The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB413,1 1Section 1. 40.51 (8m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB413,2,52 40.51 (8m) Every health care coverage plan offered by the group insurance
3board under sub. (7) shall comply with ss. 631.95, 632.729, 632.746 (1) to (8) and (10),
4632.747, 632.748, 632.798, 632.83, 632.835, 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.867,
5632.885, 632.89, and 632.895 (8) and (11) to (17).
SB413,2 6Section 2. 49.46 (2) (b) 6. n. of the statutes is created to read:
SB413,2,87 49.46 (2) (b) 6. n. Essential breast screenings for which coverage is required
8under s. 632.895 (8) (am).
SB413,3 9Section 3. 66.0137 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB413,2,1610 66.0137 (4) Self-insured health plans. If a city, including a 1st class city, or
11a village provides health care benefits under its home rule power, or if a town
12provides health care benefits, to its officers and employees on a self-insured basis,
13the self-insured plan shall comply with ss. 49.493 (3) (d), 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2),
14632.729, 632.746 (10) (a) 2. and (b) 2., 632.747 (3), 632.798, 632.85, 632.853, 632.855,
15632.867, 632.87 (4) to (6), 632.885, 632.89, 632.895 (9) (8) to (17), 632.896, and
16767.513 (4).
SB413,4 17Section 4. 120.13 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB413,3,4
1120.13 (2) (g) Every self-insured plan under par. (b) shall comply with ss.
249.493 (3) (d), 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 632.729, 632.746 (10) (a) 2. and (b) 2.,
3632.747 (3), 632.798, 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.867, 632.87 (4) to (6), 632.885,
4632.89, 632.895 (9) (8) to (17), 632.896, and 767.513 (4).
SB413,5 5Section 5. 609.80 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB413,3,10 6609.80 Coverage of mammograms. Defined network plans and preferred
7provider plans
are subject to s. 632.895 (8). Coverage of mammograms under s.
8632.895 (8) may be subject to any requirements that the defined network plan or
9preferred provider plan
imposes under s. 609.05 (2) and (3) on the coverage of other
10health care services obtained by enrollees.
SB413,6 11Section 6. 632.895 (8) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
SB413,3,1312 632.895 (8) (a) 4. “Self-insured health plan” has the meaning given in s.
13632.745 (24).
SB413,7 14Section 7. 632.895 (8) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB413,3,1715 632.895 (8) (am) Every disability insurance policy and self-insured health plan
16shall cover essential breast screenings beyond mammography, including breast
17ultrasound or magnetic resonance imaging, if any of the following are satisfied:
SB413,3,1918 1. A mammogram has shown dense breast tissue, as defined in s. 255.065 (1)
19(a).
SB413,3,2320 2. The woman is believed to be at higher risk for cancer due to family history,
21prior personal history of breast cancer, positive genetic testing, or other indications
22of an increased risk of breast cancer that include any of the following as determined
23by a woman's health care provider:
SB413,3,2424 a. Personal history of atypical breast histologies
SB413,3,2525 b. Genetic predisposition for breast cancer
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1c. Prior therapeutic thoracic radiation therapy.
SB413,4,32 d. Lifetime risk of breast cancer greater than 20 percent according to a risk
3assessment tool.
SB413,4,84 3. A health care provider considers these modalities to be medically necessary
5for the screening or evaluation of breast cancer for any woman who is considered by
6the health care provider to have an above-average risk for breast cancer in
7accordance with American College of Radiology guidelines for breast cancer
8screening or another generally accepted risk assessment model.
SB413,8 9Section 8. 632.895 (8) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB413,4,1710 632.895 (8) (d) Coverage is required under this subsection despite whether the
11woman shows any symptoms of breast cancer. Except as provided in pars. (b), (c), and
12(e), coverage under this subsection may only be subject to exclusions and limitations,
13including deductibles, copayments and restrictions on excessive charges, that are
14applied to other radiological examinations covered under the disability insurance
15policy. A disability insurance policy or self-insured health plan may not impose on
16a covered individual a cost-sharing amount that exceeds $50 for essential breast
17screenings beyond mammography as described in par. (am).
SB413,9 18Section 9 . Initial applicability.
SB413,4,2119 (1) For policies and plans containing provisions inconsistent with this act, the
20act first applies to policy or plan years beginning on January 1 of the year following
21the year in which this subsection takes effect, except as provided in sub. (2).
SB413,5,222 (2) For policies and plans that are affected by a collective bargaining agreement
23containing provisions inconsistent with this act, this act first applies to policy or plan
24years beginning on the effective date of this subsection or on the day on which the

1collective bargaining agreement is newly established, extended, modified, or
2renewed, whichever is later.
SB413,10 3Section 10 . Effective date.
SB413,5,54 (1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 4th month beginning after
5publication.
SB413,5,66 (End)
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