that schedule under par. (c) unless the schedule or revised schedule is
14approved by the council on worker's compensation.
SB550,36,1715 (e) The department shall post a link to the fee schedule established under par.
16(a) on the department's Internet site. Notwithstanding s. 227.10 (1), the fee schedule
17need not be promulgated as a rule.
SB550,37,4 18(2) Liability of employer or insurer. The liability of an employer or insurer
19for a health service included in the fee schedule established under sub. (1) (a) is
20limited to the maximum fee allowed under the schedule for that health service as of
21the date on which the health service was provided, any fee agreed to by contract
22between the employer or insurer and health care provider for that health service as
23of that date, or the health care provider's actual fee for the health service as of that
24date, whichever is less. A health care provider that provides health services to an
25injured employee under this chapter may not collect, or bring an action to collect,

1from the injured employee any charge that is in excess of the liability of the employer
2or insurer under this subsection. This subsection first applies to a health service
3provided to an injured employee on the date on which the notice under sub. (1) (a)
4is published in the Wisconsin Administrative Register.
SB550,37,5 5(3) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section.
SB550,50 6Section 50. 102.425 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB550,37,187 102.425 (3) (am) 1. Subject to subd. 2., if a prescription drug dispensed under
8sub. (2) (a) for outpatient use by an injured employee is a repackaged prescription
9drug, the liability of an employer or insurer for the cost of the repackaged
10prescription drug is limited to the average wholesale price, as determined under par.
11(a) 1., of the prescription drug set by the original manufacturer of the prescription
12drug, plus any dispensing fee that may be payable under par. (a) 2. and any taxes that
13may be applicable under par. (a) 3., except that if the national drug code number of
14the prescription drug as packaged by the original manufacturer of the prescription
15drug cannot be determined from the billing statement under par. (c), that liability
16is limited to the average wholesale price, as determined under par. (a) 1., of the
17lowest-priced drug product equivalent, plus any dispensing fee under par. (a) 2. and
18any taxes under par. (a) 3. that would be payable for the drug product equivalent.
SB550,37,2019 2. Subdivision 1. does not apply to a repackaged prescription drug dispensed
20from a retail, mail-order, or institutional pharmacy.
SB550,51 21Section 51. 102.425 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB550,37,2522 102.425 (3) (b) In addition to the liability under par. (a) or (am), whichever is
23applicable
, an employer or insurer is also liable for reimbursement to an injured
24employee for all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the injured employee in
25obtaining the prescription drug dispensed.
SB550,52
1Section 52. 102.425 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB550,38,62 102.425 (4) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), a pharmacist or practitioner who
3dispenses a prescription drug under sub. (2) to an injured employee may not collect,
4or bring an action to collect, from the injured employee any charge that is in excess
5of the liability of the injured employee under sub. (2) (c) 2. or the liability of the
6employer or insurer under sub. (3) (a) or (am), whichever is applicable.
SB550,53 7Section 53. 102.425 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB550,38,198 102.425 (4) (b) If an employer or insurer denies or disputes liability for the cost
9of a drug prescribed to an injured employee under sub. (2), the pharmacist or
10practitioner who dispensed the drug may collect, or bring an action to collect, from
11the injured employee the cost of the prescription drug dispensed, subject to the
12limitations specified in sub. (3) (a) or (am), whichever is applicable. If an employer
13or insurer concedes liability for the cost of a drug prescribed to an injured employee
14under sub. (2), but disputes the reasonableness of the amount charged for the
15prescription drug, the employer or insurer shall provide notice under sub. (4m) (b)
16to the pharmacist or practitioner that the reasonableness of the amount charged is
17in dispute and the pharmacist or practitioner who dispensed the drug may not
18collect, or bring an action to collect, from the injured employee the cost of the
19prescription drug dispensed after receiving that notice.
SB550,54 20Section 54. 102.425 (4m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB550,39,521 102.425 (4m) (b) An employer or insurer that disputes the reasonableness of
22the amount charged for a prescription drug dispensed under sub. (2) for outpatient
23use by an injured employee or the department under sub. (4) (b) or s. 102.16 (1m) (c)
24or 102.18 (1) (bg) 3. shall provide, within 30 days after receiving a completed bill for
25the prescription drug, reasonable written notice to the pharmacist or practitioner

1that the charge is being disputed. After receiving reasonable written notice under
2this paragraph or under sub. (4) (b) or s. 102.16 (1m) (c) or 102.18 (1) (bg) 1. 3. that
3a prescription drug charge is being disputed, a pharmacist or practitioner may not
4collect the disputed charge from, or bring an action for collection of the disputed
5charge against, the employee who received the prescription drug.
SB550,55 6Section 55. 102.43 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB550,39,187 102.43 (5) (c) Compensation for temporary disability on account of receiving
8instruction under s. 102.61 (1) or (1m) shall not be reduced under sub. (2) on account
9of any wages earned for the first 24 hours worked by an employee during a week in
10which the employee is receiving that instruction. If an employee performs more than
1124 hours of work during a week in which the employee is receiving that instruction,
12all wages earned for hours worked in excess of 24 during that week shall be offset
13against the employee's average weekly wage in calculating compensation for
14temporary disability under sub. (2). An employee who is receiving compensation for
15temporary disability on account of receiving instruction under s. 102.61 (1) or (1m)
16shall report any wages earned during the period in which the employee is receiving
17that instruction to the insurance carrier or self-insured employer paying that
18compensation. This paragraph does not apply after April 30, 2014 2016.
SB550,56 19Section 56. 102.44 (1) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB550,40,420 102.44 (1) (ag) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, every
21employee who is receiving compensation under this chapter for permanent total
22disability or continuous temporary total disability more than 24 months after the
23date of injury resulting from an injury that occurred prior to January 1, 2001 2003,
24shall receive supplemental benefits that shall be payable in the first instance by the
25employer or, subject to par. (c), by the employer's insurance carrier, or in the case of

1benefits payable to an employee under s. 102.66, shall be paid by the department out
2of the fund created under s. 102.65. Those supplemental benefits shall be paid only
3for weeks of disability occurring after January 1, 2003 2005, and shall continue
4during the period of such total disability subsequent to that date.
SB550,57 5Section 57 . 102.44 (1) (ag) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act
6.... (this act), is amended to read:
SB550,40,167 102.44 (1) (ag) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, every
8employee who is receiving compensation under this chapter for permanent total
9disability or continuous temporary total disability more than 24 months after the
10date of injury resulting from an injury that occurred prior to January 1, 2003, shall
11receive supplemental benefits that shall be payable by the employer or, subject to par.
12(c), by
the employer's insurance carrier, or in the case of benefits payable to an
13employee under s. 102.66, shall be paid by the department out of the fund created
14under s. 102.65. Those supplemental benefits shall be paid only for weeks of
15disability occurring after January 1, 2005, and shall continue during the period of
16such total disability subsequent to that date.
SB550,58 17Section 58. 102.44 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB550,40,2218 102.44 (1) (am) If the employee is receiving the maximum weekly benefits in
19effect at the time of the injury, the supplemental benefit for a week of disability
20occurring after May 1, 2010 the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts
21date]
, shall be an amount that, when added to the regular benefit established for the
22case, shall equal $582 $669.
SB550,59 23Section 59. 102.44 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB550,41,424 102.44 (1) (b) If the employee is receiving a weekly benefit that is less than the
25maximum benefit that was in effect on the date of the injury, the supplemental

1benefit for a week of disability occurring after May 1, 2010 the effective date of this
2paragraph .... [LRB inserts date]
, shall be an amount sufficient to bring the total
3weekly benefits to the same proportion of $582 $669 as the employee's weekly benefit
4bears to the maximum in effect on the date of injury.
SB550,60 5Section 60. 102.44 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 102.44 (1) (c) 1. and
6amended to read:
SB550,41,157 102.44 (1) (c) 1. Subject to any certificate filed under s. 102.65 (4), an employer
8or
An insurance carrier paying the supplemental benefits required under this
9subsection shall be entitled to reimbursement for each such case from the fund
10established by s. 102.65
worker's compensation operations fund, commencing one
11year after the date of the first payment of those benefits and annually thereafter
12while those payments continue. To receive reimbursement under this paragraph, an
13employer or insurance carrier must file a claim for that reimbursement with the
14department by no later than 12 months after the end of the year in which the
15supplemental benefits were paid and the claim must be approved by the department.
SB550,61 16Section 61. 102.44 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
SB550,41,2517 102.44 (1) (c) 2. After the expiration of the deadline for filing a claim under
18subd. 1., the department shall determine the total amount of all claims filed by that
19deadline and shall use that total to determine the amount to be collected under s.
20102.75 (1g) from each licensed worker's compensation insurance carrier, deposited
21in the worker's compensation operations fund, and used to provide reimbursement
22to insurance carriers paying supplemental benefits under this subsection. The
23department shall pay a claim for reimbursement approved by the department by no
24later than 16 months after the end of the year in which the claim was received by the
25department.
SB550,62
1Section 62. 102.44 (1) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
SB550,42,32 102.44 (1) (c) 3. This paragraph does not apply to supplemental benefits paid
3for an injury that occurs on or after July 1, 2015.
SB550,63 4Section 63. 102.44 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB550,42,105 102.44 (1m) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, for an
6employee who is receiving compensation under this chapter for permanent total
7disability or continuous temporary total disability more than 24 months after the
8date of injury resulting from an injury that occurs on or after July 1, 2015, payment
9of compensation under this chapter for periods of disability occurring more than 6
10years after the date of injury shall be made as follows:
SB550,42,1411 (a) If the employee was entitled to the maximum weekly benefit that was in
12effect at the time of the injury, payment of the weekly benefit for a week of disability
13occurring more than 6 years after the date of injury shall be at the maximum rate
14that is in effect at the time the benefit accrues and becomes payable.
SB550,42,2115 (b) If the employee was entitled to less than the maximum weekly benefit that
16was in effect at the time of the injury, payment of the weekly benefit for a week of
17disability occurring more than 6 years after the date of injury shall be in an amount
18that bears the same proportion to the maximum rate that is in effect at the time the
19benefit accrues and becomes payable as the employee's weekly benefit at the time of
20the injury bore to the maximum weekly benefit that was in effect at the time of the
21injury.
SB550,64 22Section 64. 102.44 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB550,43,523 102.44 (3) For permanent partial disability not covered by ss. 102.52 to 102.56,
24the aggregate number of weeks of indemnity shall bear such relation to 1,000 weeks
25as the nature of the injury bears to one causing permanent total disability and.

1Subject to sub. (4m), the weekly indemnity for such permanent partial disability

2shall be payable at the rate of two-thirds of the average weekly earnings of the
3employee, the earnings to be computed as provided in s. 102.11. The weekly
4indemnity
, shall be in addition to compensation for the healing period, and shall be
5for the period that the employee may live, not to exceed 1,000 weeks.
SB550,65 6Section 65. 102.44 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 102.44 (4) (intro.) and
7amended to read:
SB550,43,108 102.44 (4) (intro.) Where the When a permanent disability is covered by ss.
9102.52, 102.53, and 102.55, such those sections shall govern; provided, that in no case
10shall the
except as follows:
SB550,43,12 11(a) The percentage of permanent total disability may not be taken as more than
12100 percent.
SB550,66 13Section 66. 102.44 (4) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB550,43,1614 102.44 (4) (b) The weekly indemnity for periods of permanent partial disability
15beginning with the 201st week of permanent partial disability shall be as provided
16in sub. (4m).
SB550,67 17Section 67. 102.44 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB550,43,2318 102.44 (4m) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, for an
19employee who is receiving compensation under this chapter for permanent partial
20disability, whether or not covered by ss. 102.52, 102.53, or 102.55, payment of
21compensation under this chapter for periods of permanent partial disability
22beginning with the 201st week of permanent partial disability shall be made as
23follows:
SB550,44,324 (a) If the employee was entitled to the maximum weekly benefit that was in
25effect at the time of the injury, payment of the weekly benefit for a week of permanent

1partial disability beginning with the 201st week of permanent partial disability shall
2be at the maximum rate that is in effect at the time the benefit accrues and becomes
3payable.
SB550,44,104 (b) If the employee was entitled to less than the maximum weekly benefit that
5was in effect at the time of the injury, payment of the weekly benefit for a week of
6permanent partial disability beginning with the 201st week of permanent partial
7disability shall be in an amount that bears the same proportion to the maximum rate
8that is in effect at the time the benefit accrues and becomes payable as the employee's
9weekly benefit at the time of the injury bore to the maximum weekly benefit that was
10in effect at the time of the injury.
SB550,68 11Section 68. 102.445 of the statutes is created to read:
SB550,44,16 12102.445 Continuation of health care coverage. (1) In this section, "group
13health care coverage" means health care coverage of an employee, or of an employee
14and his or her dependents, under a group health benefit plan, as defined in s. 632.745
15(9), a group health plan, as defined in s. 632.745 (10), or a self-insured health plan,
16as defined in s. 632.745 (24).
SB550,45,3 17(2) If at the time of injury the employer of an injured employee is providing the
18injured employee with group health care coverage, the employer shall maintain that
19coverage during the injured employee's period of temporary disability at the level
20and under the conditions that the employer would have provided coverage if the
21injured employee had continued in employment continuously during that period of
22temporary disability, without regard to the injured employee's employment status
23during that period. If during an injured employee's period of temporary disability
24the injured employee continues making any contributions required of the injured
25employee for participation in the plan providing that coverage, the employer shall

1continue making any contributions required of the employer for the injured
2employee's participation in that plan as if the injured employee were not in a period
3of temporary disability.
SB550,45,17 4(3) Any employer that fails to maintain group health care coverage for an
5injured employee as required under sub. (2) or such an employer's worker's
6compensation insurance carrier is liable to the injured employee for an amount that
7is equal to 100 percent of the contributions required of the employer under sub. (2)
8that the employer failed to pay. That liability also applies to an employer that fails
9to maintain group health care coverage provided at the time of injury for an injured
10employee or to such an employer's worker's compensation insurance carrier in a case
11in which the employer's liability under this chapter for the employee's injury or the
12period of the employee's temporary disability is in dispute, if the injured employee
13submits the dispute to the department and the injury or period of disability is found
14to be compensable under this chapter. That liability is in addition to any temporary
15disability benefits payable under this chapter and may not be considered in
16computing the employee's average weekly earnings under s. 102.11, actual wage loss,
17or benefits for temporary disability.
SB550,45,22 18(4) Any injured employee whose employer fails to maintain group health care
19coverage for the injured employee as required under sub. (2) may request a hearing
20on the violation under s. 102.17. If, after hearing, the examiner finds that the
21employer has violated sub. (2), the examiner may order the employer to pay the
22injured employee the amount for which the employer is liable under sub. (3).
SB550,46,2 23(5) If an injured employee ends his or her employment with an employer during
24or at the end of a period of temporary disability, the time for conversion to individual

1coverage under s. 632.897 (6) shall be calculated as beginning on the date on which
2the injured employee began the period of temporary disability.
SB550,69 3Section 69. 102.65 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB550,46,154 102.65 (4) (intro.) The secretary shall monitor the cash balance in, and incurred
5losses to, the work injury supplemental benefit fund using generally accepted
6actuarial principles. If the secretary determines that the expected ultimate losses
7to the work injury supplemental benefit fund on known claims exceed 85 percent of
8the cash balance in that fund, the secretary shall consult with the council on worker's
9compensation. If the secretary, after consulting with the council on worker's
10compensation, determines that there is a reasonable likelihood that the cash balance
11in the work injury supplemental benefit fund may become inadequate to fund all
12claims under ss. 102.44 (1) (c), 102.49, 102.59, and 102.66, the secretary shall file
13with the secretary of administration a certificate attesting that the cash balance in
14that fund is likely to become inadequate to fund all claims under ss. 102.44 (1) (c),
15102.49, 102.59, and 102.66 and specifying one of the following:
SB550,70 16Section 70. 102.75 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB550,47,617 102.75 (1) The department shall assess upon and collect from each licensed
18worker's compensation insurance carrier and from each employer exempted under
19s. 102.28 (2) by special order or by rule, (b) or (bm) from the duty to carry insurance
20under s. 102.28 (2) (a)
the proportion of total costs and expenses incurred by the
21council on worker's compensation for travel and research and by the department and
22the commission in the administration of this chapter for the current fiscal year, plus
23any deficiencies in collections and anticipated costs from the previous fiscal year,
24that the total indemnity paid or payable under this chapter by each such carrier and
25exempt employer in worker's compensation cases initially closed during the

1preceding calendar year, other than for increased, double, or treble compensation,
2bore to the total indemnity paid in cases closed the previous calendar year under this
3chapter by all carriers and exempt employers, other than for increased, double, or
4treble compensation. The council on worker's compensation and the commission
5shall annually certify any costs and expenses for worker's compensation activities
6to the department at such time as the secretary requires.
SB550,71 7Section 71. 102.75 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB550,47,178 102.75 (1g) The department shall collect from each licensed worker's
9compensation carrier the proportion of reimbursement approved by the department
10under s. 102.44 (1) (c) 1. for supplemental benefits paid in the year before the
11previous year that the total indemnity paid or payable under this chapter by the
12carrier in worker's compensation cases initially closed during the preceding calendar
13year, other than for increased, double, or treble compensation, bore to the total
14indemnity paid in cases closed the previous calendar year under this chapter by all
15carriers, other than for increased, double, or treble compensation. This subsection
16does not apply to claims for reimbursement under s. 102.44 (1) (c) 1. for supplemental
17benefits paid for injuries that occur on or after July 1, 2015.
SB550,72 18Section 72. 102.75 (1m) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act 20,
19is amended to read:
SB550,47,2420 102.75 (1m) The moneys collected under sub. subs. (1) and (1g) and under ss.
21102.28 (2) and 102.31 (7), together with all accrued interest, shall constitute a
22separate nonlapsible fund designated as the worker's compensation operations fund.
23Moneys in the fund may be expended only as provided in s. 20.445 (1) (ra), (rb), and
24(rp) and (2) (ra) and may not be used for any other purpose of the state.
SB550,73 25Section 73. 102.75 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB550,48,13
1102.75 (2) The department shall require that payments for costs and expenses
2for each fiscal year shall be made on such dates as the department prescribes by
each
3licensed worker's compensation insurance carrier and employer exempted under s.
4102.28 (2) (b) or (bm) from the duty to insure under s. 102.28 (2) (a) to make the
5payments required under sub. (1) for each fiscal year on such dates as the
6department prescribes. The department shall also require each licensed worker's
7compensation insurance carrier to make the payments required under sub. (1g) for
8each fiscal year on those dates
. Each such payment shall be a sum equal to a
9proportionate share of the annual costs and expenses assessed upon each carrier and
10employer as estimated by the department. Interest shall accrue on amounts not paid
11within 30 days after the date prescribed by the department under this subsection at
12the rate of 1 percent per month. All interest payments received under this subsection
13shall be deposited in the fund established under s. 102.65.
SB550,74 14Section 74. 102.75 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB550,48,1915 102.75 (4) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (ra), the department
16shall allocate the amounts that it collects in application fees from employers
17applying for exemption under s. 102.28 (2) (b) and the annual amount that it collects
18from employers that have been exempted under s. 102.28 (2) (b) to fund the activities
19of the department under s. 102.28 (2) (b) and (c) with respect to those employers.
SB550,75 20Section 75. 102.80 (1) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
SB550,48,2221 102.80 (1) (f) Amounts transferred to the uninsured employers fund from the
22appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (ra) as provided in s. 102.81 (1) (c).
SB550,76 23Section 76. 102.81 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB550,49,524 102.81 (1) (a) If an employee of an uninsured employer, other than an employee
25who is eligible to receive alternative benefits under s. 102.28 (3), suffers an injury for

1which the uninsured employer is liable under s. 102.03, the department or the
2department's reinsurer shall pay to or on behalf of the injured employee or to the
3employee's dependents an amount equal to the compensation owed them by the
4uninsured employer under this chapter except penalties and interest due under ss.
5102.16 (3), 102.18 (1) (b) 3. and (bp), 102.22 (1), 102.35 (3), 102.57, and 102.60.
SB550,77 6Section 77. 102.81 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB550,49,137 102.81 (1) (c) 1. The department shall pay a claim under par. (a) in excess of
8$1,000,000 from the uninsured employers fund in the first instance. If the claim is
9not covered by excess or stop-loss reinsurance under sub. (2), the secretary of
10administration shall transfer from the appropriation account under s. 20.445 (1) (ra)
11to the uninsured employers fund as provided in subds. 2. and 3. an amount equal to
12the amount by which payments from the uninsured employers fund on the claim are
13in excess of $1,000,000.
SB550,49,2014 2. Each calendar year the department shall file with the secretary of
15administration a certificate setting forth the number of claims in excess of
16$1,000,000 in the preceding year paid from the uninsured employers fund, the
17payments made from the uninsured employers fund on each such claim in the
18preceding year, and the total payments made from the uninsured employers fund on
19all such claims and, based on that information, the secretary of administration shall
20determine the amount to be transferred under subd. 1. in that calendar year.
SB550,50,321 3. The maximum amount that the secretary of administration may transfer
22under subd. 1. in a calendar year is $500,000. If the amount determined under subd.
232. is $500,000 or less, the secretary of administration shall transfer the amount
24determined under subd. 2. If the amount determined under subd. 2. exceeds
25$500,000, the secretary of administration shall transfer $500,000 in the calendar

1year in which the determination is made and, subject to the maximum transfer
2amount of $500,000 per calendar year, shall transfer that excess in the next calendar
3year or in subsequent calendar years until that excess is transferred in full.
SB550,78 4Section 78. 108.10 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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