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1. Notify each enrollee of the termination of the contract or benefits and of the
16right for the enrollee to elect to continue transitional care from the participating
17provider or participating facility under this subsection.
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2. Provide the enrollee an opportunity to notify the plan of the need for
19transitional care.
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3. Allow the enrollee to elect to continue to have the benefits provided under
21the plan under the same terms and conditions as would have applied to the item or
22service if the termination had not occurred for the course of treatment related to the
23enrollee's status as a continuing care patient beginning on the date on which the
24notice under subd. 1. is provided and ending 90 days after the date on which the
1notice under subd. 1. is provided or the date on which the enrollee is no longer a
2continuing care patient, whichever is earlier.
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(c) The provisions of s. 609.24 apply to a continuing care patient to the extent
4that s. 609.24 does not conflict with this subsection so as to limit the enrollee's rights
5under this subsection.
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6(8) Rule making. The commissioner may promulgate any rules necessary to
7implement this section, including specifying the independent dispute resolution
8process under sub. (6). The commissioner may promulgate rules to modify the list
9of those items and services for which a provider may not balance bill under sub. (4)
10(c). In promulgating rules under this subsection, the commissioner may consider any
11rules promulgated by the federal department of health and human services pursuant
12to the federal No Suprises Act,
42 USC 300gg-111, et seq.
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13Section
3051. 609.20 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
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609.20
(3) The commissioner may promulgate rules to establish minimum
15network time and distance standards and minimum network wait-time standards
16for defined network plans and preferred provider plans. In promulgating rules
17under this subsection, the commissioner shall consider standards adopted by the
18federal centers for medicare and medicaid services for qualified health plans, as
19defined in
42 USC 18021 (a), that are offered through the federal health insurance
20exchange established pursuant to
42 USC 18041 (c).
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21Section
3052. 609.24 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
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609.24
(5) If an enrollee is a continuing care patient, as defined in s. 609.045
23(7) (a), and if any of the situations described under s. 609.045 (7) (b) (intro.) applies,
24all of the following apply to the enrollee's defined network plan:
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1(a) Subsection (1) (c) shall apply to any of the participating providers providing
2the enrollee's course of treatment under s. 609.045 (7), including the enrollee's
3primary care physician.
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(b) Subsection (1) (c) shall apply to lengthen the period in which benefits are
5provided under s. 609.045 (7) (b) 3., but shall not be applied to shorten the period in
6which benefits are provided under s. 609.045 (7) (b) 3.
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(c) Subsection (1) (d) shall not be applied in a manner that limits the enrollee's
8rights under s. 609.045 (7) (b) 3.
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(d) No plan may contract or arrange with a participating provider to provide
10notice of the termination of the participating provider's participation, pursuant to
11sub. (4).
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12Section 3053
. 609.712 of the statutes is created to read:
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13609.712 Essential health benefits; preventive services. Defined network
14plans and preferred provider plans are subject to s. 632.895 (13m) and (14m).
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15Section
3054
. 609.713 of the statutes is created to read:
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16609.713 Qualified treatment trainee coverage. Limited service health
17organizations, preferred provider plans, and defined network plans are subject to s.
18632.87 (7).
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19Section
3055. 609.714 of the statutes is created to read:
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20609.714 Substance abuse counselor coverage. Limited service health
21organizations, preferred provider plans, and defined network plans are subject to s.
22632.87 (8).
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23Section
3056. 609.719 of the statutes is created to read:
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1609.719 Coverage for telehealth services. Limited service health
2organizations, preferred provider plans, and defined network plans are subject to s.
3632.871.
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4Section 3057
. 609.74 of the statutes is created to read:
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5609.74 Coverage of infertility services. Defined network plans and
6preferred provider plans are subject to s. 632.895 (15m).
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7Section
3058. 609.83 of the statutes is amended to read:
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8609.83 Coverage of drugs and devices
; application of payments. 9Limited service health organizations, preferred provider plans, and defined network
10plans are subject to ss. 632.853, 632.861,
632.862, and 632.895
(6) (b), (16t)
, and
11(16v).
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12Section 3059
. 609.847 of the statutes is created to read:
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13609.847 Preexisting condition discrimination and certain benefit
14limits prohibited. Limited service health organizations, preferred provider plans,
15and defined network plans are subject to s. 632.728.
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16Section
3060. 611.11 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: