Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee 6 R cosponsors

SB 63 — Relating to: assignment of dental benefits under health insurance.

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

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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed Assembly
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023-2024 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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What changed in the latest version

91 added · 23 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to Senate Bill 63 updates the rules around how dental benefits can be assigned under health insurance. Now, insured individuals have the right to revoke their assignment of dental reimbursement at any time, which gives them more control over their benefits. Additionally, the bill clarifies that insurers can only pay dental providers directly if they are aware of the assignment or revocation at the time a claim is filed. These changes aim to improve transparency and flexibility for patients receiving dental care.

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- 2024 LEGISLATURE LRBa0402/1 JPC:cdc&emw SENATE AMENDMENT 1, TO SENATE BILL 63 August 31, 2023 - Offered by SenatTROEBEL.
- 2024 LEGISLATURE LRB-0440/1 JPC:cjs SENATE BILL 63 February 14, 2023 - Introduced by Senators S TROEBEL, BALLWEG , COWLES , FELZKOWSKI , EYEN, AMES , ARKLEIN, QUINN and WANGGAARD , cosponsored by Representatives BROOKS, GREEN , RMSTRONG , DITTRICH, ONOVAN , DUCHOW , EDMING , G UNDRUM , K ITCHENS, K NODL, M ACCO , M ICHALSK, O 'CONNOR , RETTINGER, R OZAR, SCHMIDT, SPIRO, SWEARINGEN and T ITTL.
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
Referred to Committee on Insurance and Small Business.
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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.".
S ECTION 1.
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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-0440/1 JPC:cjs SENATE BILL 63 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:
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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.
LRBa0402/1 - 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.
SECTION 4.
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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-0440/1 - 2024 Legislature - 3 - JPC:cjs SECTION 5 SENATE BILL 63 631.95, 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-0440/1 JPC:cjs SENATE BILL 63 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. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Available for scheduling

  3. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Insurance and Small Business, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  4. Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Insurance and Small Business, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  5. Executive action taken

  6. Public hearing held

  7. Representative Gustafson added as a cosponsor

  8. Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Stroebel

  9. Representative Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  10. Representative Brandtjen added as a cosponsor

  11. Representative Binsfeld added as a cosponsor

  12. Senator Spreitzer added as a coauthor

  13. Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance and Small Business

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

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 63?
SB 63 is sponsored by Stroebel, Ballweg, Cowles, Felzkowski, Mary (Republican), Feyen, Dan (Republican), James, Jesse (Republican), Marklein, Howard (Republican), Quinn, Romaine (Republican), and Wanggaard, Van (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 63?
This bill died with 2023-2024 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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