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1(c) Age, except that the rate may not vary by more than 3 to 1 for adults over
2the age groups and the age bands shall be consistent with recommendations of the
3National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
SB70,1594,44 (d) Tobacco use, except that the rate may not vary by more than 1.5 to 1.
SB70,1594,6 5(5) Annual and lifetime limits. A short-term, limited duration plan may not
6establish any of the following:
SB70,1594,87 (a) Lifetime limits on the dollar value of benefits for an enrollee or a dependent
8of an enrollee under the short-term, limited duration plan.
SB70,1594,119 (b) Limits on the dollar value of benefits for an enrollee or a dependent of an
10enrollee under the short-term, limited duration plan for a term of coverage or for the
11aggregate duration of the short-term, limited duration plan.
SB70,3082 12Section 3082 . 632.76 (2) (a) and (ac) 1. and 2. of the statutes are amended to
13read:
SB70,1594,2114 632.76 (2) (a) No claim for loss incurred or disability commencing after 2 years
15from the date of issue of the policy may be reduced or denied on the ground that a
16disease or physical condition existed prior to the effective date of coverage, unless the
17condition was excluded from coverage by name or specific description by a provision
18effective on the date of loss. This paragraph does not apply to a group health benefit
19plan, as defined in s. 632.745 (9), which is subject to s. 632.746 , a disability insurance
20policy, as defined in s. 632.895 (1) (a), or a self-insured health plan, as defined in s.
21632.85 (1) (c)
.
SB70,1595,222 (ac) 1. Notwithstanding par. (a), no No claim or loss incurred or disability
23commencing after 12 months from the date of issue of under an individual disability
24insurance policy, as defined in s. 632.895 (1) (a), may be reduced or denied on the
25ground that a disease or physical condition existed prior to the effective date of

1coverage, unless the condition was excluded from coverage by name or specific
2description by a provision effective on the date of the loss
.
SB70,1595,93 2. Except as provided in subd. 3., an An individual disability insurance policy,
4as defined in s. 632.895 (1) (a), other than a short-term policy subject to s. 632.7495
5(4) and (5), may not define a preexisting condition more restrictively than a condition
6that was present before the date of enrollment for the coverage, whether physical or
7mental, regardless of the cause of the condition, for which and regardless of whether
8medical advice, diagnosis, care, or treatment was recommended or received within
912 months before the effective date of coverage
.
SB70,3083 10Section 3083. 632.76 (2) (ac) 3. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,1595,1311 632.76 (2) (ac) 3. (intro.) Except as the commissioner provides by rule under
12s. 632.7495 (5), all of the following apply to an individual disability insurance policy
13that is a short-term policy, limited duration plan subject to s. 632.7495 (4) and (5):
SB70,3084 14Section 3084. 632.76 (2) (ac) 3. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,1595,2015 632.76 (2) (ac) 3. b. The policy shall reduce the length of time during which a
16may not impose any preexisting condition exclusion may be imposed by the
17aggregate of the insured's consecutive periods of coverage under the insurer's
18individual disability insurance policies that are short-term policies subject to s.
19632.7495 (4) and (5). For purposes of this subd. 3. b., coverage periods are consecutive
20if there are no more than 63 days between the coverage periods
.
SB70,3085 21Section 3085 . 632.795 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,1596,822 632.795 (4) (a) An insurer subject to sub. (2) shall provide coverage under the
23same policy form and for the same premium as it originally offered in the most recent
24enrollment period, subject only to the medical underwriting used in that enrollment
25period. Unless otherwise prescribed by rule, the insurer may apply deductibles,

1preexisting condition limitations, waiting periods, or other limits only to the extent
2that they would have been applicable had coverage been extended at the time of the
3most recent enrollment period and with credit for the satisfaction or partial
4satisfaction of similar provisions under the liquidated insurer's policy or plan. The
5insurer may exclude coverage of claims that are payable by a solvent insurer under
6insolvency coverage required by the commissioner or by the insurance regulator of
7another jurisdiction. Coverage shall be effective on the date that the liquidated
8insurer's coverage terminates.
SB70,3086 9Section 3086. 632.862 of the statutes is created to read:
SB70,1596,11 10632.862 Application of prescription drug payments. (1) Definitions. In
11this section:
SB70,1596,1212 (a) “Brand name” has the meaning given in s. 450.12 (1) (a).
SB70,1596,1313 (b) “Brand name drug” means any of the following:
SB70,1596,1514 1. A prescription drug that contains a brand name and that has no generic
15equivalent.
SB70,1596,2016 2. A prescription drug that contains a brand name and has a generic equivalent
17but for which the enrollee has received prior authorization from the insurer offering
18the disability insurance policy or self-insured health plan or authorization from a
19physician to obtain the prescription drug under the disability insurance policy or
20self-insured health plan.
SB70,1596,2121 (c) “Disability insurance policy” has the meaning given in s. 632.895 (1) (a).
SB70,1596,2222 (d) “Prescription drug” has the meaning given in s. 450.01 (20).
SB70,1596,2423 (e) “Self-insured health plan” means a self-insured health plan of the state or
24a county, city, village, town, or school district.
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1(2) Application of discounts. A disability insurance policy that offers a
2prescription drug benefit or a self-insured health plan shall apply to any calculation
3of an out-of-pocket maximum amount and to any deductible of the disability
4insurance policy or self-insured health plan for an enrollee the amount that any
5discount provided by the manufacturer of a brand name drug reduces the cost
6sharing amount charged to the enrollee for that brand name drug.
SB70,3087 7Section 3087. 632.863 of the statutes is created to read:
SB70,1597,8 8632.863 Pharmaceutical representatives. (1) Definitions. In this section:
SB70,1597,119 (a) “Health care professional” means a physician or other health care
10practitioner who is licensed to provide health care services or to prescribe
11pharmaceutical or biologic products.
SB70,1597,1312 (b) “Pharmaceutical” means a medication that may legally be dispensed only
13with a valid prescription from a health care professional.