632.895(8)(e)
(e) A disability insurance policy shall cover an examination by low-dose mammography that is not performed at the direction of a licensed physician or a nurse practitioner but that is otherwise required to be covered under
par. (b) or
(c), if all of the following are satisfied:
632.895(8)(e)1.
1. The woman does not have an assigned or regular physician or nurse practitioner when the examination is performed.
632.895(8)(e)2.
2. The woman designates a physician to receive the results of the examination.
632.895(8)(e)3.
3. Any examination by low-dose mammography previously obtained by the woman was at the direction of a licensed physician or a nurse practitioner.
632.895(8)(f)
(f) This subsection does not apply to any of the following:
632.895(8)(f)1.
1. A disability insurance policy that only provides coverage of certain specified diseases.
632.895(8)(f)3.
3. A medicare replacement policy, a medicare supplement policy or a long-term care insurance policy.
632.895(9)
(9) Drugs for treatment of HIV infection. 632.895(9)(a)(a) In this subsection, "HIV infection" means the pathological state produced by a human body in response to the presence of HIV, as defined in
s. 631.90 (1).
632.895(9)(b)
(b) Except as provided in
par. (d), every disability insurance policy that is issued or renewed on or after April 28, 1990, and that provides coverage of prescription medication shall provide coverage for each drug that satisfies all of the following:
632.895(9)(b)1.
1. Is prescribed by the insured's physician for the treatment of HIV infection or an illness or medical condition arising from or related to HIV infection.
632.895(9)(b)2.
2. Is approved by the federal food and drug administration for the treatment of HIV infection or an illness or medical condition arising from or related to HIV infection, including each investigational new drug that is approved under
21 CFR 312.34 to
312.36 for the treatment of HIV infection or an illness or medical condition arising from or related to HIV infection and that is in, or has completed, a phase 3 clinical investigation performed in accordance with
21 CFR 312.20 to
312.33.
632.895(9)(b)3.
3. If the drug is an investigational new drug described in
subd. 2., is prescribed and administered in accordance with the treatment protocol approved for the investigational new drug under
21 CFR 312.34 to
312.36.
632.895(9)(c)
(c) Coverage of a drug under
par. (b) may be subject to any copayments and deductibles that the disability insurance policy applies generally to other prescription medication covered by the disability insurance policy.
632.895(9)(d)
(d) This subsection does not apply to any of the following:
632.895(9)(d)1.
1. A disability insurance policy that covers only certain specified diseases.
632.895(9)(d)3.
3. A medicare replacement policy or a medicare supplement policy.
632.895(10)(a)(a) Except as provided in
par. (b), every disability insurance policy and every health care benefits plan provided on a self-insured basis by a county board under
s. 59.52 (11), by a city or village under
s. 66.0137 (4), by a political subdivision under
s. 66.0137 (4m), by a town under
s. 60.23 (25), or by a school district under
s. 120.13 (2) shall provide coverage for blood lead tests for children under 6 years of age, which shall be conducted in accordance with any recommended lead screening methods and intervals contained in any rules promulgated by the department of health services under
s. 254.158.
632.895(10)(b)
(b) This subsection does not apply to any of the following:
632.895(10)(b)1.
1. A disability insurance policy that covers only certain specified diseases.
632.895(11)
(11) Treatment for the correction of temporomandibular disorders. 632.895(11)(a)(a) Except as provided in
par. (e), every disability insurance policy, and every self-insured health plan of the state or a county, city, village, town or school district, that provides coverage of any diagnostic or surgical procedure involving a bone, joint, muscle or tissue shall provide coverage for diagnostic procedures and medically necessary surgical or nonsurgical treatment for the correction of temporomandibular disorders if all of the following apply:
632.895(11)(a)1.
1. The condition is caused by congenital, developmental or acquired deformity, disease or injury.
632.895(11)(a)2.
2. Under the accepted standards of the profession of the health care provider rendering the service, the procedure or device is reasonable and appropriate for the diagnosis or treatment of the condition.
632.895(11)(a)3.
3. The purpose of the procedure or device is to control or eliminate infection, pain, disease or dysfunction.
632.895(11)(b)1.1. The coverage required under this subsection for nonsurgical treatment includes coverage for prescribed intraoral splint therapy devices.
632.895(11)(b)2.
2. The coverage required under this subsection does not include coverage for cosmetic or elective orthodontic care, periodontic care or general dental care.
632.895(11)(c)1.1. The coverage required under this subsection may be subject to any limitations, exclusions or cost-sharing provisions that apply generally under the disability insurance policy or self-insured health plan.
632.895(11)(c)2.
2. Notwithstanding
subd. 1., the coverage required under this subsection for diagnostic procedures and medically necessary nonsurgical treatment for the correction of temporomandibular disorders may not exceed $1,250 annually.
632.895(11)(d)
(d) Notwithstanding
par. (c) 1., an insurer or a self-insured health plan of the state or a county, city, village, town or school district may require that an insured obtain prior authorization for any medically necessary surgical or nonsurgical treatment for the correction of temporomandibular disorders.
632.895(11)(e)
(e) This subsection does not apply to any of the following:
632.895(12)
(12) Hospital and ambulatory surgery center charges and anesthetics for dental care. 632.895(12)(b)
(b) Except as provided in
par. (d), every disability insurance policy, and every self-insured health plan of the state or a county, city, village, town or school district, shall cover hospital or ambulatory surgery center charges incurred, and anesthetics provided, in conjunction with dental care that is provided to a covered individual in a hospital or ambulatory surgery center, if any of the following applies:
632.895(12)(b)3.
3. The individual has a medical condition that requires hospitalization or general anesthesia for dental care.
632.895(12)(c)
(c) The coverage required under this subsection may be subject to any limitations, exclusions or cost-sharing provisions that apply generally under the disability insurance policy or self-insured plan.
632.895(12)(d)
(d) This subsection does not apply to a disability insurance policy that covers only dental care.
632.895(13)(a)(a) Every disability insurance policy, and every self-insured health plan of the state or a county, city, village, town or school district, that provides coverage of the surgical procedure known as a mastectomy shall provide coverage of breast reconstruction of the affected tissue incident to a mastectomy.
632.895(13)(b)
(b) The coverage required under
par. (a) may be subject to any limitations, exclusions or cost-sharing provisions that apply generally under the disability insurance policy or self-insured health plan.
632.895(14)(a)1.
1. "Appropriate and necessary immunizations" means the administration of vaccine that meets the standards approved by the U.S. public health service for such biological products against at least all of the following:
632.895(14)(a)2.
2. "Dependent" means a spouse, an unmarried child under the age of 19 years, an unmarried child who is a full-time student under the age of 21 years and who is financially dependent upon the parent, or an unmarried child of any age who is medically certified as disabled and who is dependent upon the parent.
632.895(14)(b)
(b) Except as provided in
par. (d), every disability insurance policy, and every self-insured health plan of the state or a county, city, town, village or school district, that provides coverage for a dependent of the insured shall provide coverage of appropriate and necessary immunizations, from birth to the age of 6 years, for a dependent who is a child of the insured.
632.895(14)(c)
(c) The coverage required under
par. (b) may not be subject to any deductibles, copayments, or coinsurance under the policy or plan. This paragraph applies to a defined network plan, as defined in
s. 609.01 (1b), only with respect to appropriate and necessary immunizations provided by providers participating, as defined in
s. 609.01 (3m), in the plan.
632.895(14)(d)
(d) This subsection does not apply to any of the following:
632.895(14)(d)1.
1. A disability insurance policy that covers only certain specified diseases.
632.895(14)(d)2.
2. A disability insurance policy that covers only hospital and surgical charges.
632.895(14)(d)3.
3. A health care plan offered by a limited service health organization, as defined in
s. 609.01 (3), or by a preferred provider plan, as defined in
s. 609.01 (4), that is not a defined network plan, as defined in
s. 609.01 (1b).
632.895(15)(a)(a) Subject to
pars. (b) and
(c), every disability insurance policy, and every self-insured health plan of the state or a county, city, town, village, or school district, that provides coverage for a person as a dependent of the insured because the person is a full-time student shall continue to provide dependent coverage for the person if, due to a medically necessary leave of absence, he or she ceases to be a full-time student.
632.895(15)(b)
(b) A policy or plan is not required to continue coverage under
par. (a) unless the person submits documentation and certification of the medical necessity of the leave of absence from the person's attending physician. The date on which the person ceases to be a full-time student due to the medically necessary leave of absence shall be the date on which the coverage continuation under
par. (a) begins.
632.895(15)(c)
(c) A policy or plan is required to continue coverage under
par. (a) only until any of the following occurs:
632.895(15)(c)1.
1. The person advises the policy or plan that he or she does not intend to return to school full time.
632.895(15)(c)4.
4. The person marries and is eligible for coverage under his or her spouse's health care coverage.
632.895(15)(c)5.
5. The person reaches the age at which coverage as a dependent who is a full-time student would otherwise end under the terms and conditions of the policy or plan.
632.895(15)(c)6.
6. Coverage of the insured through whom the person has dependent coverage under the policy or plan is discontinued or not renewed.
632.895(15)(c)7.
7. One year has elapsed since the person's coverage continuation under
par. (a) began and the person has not returned to school full time.
632.895 History
History: 1981 c. 39 ss.
4 to
12,
18,
20;
1981 c. 85,
99;
1981 c. 314 ss.
122,
123,
125;
1983 a. 36,
429;
1985 a. 29,
56,
311;
1987 a. 195,
327,
403;
1989 a. 129,
201,
229,
316,
332,
359;
1991 a. 32,
45,
123;
1993 a. 443,
450;
1995 a. 27 ss.
7048,
9126 (19);
1995 a. 201,
225;
1997 a. 27,
35,
75,
175,
237;
1999 a. 32,
115;
1999 a. 150 s.
672;
2001 a. 16,
82;
2007 a. 20 s.
9121 (6) (a);
2007 a. 36,
153.
632.895 Cross-reference
Cross Reference: See also ss.
Ins 3.38 and
3.54, Wis. adm. code.
