Subject Index

Fire calls on certain highways: DOT reimbursement to city or village fire department revised - AB610

Fire calls on certain highways: DOT reimbursement to city or village fire department revised - SB276

Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund: regular actuarial audits required; board of governors authorized to organize an insurance corporation -  AB769

Packers Breast Cancer Cap campaign: Green Bay Packers, American Family Insurance, and Deanna Favre commended for raising over $1,000,000.00 for breast cancer awareness groups - AJR84

Responding to a pleading: time limit modified; some exceptions  - SB99

insurance _ commissioner, office of Insurance — Commissioner, Office of

Aggregate group health care claims experience information provided to local governmental units by the insurer: requirements revised; DOA and OCI duties specified; Internet provision - AB519

Defined network plan and PP plan revisions; OCI provisions - AB1052

Defined network plan and PP plan revisions; OCI provisions [S.Amdt.1: defined network plan revisions and point-of-service plan provisions added] -  SB617

Drugs prescribed to treat a rare disease or condition: health insurance policies and plans required to cover; OCI duty specified -  AB1218

Elderly benefit specialists program funding [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 897p, r, 9121 (12c), 9225 (2d), 9421 (10e)]  - AB100

Group health benefit plan definition: number of individual health benefit plans increased [S.Amdt.1: OCI report required] - SB420

Health benefit purchasing cooperatives program revised -  AB5

Health care coverage for employees covered by MERA: collective bargaining prohibited; employers may unilaterally change providers and any savings must be used to increase salaries; GIB and OCI provisions -  SB242

Health care coverage for employees covered by MERA: collective bargaining prohibited; employers may unilaterally change providers and portion of savings must be used to increase wages; GIB and OCI provisions -  AB515

Health care liability plan for health care providers: return of funds in excess of surplus and incurred liabilities revised - AB737

Health care liability plan for health care providers: return of funds in excess of surplus and incurred liabilities revised - SB550

HIRSP administration transferred to private, nonprofit organization; new board created, duties defined; report required [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 156w, 320p, r, 522c, 535m-r, 1286c, 1354L, 1406f, 2032m-2063c, 2429c-r, 9121 (13p), 9221 (3p), 9321 (4L), (4p), 9341 (19p), 9421 (5p)]  - AB100

HIRSP changes; HIRSP Authority and Health Care Tax Credit Program created; report provision [A.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, tax exemptions and LAB authority added; A.Amdt.2: report required] -  AB844

HIRSP changes; HIRSP Authority and Health Care Tax Credit Program created; report provision - SB451

Medical malpractice: limit on noneconomic damages created; Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund, OCI, and JCF provisions -  AB960

OCI prohibited from promulgating certain rules re defined network plans, PP plans, and limited-scope dental or vision plans - AB1178

OCI prohibited from promulgating certain rules re defined network plans, PP plans, and limited-scope dental or vision plans - SB687

Social and financial impact reports by OCI on bills or amendments containing a health insurance mandate affecting an insurance policy, plan, or contract: requirement for when report must be submitted specified -  AB553

State agency appropriation lapses to general fund [Sec. 9255 (1); A.Sub.Amdt.1: amount revisions, Corr.Dept and DVA removed from list] -  AB100

Wisconsin Health Care Plan and Board created re mandatory health care coverage for persons not eligible for Medicare; assessment and group health insurance policy provisions; OCI to request certain federal waivers  - SB698

insurance _ fire and casualty Insurance — Fire and casualty

Automobile, fire, or other property insurance policy: midterm cancellation or nonrenewal for acts of nature claims prohibited - SB141

insurance _ group Insurance — Group, see Insurance — Health; Medical practice, Group; Public employee — Group insurance

insurance _ health Insurance — Health, see also Group Insurance Board; Medical malpractice; Public employee — Group insurance

Accumulated unused sick leave credits re public employees: use to purchase health insurance and long-term care insurance permitted -  AB1120

Aggregate group health care claims experience information provided to local governmental units by the insurer: requirements revised; DOA and OCI duties specified; Internet provision - AB519

Appropriation revisions: Corr.Dept and U.W. System re energy and utility expenses, prescription drug assistance for elderly persons program, MA trust fund, and supplemental MA payments to nursing homes; rule prohibiting a structural imbalance in the general fund does not apply [budget adjustment bill] [A.Amdt.1: budget stabilization fund provision added]  - AB438

Appropriation revisions: Corr.Dept and U.W. System re energy and utility expenses, prescription drug assistance for elderly persons program, MA trust fund, and supplemental MA payments to nursing homes; rule prohibiting a structural imbalance in the general fund does not apply [budget adjustment bill] - SB216

Badger Care and MA program income limits: depreciation re farm and self-employment income exempted  - AB119

Badger Care cost-saving measures, including prescription drug copayment: DHFS to request waiver and to report on pharmacy reimbursement methodology investigation [Sec. 9121 (10), (11); A.Sub.Amdt.1: pharmacy reimbursement methodology removed, deletes 9121 (11)] -  AB100

Badger Care: forfeiture assessed re employer failure to return employment and insurance information in timely manner [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 314c, 1186bc, c]  - AB100

Badger Care income limits: depreciation of farm equipment exempted -  AB16

Badger Care, prescription drug assistance, and MA: 2004-05 GPR appropriations revised; MA trust fund provision [A.Amdt.1: Ho-Chunk Nation Indian gaming payments provision] -  AB102

Badger Care, prescription drug assistance, and MA: 2004-05 GPR appropriations revised; MA trust fund provision  - SB64

Badger Care program: health insurance coverage for child care workers who meet certain eligibility requirements  - AB1104

Cancer clinical trial: health care plan prohibited from denying coverage under certain conditions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, ``routine patient care" defined]  - AB617

Cancer clinical trial: health care plan prohibited from denying coverage under certain conditions - SB288

Chiropractic coverage revisions re independent evaluation by a chiropractor if insurer restricts or terminates coverage, prohibiting insurers from establishing higher copayment or coinsurance than for a physician or osteopath, and requires insurers to pay chiropractors directly; liability policy settlement check specifics provision -  AB1039

Chiropractic coverage revisions re independent evaluation by a chiropractor if insurer restricts or terminates coverage, prohibiting insurers from establishing higher copayment or coinsurance than for a physician or osteopath, and requires insurers to pay chiropractors directly; liability policy settlement check specifics provision -  SB614

Cigarette tax increased; Badger Care, prescription drug assistance, and MA GPR appropriations revised; drug dispensing fee re pharmacies increased; certain MA nursing home, hospital, and trust fund appropriation provisions  - AB779

Cigarette tax increased; Badger Care, prescription drug assistance, and MA GPR appropriations revised; drug dispensing fee re pharmacies increased; certain MA nursing home, hospital, and trust fund appropriation provisions  - AB847

Direct care reimbursement for nursing home revised; DHFS inquiries re managed care organizations and services to elderly and disabled MA recipients [Sec. 1128-1132, 9121 (7), 9421 (8); original bill only] -  AB100

Drugs prescribed to treat a rare disease or condition: health insurance policies and plans required to cover; OCI duty specified -  AB1218

Epilepsy drugs: pharmacist prohibited from substituting a drug product equivalent without prescribing practitioner and patient consent; certain health insurers prohibited from penalizing a participating provider, pharmacist, or enrollee for requesting specific epilepsy drugs -  AB1210

Gastric bypass or stapling surgery coverage under MA and Badger Care prohibited unless covered under federal MA law [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1146j, 1157j, 9321 (9q)]  - AB100

Generic drugs under MA and Badger Care: copayment increased [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1144p, 1184c, 9321 (9w), 9421 (11w)] - AB100

GIB may permit small employers to enroll employees in health care coverage plan offered to state or local government employees under certain conditions -  AB108

GIB required to study feasibility of developing certain group health insurance plans; report required  - AB516

Group health benefit plan definition: number of individual health benefit plans increased - AB812

Group health benefit plan definition: number of individual health benefit plans increased [S.Amdt.1: OCI report required] - SB420

Group health claims experience disclosure: insurer may not charge for requests under certain conditions  - SB241

Health benefit purchasing cooperative: health care benefits clarified; small employer provisions - AB926

Health benefit purchasing cooperative: health care benefits clarified; small employer provisions - SB517

Health benefit purchasing cooperatives program revised -  AB5

Health care expenses: adult child may establish an account to pay for parent's expenses; income tax deduction provision - AB816

Health care liability plan for health care providers: return of funds in excess of surplus and incurred liabilities revised - AB737

Health care liability plan for health care providers: return of funds in excess of surplus and incurred liabilities revised - SB550

Health coverage legislation: directs legislature to introduce and pass -  AB834

Health coverage legislation: directs legislature to introduce and pass -  SB416

Health insurance data sharing; technical changes re ``medical support liability program" and clarification re program as part of the state's child and spousal support and paternity establishment programs [Sec. 1118, 1166, 1203, 1230; A.Sub.Amdt.1: data sharing removed, deletes 1166]  - AB100

Health insurance for state residents eligible for the federal Trade Adjustment Assistance Reform Act (TAA) or receiving benefits from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) may elect coverage under any state employee health care coverage plan through DETF -  AB352

Health insurance ID card for a child: parent required to provide to the other parent re divorce, legal separation, or paternity actions; contempt of court provision  - AB526

Health savings account: nonrefundable individual income tax credit created [A.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, federal law adopted for income and franchise tax purposes re health savings accounts, penalty for withdrawing from a medical savings account to deposit into a health savings account prohibited] - AB4

Health savings account: nonrefundable individual income tax credit created -  SB7

Health savings account option for state employees under certain health plans: GIB required to offer  - AB341

Health savings account option for state employees under certain health plans: GIB required to offer  - SB131

Health savings accounts: federal law adopted [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1432m, 1450g, 9341 (5m)] -  AB100

Healthy Wisconsin Authority created re catastrophic reinsurance program for health care costs; report required; certain laws that apply to state agencies apply  - AB1171

Hearing aids or cochlear implants for children under one year of age: health insurance policies and plans required to cover - AB1217

HIRSP administration transferred to private, nonprofit organization; new board created, duties defined; report required [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 156w, 320p, r, 522c, 535m-r, 1286c, 1354L, 1406f, 2032m-2063c, 2429c-r, 9121 (13p), 9221 (3p), 9321 (4L), (4p), 9341 (19p), 9421 (5p)]  - AB100

HIRSP eligibility expanded to include persons eligible under the federal Trade Adjustment Assistance Reform Act (TAA) or receiving benefits from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) -  AB351

HMOs re MA and Badger Care services: DHFS to levy an assessment [Sec. 538, 1123, 9121 (6), 9321 (6); A.Sub.Amdt.1: reimbursement for HMO services to be made under capitation rates that are actuarially sound, 1124g, provisions and sections of original bill deleted] -  AB100

IRA early withdrawal: exemption from state penalty tax if used to purchase long-term care insurance  - AB335

IRA early withdrawal: exemption from state penalty tax if used to purchase long-term care insurance  - SB140

Large employer health care assessment created; DHFS duties specified; MA trust fund provision  - AB860

Large employer health care assessment created; DHFS duties specified; MA trust fund provision  - SB440

Large employer prohibited from reducing or eliminating employee health care coverage if the action results in employee enrollment in Badger Care; DHFS authorized to determine and impose an assessment; MA trust fund provision  - AB1148

MA and Badger Care eligibility: third parties required to provide information for verifying [Sec. 1190]  - AB100

MA and Badger Care incorrect payments based on failure to report nonfinancial information: recovery by DHFS permitted; report to DOR re setoff against tax refund [Sec. 1167-1173, 1198, 1199, 9321 (5)] -  AB100

Managed care expansion: DHFS report to JCF; SSI provision [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9121 (13w)] - AB100

Medical care insurance paid by certain persons: individual income tax deduction created -  AB6

Medical care insurance paid by certain persons: individual income tax deduction created [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1286e, 1288e-h, 1311g, 9341 (2m)] -  AB100

Medical care insurance paid by certain persons: individual income tax deduction created -  SB37