Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted 13 R cosponsors

AB 62 — Relating to: assignment of dental benefits under health insurance.

Last action — Published 2-1-2024

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 23, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Tony Evers (Democratic) on January 31, 2024.

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Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

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  • 19 sponsors

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

91 added · 23 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendments to Assembly Bill 62 clarify how dental benefits can be assigned to providers by insured individuals. Notably, it now specifies that insured individuals can revoke their assignment of benefits at any time, ensuring more control over their dental claims. Additionally, it establishes that insurers must process claims based on the assignment status known at the time of submission, enhancing transparency and accountability. These changes are significant because they empower patients and streamline payment processes within dental insurance.

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- 2024 LEGISLATURE LRBa0429/1 JPC:cdc&emw ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 62 September 13, 2023 - Offered by RepresentatiROOKS.
- 2024 LEGISLATURE LRB-1640/1 JPC:cjs ASSEMBLY BILL 62 February 23, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives B ROOKS, GREEN , RMSTRONG , DITTRICH, DONOVAN , DUCHOW , EDMING , UNDRUM , KITCHENS, KNODL , MACCO , M ICHALSK, O'CONNOR , RETTINGER, ROZAR , CHMIDT , PIROS, SWEARINGEN and TITTL, cosponsored by Senators S TROEBEL, BALLWEG , COWLES , FELZKOWSKI , FEYEN , AMES, M ARKLEIN, QUINN and W ANGGAARD .
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
Referred to Committee on Insurance.
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A N A CT to amend 40.51 (8), 40.51 (8m), 66.0137 (4), 120.13 (2) (g) and 185.983 (1) (intro.);
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and to create 632.722 of the statutes;
delete the material beginning with “health" and ending with “s.
relating to:
632.745 (11)," on line 8 and substitute “policy, as defined under s.
assignment of dental benefits under health insurance.
632.873 (1) (b),”.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill allows an individual insured under a health benefit plan that includes coverage of dental services to assign reimbursement for dental and related services directly to a dental provider.
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If reimbursement for dental care is assigned to a provider of dental care, the bill requires the insurer to directly pay the provider the amount of any claim under the same criteria and payment schedule under which it would have reimbursed the insured.
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The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
after “related services." insert “An insured may revoke an assignment under this subsection at any time.".
SECTION 1.
3.
40.51 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
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40.51 (8) Every health care coverage plan offered by the state under sub.
after “related services," insert “if the assignment has not been revoked, and if the assignment is known to the insurer at the time that a claim is received,".
(6) shall comply with ss.
4.
631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 631.95, 632.72 (2), 632.722,, 632.746 (1) to (8) and (10), 632.747, 632.748, 632.798, 632.83, 632.835, 632.85, - 2024 Legislature - 2 - LRB-1640/1 JPC:cjs ASSEMBLY BILL 62 SECTION 1 632.853, 632.855, 632.861, 632.867, 632.87 (3) to (6), 632.885, 632.89, 632.895 (5m) and (8) to (17), and 632.896.
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SECTION 2.
delete “any" and substitute “the".
40.51 (8m) of the statutes is amended to read:
5.
40.51 (8m) Every health care coverage plan offered by the group insurance board under sub.
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(7) shall comply with ss.
after “an assignment" insert “or revocation of an assignment".
631.95, 632.722, 632.729, 632.746 (1) to (8) and (10), 632.747, 632.748, 632.798, 632.83, 632.835, 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.861, 632.867, 632.885, 632.89, and 632.895 (11) to (17).
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SECTION 3.
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66.0137 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
after “in writing" insert “or submitted electronically".
66.0137 (4) SELF-INSURED HEALTH PLANSIf a city, including a 1st class city, or a village provides health care benefits under its home rule power, or if a town provides health care benefits, to its officers and employees on a self-insured basis, the self-insured plan shall comply with ss.
LRBa0429/1 - 2024 Legislature - 2 - JPC:cdc&emw 7.
49.493 (3) (d), 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 632.722, 632.729, 632.746 (10) (a) 2.
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and (b) 2., 632.747 (3), 632.798, 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.861, 632.867, 632.87 (4) to (6), 632.885, 632.89, 632.895 (9) to (17), 632.896, and 767.513 (4).
delete the material beginning with “If an insurer" and ending with “is made." on line 17.
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120.13 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
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120.13 (2) (g) Every self-insured plan under par.
delete “4th" and substitute “7th".
(b) shall comply with ss.
49.493 (3) (d), 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 632.722,632.746 (10) (a) 2.
and (b) 2., 632.747 (3), 632.798, 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.861, 632.867, 632.87 (4) to (6), 632.885, 632.89, 632.895 (9) to (17), 632.896, and 767.513 (4).
SECTION 5.
185.983 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
185.983 (1) (intro.) Every voluntary nonprofit health care plan operated by a cooperative association organized under s.
185.981 shall be exempt from chs.
600 to 646, with the exception of ss.
601.04, 601.13, 601.31, 601.41, 601.42, 601.43, 601.44, 601.45, 611.26, 611.67, 619.04, 623.11, 623.12, 628.34 (10), 631.17, 631.89, 631.93, LRB-1640/1 - 2024 Legislature - 3 - JPC:cjs SECTION 5 ASSEMBLY BILL 62 631.95, 632.72 (2), 632.722,.729, 632.745 to 632.749, 632.775, 632.79, 632.795, 632.798, 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.861, 632.867, 632.87 (2) to (6), 632.885, 632.89, 632.895 (5) and (8) to (17), 632.896, and 632.897 (10) and chs.
609, 620, 630, 635, 645, and 646, but the sponsoring association shall:
S ECTION 6.
632.722 of the statutes is created to read:
632.722 Assignment of dental benefits.
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(1) An insured may assign the right to receive reimbursement for dental care and related services under a health benefit plan, as defined under s.
632.745 (11), directly to a provider of dental care or related services.
(2) If the right to receive reimbursement for dental care and related services is assigned to a provider of dental care or related services, the insurer shall directly pay the provider the amount of any claim under the same criteria and payment schedule under which the insurer would have reimbursed the insured.
(3) An insurer may require an assignment under this section to be documented in writing.
If an insurer receives a written assignment under this section, the insurer shall send a copy of the written assignment to the provider to whom the assignment is made.
S ECTION 70Initial applicability.
(1) (a) For policies and plans containing provisions inconsistent with this act, the act first applies to policy or plan years beginning on January 1 of the year following the year in which this paragraph takes effect, except as provided in par.
(b).
(b) For policies or plans that are affected by a collective bargaining agreement containing provisions inconsistent with this act, this act first applies to policy or plan years beginning on the effective date of this paragraph or on the day on which the - 2024 Legislature - 4 - LRB-1640/1 JPC:cjs ASSEMBLY BILL 62 SECTION 7 collective bargaining agreement is newly established, extended, modified, or renewed, whichever is later.
SECTION 8.Effective date.
(1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 4th month beginning after publication.
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Action History

  1. Published 2-1-2024

  2. Report approved by the Governor on 1-31-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 91

  3. Presented to the Governor on 1-29-2024

  4. LRB correction

  5. Report correctly enrolled on 1-17-2024

  6. Received from Senate concurred in

  7. Ordered immediately messaged

  8. Read a third time and concurred in

  9. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  10. Ordered to a third reading

  11. Read a second time

  12. Placed on calendar 1-16-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  13. Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  14. Available for scheduling

  15. Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Insurance and Small Business, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  16. Executive action taken

  17. Read first time and referred to committee on Insurance and Small Business

  18. Received from Assembly

  19. Ordered immediately messaged

  20. Representative Krug added as a coauthor

  21. Read a third time and passed

  22. Rules suspended

  23. Ordered to a third reading

  24. Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  25. Read a second time

  26. Placed on calendar 11-14-2023 by Committee on Rules

  27. Referred to committee on Rules

  28. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Insurance, Ayes 11, Noes 0

  29. Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Insurance, Ayes 11, Noes 0

  30. Representative Gustafson added as a coauthor

  31. Executive action taken

  32. Public hearing held

  33. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Brooks

  34. Representative Jacobson added as a coauthor

  35. Representative Brandtjen added as a coauthor

  36. Representative Binsfeld added as a coauthor

  37. Senator Spreitzer added as a cosponsor

  38. Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance

  39. Introduced by Representatives Brooks, Green, Armstrong, Dittrich, Donovan, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, Kitchens, Knodl, Macco, Michalski, O'Connor, Rettinger, Rozar, Schmidt, Spiros, Swearingen and Tittl; cosponsored by Senators Stroebel, Ballweg, Cowles, Felzkowski, Feyen, James, Marklein, Quinn and Wanggaard

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Not signed on (113)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 62?
AB 62 is sponsored by Brooks, Robert (Republican), Green, Chanz (Republican), Armstrong, David (Republican), Dittrich, Barbara (Republican), Donovan, Bob (Republican), Duchow, Cindi (Republican), Edming, Gundrum, Rick (Republican), Kitchens, Joel (Republican), Knodl, Daniel (Republican), Macco, Michalski, O'Connor, Jerry (Republican), Rettinger, Rozar, Schmidt, Spiros, John (Republican), Swearingen, Rob (Republican), and Tittl, Paul (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 62?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 23, 2023. Enacted.
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