601.64 (3) (c) Forfeiture for violation of statute or rule. Whoever violates an insurance statute or rule or s. 149.13 or 149.144, intentionally aids a person in violating an insurance statute or rule or s. 149.13 or 149.144 or knowingly permits a person over whom he or she has authority to violate an insurance statute or rule or s. 149.13 or 149.144 shall forfeit to the state not more than $1,000 for each violation. If the statute or rule imposes a duty to make a report to the commissioner, each week of delay in complying with the duty is a new violation.
27,4804 Section 4804 . 601.64 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
601.64 (4) Criminal penalty. Whoever intentionally violates or intentionally permits any person over whom he or she has authority to violate or intentionally aids any person in violating any insurance statute or rule of this state, s. 149.13 or 149.144 or any effective order issued under s. 601.41 (4) may, unless a specific penalty is provided elsewhere in the statutes, be fined not more than $10,000 if a corporation or if a natural person be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not to exceed 3 years or both. Intent has the meaning expressed under s. 939.23.
27,4804b Section 4804b. 609.77 of the statutes is created to read:
609.77 Coverage of breast reconstruction. Health maintenance organizations, limited service health organizations and preferred provider plans are subject to s. 632.895 (13).
27,4804c Section 4804c. 609.78 of the statutes is created to read:
609.78 Coverage of treatment for the correction of temporomandibular disorders. Health maintenance organizations, limited service health organizations and preferred provider plans are subject to s. 632.895 (11).
27,4804e Section 4804e. 609.79 of the statutes is created to read:
609.79 Coverage of hospital and ambulatory surgery center charges and anesthetics for dental care. Health maintenance organizations, limited service health organizations and preferred provider plans are subject to s. 632.895 (12).
27,4808 Section 4808. 613.03 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
613.03 (3) Applicability of insurance laws. Except as otherwise specifically provided, service insurance corporations organized or operating under this chapter are subject to subch. II of ch. 619 and ss. 610.01, 610.11, 610.21, 610.23 and 610.24 and chs. 600, 601, 609, 617, 620, 623, 625, 627, 628, 631, 632, 635 and 645 and to no other insurance laws.
27,4809 Section 4809 . 613.03 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
613.03 (4) Mandatory health insurance risk-sharing plan. Service insurance corporations organized or operating under this chapter are subject to ch. 149.
27,4810 Section 4810 . 614.05 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
614.05 (1) Chapters 611 and 619. No section of ch. 611 or subch. I of ch. 619 applies to fraternals unless it is specifically made applicable by this chapter.
27,4811 Section 4811 . Subchapter I of chapter 619 [precedes 619.001] of the statutes is renumbered chapter 619 [precedes 619.001].
27,4812 Section 4812 . Subchapter I (title) of chapter 619 [precedes 619.01] of the statutes is repealed.
27,4813 Section 4813 . Subchapter II (title) of chapter 619 [precedes 619.10] of the statutes is repealed.
27,4814 Section 4814 . 619.10 (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 149.10 (intro.) and amended to read:
149.10 Definitions. (intro.) In this subchapter chapter:
27,4815 Section 4815 . 619.10 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
27,4816 Section 4816 . 619.10 (1m) of the statutes is repealed.
27,4817 Section 4817 . 619.10 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 149.10 (2) and amended to read:
149.10 (2) “Board" means the board of governors established under s. 619.15 149.15.
27,4817b Section 4817b. 619.10 (2c) of the statutes is created to read:
619.10 (2c) “Church plan" has the meaning given in section 3 (33) of the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
27,4817bm Section 4817bm. 619.10 (2c) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is renumbered 149.10 (2c).
27,4817c Section 4817c. 619.10 (2j) of the statutes is created to read:
619.10 (2j) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), “creditable coverage" means coverage under any of the following: