Wisconsin 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 6 R · 1 D cosponsors

AB 259 — Relating to: coverage of telehealth services.

Last action — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill requires that telehealth services, including audio-only telephone consultations, be covered and reimbursable by health insurance plans and self-insured health plans in Wisconsin.

  • 40.51(8)

    632.87 (3) to (6), → 632.872,

    The list of statutes that health care coverage plans must comply with now includes section 632.872 related to telehealth services.

  • 40.51(8m)

    632.87 (11) to (17), → 632.872,

    The health care coverage plans offered by the group insurance board must also comply with the new statute 632.872 concerning telehealth.

  • 66.0137(4)

    632.867, → 632.872,

    Self-insured health plans must comply with the new requirement for telehealth services.

  • 120.13(2)(g)

    632.867, → 632.872,

    Self-insured plans under school boards must also comply with telehealth service regulations.

  • 185.983(1)(intro.)

    632.872,.885, → 632.872,885,

    Health care plans operated by nonprofit cooperatives must comply with the telehealth services requirement.

  • 609.713

    Telehealth services. Limited service health organizations, preferred provider plans, and defined network plans are subject to s. 632.872.

    Introduces a requirement for limited service health organizations and similar plans to adhere to telehealth coverage regulations.

  • 632.872

    Telehealth services. (1) DEFINITIONS. ... (2) TELEHEALTH COVERAGE AND REIMBURSEMENT. No insurer or self-insured health plan may deny coverage or refuse to reimburse a health care provider for a treatment or service provided through telehealth...

    Establishes a new statute defining telehealth and mandating coverage and reimbursement for telehealth services provided by health care providers.

Action History

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Representative Sinicki added as a coauthor

  3. Representatives Stubbs and Subeck added as coauthors

  4. Public hearing held

  5. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Wichgers

  6. Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance

  7. Introduced by Representatives Wichgers, Armstrong, Billings, Bowen, Brandtjen, Cabral-Guevara, Edming, Gundrum, Horlacher, Milroy, Mursau, Rozar and Pronschinske; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Bernier, Feyen and L. Taylor

Sponsors

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13 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on

Sponsors (13)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (119)

119 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 259?
AB 259 is sponsored by Pronschinske, Treig (Republican), Rozar, Mursau, Jeffrey (Republican), Milroy, Horlacher, Gundrum, Rick (Republican), Edming, Cabral-Guevara, Rachael (Republican), Brandtjen, Bowen, Billings, Jill (Democrat), Armstrong, David (Republican), and Wichgers, Chuck (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 259?
This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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