Wisconsin Legislature: Insurance

Wisconsin Venture Capital Authority, badger jobs fund, and certified jobs now fund program created; Comm.Dept, WEDC, DOR, OCI, and JCF duties; reports required - AB129

Wisconsin Venture Capital Authority, badger jobs fund, and certified jobs now fund program created; Comm.Dept, WEDC, DOR, OCI, and JCF duties; reports required - SB94

insurance _ agentInsurance — Agent

Motor vehicle insurance revisions re proof of financial responsibility, medical payments coverage, uninsured and underinsured motorists, and permissible policy provisions [A.Amdt.1: underinsured motorist coverage revised; A.Amdt.7: ``underinsured motor vehicle" definition deleted] - AB4

Motor vehicle insurance revisions re proof of financial responsibility, medical payments coverage, uninsured and underinsured motorists, and permissible policy provisions - SB7

Motor vehicle insurer may not require insured to use a particular garage, repair shop, or other vendor for damage repair, notice and signage provisions; insured pays for repairs at same rate as general public; insurance adjuster required to physically inspect damage before preparing or adjusting a damage estimate; unilaterally and arbitrarily disregarding a repair option or cost prohibited - AB189

Surplus lines insurance, automobile insurance, and insurance security fund revisions - AB604

Surplus lines insurance, automobile insurance, and insurance security fund revisions - SB378

insurance _ commissioner, office ofInsurance — Commissioner, Office of

Badger Health Benefit Authority created and must establish and operate a Wisconsin Health Benefit Exchange in this state; JRCCP report - SB273

Consumer insurance policy readability requirements revised - AB640

Consumer insurance policy readability requirements revised - SB469

General program operations appropriation from DRL, MEB, and OCI: lapse to general fund [Sec. 493, 496, 497; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, deletes DRL and MEB provisions, deletes 496, 497] - AB40

General program operations appropriation from DRL, MEB, and OCI: lapse to general fund [Sec. 493, 496, 497] - SB27

Health benefit plan decisions: revisions to independent review process insurers are required to provide - AB696

Health benefit plan decisions: revisions to independent review process insurers are required to provide - SB551

Health insurance coverage requirements of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) incorporated into Wisconsin statutes, emergency rule provisions - AB210

Health insurance mandate legislation: revisions to social and financial impact reports by OCI - AB692

Medicare supplement policies: special enrollment periods created - AB630

Medicare supplement policies: special enrollment periods created - SB510

Military training, education, or other experience may satisfy requirements for certain professional credentials [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, demonstration requirement added, some credentials specified] - SB357

OCI general program appropriation lapse re examination costs [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 493c, 3466r] - AB40

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA): before implementing changes requiring rule promulgation, state agencies are required to request the LRB prepare legislation that allows the agency to take action; prohibition on requesting grants or other moneys from the federal government to implement; medical loss ratio reports from insurers reviewed by OCI provision; state agency report requirements - SB563

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA): state agency report requirements - AB530

Service contracts enforced by OCI: regulations created; definition, exemption, and penalty provisions - AB571

Service contracts enforced by OCI: regulations created; definition, exemption, and penalty provisions [S.Amdt.3: preference in state procurement for Wisconsin-based businesses added; A.Amdt.1: deletes provisions added by S.Amdt.3] - SB492

Wisconsin Venture Capital Authority, badger jobs fund, and certified jobs now fund program created; Comm.Dept, WEDC, DOR, OCI, and JCF duties; reports required - AB129

Wisconsin Venture Capital Authority, badger jobs fund, and certified jobs now fund program created; Comm.Dept, WEDC, DOR, OCI, and JCF duties; reports required - SB94

insurance _ groupInsurance — Group, see Medical practice, Group; Public employee — Group insurance

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

BadgerCare Plus and BadgerCare Plus Core programs: eliminates the authority of DHS to modify aspects of the programs through policy or waiver; disallowing certain carry-forward amounts for corporate combined reporting purposes - AB697

Badger Health Benefit Authority created and must establish and operate a Wisconsin Health Benefit Exchange in this state; JRCCP report - SB273

Contraceptives coverage by health insurance policies: requirements eliminated [Sec. 1157, 1158, 1718, 2425, 2558, 2706, 3470, 3473, 9325 (1), 9425 (1); original bill only] - AB40

Contraceptives coverage by health insurance policies: requirements eliminated [Sec. 1157, 1158, 1718, 2425, 2558, 2706, 3470, 3473, 9325 (1), 9425 (1)] - SB27

Coverage of abortions by a qualified health plan through a health benefit exchange prohibited - AB154

Coverage of abortions by a qualified health plan through a health benefit exchange prohibited - SB92

Dental services: fee restrictions re insurers - AB251

Dental services: fee restrictions re insurers - SB186

Dental services: fee restrictions re insurers - SB549

Dependent health insurance coverage revisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1477r, 3472b-p, 9325 (2f), 9425 (2f)] - AB40

Disability insurance: rating methodology when providing aggregate claims data [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 3472ac] - AB40

Documentary evidence of citizenship or satisfactory immigration status required for public assistance programs administered by DCF and DHS - AB222

Exempting from taxation payments from employer to employee to reimburse medical care costs for employee's adult child, JSCTE appendix report - AB213

Exempting from taxation payments from employer to employee to reimburse medical care costs for employee's adult child, JSCTE appendix report - AB277

Exempting from taxation payments from employer to employee to reimburse medical care costs for employee's adult child, JSCTE appendix report - SB203

Exempting from taxation payments from employer to employee to reimburse medical care costs for employee's adult child, JSCTE appendix report - SE1 AB6

Exempting from taxation payments from employer to employee to reimburse medical care costs for employee's adult child, JSCTE appendix report - SE1 SB6

GIB long-term care insurance options: provision that an insurer request a policy be offered removed [Sec. 1144, 1145, 1160] - AB40

GIB long-term care insurance options: provision that an insurer request a policy be offered removed [Sec. 1144, 1145, 1160] - SB27

Health benefit plan decisions: revisions to independent review process insurers are required to provide - AB696

Health benefit plan decisions: revisions to independent review process insurers are required to provide - SB551

Health care benefits provided to certain assistance program recipients: modifications to third parties required to provide information to DHS and from which DHS may recover payments; pharmacy benefits manager provision - AB554

Health care services: people have a right to contract privately for and purchase private health care coverage; law requiring a person to obtain or maintain health insurance coverage or participate in any health care system or plan prohibited. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - AJR28

Health insurance coverage requirements of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) incorporated into Wisconsin statutes, emergency rule provisions - AB210

Health insurance mandate legislation: revisions to social and financial impact reports by OCI - AB692

Health insurance options for public employees study and WRS structure modifications report required [A.Amdt.1: revisions and JCF approval required; deleted by Conf.Sub.Amdt.1] - JR1 AB11

Health insurance options for public employees study and WRS structure modifications report required - JR1 SB11

Health insurance policies prohibited from requiring a higher deductible, copayment, or coinsurance for oral chemotherapy than injected or intravenous chemotherapy - AB151

Health insurance policies prohibited from requiring a higher deductible, copayment, or coinsurance for oral chemotherapy than injected or intravenous chemotherapy - SB101

Health insurance policy and health plan requirements of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA): some requirements and limitations incorporated into state law - AB312

Health insurance policy and health plan requirements of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA): some requirements and limitations incorporated into state law - SB206

Health savings account: nonrefundable individual income tax credit created - JR1 AB2

Health savings account: nonrefundable individual income tax credit created [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, adopting Internal Revenue Code provisions for state income and franchise tax purposes] - JR1 SB2

Income maintenance administration unit: DHS to establish and administer programs in all counties; state supplemental payment program and the caretaker supplement program administration transferred to DCF; contract provision [for section numbers and further revisions, see entry under ``Health Services, Department of — Supportive living and treatment"] - AB40

Income maintenance administration unit: DHS to establish and administer programs in all counties; state supplemental payment program and the caretaker supplement program administration transferred to DCF; contract provision [for section numbers, see entry under ``Health Services, Department of — Supportive living and treatment"] - SB27

Internal Revenue Code: recent changes adopted re tax credit bonds, Roth IRAs, annuity contracts, and long-term care annuities [Sec. 1753, 1890, 1891, 1897, 2013, 2014; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, 1752n, 1753d, 1889p, 1890d, n, 1891d, 1896n, 1897d, 2012n, 2013d, n, 2014d] - AB40

Internal Revenue Code: recent changes adopted re tax credit bonds, Roth IRAs, annuity contracts, and long-term care annuities [Sec. 1753, 1890, 1891, 1897, 2013, 2014] - SB27

Law enforcement and fire fighting personnel: retirement, health care, and arbitration provisions revised for populous county and first class city [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1139r, 1145m-s, 1156y, yr, 1684p, 1715p, 2408cv, cx, 2409cy, it, iv, 2424hr, jp, 9155 (2q), 9332 (1r), (2r); A.Amdt.1 to A.Amdt.1: further revisions, ``public safety employee" definition added, 2406d, deletes 1145m, p, 1156y, yr, 9155 (2q)] - AB40

Law enforcement officer who dies, or has died, in the line of duty: municipality to pay health care premiums for surviving spouse and dependent children under certain conditions - AB27

Law enforcement officer who dies, or has died, in the line of duty: municipality to pay health care premiums for surviving spouse and dependent children under certain conditions - SB18

Medical loss ratio requirements for health benefit plans - AB458

Medical loss ratio requirements for health benefit plans - SB343

Medicare supplement policies: special enrollment periods created - AB630

Medicare supplement policies: special enrollment periods created - SB510

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA): before taking action to implement, state agencies are required to request LRB to prepare legislation that allows the agency to take action; grants and expending state moneys provision - AB531

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA): state agency report requirements - AB530

Prescription drug assistance for elderly eligibility revised re Medicare Part D [Sec. 1480, 1481, 9121 (11); original bill only] - AB40

Prescription drug assistance for elderly eligibility revised re Medicare Part D [Sec. 1480, 1481, 9121 (11)] - SB27

Prescription drug assistance for elderly program: waiver of federal Medicaid law required and use of excess GPR and PR moneys - AB167

Prescription drug assistance for elderly program: waiver of federal Medicaid law required and use of excess GPR and PR moneys - SB78

Public safety employees collective bargaining under MERA revisions re union dues deduction, contracts for employment, health care coverage plans, arbitration for dispute resolution, and interest arbitration submitted to WERC; JSCRS appendix report - AB127

Surplus lines insurance, automobile insurance, and insurance security fund revisions - AB604

Surplus lines insurance, automobile insurance, and insurance security fund revisions - SB378

insurance _ miscellaneousInsurance — Miscellaneous

Motor vehicle, renter's, and homeowner's insurance: prohibiting insurers from considering credit report information and zip code as a rating factor or when renewing, issuing, or setting premiums - AB98