Assembly Bill 331
Insurance coverage of orthotic and prosthetic devices and services
Topics: Insurance: Health, Medical service, Public employee: Group insurance
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Jun 29, 2009
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It sat with the Assembly Committee on Insurance.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires a health care plan that covers hospital, medical, or surgical expenses to cover the cost of orthotic devices and prosthetic devices that are prescribed by a physician as medically necessary. Orthotic devices are defined under the bill, generally, as rigid or semirigid devices that are used to support, restrain, limit, correct, or enhance motion in a weak or deformed human body part. Prosthetic devices are defined as replacements for an external human body part in whole or in part. Besides covering the devices, a health care plan must cover services and supplies relating to the devices and the repair or replacement of the devices.
Additionally, a defined network plan must ensure that covered orthotic and prosthetic services may be obtained from at least two different providers of orthotic devices and at least two different providers of prosthetic devices that are located within a reasonable travel distance or time, defined as 60 miles or less or 60 minutes or less. If a defined network plan does not have at least two different providers of orthotic devices and at least two different providers of prosthetic devices in its provider network, it must cover the services of a provider outside its network that is located within a reasonable travel distance or time, at no additional cost to an insured under the plan, to ensure that insureds under the plan have a choice of at least two different providers of orthotic devices and at least two different providers of prosthetic devices.
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The coverage requirement applies to both individual and group health insurance policies and plans, including health care plans offered by the state, a municipality, or a school district. The coverage may not be subject to any limitations, exclusions, or cost-sharing provisions that are greater than those that apply generally under the policy or plan.
Who's behind it
6 representatives are its . 4 are Democrats and 2 are Republicans.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Lee Nerison · Republican, Assembly
- Jon Richards · Democrat, Assembly
- James Soletski · Democrat, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Sep 14, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Sep 10, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Aug 5, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 29, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Insurance.
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Jun 29, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jun 29, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Townsend, Berceau, Nerison, Richards, Soletski and Turner;Cosponsored by Senators Hansen, Taylor and Wirch
- Jun 29, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Insurance
- Aug 5, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Aug 26, 2009 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representative Townsend
- Sep 10, 2009 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Sep 14, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate