Ins 17.28   Health care provider fees.
Ins 17.285   Peer review council.
Ins 17.29   Servicing agent.
Ins 17.30   Peer review council assessments.
Ins 17.35   Primary coverage; requirements; permissible exclusions; deductibles.
Ins 17.40   Notice to fund of filing of action outside this state.
Ins 17.50   Self-insured plans for health care providers.
Ch. Ins 17 NoteNote: Corrections made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 6. and 7., Stats., Register, June, 1997, No. 498.
Ins 17.001Ins 17.001Definitions. In this chapter:
Ins 17.001(1)(1)“Board” means the board of governors established under s. 619.04 (3), Stats.
Ins 17.001(1m)(1m)“Commissioner” means the commissioner of insurance or deputy commissioner acting under s. 601.11 (1) (b), Stats.
Ins 17.001(2)(2)“Fund” means the patients compensation fund established under s. 655.27 (1), Stats.
Ins 17.001(3)(3)“Hearing” means a contested case, as defined in s. 227.01 (3), Stats.
Ins 17.001(4)(4)“Plan” means the Wisconsin health care liability insurance plan, a nonprofit, unincorporated association established under s. 619.01 (1) (a), Stats.
Ins 17.001 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, July, 1979, No. 283, eff. 8-1-79; am. (intro.) to (4), cr. (1m), Register, June, 1990, No. 414, eff. 7-1-90; r. and recr. (3), Register, March, 1996, No. 483, eff. 4-1-96.
Ins 17.005Ins 17.005Purpose. This chapter implements ss. 619.01 and 619.04, Stats., and ch. 655, Stats.
Ins 17.005 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, June, 1990, No. 414, eff. 7-1-90.
Ins 17.01Ins 17.01Payment of mediation fund fees.
Ins 17.01(1)(1)Purpose. This section implements s. 655.61, Stats., relating to the payment of mediation fund fees.
Ins 17.01(2)(2)Fee.
Ins 17.01(2)(a)(a) Each physician subject to ch. 655, Stats., except a resident, and each hospital subject to ch. 655, Stats., shall pay to the commissioner an annual fee to finance the mediation system created by s. 655.42, Stats.
Ins 17.01(2)(b)(b) The fund shall bill a physician or hospital subject to this section under s. Ins 17.28 (4). The entire annual fee under this section is due and payable 30 days after the fund mails the bill.
Ins 17.01(2)(d)(d) The fund shall notify the medical examining board of each physician who has not paid the fee as required under par. (b).
Ins 17.01(2)(e)(e) The fund shall notify the department of health services of each hospital which has not paid the fee as required under par. (b).
Ins 17.01(2)(f)(f) Fees collected under this section are not refundable except to correct an administrative billing error.
Ins 17.01(3)(3)Fee schedule. The following fee schedule shall be effective July 1, 2013:
Ins 17.01(3)(a)(a) For physicians — $0.
Ins 17.01(3)(b)(b) For hospitals, per occupied bed — $0.